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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-15
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT
Pat HeaIy Arranging a Fine Dis
DIay.

Pat Healy is making great thing Of
the agricultural exhibit. He has little
wagon load of corn, big, rich, yellow ears
that grew on the farm of Mr.. Dan Jones,
up the river northwest of the city, big
beets, turnips, squashes, watermelons. as
big as New Jersey, kaffir corn etc.
Everything is taking shape rapidly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-15
"H That Stays
Does the Business y

All the worfd admires
''stayfng power. " On this
quality success depends. The
blood IS the best friend the
heart has; and faint heart
neUer zUon anything. Hood S
Sarsaparilla IS the best friend
the blood ever had; It cleans
es the bloodof everything. IF
you eOould be strong IN the race of life
and "do the business you must
"stay." Hoods SarsaparAa makes
the struggle easy. It gfVes clear.
strong Blood; hence perfect health.
Dizzy SpeIIs-"Sudden dizzy spells
qUouId make my hands and side numb
and I could not zvork. Took Hoods Sar-
sapardla and am Oea man" Fred q.
HaLloch Boz 81, South Kent, CT.
Heartburn-"e4fter ealing had a
fna feeling and heartburn. This, zufh
headaches, poor appetite and bad taste IN
my mouth perfectly cured BY Hoods Sar-
saparaA. c. ~ DeUoe, Chico, SNort.
Impure Blood az am pleased TO
recommend Hoods Sarsaparila as
tonic and Blood medicine. # has cured our
family of b1pure blood" Miss Nellie
Henbrar1t, Rochester, N. Y.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-15
NEW CLEANING ORDER
Chief of Police Orders the Alleys
Cieaned Morning and Night

Chief OF Police Cubaon has issued the
following order: All business houses are
hereby ordered TO remove al papers ana
oombusSiole matter every morning and
evening from the alleys sbutring their
placeof business Any violation OF the
above win be prosecuted 70 ths full ex-
tent OF the law
G = NTRRON- chlaf q Pallce.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-15
IKE DEANS FRUIT PALACE
Arranging a Program for Brilliant
Fruit Farm Products.

J. n. Dean is building on the north end
of the AGRICULTURAL booth a fruit palace.
He has constructed the frame work OF
a nvramid of apples, peaches, grapes and
the various fine products OF MS irulI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-15
BIG LOT OF CANCELLED BONDS
City Treasurer Receives sI4.2ss of
Old Paper

City Treasurer Glenn yesterday receiv-
ed by express from New York s14, 22S Of
cancelled bonds, the last of so much of
the city's Indebtedness. The bonds were
paid off at the Kansas state fiscal agency
in New York City, the National Bank Of
the Republic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-15

farm southwest Of this city. He has also
some pictures suggesting his stock inter
ests. The roof above will be hung with
festoons of grapes, and altogether it will
be a brilliant display.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-15
1922 NJ. NAM STREET.
You Haven't
the Face

To stand up and say there is any
lack in color-in variety-in indi-
viduality about Mems fashions this
year.
Look at the stylish colors in
fancy double-breasted Vests, see
the variety in Neckwear and I'm
dergarments, in Plaid Hose and
Colored Shirts---and speaking of
Shirts, look in the copper case at
the new stripes---Chevron stripes /;
they meet like the lines of v at a
point in the center of the bosom.
They're "just awful SWELL" but
we shrink the price to $100 to give
them a hurry out movement.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26


UoDrnal OF American Folk-LorO
Anmbo Jumbo SIS by his very name an
attraction TO us. The above character
IS Alahammah Jamboh i'm his unabridged
name and DE is noisy man Of the woods
among The Nande or Mandingos i'm Wes-
term Africa. The traveller Moore was the
first person 10 introduce him 10 white
folks. he is the savage man of the lJiest'
and is more important through the
noisy train of followers that accompany
him than by any authority OF MS own.
This mysterious parsonage always APP
pears I'm a horrid disguise. ana at hishl
only. The scope OF his existence, or ms
raison d'etre is that of frightening the
women of these Wcsr African settle
,,ents and. to tell the truth. they are
tcrriblv anau. II him. Nobody who
hoars him first will admit that the shouts
ana cries he emits are those of "a human
being. lie wraps himself In a long dress
made of tree baIks up 20 nine ieet 10
length. and crowned 10y "a wisp of straw.
when q man las a. quarrel with his Wlie,
Nfuube Junbe Is asked To- interfere and
noeifv hut nine times ont OF ten the hus-
band is found TO Dee right and The wife
an wrong. Persons dressed in this queer
suit are free 90 give orders they see M,
and all present have % uncover their
heads When women see him coming
they run away TO hide. but the man in
The Nlumbo Jumbo dress will immedi-
atelv call them back. and make them sit
down or dance. Should they remOn-
strate or resist, they are seized and
whipped severely
Uis followers constitute a society or
club with strict rules and pledges Of Sc
crecy. 10 which they are bound by OATH
One Of these is not 90 diyulge anything
about the "Order' 90 any woman nor TO
any man not initiated. Boys under Six
teen wears are not admitted. Any oath
e,vorn 10 I'm NIumbo Jumbos name Is alb
solutelv binding, and contraventiOns are
punished with severity. The members
ora said 10 speak also a dialect Of their
ou,n which f. kept secret from the fe-
males another stratagem by which the
men seek to keep the females IN awe and
sub lection.
Nungo Park and other explorers no
ticed the use Of this ragamuffln accc1u-
trement in most towns along the Gam
bia River. and always for he drastical
purpose aforementioned; indeed, the men,
decked with this soare-crOw dress, were
dealing out WI,n whips and clubs the
most unmitgated and brutal kind OF
"tustlce" TO women either guilty or sus-
pected of guilt, always amid the accla-
nations Of the mob power" No doubt
this singular society acts as a sort OF
po.,ce against wrong doors hut none can
define the arbitrary principles. which
prompt them 10 action,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
HOW "KAFIRGnAMsv TRAVEL.
Natives Beat Mnrconi In
Transmission OF News.


The battle OF Majuba IiIl was fought
on Feb. Il, 1851. Pietermar.Jzburg is as
nearly as possible $50 miles from Maiuba.
Yet the native servants of officers quar-
tered I'm tnat garrison town heard the
news of the battle and told their mast rs
of the result within ten hours, and long
before any official telegraphic informa-
ton came through.
Again. the total defeat OF Zulus at
Ulundi in 1879 was heard of by the natives
at distance OF 20 miles within twelve
hours.
How IS II done?
Many explanations have been offered
but none of them are entirely sutislac-
tory. Perhaps the most pluus.-le cxpia-
nation for the rapid transmission Of
news is the following: The various Ka-
fir languages, particularly that spoken
by the Zulus. have very many broad,
open vowcls. T.e ca Is pronounced arg
I'm father. such words as Gambia gushle'-
20 carefully; "ikona mali" no money,
"hamOa kaya" go home, are all words
that carry far. The natives are said o.
shout TO one another from hilltop to
hilltop, and these long drawn-0ut VOW
els can Dee heard for immense distance
The eytremmely rarehed air on the high
veidt also helps the sound 10 travel, auc
cham OF natives brllk an ithiih'ht 'Ii'
on each hilltop, four or i've miles apart
the message flies from one 90 another
with amazing rapidlty.
Another explanation which seems less
unuKely. although many old residents
among the natives declare that 80 IS true.
is the tapping of an outcrop If ronstOne
or other magnetic metal with "a success
sion Of light blows after The manner OF
Morse alphabet. These &c ia said, can be
heard along the whole length If the out
crop. even If the reef dives underground
for miles and then reappeafs on the sur
face. The recipient places his ear on the
stone and receives the impression OF The
taps over distance OF many miles
Where there Is stream on running
water it IS known so be possible 20 con-
vev sounds along the surface over a con-
siderable length thereof But this would
hardly be applicable 20 the South African
natives methods, as the strains through
the veldt flow only for a few mouths ID
the Summer. and then only intermittent
". after thunder-st0rms; for ihe rest ot
the year they are practically dry beds ot
sand and rock.
whatever their method may be. % has
been proved over and over again that nae
tives get news Of any great event re-
ported accurately and succlnctiy. long be-
fore it Is flashed acrosss the telegraphlc
uirps
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
WHAT RUSSIANS ARE LIKE.
How They Are Unlike All Other
Pennies
QsondOl SPECTATOR

''"pi'9'
N'1huo" Hp--'aloIl
..,. '''e i.'1sl'I rs As "ould ne AFTER
'. century OF freedom we KNOW notn-
~ present ne I7 % man or pure
'".l' HHeas e-Flae Charles Pearsons Tee
..'.' A''Die tesliihony ON that point-who,
o' many hundred years mas been SUBJ
y .',-.'.O ~ As'e,'c cohdilioH-' "hch' ON
..'''', Ii oiiiI"e nl points nave giave'y
.-'9''''''1 "'' oNii ''e'r' no "hile man.
''pi'' '' ~ nature II'lli'eu TO IeFel
90 o-N',''o as l"e ordinary RUSSIAN no"
''oi D. 'n,ie '"s olntF "Aiie people
''' 'e', mum i,'"i isHt I5 so
u''' 'Op1u' sun something Is
49,, VA o' .ls p,'sei.. 'liF' "ni,h Is sur
,',i'iil ~ give 'H. attentive q glimpse "
-''9 qua" ,eI as Do u.s. ana Wli probably
Ielua.n' ln ihe MIST place, ii is clear that
ne belongs 10 no Diahcn OF me oiAer great
" ii''e -"'i'.ii's' bNl Us man OF a separate
WIN u.s. o"" 4-"illlea ana powers
-o 90 u",'N' '"' '"'on tHAl .he Two
80. s,o"7" iH.''" Do"iu 'ose."er 10y
e''.'- '''''o. o. l"', cannot ieei" To loieI-
''- ''-'' e"SH iol
go. a. e.''iu S.o,i' "'~''' -" occasion
,.'' 81 ',""9 D. v""7 V'l il open nos
80 iia o. "ol nNe ''e EN- 'noush
l'' '... .il'.'.A ..I'Na "- ia' O.ihs less ay-
.'.- i' "'i'5'.'' '.'7 .'.'' yea 'o ifIHs 10
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. ~ ''o, 'sa ios 49,
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riebrre, t-,.,o ~ I'D fb.. ..r,.,t ,.i,f,, go,
ina most raocnfire the least innr.ti.rt of
c,nfrol and an. Iasst inclined a. a. eelf-
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~" vi ~ 49,. -.
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ousnl 10 De- Dli',u Nv ne o.'om p i.s ~
l'rhi'y 10 DUTY MN Nl'i''u, 'esIs .1lioe.
40 torture Woulu ui"s ou, ol russian
tne secret ne ih'eiu,u ~ A,ep' Ot inuu t,
MN TO ABANDON " pripoSe uPVi "'i .'. ms
Inlhd hau cIoseu. llla III - az Po"e.
ui as lhal Oh lne 'u'y az - %
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26

d frontier melt AWAY frnraroepfibI,-. th.fr
own generals cannot saw vhv Foroion-
, ers declare in is au had faaf,n0 ~ L,l
clothIug ar lfabuit, m ,Iie.... o,d ,ou,
OF Russian corrspfion and sa,.'.e9r,,. b''s
the soldier rnaror,ir.,' ,,.ssto..-I ,, s,,,tI,
ward is as well f.d .. Do. ,,'.r y,,e o,,l
his clothing Ia b.tter for tI,, ,fr H. -,
er. and WI h. .lis.nr,,,s rrho - e.,
want Of ".taufna-- maj 10 ore,c,, ~, ~,
reservoir-mora than v.onf % s,,rnllos
You s.e tbe s.,,,. ttf,,, r., o,lo. r..
inanfs of uf, Notbi,l, IA 1'-,ts -.
quite ruocaads ,,l.es i,deo1 th'ro ,rl
Germans i'm it of tho tut, 1, tttr,,.
socIaI ref,,,,,s ,,ri.b b.,,.. 80, -
cd arf 4I.,.t.l b., tl., ,,,,,..,...i.'.. .t 49,.
mas realized what WAS evnaltaJ ~ n and
most lar. be.n ,-ftsr ~, M. .,14t
Win .,rna ofst.,oi. i,,,,.,,i,i ,,,ti,,t,,.
pouuIa. rrs.,.if.. ,r a., ,.l,.iI.,ri,,, ~ Ia
rolta s,I ,i,.,. ',.- .t.,t.f,,...i ti..i.
NOR. ,..,.ie+,,,.... ,,,'.t.t -. 81,
slccaef Inn, tb,t j.. 5,f,. 49, b., 49,, l D..
..s,lpr,rro order" ,.birh is nat ro~tb.o,,,'
ing. Tbs second dafalar,,, h. tb. a.,
carried n sian frrthor the ,oelf,o-s ~
Russian. Noticed bv an ,rbo u,rito ~
them. OH Vvo among them IN desnoir
Their vast plains breed houolossness The
Lnglishman face 10 face with chat moss
works On ana ON until II is filled. the
trenchman teams his hair and works In
spasms instead of sfeaduy buf sim bo
also. fills the moss: the Russlan accus-
toned TO be defeated bv Nature ana
lacking something within himself which
IS best defined. though not quite accu-
ratev. as energy desDairs His own
writer's say be- lacks hope; but the Eng
lishman, who never despairs, is the least
sanguine OF mankind, and the Erenchmln
declares that hope is over, but that be-
must SIN go on. The Russian stops.
And, finally, the Russian is diferenti-
ated from all other European races by
the quality OF excess. In him there is no
moderation. ~ is constantly said that
this is due 10 his "Asiatlc" character, but
as he h. not am Asiatic. EXCEPT in the way
we all are. and as Asfatics are AS NADER
ate as Europeans. that is not q good ex-
PLANTATION. IL the Russian favors Won he
is the friend who is closer than a brother.
IL he hates YOU he IS dangerous. n no be-
obedient DO Is "perinde ac cadaver''. m ha
is mutirous he bal,es his officers I'm the
regimeutal ovens. IL he * a philanthro-
p.st he strips himself of civilization. and
becomes a peasant: il he Is benevolent he
VIII give away an me possesses. The
Russian Liberal as his government knows
too we'll is "a revolutionist who vouIl
make a clean sweep of authority. the
Russian Broad-Churchman IS the most
utter OF disbelleyers. and unlike the Eng
fish sceptIc. holds am acts 10 be indiffar-
ent IL their object was vaguely good. The
Russian reactionary. on the other hand.
regards Liberals as the Catholic regards
blasDhemers-that IS. as men who. until
repentant are outside the male of human
NV No neopie oxcoot the Russian could
have produced either the Russian form OF
t....f... a.. Nffttffatr f..f4.4fr,. ...,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
"AUTOs" TO CARRY BAGGAGE.
Philadelphia Transfer Company May
Do Away with Horses.
Phlladelphla 20


THE officers Of the Union Tranfft 4
Company Of this city are experimenting
with "a gasoline motor vehicle which,
n "A success will revoluuonlze the work
ines OF this company. This company.
vfile not part Of the Pennsylvania
Raslroad. T. cIosly Identified with n,
AS a number OF the officers u that COM
panv are connected with the transfer
company and 1t IS thought that II IL
should adopt automobiles IL would not
he long before there will be change
in the cab service OF the railroad com
the motive power which the company
ls experimentlng with IL a gasoline au-
tomoblo and 30 far II has given salts
facti0n. one vehicle which VIII have a
carrving capacity Of from 800 10 600
mounds will be ready 20 put on the street
within two weeks. II this IL a success
contracts will be given Immediately f0r
Tor the construction OF four or five hum
dred more wagons Of Ike size and capa-
city
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26

tDN. o.. November "a bad
fc1 three miles east Of this
l. '-0 Cleveland division Of the
and Lake Erie road. this after
.l which three persons were killed
,. twenty Injured. The deed are
We, Nai'n' Asbury Lumen, and Squire
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26

Mack O'Rell: DID you know they make
watches OF gun metal?
Luke Warme: Certainly. But I think
r. would be a better plan 10 have alarm
clocks made OF n.
Mack ORell: why soy
Luke Warme: Because then there
would be no difficulty IN getting them to
20 ofr--Chlcago News.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
roo LATE rcn CLASSIFICATION
wANTF;If.

TO BUY OLD HAIR MATTRESSES.
Feather Beds. Secondhand Furniture,
and Household Goods Of every descrip-
ton. Highest cash prices paid for same.
call on or address FURNITURE, 2ii IL
north sixth, between Broad and Grace
streets. no 2s-lls
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26

Research laboratories are TO be estsb-
lshed in various parts OF India. under
charge Of health officers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
OLD rArERs ron SALE

i5c. PER HUNDRED
at tho
DISPATCH OFFICE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
Observation-Disclosures StoreDroughtto RGafzatI
PURCHASES PAID PERIODICALLY

suit US as much Is YOU paid u cash. We mean credit
for ,ou end hefo should be h1sancy N awaiting OF its
benefits With present needs 10 be fiji add the holidays
al heni ,oa want 20 make every coer count ana
hsSes where the ieossimobs tonefis 81 Hocrai credit
count. AZ entire home furnished on this plan and the
fer,s rrrsn3rd ss Yoa desire them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26

HERES rot q better bargain TO be
fomd thai this fine Rocker. q 4 90
ilnely polished, mahogany n ~
finish; actual value 50, Tor " Il - ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26

The Third Infantry. reconnoitring fror
Balinag. met the in urgents on the main
road. and had O. RAINING fight 90 San
Udef0ns0. whore they drove 300 Fflipinos
from an old Spanish redoubt Proceeding
towards San Miguel the Americans found
tho insurgents in % series Of strong
works. two miles south OF the town. prob
ably General Pic del Pillars old com
mand. numbering go men. An officer was
killed and a private was wounded. The
Insurgents had four men killed and ten
wounded. Nine Fnipinos were captured.
This is probably the largest band OF In
surgenfs north OF the Iasig river
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26

MANILA, November a5.-i.5o p. M.-Tho
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26

yvASuINGTON. November 25.-The Adj
iutaut-General has received the to-o"lhs
cable from General Ous:
"Alauiia. November 2'-Nessel from
Tineqven Gulf with dispatches from
wheaton 10 23d instant broush, in Buen-
canine. insurgent Secretary OF state cap
tured DIST instant. lie was win AstI-
naldo and party, who LETT IaiIac hlsnt
NJ IAN 10 be escorted north by 2Vv'
troons from Bayambang. These troops
Wheaton struck AT san Jaclnto. ana
Vourg eastward Aguinaldo, with part
~ family. escaped north with 20 men,
,,oeeino between Young and wheaton.
49, etilI in pursuit az last accounts
and las been rationed at san Fernanuo'
Ao,iinaldo's mother and Oldest child WIN
pnencamino Separated from resi- y,
tbo marty. Mother lost in WOODS. anu
et1a 4 Years old. with Wheaton, troops
80 '.i,c,eand dollars. gold belonging 10
roother. captured and now IN Ma"l'"
Treasury. .-,,,, ,,r,, ,vt,r
MOVEMENT or TROOPS DELAYED.
s.ffoov,v storm in Lingayen has prevent
"a loading OF troops there Tor the MOI ln'
",fscArthur has captured insurgent Ill
Rotor Of railroad who endeavored 10
destroy railroad 20 Daguphni also mp,
tain Lawrence. Englishman, who serVeu
Agulnaldo's artillery
Telegraph not working north OF ia'''c
to-day
"Iawton believed 20 be on military road
to Bayambang. Roads now pracueaplo
for wagons. and supplies for him eeins
forwarded. .oo
"Our troops have liberated some "VV
Spanish prisoners recently.
FILIPINOS ATTACK mus.
WASHINGTON, November 3-The ioI-
lowing cablegram has been received AT
tho War Department from General Oiis;
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-30

The invigorating breezes of Makawco
call forth the manliness not only of that
district but of many districts around.
Young men of the Island congregate
there for Polo playing and that is ur-
doubtedly one of the most daring of
athletic sports. 1t requires more skill
and more nerve than any athletic
amusement on the face of the globe,
Curiously enough it comes to Ameri-
cans and Europeans from the slopes of
the Himalayas where it has been play
ed for centuries before it was thought
of by those who devote themselves to
IL now Maui is the only part Of the
Islands where this excellent sport is
carried on. 1t is a feather in the cap
of the Maui athletes, They have also
been doing well in other lines, \ Maui
nine beat a nine from L. S. S. Path
finder last week.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-30

Judge Hartwell writes that there are
varying opinions in Congress with re-
gard to Hawaiian affairs. Upon THIS
point he is right. But there will be a
very different sizing up when the Ha-
waiian bill comes is as an administra-
ton measure. Then Senators and Rep
resentatives will look at the matter in
a very different light. At the time the
Judge wrote each man regarded the
question from his peculiar standpoint,
and Judge Hartwells letter to Presi-
dent Dole, of which a 'precis' or con-
densation was printed in yesterdays
Star, mirrored the condition of affairs
at that moment.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-30

1t is just as The Star diagnosed yes
terday. There is someone in power
who desires to make record upon
health matters and the suggestions Of
even those in close association are not
received with good grace. The inter
ests of the commercial portion of the
city are being sacrificed to possible vot-
es in the future. OF course this is very
dangerous game to play but it is being
played and at a very heavy expense to
the taxpayers. The lend may justify
the means" but the motto is one that
it is not wise to hang on to. 1t is apt TO
come as a boomerang politically and So
cially. But it is an old saying that
whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad" and it is true today as
when Caesar quoted it from some sage
anterior to his time.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-30

On December s, The Star published
an article calling attention to the death
rate for the eleven months past. and
pointing out that this must be due to
insanitary conditions. This was set
down and scoffed at by the authorities
as sensational. Four days later The
Stars statement was borne out by ac-
tual fact. The plague broke out and
the condition of Chinatown stood re-
vealed. In the same article an estimate
of the deaths for December was made,
based upon the average for the year
These figures were called sensational
But the figures for the month of De-
cember have far exceeded The Stars
estimate, and they have not been swell
ed so very much by plague cases either.