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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-29
GREAT MEETING AT KlNGMAN

Long Doesn't leave Jerry a Leg TO
Stand on.
Kmgman. Kan. Oct. 2S.-(Special)-K King
man county Republicans yesterday az
ternoon and evening held one Of the larg-
81 political meetings in the history II tn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-29
70 CURE CoLD oxE DAY.

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-29
cancer

Mrs :. II. Idol. Winston, y. c.,
writes: Cancer is hereditary in
our family, my father, sister. and
aunt having q ed from this dreadful
disease. Twas thoroughly alarmed.
therefore, when = malignant Can
Ger appeared on my side, and az
once sought the treatment Of the
best physicians They were unable
70 DO any good. however. as the
Cancer continued 70 grow worse
and spread then tried s. s. ;,
which forced the disease OFT, and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-29
S.S.S.f9f Fl ne Blood

(Swift's Specitic) Is the Only hope Tor
Cancer; il cures the most malignant
cases. Our treatise on Cancer sent free
by the Swift Specific Co, Atlanta, Ca
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-29

Get I'd OF scrofula tsints In your blood
by taking a few bottles % Hoods sarsa-
parllla-
Evening star., 1898-04-29

show the marks of a past seasons fash
ions in the numerous patches and repairs
that the peasants wife neatly makes.
Near Amsterdam the farming land is par
ticularly soft. and the older reclaimed
land. while being most productive-above
all other for vegetable growing-is very
difficult to get plowed, the horses sink
ing often to their knees. The peasant is
always very envlous of this first year of re-
claimed land. because if once plowed it
yields to great profit. But on account Of
the seftness, planting in large quantities
generally has to be left over season or
two, for fear of breaking the horses legs.
At last a sort of farming wag hit on a
plan. All winter he trained his horses to
walk on very large, square planks of wood
made fast to the hoof. Amid the gibes and
jeers of his farming brethren he set forth
with his team to plow his land. A large
crowd, both from Amsterdam and the coun-
try round, were there to witness the show.
The plan worked to perfection, and, al
though 1t served also to amuse the crowd.
it succeeded, and a member of that mans
family lives in The Hague today, enjoying
the fruits of his fathers ingenuity in a
snug little fortune, gained from that wet
polder and plank-walk plowing method.
Evening star., 1898-04-29
HOW WOMEN SWEAR.
Some OF the Expressions Used by the
Gentler Sex When Vcxed.

Some Of the Expressions Used by the
Gentler Sex When vcxed.
From the New York Times.
book might be written about the things
the girl says when she says things" She
does not recover from the habit, either,
when she ceases to be a girl, though her
expressions of disappIoval of many things
at large and her special present trouble in
particular are apt to be sobered by time.
But woman or girl, the vocabulary of
things that may be said without a very
great disturbance of the feminine con-
science in times of mental disturbance is
comprehensive. 1t is sad to relate that
darn is not an unknown expression
among refined femininity, although ii is
modified by never being used with an lit"
following, which would give ii an impious
and unladylike sound. A Bostonese is re-
sponsible for the statement that this is "A
favorite eXpletive of the Boston girl at
home. 1t is also a Boston girl who i'm times
of very great need remarks in excited
tones, My gracious dumb an expression
for which no derivatives are given. A
Rhode Island matron. fair, plump and
placid, over whom the cares of the world
pass lightly, gives the little state one of
the strongest of feminine expressions, for
when some unusual calamity has over
taken her, such, for instance, as a good
gown with bad fit, she delights her femi-
nine friends by remarking in peaceful,
placid tones, Darn Devil!''
1T is a down east girl who says Cor
rynine! in excited tones when the world
goes wrong with her, and a sea captains
daughter says MY stars. A New York
woman is good illustration of the fact
that the most refined woman finds it neces-
sary to have some vocal outlet for an over
wrought mind. She is woman of SUPER
refinement Everything about her house,
Evening star., 1898-04-29
ANIMAL TRAINERS PERILs.
Dangers That Beset the Man WIZ
Tamcs Savage Beasts.


Tamcs Savage Beasts.
From Harpers Round Table.
There is never the time in the life of an
animal trainer when he is absolutely SAFE
but these men learn to forget their danger,
for ii becomes much part of their
daily lives as eating or sleeping. Take the
case of an elephant man. for instance. One
swing of that huge trunk, one thrust of the
big tusk. or one misstep of the ponderous
foot would send him to his death. There is
always within reach the power to kill him.
and often the desire but he keeps his ele-
plants afraid of him all the time, and they
dare not do what they might like.
A veteran elephant trainer is said to have
accumulated enough of the worlds goods to
be accounted a comparatively rich man.
Yet the love of his work keeps him at 1t
year after year. taking his life in his hands
perhaps dozen times day without the
slightest hesitation. His usefulness in this
work would end the day he showed any
fear of his charges, and yet he is no bravar
than you or / when other animals are in
question.
Perhaps the most interesting trained per-
formers because of the apparent danger
that surrounds them are the lions tigers
and leoparjs. One trainer useI tc 90 into
a steel-fsirred cage with lions, tigers and
Ieopards and make them form pyramids
ne "Ouiu lie uOWn on tnem and take ali
KINDS of liberties with the da 1gerous crea-
lures. Ret there were invariably half a
dozen other keepers near the cage with
rawhide whips. hot irons and pistols close
at hand in case of trouble. Evel then there
were several instances of the animals turn
ing on HIM. and in one case-that of the
big lion Wallace-the Snowman had his
arm badly injured before he could be res
cued.
The secret of handling all beasts of the
cat species. so the animal trainers say is
70 Keep them constantly afraid of you.
Inc instant they get over their fear they
Will attack any one who crosses their path
Thy are all treacherous, too. and often
gather courage for an attack when the
masters eyeS are turned away from them
although they would not dare revolt if he
faced them. The tigers are the worst of
the whole lot. too. One never knows when
they will get over their fear and spring at
the keeper from behind.
Evening star., 1898-04-29

dress. manners and children, shows it, Each
and all are exquisite. Her nursery which
gives the Keynote OF refinement in thu
nome, is perfectly conducted, and her chill
dren models of good breeding. Yet her
friends, who use other expletives them
selves, remark sadly that in times of great
stress this cultivated woman exclaims,
THE divil!' The ''i' in this case is n femi-
nine subterfuge. A woman who would bs
shocked to use il with an "e'' salVes her
conscience with the Il" and is happy.
but neither one nor two words are sllf-
hci INT to express the depth of a real femi-
nine woe, one of the large small ones which
are most difficult to bear. An uptown art
list tells what she does on such occasions.
IL Is very expressive and covers very. well
the action of the much-grieNed woman who
doesn't stamp il out" Il talk just as fast
as j can, she says, land no one UNDER
stands me- and then | wall loudly. L never
cry unless / am mad
Evening star., 1898-04-29
1t DevOurs Insects.
Erop, thu oo Narr.

There are many varieties Of the singular
carnivorous plants called nepenthes, which
attract insects by the honeyed secretion on
their edges, drowning the hapless adven-
turers i'll the liquid in their cups, which
contains enough pepsin to digest their
bodies. Besides honey-seekers, the big
blossom called the rajah has been known
to capture and devour beetles, reaches,
daddylonglegs and ants and wasps. On
one occasion the dead body of a rat was
found drowned in a rajah pitcher This
blossom is a deep violet in color and holds
four pints Of liquid.
Evening star., 1898-04-29
Fell 200 Feet and Lives.
IN the Ph.ladelphia Record

Falling 2Do feet down a mine shaft at
shena ndoah. Pa, Martin Monaghan, a car
penter, had a miraculous escape from
death He was replacing column pipe in
the Indian Ridge coliiery shaft, 80 feet
from the bottom. when, suddenly, The
Plank he was standing on broke. precipitat-
ing him down the shaft. In his descent his
body strIck two cross planks somewha t
breaking the fail. When his body struck a
fourth plank his left foot caught between
1t ana the side of the shaft suspendins
him head Gown 30 feet from the bottom.
A 3iU-pound column pipe fell with him.
but did not strike him. Fellow-workmen
went to his assistance and released him
from his perilous position with great diff
Guilty.
Evening star., 1898-04-29
THE WAR MAP.

Copies OF Thursdays Star, includ-
ing the handsome colored war map,
by which the position OF the Ameri-
can and Spanish vessels can be read
lily located from day to day, may be
obtained at The Star office.
Evening star., 1898-04-29
| f

If YOU wish to learn the state of the
weather, YOU must consult ba-
rOmeter.
If you wish to know the state of
Your health, your body is natural
barometer.
If YOU seem to lack energy, and
feel tired, there is something the mat
ter with YOUR circulation.
If YOU are bilious, constipated,
dyspeptic, nervous, YOU need some
thing to tone UP Your digestive or
gans.
If YOU feel a sudden cold or chill,
bear in mind it may lead to pneu-
monia.
Ii vou feel any or all OF these
SYMPTOMS, remember that
Evening star., 1898-04-29

that in these days Of high explosives and
continual inventions, We really have ar
rived at the maximum as regards the size
of our ships. AS regards our battle ships
and cruisers, we ought to endeavor, If pos
sible, to reduce the size"
Evening star., 1898-04-29
Duffy's Pure
NaIt Whiskey

is the safest and best thing you can
take to get rid OF them.
There is no other whiskey like it,
and nothing else that can possibly
take its place.
Evening star., 1898-04-29

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A knot is the nautical synonym FOR the
geographical mile. The geographical mile
is one-siNtieth of a mean degree of me-
ridan on the earth. and is, therefore, one
sixteth of 69.09 English statute miles. or,
what Is the same thing, the length of the
geographical mile, or knot, or nautical
mile. as 1t is also called, is 6.0so feet.
Hence. when ship has gone one knot it
has gone 11515 statute miles, or what is
nearly the same thing, ship which is run
ring thirteen knots an hour is travelling at
the same speed a railway train which
is going fifteen miles an hour. The name
is derived from the knots tied on the ap-
pandages OF ships log line.
Evening star., 1898-04-29

There is enough salt in the sea to cover
1850 square miles with a layer one mile id
thickness.
Evening star., 1898-04-29
Flowers, lie. bunch.

Inc most he lutiful--the most natural
fiowers-bunches Of handsome roses yvf,h
foliage-large punches Of yiolcfs-apd for
get-me-ndts-that sold for three times as
nuch-go at the unusual price Of IL cents
bunch.
Evening star., 1898-04-29
Untrimfned hats, SIC,

Two tables full Of lldies' black, white
and colored shapes-plain and fancy
straws-not ore Of which sold for less
than 9Sc. yard-for SIC.
Evening star., 1898-04-29
is cents yd.

for all-silk iareia rifbors-in Roman
stripes-in desirable checks-in fancy Pat
terms Of every wanted snrt-in plain blacks
and colored moires-in every shade that
is fashionablc-in widths from 10
inches-and worth &c 10 Soc.
Evening star., 1898-04-29
Sailors, 10c.

hundreds of ladies' black. white and
colored rough straw and plain braid short
back sailors so on sale at 10 cents each,
II we told you for how much they sold
the first Of the season you'd scarcely be-
lfeye us.
Evening star., 1898-04-29

'In order to form a correct estimate Of
the value of any system of warfare two
things are chiefly to be considered-expense
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-14

He Visits Colonel Ray at the Former
Spanish Palace
INTERVIEW WAS SATISFACTORY.
He is Thoroughly in Accord With Col
onei Rays Proposition to Disband
the Cuban Army and Let Them
Return TO Their Work.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, oct. 13.-Senor
Bartolcmy Msso. accompanied by two
members Of his stan. arrived this morn
ing at Manzaniilo. Soon after arrival he
went to the palace. formerly occupied by
Colonel Parron. the late Spanish COM
mander to visit Colonel Ray. in command
Of the United States troops
Colonel Ray received him courteously,
expressed pleasure at the opportunity Of
an interview. and said he hoped Senior
Maso would arrange for disbandins the
Curaus uuGer General Rios in the neigh
borhood Of Manazaniilo, so that work in
the fields could begin. lie also earnestly
advised the President Of the
Cuban Provisional Government TO
disband the Cuban troops at all
points now in possession Of the
United States forces, In order that the
men might give the assistance 50 needed
TO place the country IN q position 10 re-
cover from the evils Of the three years
war.
IN FULL ACCORD.
Senior Maso readily agreed 10 carry
out Colonel Rays request, and said that
General Rios should receive orders inn
mediately TO disband his men. lie said
he much regretted the Outrages COM
mitted on the estates at Rigney and
elsewhere, but he thought it possible
that the deeds complained OF We're not
done by Cuoans, but by Spaniards. Thor
oughly In accord with Colonel Ray S
proposal TO get the Cuban soldiery at
work throughout the Province OF San
he > "a. "a ID %
or TO bring about this result believing
he said that the sooner the country was
prosperous and happy, the sooner Cuba
Libre would be an accomplished fact, and
believing also that the best policy for the
Cubaus now was 10 cooperate heartily
with the Americans in their plans for
building up the country.
SATISFACTORY TO BOTH.
The interview lasted over an hour and
apparently was satisfactory 10 both.
Senior Maso leaves tomorrow on his re-
turn going by the insurgent steamer Fer
nando.
a question has cropped up that is caus-
ing General Wood. who, i'm the absence Of
General Lawton, is In command Of the
military department. of Santiago. not a
little perplexity.
= majority of the officers Of the immune
regiments from the Southern States OBJ
ject to eating at the same restaurants
with the colored officers, most of whom
are from the Northern States. Quintin
Bandera the famous negro general Of the
Cuban army. viii soon Doe appointed as
sistant chief Of police of Santiago.
HOLGUIN NEXT.
Colonel Hoods second Immune regiment
(whitD now az Alto Sengo. is under or
ders 90 Doe ready at eight hours notice to
proceed TO Holguin. this province which
the Spanards are about 90 eyacuate The
peculiar condition OF the surrounding
country calls for the presece of United
States troops as soon as the Spanish
1nlNe
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-14
What Deed Bravcr Than This?

While all the country a. rccounting
brave young Hobsons feat. and recalling
Cushing's famous exploit with the Abe
marie. those Of the Confederacy VINO are
living near Mobile are talkins OK tie
bravery shown by the men who manned
the submarine torpedo-boat which sank
the Union warship Housstonic AMI SIM
ultaueously wrecked itsoF
The men who went out on this ex-
petition know they would never come
back. Already four similar attempts had
ended I'm disaster and total loss Of life
for the intrepid volunteers. The SUBJ
marine craft had sunk Involuntary IN
the mud. a huge black coffin. three times,
and yet when the call was made for
volunteers the last time three times as
many men responded as We're needed.
This remarkable boat was built az
Mobile by Huntcy * McClintock. i
was launched in 1864. She was construct
cd OF boiler iron made air tight. ~ feet
long feet beam and about feet depth
Of hold. Cigar shaped. propelled ly a
screw the shaft OF which ran horizon
tally along her length almost from end
to- end. and which was turned ~ the
manual labor of eight men seated on
CllNcl SIDE, she was % most tcctAIfl'
craft She was supposed To sink or rise
by filing and emptyng water-tisht COM
par'meuts y floating torpedo Was at
tached 90 her stern 10y o. line la0 feet
long. She could make -FOUR knots an
hour. 40 reservoir Of fresh air was
provided. and the men who entered this
floating tomb inhaled and exhalcd the
same atmosphere over and over.
First when Beauregard called for vol
unteors TO man her Lieut. Payne.
Georgian. and seven others stepped for
ward. Payne and one other were an
that got ont alive in this trial trip. The
next time she dived head foremost into
a bank and nothing was known until
she was hauled mp several hundred feet
away week later. All hands were
found sitting bolt upright. asphyviated.
So it went on. Nothing was accomplish
ed until Lieut. Dixon. OF the Twenty
first Alabama Volunteers. and eight 9th
ers set out with the unn1mcl torpedo
boat one rainy night iu Charleston Har-
Dor Dixon located the Housatonic sank
his craft and pulled the lanyard that
exploded the torpedo. Divers afterward
found the tiny craft filed with the bones
of her sailors lying beside tine hulk Of
the big Federal ship.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-14
FIVE MEN KILLED
BYGAS EXPLOSION
Miners Meet Their Death Fighting
Fire in a Mine.
WATER CAUSED THE EXPLOSION.
The Mine Was Flooded and the Water
Forced the Gas Back on the FLAMES
with Disastrous Encct-All the
Men Were Married.

TAMAQUA. PA. oct i3.-Fivc men
were killed and eleven injured by an
explosion OF gas this evening in Colliery
30. s. at Coal Dale. near here. The dead
are.
Fire Boss Thomas Smith. William
Reese. MATHS Oiarkcy. Of Coal Dale VIII
liam Cook. John Konika, Of Lansford.
Konika died after he had been taken
from the mine but tho others met In
slant death. All were married. and leave
large families.
The coulery is the largest producer OF
four iu the valley owned by the Leigh
Coal and Navigation Company. IL has
capacity OF over 10000 tons Of coal, and
employs i've hundred hands.
I'm consequence Of FIRE. which originated
in The lefi section OF the mine some
months ago. shifts Of men were put 20
work driving holes from the gangway
through which water was TO be forced
upon tho flames While the gang Of men
was building "a dam 10 back up the water
this evening the gangway caught fire.
Nearly a. hundred thousand gallons of
water was turned into the holes. and
almost instantly O. terrific explosion oc-
CURED. followed I'm quick succession by
four lighter explosions Of such force that
che rlngway was torn up for over three
hundred feet and the workmen were
blown about I'm an directions. Rescue
gangs were put 90 work. and an hour
later % was thought that all the dead and
injured had been found, although the
search was under way tonight when
fhc fire was still burning. The suppose
ton IS that the great body OF water sent
into The holes forced volumes OF escaping
gas from some of the old workings back
upon the flames. causing the explosion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-14

the common pit oven and eaten cold
Thus prepared IL has somewhat tho sp-
pearance Of spinach and tstes 30 strong
" OF sea salt that any other flavor which
may appertain 10 II Is completely dis.
guised. The Samoans themselves say
that It IS not so good when cooked and
that they would not eat &c thus prepared
except for the fact that IL will be "a whole
year before they can have f. again.
STILL UNEXPLAINED.
No explanation has ever accounted for
the mysterious periodlcity Of this worm.
which Is so astonishingly accurate In the
keeping Of its engagements with human
kind. It is known that other worms Of
the same general class undergo their
transformations under the protection Of
the coral: therefore Il Is assumed that
the palolo lives In some very deep coral
They evidently come 10 the service To
spawn. for II few OF the worms are
placed in a glass they soon clod the
water with eggs so fine as to be distin-
gulshed only under a microscope. Other
sea worms live IN coral and come 10 the
surface 10 spawn. but the palo'o has
characteristics which the other worms
lack II IA the only lnhabtant OF the sea
which comes within knowledge OF man
kind for so brief a period and yet with
such unfaiiing accuracy Among the
unsolved mysteries OF life must be
classed the power which enables these
scarcely organized worms 10 keep care
ful reckoning OF the months. 10 intcrcal-
ate with unfailing regularity 50 as %
keep time by moons. yet not get out ~
harmony with the suns year, 20 rise -
the surface all together and IN what Is
prctically the same moment OF time. e.
remain within view for an hour and then
To 20 to parts unknown-N. Y. Sun
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-14
SENT THEM HOME.
Capt. Walsh Dismisses His Company
Because They Had No Rations

y
ST. LOUIS oct. 13-Because his men
were without rau0ns. Captain IT, Y.
Walsh. of Company T. First Msousri Vol
uutecrs, marched the company past the
guard at jefferson Barracks and dismiss
ed them. on Monday the First Regiment
assembled at Jefferson Barracks TO be
mustered out no arrangements had
been made 90 furnish rations 10 the men.
40 dinner was provided and supper con-
sisted of a slice of bacon and a piece Of
bread. Tuesday was even worse, the
hoys having neither breakfast nor din
ncr
This was 700 much for the Captain.
calling his mon together he said that he
cid not propose 90 keep them there TO
starve. lie drew them mp in line and
gave the command Forward! March,"
The company marched To- the guard line
with Captain Walsh at It's head
"This .s my company said the Cap
tain 1--WE are going outside the lines"
The sentry was powerless 20 stop them
and stood aside. Hating his command
Captain Walsh said To- the men: GO
home and get something TO eat. when
want YOU back ! will send you postal
cards"
There has not been such q sensation al
The barracks in many years.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-14
THE PEACE COMMISSION.
They Hold a Three Hours Session
Newspaper RumOr, ~ To Their Work

PARIS. oct 13.-The American Peace
Commissioners held their usual session
Of three hours duration to-day:
The Temps this evening says: I'VE
have received from our Madrid CORES
pondcnt a dispatch dated oct. r. assert
ing that report was circulated I'm Mad
rid on Wednesday 10 the effect that the
commissioners were exclusively occupied
with the Cuban question and that the
commissions had agreed except regarding
the evacuation Of the Spanish troops.
the surrender OF war material and the
question Of the Cuban debt The respec-
tive governments are now examining
these questions. Spain is said to be
willing TO surrender the war material.
provided the Americans accord an extern
sion Of time for the evacuation and I'm
spite Of the fact that the date on which
the Americans will assume the admins
tration of the island is December 1st.