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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-05
ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mr.. Paul Brown is honefrom business
trip to Cheney.
Mr.. s. w Shattuck. Jr., went to New
ton yesterday afternoon.
Mr. R. s. Hunter of Wellington was q
business visitor here yesterday.
Mr.. Frank Jones of Newton was reg
istered at the Manhattan yesterday.
Col j. L. Dyer returned yesterday from
Nebraska, where he was called on legal
business.
Mr. James F. Comfy returned last night
from Topeka, where he has been before
the supreme court.
Mrs. H. H Horner, 1908 South Lawrence
has returned from visit with her pa
rents at Eureka, Kan.
Mr.. A. C. Davis of Hutchinson was in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Davis was quar-
tered at the Manhattan.
The annual picnic of the Musical club.
appointed for next Saturday. has been
postponed for two weeks.
Mr.. Z. B. Meserve and family have
changed their residence from 80 South
Lawrence to 943 South Topeka avenue.
Mr.. c. E. Branine, formerly county at
torney of Harvey county. was in the city
yesterday from Newton attending TO some
legal business.
Mr.. 0. H. Bentley left over the Missouri
Pacific last night to attend the Republi-
can congressional convention which meets
at Hutchinson today.
Harry Jones, clerk at Mackey's drug
store, left for Abilene last night in ans
wer 10 a telegram announcing the seri-
Gus illness of his mother.
The Santa Fe train from the south was
six hours late yesterday on account of
the high water near Winfield. All of the
trains on all the roads were few hours
late.
Messrs. Silas Brown. Fred Alley, John
Tucker and Frank Higgins left last even
ing over the Missouri Pacific to sing at
the Republican convention in Hutchinson
today.
The Free Methodists will hold their
district quarterly meeting May to 8 in
the hall on Fourth street near the Audi
forum. Rev. Z D. Pembleton will have
charge Of the services. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to the public.
Miss Downing's May party on Friday
evening viii be her closing dance Of the
year. Much preparations are being made
10 make it full Of features The children
will dance until 10 O'Clock. their part in
Guiding many fancy dances and a May
pole. After the children the floor will be
turned over to the older crowd and full
program Will be danced.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-05
MOI BLOWN UP BY SPIES

Santa Cruz. Cal, Nay 4--Tbe7e IS no
evidence 10 indicate that the recent ex-
plosion in the powder mills hero was
caused BY Spanish spies The output IS
now 5000 pounds OF sHokeless and ! 90
pounds OF brown powder daily. The only
delay caused by tie disaster viii be in
the manufacture Of infantry sm0keless.
but there IS enough CT this now on hand
10 supply eo.0oo men for three months.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-05
RuckIen,s Arniras nIrn

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fever
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Corns, and all Skin Eruptions. and posi-
lively cures Piles. or no pay required. It
Is guaranteed TO give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price . cents per
box. For sale by G. Gehring.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-05

the old south forty years before the war
and twenty years after. Wray C. Hyers.
by special request, will put on the living
pictures of thte Cuban struggle, loss of
the Maine and Ragged Watt, and we pre-
dict for them a full house. The price
of admission being but 10 cents all over
the house The auditorium should be
filed to the DOORS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-05
SALISBURY WANTS PEACE

London. May THE Marquis OF Sails
burys addressing the annual demons;ra-
ton OF the Primrose League. the great
conservative political organization. at
Albert Hall this afternoon referred 70 the
'lameatable conflict proceeding between
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-05
Dar.wfn nnun.tn.Cats-

Men sprang from monkeys; women
sprang from nice.-Roseleaf.
A vicious attack has the detrimental
element OF fixing With armness the friends
Of your competitor.
A vigorous statement of facts is better
than bright. witty. catchy or cunning
expression or description.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-05

two powers, both friends OF Great Brit
aim and expressed the hope that the
':'experience of the war and the recogni-
ton Of the blessings of peace viii ere
long bring to the minds Of both combat
ants sentiments which viii restore tran
guilty to the world" eCheers).
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-05

The extra ordinary precocity % children
in Indian has called forth the astonlsh-
meutof recent traveller. who says thai
many OF them ara skilled Eorku3en al ar
axe when children are usually learning
TIE alnhabet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA
MINSTREIS MONnAr

The Georges operate Colored Minstrels
VII be the attraction at the Crawford
Grand. This company is among the
largest organizations travelling, every
feature is different from the traditional
acts of the average minstrel company and
their lengthy, attractive program is re-
freshingly up to date in every respect
The first part includes the best things
in pretty ballads. witty repartce, and a
fund of other features not generally
found in minstrel first part A supple
mental introduces clever juggling acts,
knook-about sketches, gented skits. mon
oIogue merriment. and host of other
good novelties.
This company is composed solely of COL
ored men and women noticed for their
artistic merits and is perhaps the best
company Of its kind on the road.
Another fair house witnessed last
nights performance of the world famous
Hyres Co. Notwithstanding the bad
weather their performance was, if any
thing, better than the othehr two eve
ninGs. The singing and dancing was all
bringing round after round of applause
Tonight is thte last night Of the show.
when the company produces the Black
vile Twins" and Ark of Bondage" a
good double bill in which you Will see
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-05
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The times., 1898-11-21
CAT OVERHEARD.
The Cruiser New iOrk's Pet Eight
Hours in the Water.
(From the New York SUM-

VT" NfN 1oEh sun
There was a war story going the rounds
which, however strange ii may seem is
vonched for by every jacky and several
officers on the cruiser New York and
then the cat is exhibited as convincing
proof The cat Is active in this northern
climate, but on the blockade he spent
much time sleeping. His favorite resting
place was the forecastle, and he was Oft
en- to be seen stretched out on the cool
side of hatch coaming or at the base
of the forward turret
On the night of June 4, the one after
that on which the Merrimac was SUNK
the New Orleans, on the eastern end of
the blockading line, opened fire at about
800 on what was taken to be a Spanish
torpedo boat. The New York headed in
the direction of the firing Immediately
and also opened fire. The first shot was
from one of the eight-inch guns in the
forward turret, aimed pretty well for
ward, and with but slight elevation. OF
course the concussion was heavy. More
than that the shot was unexpected, and
several men standing about the forecas-
tie were thrown from their feet by the
force of the discharge.
Now the chief beauty OF the story is
that no one saw just what happened to
the cat at the time the gun was fired, and
there has been no attempt to fake of
any description. There is simply a hiatus
left, and the story jumps to the next
morning watch. when the men engaged in
washing down the decks heard the plain
tive cry of a cat from over the ships
side.
1t was finally located at the foot of the
port forward sea ladder. Beside this lad
der hung two hand ropes, Just reaching to
the surface of the water. With his claws
firmly imbedded in the very end of one of
them clung Niger. the black cat. One of
the sailors climbed down and lifted him
out of the water and brought him up to
the forecastle, where he was rubbed dry,
fed petted and wondered over until the
officer of the deck hailed the forecastle
from the bridge and wanted to know why
the washing down had been stopped. That
officer is one of those who youch for the
fact that Niger as blown overheard by
the discharge of the gun and spent eight
hours in the waters of the Caribbean
hanging at the end of rope.
The times., 1898-11-21
DIR. BR1sToL's SERMON.
The Standard of Perfection I'm Man
Continually Advancing.

President Mckinley did not attend re-
ligious service yesterday morning at the
Metropolitan NJ. Z. Church. There was.
however. large congregation present.
The pulpit was filled by the pastor. the
Rev. DIR. Frank NJ. Bristol.
The text from the morning sermon was
from Hebrews vii: Therefore leaving
the principles of the doctrine of Christ.
let us go on unto perfection. not laying
again the foundation of repentance from
dead work and of faith toward God
In developing his theme DR.. Bristol said
the standard of perfection Is continually
advancing so that the state of perfection
may be reached but never passed. Per
fection in itself, he said. is merely princi-
pie personified, and the evidence of ages
has proved that man is never saushed
with first principles.
The force of this statement DR.. Bristol
illustrated BY the progress which has
been made by men in the different spheres
of life. in letters mathematics, science.
art. and other ways. No man. he said,
is satisfied with the simple knowledge of
the alphabet, the addition OF numbers or
the running of the notes of the musical
! scale. Perfection has been sought after
in all these branches and with a result OF
cuHliilltt SuNdictIilenl anu ueNciopihSHe
in all.
And so for a man to be able to claim
perfection in this line he must have ac-
quired knowledge of them all in their
development in their fullest degree, but
having arrived there he always finds that
every one of them has advanced still a
little further. To be perfect man, DIR.
Bristol said, it is not sufficient for him to
be what is termed perfect in any one vir-
tue, for he may have perfect love or a
perfect faith or charity. but still be lack
ing in many other virtues.
Perfection he defined as a perfect whole
| of perfect parts. and illustrated this with
the example of a piece of perfect ma
chinery. in which If even the least essen
tial part were missing 1t would not be
perfect. The perfect Christian, DR.. Bris-
| tol said, must not be idle or inactive, but
always advancing to the perfection of the
soul. mind and body in all things. In con-
clusion, ne called particular attention tc
the sin of idleness.
The times., 1898-11-21
PRESERVATION OF FORESTS.
Experiments Being Conducted by the
Agricultural Department..

The series of experiments which the
Department of Agriculture undertook ear
ly in October, in scientific forestry, for
the benefit of farmers. lumbermen and
others in handling timber land, has al
ready born fruit, and applications for
the Government supervision offered have
been filed by owners of 1,Coo,000 acres of
timber lands in various parts of the coun-
try. The proposition of the department
was contained in circular issued about
October l.
The vast Importance of the preserva-
ton. in productive condition, of private
ly owned timber lands was pointed out,
as was the necessity of scientific treat
ment in order to bring about desired re-
suits. Hitherto such lands have been
held for their immediate returns, the
owners expecting little or nothing from
them after the crop of trees has been
gathered.
The owners have not yet come to a gen.
eral understanding that it pays better in
the end to protect the forest in harvest
ing the timber crop than TO destroy it,
and for this reason the department decid-
ed to undertake series of experiments,
giving practical examples of the improv-
ed treatment of forest lands, in which
the interests of the owner and the pro-
lection of public rights should both have
weight.
The department offered, upon the appli-
cation of private owners, to prepare a
plan for harvesting timber crops, and to
undertake the actual supervision of the
work so far as necessary to insure ad-
herence to the plan. The expenses of the
Government agents were to be betrayed
by the department, which reserved only
the right to publish, for the benefit OF
farmers and others, a report of the finan-
cial results of the various experiments.
The proposition met with instant favor,
and, as stated, over 100000 acres are
represented by owners. who have filed ap-
plication for Government supervision. In
the Adirondacks region 100000 acres of
forest lands are being treated according
to the workings of the plan provided by
the department, and fourteen lumber
camps are under the supervision of the
Government agents.
The times., 1898-11-21
BEET SUGAR IN SWITZERLAND.
\ Company Organized for It's Manu-
facture mt AnrberE.

United States Consul Lieberknecht. at
Zurich, sent to the State Department the
following report on a new beet-sugar re.
finery for Switzerland:
"a company with a capital stock of
500, 600 francs (s154, 400 has been organized
at Aarberg, Canton Berne, for the pur-
pose of manufacturing beet sugar. A beet
sugar refinery was built several years
ago at Monthey, Canton Valais, which,
after running several years, had to shut
down. because it was unable to compete
with imported sugars from bounty-paying
countries, such as Germany France. and
Austria Attempts were made to have
the duty raised on raw and refined su-
gars, which latter already pays $50 francs
ts1.45) per 100 kilograms coo pounds; but
the federal council and federal assembly
declined to protect a single sugar factory
to the detriment of the consumers. Per-
haps the new company just organized
will pay better, having been organized by
farmers desirous of cultivating the
beets."
The times., 1898-11-21
NO WASTE OF WORDS.
Evidence Which Is Right to the
Point and Reliable.

Judge Frank Ives, of District Court of
Crookston, Mimi, says: For some time I
have used Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
with seeming great benefit with few ex-
ceptions. 1 have not been so free from in
digestion in twenty-five years.
George w. Roosevelt, United States
Consul to Brussels. Belgium: Stuart S
Dyspepsia Tablets, safe, pleasant to take.
convenient to carry, give keen appetite,
perfect digestion.
Mr. W. D. Tomlin, mechanical engineer,
Duluth, Mimi: One box of Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets has done its work, and /
am again gaining flesh and strength.
o. E. Ransom, Hustonville, KY: I was
distressed and annoyed for two years with
throwing up food. often two or three
times day; had no certainty of retaining
a meal II I ate one. Four boxes of the
tablets from my druggist have fully cured
me- I find them pleasant to take, con-
venient to carry.
Rev. G. D. Brown. Mondovi, Wis: The
effect of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is
simply marvellous; quite hearty dinner
of broiied beefsteak causes no distress
since have begun their use.
Over six thousand people in the State
of Michigan alone In 1894 were cured of
stomach troubles by Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets. -. -.
Full sized packages may be found at all
druggists at 50 cents. or sent by mail on
receipt Of price from F. A. Stuart Co.,
Marshall. Mich. - -
Send for little book on stomach dis
no2l, ,23.2s
The times., 1898-11-21
THE SPEED OF BIRDS.
1t Is Not So Great As Is Generally
Imagined.
(Frunl the London spectalor.J

(Fruni the London SpfCjstor-J
II seems probable that current esti-
mates of the speed of birds flight must
be modified. Monday, June "a number
of carrier pigeons were flown from the
Shetland Islands to London. This is
great distance even for trained birds the
total length of the journey being 59l IL
miles. The date being only a week after
the longest day in the year the birds hai
the advantage of daylight du i1g their
whole flight, and the winner reached the
house of its owner, Mr.. Clutterbuck, OF
Stanmore. in eight minutes under sixtee
hours. They had been liberated at Ler-
wick at 800 a.. m. The official weather
chart of the meteorological office gave.
not for the first time. information of the
utmost value for estimating the condi-
tions of wind under which the flight was
made. Every arrow from ri kwall 10
London pointed due south. In o-her
words. the birds had the wind kind
them throughout their journey.
The result is that. in what is very near
ly an approach to u mibrati1n fl gat, the
pigeons travelled at speed of thirty
seven miles an hour. An interesting cor
respondence in the Field. following the
announcement of this fact, showed how
widely observers differ on this most n
tereStins question, Dui tne rEcUruS ap-
proach more nearly to the lower esti-
mate in each case in which accuracy
has been possible. and IN any case the
| surInises of the late DR.. Gstke that Mi
| grating birds Travelled occasionally al
| speeds reaching ia miles an hour canno;
| now be seriously defended
Yet such a good observer as Mr- Fro
| hawk. one of our best painters of birds
and animals, is convinced that a godwit
| can fly at a speed of 150 miles an hour
and Sir Ralph Payne Gallwey reckons
| the flight of a teal as sometimes reach
| ing 40 miles an hour. But it has been
calculated that il the godwit were flying
| at 150 miles an hour it would have 10
| overcome a resistance of air equal to a
| pressure of l12 pounds per square foot, OF
\ considerably more than the force of a
| hundred-mile hurricane Other CORE
| spondents gave instances which leave lit
\ tie doubt that shore birds do travel at
| speeds considerably above fifty miles on
| hour: but as regards the flight Of the pig
| con, some experiments carried out by the
| proprietors of the Field many years age
! leave little doubt that the speed shown
| in the Shetland flight is normal Twelve
| records with the chronograph gave a
! highest speed to the blue rock pigeon
| of from thirty-three to thirty-eight miles
| an hour. Pheasants and partridges were
also subjected TO experiment. The for
mer made a record of thirty-eight miles
| an hour, and the partridges, when well
on the wing, of thirty-two miles.
The times., 1898-11-21
From new Zealand.

Reefton. New Zealand. Nov. %. 1896
am very pleased to state that since
took the agency of Chamberlain's medi-
cines the sale has been very large, more
especially of the Cough Remedy. In two
years ! have sold more Of this particular
remedy than Of all other makes for the
previous five years, As to its efficacy, I
have been inforined by scores Of persons
Of the good results they have received
from 1t. and know its value from the
use of It In my own household. 1t is SO
pleasant to take that we have to place
the bottle beyond TIE reach of the child
rem. e. j. SCANTLEBURY.
For sale by Henry Evans. wholesale and
retail druggists, So F Street northwest.
and Connecticut Avenue and s Street
northwest, and 1lss Maryland Avenue
northeast. ssHsS
The times., 1898-11-21
CARRIER PIGEONS.
VI. Thauzies' Interesting Theory
of Their Methods.
(From the Literary Digest.l

(From the Literary Digest-)
Most authorities now believe that the
carrier pigeon finds its way by methods
more or less ordinary. but by a very ex-
traordinary skilled combination of them.
We translate below part of an article en-
the subject, contributed by NJ \ Thau-
zies to the Revue Scieutihque paris,
March 26). N. Thauzies. after giving rea-
sons for rejecting the theory of a special
sense. and other hypotheses put forth on
the subject, proceeds TO state the follow
ing facts which he believes to De firmly
established:
We'll trained pigeons, even If taken
very far away-say several hunu-ed mills
from the pigeon cote-get their bearings
in a normal atmosphere with wonderful
promptness, without turning about in 9TH
er directions. without rising TO a great
height. Before one can coult iifty they
have disappeared.
These same pigeons, left in open air
in their baskets several minutes before
releasing them, while they are given food
and drink. look around them, walk to and
fro, evidently studying the sky, until. hav-
ing found out, doubtless, what they
sought. they remain quiet Then If the
baskets are opened. they fly OF low and
almost horizontally, without ziS.tSs and
in straight line, in the proper direction.
1.-The same pigeons transported to 4
strange region-that is, for instance,
where they must make southerly jour-
ney when they are accustomed to make
Il northerly one, betray a striking de-
gree of disquietude in their baskets at the
moment of departure; they seem to be
surprised, and somewhat taken aback. AS
soon as they are free they fly off east
ward, making large ellipses toward the
sun; then they explore in all directions,
but they always return TO the east with
| a patient tenacity that seems to signify
| that there is the key OF the problem and
| that there alone Will be found its solu-
| tion. After several minutes of this, hav-
| ing reached an altitude of $50 to 800 yards.
| they disappear in the proper direction.
The earlier in the morning they are re-
| leased, the more prompt is their sue
cess in getting their direction After
! noon. even in calm weather. and even IL
the distance is small, their orientatioi Is
ity.
when the day comedies with a change
| of the moon, the orientatfon, both at the
point Of departure. and also on the route.
becomes difficult; the birds return slowly
and at long intervals. Finally, even when
| the sky seems everywhere very clear. If
| the atmosphere Is undergoing any of
| those invisible disturbances that are re-
| vealed only by the most delicate instru-
| ments of our obseryatOries,. the pigeons,
as in the preceding case, hesitate, lag
| behind, and sometimes take double the
| time that would be necessary for their
| journey under other circumstances"
The times., 1898-11-21
AMERICAN GOODS IN MUNICH
Large Sales There and i'm other Ger
man Cities.


The State Department has received
from United States Consul Pierce an
important paper on American goods in
Munich. II states:
There is a large business in the manu-
featuring centers of Germany in iron
pipes. fittings of all kinds valves, and
engineers supplies in general. A repre-
sentative of number of American manu-
facturers of the above articles now trav-
cling in Europe reports large sales in
Munich and several other German cities.
The American methods which have pro-
duced hundreds of very successful sales
men in the United States will fail In
Europe, where business is far more
methodical and access to buyers much
more difficult. By far the best plan is to
make engagements with the buyer ahead
of time. This is usually easy to do
Once the buyer is reached. the salesman
has only to sink his and his firms iden-
tity, and admit that the buyer knows II
all If these points are carefully watch
ed, the actual sale of goods is not diff
cult Credits are not necessary Houses
that demand long credits are undesira-
BILE, as the great majority are willing to
pay cash, if inducements are offered.
Letters and circulars from American
manufacturers seem to be increasing at
this consulate every day, which shows
a disposition on the part of American
business houses TO find a market for their
goods in Continental Europe. Munich is
increasing in population very rapidly,
having at the present time 10000 inhabi-
tants. 1t seems to be a first-class field
for an enterprising American manufac-
turer / think there is a good market in
southern Germany for boots and shoes.
labor-saving machinery of all kinds, and
chairs, particularly rocking g-chairs. I
have not seen one of the latter in this
city. Canned goods of all kinds from the
United States appear to be in fair de-
mand here, and think quite a large busi-
ness could be done in this line of goods
nraner affnrt