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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-04

MILLS coILEGE AND SEMINARY.

Grants diplomas and confers degrees: Rare opportunities offered in music: One hours ride from San Francisco. Write for catalogue to MRS e T. MILLS. President. Mills College Postofhce:' Alameda County, Cal. Thirty-secono year, Fail term opens August 3. 1898:
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Horses

THERE was the First United N 7 States Infantry?"
 NhJ This question has been asked N U a thousand times in San Fran
 N cisco since the reports of the
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-04

THRONG of spectators watched
 N the loading of horses and mules on "A board the ship Tacoma at Main ! street wharf yesterday. The work
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-31

ing and SEIZED a brush His strength
hardly sufflced for the hasty scrawling OF
his name upon the canvas down close 70
the portioo.
Munkacsy laughed. 1t was a strange
laugh from a man who mad been so silent
for eight months. There was G,ought Of
sounded like a cry. Nine Munkaosy,
who had been denied admission, but was
listening at the keyflole, as good wives
Will, opened the door hrnidiy. Her hus-
band had fallen before the picture, and he
was lying PROSTATE upon the floor. His
brain was a wreck. He was mad. Black
paint from the fallen brush from which
he had written tds name stained rherug
upon which he lay.
He was tenderly carried from the room,
which had latIery been a torture CHAM
Der. No child was ever more helpless.
The doctors pronounc ed his case spinal
paralysis.
Madame had heard him say that he
wanted to die in Hungary. the country OF
his birth, her country and his. He was
taken to Buedapesth. For a time he was
kept at their home in the Hungarian city,
but he developed the fury Of a maniac
and had 10 be removed TO a hospital in
the suburbs. Encouraging reports came
thence sometimes, and hope was cherished
that the master would be aide again TO
WELD mis- powerful brush. The hope died
with the announcements last week that
there was no chance for his recovery
and an appointment for an administrator
for his estate.
''Ecce Homo" the picture that slew his
reason. has been exhibited in the chief
cities of Europe. People have crossed
themselves and went under the terrible
strain of realism. 1t is the masters mas
ter piece and his death blow.
''Ecce Mono may be exhibited in this
Country, as was Munkacsy'S Christ Be
fore Plate" and the Last Moments of
Mozart" The work that made him fam
Gus was the Last Days Of a Condemned
Criminal" which received first honors in
the SolO1 of 1870. John Wananaker paid
Si20 900 for Christ Before Plate" and
Secretary Alger IS, 900 for KITTENS His
fortune is estimated at more than mil
lion, although he began life as a car
penber. choosing the pursuit OF his father.
In the days OF his poverty he painted a
family portrait for a coat He married
the Baroness de Marches. He is fifty-fOur
years old. He was The most powerful real
list Of his day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-31

We nsveE 4sEe mza Ki.s : .2scs whist
zz.-A.rEisaz asch4.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-31

does not diminish Flirtatiors thrive
and yet, my informant is not sure that
1T often results in mismating or scandal.
Upon husbands. while their wives adore
thedrA the bond lies loosely. Their idea of
the married life seems to be 1nperfectly
homogeneous, to say the least One rich
planter, for instance, has one welded wife
who is wthfte, and it is estimated, nine
teen who are octoroons and unsanctioned
by the church F. c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-31
To Cleanse the system

Effectually, yet gently, when costive or
bilious, or when the blood Is impure @.
sluggish. 10 permanently overcome habit
ual constipation, to awaken the kidneys
and liver TO healthy activity, without
irritating or weakening them. to dispel
headaches. colds, or fevers, use Syrup Of
Figs. Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-31
IO,O5O,OOO Times

during the past year your eyeEds have
opened and closed. Thirty thousand times
day you wink" A wonderful piece OF
divine mechanism is the human eye. and
yet the majority of people are so careless
in ohe care OF their eyes that they allow
them to work beyond endurance. Then
comes the breakdown" and regret
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-31
" The Fools Eyes. ;"

II God had lacked anything in infinite
wisdom, UHe would have failed in GREAT
ing the human eye. The surgeons. the
doctors. the anatornists and the physiolo-
gLsts understand much iof the glories of
the two great lights of the human face,
but the vast multitude go on from the
cradle to the grave without any apprecia-
ton of the two great masterpieces OF the
Lord God Almighty-TaImag e.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-31
Eyes
Tested
Free!
You Don't Go to a Black
smith TO Get a Set
OF Teeth

Neither can your eyes De Il WITH = tape
measure Then why not 60 to an Expert
opt'cian 20 have your EYES a;ssd with
glasses?
The lawyers have a saying that the
lawyer who pleads his own case has a
fool for client" and many sad results
are me- with IN proof of the fact caat the
man who undertakes TO correct his own
defects OF vision has s. patient who IS FAR
from wise AID who runs great risk OF
being unfortunate. And there IS no case
where an ounce OF prevention is more Ger
tainly worth many pounds of cure. and al
may avoid subjecting the organ upon
which our labovs ard pleasures greatly
depend to unnecessary evil. o. hav.ns the
eyes examined end properly ntted with
glasses. by having Expert Opticians. who
have years Of experience. and are there
fore reliable We Il any and all eyes,
The Fellow Who Knows
1t All
IS satisfied. but people who are seeking
rev ideas are willing 70 Eearn, People
save money by reading advertisements.
and they sometimes save more than dol
lars and cents Take my ads-every per-
son who reads them win need glasses
sometime. and II they follow the ads
closely they will get many valuable IDEAS
about how. when and where TO buy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-31
Eyes
Free!
Practical Suggestions for
the Care of the Eve.

Our Motto: Every one TO his profess
sion and conscientious treatment to all
You cannot prescribe spectacles by rule
as all eyes have their peculiarities. Eye
strain has caused more headache than all
other causes combined.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-31


than here in Wichita and the
Por notn
graduate Optan attendance Dr. Wolfe
of the leading optical colleges
and
oil es
OF in
a ecorrec
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-31
Headache Caused by Eye
Strain.

An Of the organs Of the body are bet
ter for moderate and rational use. and the
eyes are no exception to this rule, Per
fectly formed and healthy eyes should do
their work without the consci business of
their owner; and the test OF condition. Is
that there shall be nothing to remind US
that we have eyes.
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-15
mr. ~1~ 5os%J A~oS%~5

OF our standard. The accompanying
design for new flag has been suggest
ed. and there are many points in its
favor. The many-pointed star with
blue field on a background of red and
white stripes is not unlike the conven-
tional sunburst and would symbolic
the birth of imperialism.
The arrangement of the stars within
this center is the design of John F.
Earhart Of Cincinnati, one of the first
In this country to take up the sub
tect OF flag reform. Mr.. Earhart's de-
sign is full of meaning. The inner
cluster represents the thirteen states
which created the union. The sur
rounding circle contains twenty-three
stars-the number equaling that of the
states admitted to the union up to the
close of the civil war, this noble clus-
ter typifying the welding together and
perfect preservation of the union. The
outer circle contains the new states,
and it will be readily seen that there
S room for many more.
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-15

This class of trees has been neglect
ed. writes Samuel Miller In Colman's
Rural World. The time will come when
men will regret the use Of the az In
many instances. From this time no
walnut tree or hickory tree that bearsa
fair nut will be cut down when clear
ing my land. There IS no difficulty In
growing them from the seed. Simply
follow nature to 4 large extent. Inc
walnut falls to the ground. the hull re-
mains soft on the ground, and II the
least bit of soil covers the nut 1t will
sprout the following spring. To make
speed in establishing a forest Of nut
trees. the seed should be put In the
ground where the tree is to remain.
Cover walnuts two inches. hickory one.
acorn one. The latter usually sends q
root down into the earth in the fan
and in the spring starts up a shoot
I have seen them sprout on the ground
In wet weather. How long q walnut
will remain dry and still grow, can
not say, but l have had hickory nuts
that were put away in q drawer for
three years, when put in the ground
in the fall sprout the next spring.
Persimmon seeds should not become
quite dry. and should be put in the
ground in the fall It Is gratifying to
learn from SO many to whom l sent
seed of this fruit that they have them
growing. Pecans. hazel nuts and chest
nuts, treat the same as hickory nuts.
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-15

Atlantic, Iowa, better known as DEVILS
Elbow.
1t was a reverse curve on u. per
cent grade, commencing in a deep cut
and running in an easterly direction
only about three-fifths of a mile, and
containing all the main problems OF
railroad engineering in a prairie coun-
try.
To train dispatchers it was always a
source Of annoyance, as nearly every
freight train had to be divided and
half left there. protected by proper
signals, while the engine pulled the
other half to the next station,
Three years ago the contract was let
for the cutting and grading of the new
roadbed at this point. The contractor
left the job a ruined man. as. after
digging down a short distance the men
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teries. The number of policy tickets
bought annually is estimated at 6,000,-
900.
In the Black sea no animal life Of
any kind is found at depth below
1000 feet, owing to the large amount
of hydro-sulphuric acid.>
A leading London bookseller has de-
clared that the number of new books
this season will exceed by rs per cent
those of any season he can recall.
A tin factory situated on Sulo Brant,
an island in the Bay of Singapore,
turns cut monthly 1000 tons of tin,
more than the product of Cornwall
and more than that of Australia.
The people of Richmond, Va, are
being encouraged in the belief that the
James river may be made as i'm
portant to the ship-building industry
of this country as is the Clyde in Scot
land.
The silk industry in the United
States is assuming gigantic proper
tons. Thirty years ago the value of
silk produced in the United States was
less than $6,000,000. Last year it ex-
ceeded $S7.000,0O0.
A Canadian paper has clever car
toon on the "unwonted activity" of
England just now. Uncle Sam, smok-
ing a Manila" cigar, says to John
Bull, striding along in sailor clothes,
with a gun over his shoulder: "Whar
you goin' a-gunnin'. John?" and John
answers: "Blest if quite knows yet,
Sammy. Maybe hover to Frawnce,
beagle uniting, and then h'again, may
be hover to Roosher, bear 'urtin', y
know"
A special dispatch to the London
Daily Mail from Cape Town says that
a meteor, that is described as being
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-15

In every hazardous occupation there
are special dangers that arise at times
which are known only to the men that
follow that special vocation. To all
appearance the men pass the dangers
without the least thought Of them, but
whose nerves are strung to the highest
tension. The lineman who climbs to
he dizzy heights on the pole at the
curb is in constant dread lest in the
ascent the spur on the foot strikes a
rotten knot and when the weight Of
the body Is felt it gives away, causing
q dangerous and often fatal fall. Rail-
road men in the same way dread new
grades and sharp curves. but dare not
hesitate IL they run their train ON
schedule time. One that was always
dreaded by the boys on the West Iowa
division of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific was the O'Neil hill. near
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half the size of st. Paul's Cathedral,
has fallen at Port Alfred. It made
hole in the ground so feet deep, 120
feet long and 60 feet wide
The highest price ever paid for real
estate in the United States was paid
two years ago, when III square feet
on the corner of Broadway and Wall
street, New York, sold for $348.67 per
square foot. But last week the owner
of the corner of Wall and Broadway
refused $500 a square foot for his hold
ing. The price offered was equivalent
to $4,000 front foot or s.. 250. 900 for
an ordinary city business lot of 24x100
feet.
The successful launching of the
cruiser Nadiejda, at Bordeaux, which
will soon be ready for sea, marks the
beginning of Bulgaria as naval
power. She is really torpedo boat
destroyer, being of but $50 tons dis
placement. She is an exceedingly d.
minutive copy of the Russian ironclad
gunboat Khravy.
The japanese nation proposed to
hold in 1899 a great fair in honor OF
the 5Oth anniversary of the opening OF
that country to western civilization.
It is noteworthy that the Japanese al
ways date their reawakening to new
ideas to the coming of Commodore
Perry to that country with squadron
of United States vessels nearly 50
years ago.
The British government laboratory
last year analysed 1850 samples Of So
called Temperance" drinks. or this
number over one-third were found to
contain more than the 2 per cent OF
alcohol allowed by law. Some of the
samples contained as much as to 8
per cent.
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-15
HERE ARE CURIOUS CONDEN.
SATlONS.

Old fremont bank Of Boston. incor-
porated in 1914, is to go into liquida-
.ion
Heat and drought in New South
Wales are destroying live stock and
crops.
At a recent sale in Brussels four or
ehid plants fetched prices varying
rom $500 to 5000.
Many of the cast-off uniforms of
British soldiers are exported to Africa
.or trading purposes with the Kaffirs.
Police detectives in Montreal esti-
mate that the people Of that city
spend over $2,500.000 a year on lot
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-15
STRENGTHENING NE DEVILS ELBOW ON IN IOWA RAILWAY.

which made the soil so wet the work
struck a large number Of springD,
was abandoned. A year ago the rail-
road men took up the work again
and have just completed it. They ex-
cavated in the cut to the depth Of seven
feet and with the earth removed built
up the dump and approaches seven
feet, making the difference Of over
fourteen feet in the grade of the short
or new track.
To complete the work required the
moving of over $4,000 cubic feet OF
earth; to keep the track from sinking
into the roadbed two lines Of six-inch
drain tile were laid under the track.
through which fair-sized streams OF
water are constantly flowing. The
money spent on this one piece Of track.
less than a mile in length, has been
considerable over sos, 900.
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-15
HOW SHALL The new FLAG BE MADE?

Uncle Sans new
possessions will de-
mand representa-
ton on old glory,
as is certainly their
right. but the fact
is that on the flag
as at present desig-
mated ther e is
scarcely room for
them. The last ad-
ditiOn of states has
so filed the field
that the stars are
too small and so
crowded together
that they no longer
stand out distinct
ly when the glori-
Gus banner is wav-
ing in the breeze.
this difficulty could
only be overcome
in the present de-
sign by charging
the field, but this
would destroy the
proper proportions
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-15
Experiments With Oats.


The Alabama Experiment Station has
been making some experiments with
oats, and gives the following summary
of the results:
Among a number Of varieties Of oats
tested none was found superior in yield
to the common Red Rust Proof oat.
Varieties which produced moderate
yields of grains and relatively large
amounts of tall fine straw we're Myers
Turf and Hatchett's Black. These and
related varieties are hardy. and are
valuable for grazing and for forage.
In three different experiments Red
Rust Proof oats sown in November
yielded 70, 11.8. and 81 bushels per
acre more than the same kind of seed
sown from February 9 to March 1. The
average increase in these three expert
ments due to fall sowing was 9.S
bushels.
The period between October and
November Is is suggested as the best
time for sowing the bulk of the crop
Of Red Rust Proof oats in central Ala
bama.
A comparison of cotton seed and cot
ton seed meal applied both in fall and
spring was rendered inconclusive BY
reason of unfavorable weather.
Cowpea vines. plowed under. increas-
ed the yield Of oats sown in February
10 the extent of 1914 bushels per acre.
The yield of fall-sown oats on land
where cowpea vines had been plowed
under latter IL bushels Of peas per
acre had been picked was ESQ bushels
per acre against IL bushels on q plot
previously abandoned to weeds and
crab grass, q gain Of ZIG bushels Of
oats.
The plot on which only the roots and
stubble Of cowpea vines we're plowed
under yielded 34.4 bushels Of oats Der
acre. against 81 bushels where German
millet stubble had been plowed under,
an increase Of 24.7 bushels Of oats Der
acre. Considering yield Of peas and Of
hay and yield Of the succeeding oat
crop, it was more profitable to cut cow
peas for hay than to pick the peas and
pillow under the vines.
Nitrate Of soda applied as q top
dressing on both fall-sown and spring.
sown oats. was most profitable when
applied not later than the last Of
March, or at least IS days before the
grain was mature.
Eighty pounds Of Aitrate Of soda per
acre afforded profit when applied In
March. In one experiment this amount
Of nitrate Of soda afforded . yield Of
9s.3 bushels Of oats per acre. while leo
he. Of nitrate Of soda per acre result
cd in . yield Of 81 hushels This was
IN increase over tho plot receiving no
nitfate Of soda Of 12,9 bushels with the
smaller quantity OF fertilizer and 1T
bushels with the larger amount: there
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-15

Pruning is one of the important fea-
lures connected with q peach orchard.
Some people seem to have the idea that
1t is all very we'll to prune the apple
and the grape, but unnecessary to
prune the peach. The great peach or
chards are carefully looked after every,
year in this respect. Some growers In
deed cut back two-thirds of the new
wood each year, that is two-thirds OF
the new growth is taken away. The
result is that the tree becomes more
compact and has less extent of limbs to
become an objective point for the driv-
ing wind-st0rms. In the. prairie stateA
subjected to high winds pruning Is es-
pecially recommended. Pruned trees
bear at first fewer peaches than I'M
pruned trees. but the fruit is larger and
brings q relatively better pri e on the
market. The time to pru2e Is fall o.
spring. .
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-15

Outlook for Strawberry Trade
Strawberry growers that we have con-
versed with are in good spirits. They
are confident that we are on the
threshold Of an era of prosperity. The
results of the war. the acquisition Of
new territory. and the opening Of new
channels of trade will break the long
stagnation. unlock capital. give an i'm
petus to business in every form, and
among many other things most devout-
" to be wished. create a much better
market for fruit by making the deni-
gems of the great cities and others more
able to buy and eat it. Growers who
have weathered the past five years in
any shape should now have pretty fair
Enthusiastically Specialist.
Skim Milk In Bread.-A contem-
porary states that bakers desire
to encourage the use Of SKIN
milk In bread-making for the follow
ing reasons: ~ 1t makes loaf which
Is more moist and will remain moist
longer; (2) 1t makes a closer loaf: go
1t improves the eating quality Of IL
bread: a. the sugar Of the. milk cara
mels n making and browns the cruGe
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-15
spse.l.sss.s I, csssas tssla.e
A Chicago paper publishes IL fol-

0pee.lasasas = Cassas 1sellae
4 Chicago payer publishes IL fol-
lowing:
Chicago bankers are commenting On
the unusual amounts Of cattle paper
now being offered In the local market
and the low rates prevailing In this
rapidly expanding class OF loans.
Whereas year ago the paper purchas-
ed by local institutions averaged about
s per cent, the offerings are now chiefly.
at 404h per cent. or practically COM
mercial paper rates. and the hanks
which look upon the industry favor
ably are investing freely. 1t is safe to
say that the number Of Chicago banks
in this branch Of the market IL grow
ing. for In quarters where distrust was
expressed year ago there now Is an
apparent conservative interest. It u
the estimate Of well-informed bankers
that the Chicago holdings Of cattle pa
per this fall are greater than at any
previous corresponding season.
Special interest has been aroused this
week by an article in prominent east
ern financial paper written by the pres
ident Of q Kansas national bank. In
which the dangers Of disaster to the
industry from reckless speculation are
pointed out. The writer says:
''One Of the worst features Of the
present cattle boom that presages ul-
innate disastrous results is that too
many Of the daring operators now in
the saddle are so fearfully in debt that
they must realise that they have no.
thing to lose and all to make II any,
thing Is made. know personally .
few instances where men have now.
sums of $4,000 and even double that
amount from commission houses. who
two Year, ago could not borrow OF
their home bank even 500 without Sc
curity and did not expect to foat their
single name for a single dollar. because
1t would not command it. As an in
stance Of how easily money goes out
in large blocks these days In cattle
loans will cite the circumstance Of .
young man wko approached me on .
loan Of $50 per head on string of 500
Of Indian territory cattle. He wanted
5000. and had not feed enough to pro.
vide for the cattle. declined this OPP
portunity to put our bank In the cattle
business, and tod the daring young
Napoleon of an operator to 60 to Kan
sas City for his money. He did ana
got 1t from commission company. and
this chattel now appears upon our
county records. The effect Of such
reckless loaning is not far or and the
home banker. predict. in another year
will have the local field moe to him.
self than for the last two years.
II have q circular from one Of tae
great panhandle ranches Offering 1900
steer calves for sale. This is signal
Of warning when the calves are adver.
tised. It means the present crop OF
calves will bring more money as calves
than IL allowed to grow older. It her
aids a coming drop Of prices or a great
dread and fear of its coming and can
mean nothing else. A law passed q
year ago last winter by the Texas legis-
lature permitting LANDS forfeited to the
state to be re-appraised and sold for 81
per acre. has given new impetus to the
ranch business. and production will be
pushed. High prices will stimulate in
creased production and oil the sooner
hasten the sure coming decline"