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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20

hgFOSALS Tor supplying the State
- Soldiers Home al Fort Dodge, Kan.
with dry goods. groceries. clothing and
SHOES are respectfully solicited
BIDS Viii be opened al Dodge Cry June
:, lSiS. at i clock.
BIDDERS must be present on said date
prepared 20 place their samples before
the Board OF Managers.
SPECIFICATIONS.
Supplies must be delivered on the cars
~ Dodge City. Kan, at such times as the
tonlnandant may order them Freight
and a. other charges must be pEepa !.
Bios must be on qualities grading from
submitted Ile quantities gwen are ap-
DIoN3ma-e only. and al goods ordered by
the Comn6lCaCt IN excess Of the sc1ed-
ule amount must be furnished at con-
tract price The Board Of Managers re-
serves the right TO reject any and a q BIDS,
or 10 accept or reject any part Of any
BID, II desired. for the best interest OF
the state
Bids must be made out on The schedule
furnished and net prices only given Sid
r. must NOT submit more ---1n four
No allowance VII b made for bottles.
boxes, CC1pvrase or CraEaGe-
Payments for supplies VIII 0e made on
or before the 18th OF each month for all
ers IN duplicate are made ol- and re-
Ce-pced il due form and forwarded %
the Comma ldant q, Fort Dodge by tie
lrs- Ct each month.
Contracts vii - let 10 run from June
81 lS92. Uuttl December 81 lse. and CE-y
for 50 much as the .Comm2nda1t may
order be K more or less.
Schedules W. oa furnished ~ A NJ
R-e5se, Comma DGslt. at Fort Dodge,
kan u7lC APPLICATION being made % hlm.
A b-l 81 Ge-al must be sent wsen goods
same. y . supplies vrl. be received a. The
Il fTTle unless Al. -Ee-z-- ana o--er Charges
4 de1ssi- q S5o. or a ce-ttse5 check for
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20

FOR SALE-Five-room cottage, rs feet
bargain at ss50. Riley & HelIar over
Kansas National bank 2-1tx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20

FOR RENT-Furnished room. No. POI y.
Lawrence. lgT-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20

RED " ISRAEL 2 c israel
ISRAEL Bros,
REAL ESTATE AND RENTS.

- ~ " -cl--a l.-slaE-g .. 50 sl-k
county and a. pEsseus pE-ces. means Izzgs
re1uras On yo1r money. W.caita. xltA Ger
stock and o-asg industries, ) 5-st II hs-
infancy. and sues bargains As ge czz aox
oner were never o5ered before. Al a2v-
ing business z tA.s Line are invited % car
or correspond
Ths HscaiEa Interests q zo--resl5ezts
properly and faithfully cared for. one
se-oad hoo-. - No.,a MaEzst. Lsr4el
Building.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20
=. r. PARSONS.

CONTRACTOR and BUILDER.
Esstz2tss fz-z.zse1 e. al elassss q
bzCzlzss sstser L cetY 90 sgzzsrY- Tss
ws-x r. "a e1ty rvsz e&rsfzs stasas1sz-
o@rs. IS zoz1A Lau-zzss &Fszzs. w.
IA EzzzxS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20

sui the tunes IA
Ailerton addition
Academy add
Aliens Fourth add.
Allen & Smiths add.
Buckeye add.
Butler * Fisher
add.
Brooklyn Heigh e
add.
College Green add.
Central Avenue add.
Caswell's sub. O.
Mossman's add
Douglas Avenue add
Du Bots add.
Dodge s Second add.
DeNoTe's add.
Douglas sub-div. add
East Wichita add
EmpOr!a Ave. add
Z 2 Ford's add
EngHsh's Sixth add
Eldridge add.
Firehs ugh's Seventh
add.
Fl. Scott add.
FerrIll's sub-div.
Paramount Second
add
Gardeners add
G0ssard's sub-diV.
Gem City add
Glrar1 add.
Getto add
GARDENERS sub add.
Hunters Second add
Harris & Hone.Gs
sub add.
Hum 5ie's sub add.
Hillside sub add.
Ho1son < Srz1csT's
add.
Indiana sub OF Vim
ceEues add.
Jones Second add
John Mccormick s
add
Ju1son University
add.
Kansas City add
KeIch's Third adj
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20
FINANCIAL.

MONEY TO LOAN-We ara authorized
by a large eastern company 70 loan
$50 90 on homes n Wichita: pay back
as rent. Open Monday and Thursday
evenings. 1850 10 : p. n Cole & Wilsey.
203 y. Main. 154-tf
UNLIMITED FUNDS to loan on choice
farm property IN Kansas and Oklahoma
40I-40S-406 SedgwIck block Whine &
Whine. 104-tf
FOR TRADE-Vacant lots in all part OF
the city TO trade for horses, cattle, bug
gies and harness. Geo. h Spencer
Realty Co., 226 * Is F. Douglas IU4-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20
Che 0dehits Daily aole Saturday yornme gau 20 1893
PHYSICIANS

E E HAMILTON. II. D.
1zs z. Douglas Avenue Bittins block.
third foor). Take elevator al Market
street entrance
Practice limited to Eye. Ear. Nose and
Throat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20
We Have Property
For Sale
or Rent

editions. at prices TO
II and see US:
Lincoln Street add
Lee 5 add
LaMascotte add
McAfse's add.
Mccormick add
McBee's add
MatheWson Sc EoH
sub add.
Maple Grove add.
Mathe wson's Fourth
add.
Miller & EslIar's
sad-
Myer < snyders out
lots.
Merrimau Park add.
y. Lawrence Ave.
add.
divers sub-dIv. add
Beach add.
Orme & Phillips
add.
usylva1ia add
Park Place add.
Perry 6 add
QuinCys add
R.chmon6's add
Richmond S Second
add
Pich's add
Second
add
Third add
Rosebud add
Ransom x kays
Third add
ROuses add.
Sulitnscu : sub add.
Sllerwoo6's sub add
Swans add
- rUau'5 add
& Smiths
add
South University
+ ace add
Second SuDzyEide
add
Union add
add
add
Franklin Tike's ada
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20

FOR SALE-Five-room cottage, 12S feet,
shade, central location. $500 Riley &
He-Lar, over Kansas National bank
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20
STOLEN

FOR SALE-Weu built Groom house.
good location, cheap. III S. Water
street S3-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20

FOR SALE-1555 s. Market, 1 rooms, Is
feet, $3.50, on instaLments, if desired.
Dean Gordon. I22-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20
PROPOSALS.

u ROPOSALS for supplying the State
= Soldiers Home at Fort Dodge. Kan
with cry goods, groceries. CiO-Ling and
Shoes are respectfully solicited.
Bids viii be opened AZ Dodge City June
:, 1S9S at j clock.
Bidders must be present on said date
prepared 10 place their samples before
the Board Of Managers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20
CLASSIFIED
WANTS


Personal
PERSONALLY your wheel IS worth g,
it's worth Insurance against theft.
Phone IA, MusSeln1an Bros. For in
formation, 309 y. Main. 156-6t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20

FOR SAL4E-Cheap for cash. d frs--rIsss
carnage az Be-L TuIe-'S Third s--est
between Ala-kac and Main
-5.-stN-eN. sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20

FOR SALE-42I s. Emporla. ) rooms, 50
feet, 800, easy terms Dean Gordon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20

FOR SALE-Two good mix COWS. can
- No--1 do-Dico-y FRIENDS university.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20

FOR SALE-A snap in fine residence
property. See Riley & HeIlar over
Kansas National bank. 1-1tx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20
SITUATIONS wANTED-FEmALE.
4ELP WANTED-MALE
statesmen WANTED.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

SITUATIONS WANTED-MALE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20

FOR SALE-Pekia duck eggs. al 1857 $.
Lawrence 1877
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16

A-DFs G. W. .o'poNNFsL LIZ. vorl renowned
female Teli es 5Ee II
has |treated sucqessfully more: cases Of irreg-s
uarltes than any 9theE pirgstcla q yer
money: treatment: can be used .at= home con-
sultation:free cali or write o23 r. MaTket st:
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16

NOTICE of meeting OF stockholders OF The Ris-
) don .Iren and Locomotive Works. to take into
consideration proposed increase OF capital
stock. -
- Notice is hereby given that pursuant TO n
resolution and order of the board Of directors
of The RiSdon Iron and Locomotive Works, a
+ corporation organized and existing under and
by virtue OF the laws Of the State OF Caltfor-
MIA, and having its office and principal place
of business at the city and county of San
Francisco. in said State unanimously adopted
at q regular meeting OF said board held on
d the seventh day of August. in the year one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, a
meeting of the stockholders of said corpora
ton Will be held on Wednesday. the Eight
eenth Day of October, in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-nine, at the
day, at the office of said corporation, which
is at the building situate the easterly cor
ner OF Beale and Howard streets, in said city
and county of San Francisco, the same being
the principal place of business of said corpo-
ration, and being the building where the
board OF directors of said corporation usually
meets;
That the object Of said meeting is to deter
mine whether OF not the capital stock of said
D. corporation shall be increased from one million
dollars. divided into ten thousand shares of
one hundred dollars each, to a capital stock
+ Of. one million hundred thousand dollars
. divided into eleven thousand shares of one
hundred dollars each;
That the amount to which 1t is proposed to
increase the said capital stock is one million
one hundred thousand dollars.
~. By order of the board Of directors.
SECRETARY OF The Rlsdon Iron and Locomotive
= :. =: Works. 900
-. Dated. August s. 1899.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16

IMPORTANT-A great progress in medical SCI
for female troubles from whatever
cause; every woman her physician: no
matter how long standing; travellers helped
at once; safe; call physician with men >
knowledge: cure. S.: restores In one day and
prevents disgrace; can be sent: consultation
free; ladies' physician. practice 81 years
DIR. POPPER. 31S Kearny ST.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16

ALL female complaints cured In hours3W Wen
KNOWN, reliable safe; sure hoTle;>
o Instruments liTati or free conf eptlal;
ahni1ln trea frilfsrt S5 NRS AL .FN.22S Ven Ness
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16

THE annual meeting OF the stockholders Of Pa
2 cfttc :Undertskers win be held at Ut Mission
: st =. on: WEDNESDAY, August 3d. 1893, at
$3.50 ,. m. for the election Of directors for the
ensuing year and the transaction Of such other
=: business as may come before 1t. Transfer
hooks viii close Friday. Aug. IS. at p.
BY. order. of the board of directors.
:. ~, -. --..--. M c GORHAM. Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16

AL7TiAI|s French pills; "a; boon to ladies' with
Female troubles: no danger 81 Dor
Expressed co. b. :-dof,t delay until toQ@
:; OSGOODa EROS: Goa st Agents: C4a k and, Ga r.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16
HELP -.wANTED-MaIe.: !:


FREE FARE: FREE FARE
Teansters,; laborers and t1lnpelmen for the
: coast railroad, wages 81 .75 to 81 IS IA day
. 4'stonemasons; So 90 day. 10 masons help.
erss S2 to S259 a day, free. fare. :.
~ Blacksmith:s helper 80 ,25i a. day; carpen-
ter 81 80 a day and found. free fare,
.:.-..,........: VALLEY ROAD ~. 49,: =. !.
=. Free. fare, 3 scraper l9aders;:s 81 Is: day.
:; day.
20 four horse teamsters, .s2*ra. day. board
C. R. HANSEN &: CO, .1o4 Gearx st: .
AN oyerseer for an sO-acre@* ranch. $50 and
found; California experience and reference
c. r. HANSEN & CO., s104 Geary ST.
MIXER, $50 and found, fare soc; blacksmith,
$40 and found; choreman, $50. c. X. HAN
SEN & CO., 104 Geafy st.
DYER and cleaner for Washington C. r.
HANSEN & co.., 1o4 Geary st.
SECOND cook. hotel SIS and found; second
try cook country, $50 and found; second cook
restaurant, sos; second cook, restaurant, SOU
second cook, country hotel, $50; French sec
ond cook, country hotel, $50; pantrylnsan. ar
country hotel $25 dishwasher,9; springs. A19,
dishwashers, 81. So and S. week. =. n.
HANSEN g. CO., 1W Geary st.
ENGINEER who understands use Of crude OIL
for country hotel, $685. found and Wasning
fireman, hotel, $50 and found. c. H. HAN
SEN CO., 104 Geary st.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16
HoUsEs-LODGING-For Sale.

H. G. DECKER. ;1O20 MARKET, OPP. FIFTH.
i i rooms on Mission st 81 ;;ooo oS0S S6S
30-room house on Second st,..,........,:. $50
80 rooms on Market st........: -. -l2g0
s rooms; new flat; very good. i..........:' 800
g 30-room house; fine corner. -
PRICE VERY LOW.
17-room house. furniture. .......... $50
q I2-room house large yard: downtown...:.s 400
IS rooms; clears 500; only 300
u rooms; exchange for large house. - 500
54-room house; clears 5000 ..3~ ..16Q0
= 40-roGm boarding house, 80 boar1ers:....> 4Ge0
30 rooms: best corner in city,. $500
Abstracts showing clear title with every house
ooSOld ::
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16

AN y aInoil4t:t 6]Ss per: cent. on reaIestate Sd
land 2d nfdrtga Ses estates real estate napE9-:
bate: mort and legacFes bolfglt no:
lay: r. :McCl9EGiAN 24 Mo goIf ery.; frl9:: 81
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16


TffE only place for LADIES to consnlt IN; "a II
Gases Of female corpla I1ts;; best male expert
physician; We litee: :. absolute SUCCESS at:
: q: single :fai i{re: we treat by Ia test
tific Inathods positively no .ins tr1l SELF
cii5; s., arariteed; nice private sep
aTafe@ .rodI1is.1in confinerfenti, best of care
Kind essistanee for. the unfortina te: price
: reasonabie< :: The Pacffic: Coast: SAINT arftII
icffica 1plN; Ma rket ST
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16

MRS. DIR. wEGEN r: 1872 .Golder Gate ave.. ave.
Exnert :iriE diseases of wouens safe,: quick
6nlc:forz all: fefnale complaints: private, tore*
itiGconarie enent; every, coInf6rt infa1ts adopt:
eds BEST Of care and |Enedical attention IN
SICK. or. diseoufaged Should call they Will:
true friend and: ser; coflsnIt< free; self
&CllFea ca n be used: at hoIne
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16

DIR. WONG WOO. herb doctor; Chinese tea
and herb sanitarium. 764-766 Clay ST. San
Francisco: all diseases cured exclusively by
Chinese herbs, over 5000 varieties being used;
advice free hours. $50 to IL a. M, to )
and to D. N.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16
FLATS TO LET.

" FLATS TO .LET..
THIRD, 7lsLatest improved fla IS; LIST. s11ns.
kitchens; I'd, z rms, one 'kitchen; new pulio-
Ing; both double bay:window sunny: suits:
q FLATS upper and lower; rent 81 and 81 80.
"a and 256 Harriet ST., bet. Harrison and Bry-
ant Sixth and Seventh = :.
:. -: -. FURNITURE FOR SALE:
TAPESTRY. Brussels carpets. laid and lined.
b0c'a Eastern. outfftting Co.. 1910 stockton 81.
ROOMS furnished in oak for s4S so, with no.
? y range. King Furniture Co.. 1lZI-lISI Market
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16

LOST AND FOUND.
sLOST-Two weeks ago. female fox terrier,
o. brown spot on right side of head; leather and
nickel collar; somebody please return this
dog; S. reward 912 Pine st.
L0ST-1 memorandum book, watch and chain.
epen-face Elgin, gold Return COOKS
= Agency, Palace Hotel: reward L. w. P.
sTRAYED from 489 Seventeenth St., dark brin-.
die greyhound bitch; finder please return to
above address and receive reward.
LOST-Gold spectacles suitable reward s. F..
Optical Co., 237 Kearny st.
LosT-Green parrot. Reward at 239 Guerrero.
street. s.so 9. - -:
L0ST-Sunday, chiffon coTlarette on Mason St,
bet. Bush and Post; reward. S55 Bush ST. a'5.
LOST-Lady's gold watch and chain Liberal
reward at 1916 Pacific ave-
LOST-Brown purse cemetery line. Receive
reward at 141 Twenty st. q
LOST-August IA. small black and tan dog
Liberal reward at 256 Stevenson st. SO
LOST-Pocketbook containing key receipts and
money, near Howard Eighth, Market ST., or
Eibernia Bank Reward at 27 Fifth st.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-08
How TO Avoid Tuberculosis.

% A generous dietary Of nitrogen
Gus food. (2) Free ventilation of dwell
ling and sleeping rooms, by open win
dows, with wire gauze blind. (3) Adj
equate house heating in winter a.
Boil all milk and cream previous to u.s.
ing. (5) Try and obtain eight hours
sleep every night; if not sound sleep,
contract hours to seven and rest during
the day. (6) If debllitated with weak
digestion, take rest in the recumbent
position a quarter of an hour before
and after meals. ~ Wear the loosest
clothing possible, especially around the
waist and lower ribs, to afford absolute
freedom in respiration. (S) Take sys-
tematic daily exercise in the open air
on foot. (9) If means and station in life
admit Of a long holiday, from time to
time, live during fine weather in tent
in the open air, or in a summer house
for most of the day, and if unemployed,
pursue Il hobby to occupy the mind
Medical Record.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-08
Sit Correctly if You Would Defy
Dyspepsia.

Schools for physical culture are now
claiming that we as nation do not
know how to sit correctly. Americans,
they say, paw less attention to the by
gene of attitude in sitting than do other
nations, and the consequence is that
We are degenerating into nation of
dyspeptics.
In France and In Germany school
children get regular course of instruc-
ton as to the correct attitude to be
adopted in sitting, and in those coun-
tries stomach troubles are far less prey
alent than in countries where no pre-
cautions are taken to teach children to
sit without relaxing themselves.
A relaxed position in sitting, it is
said, causes the stomach to be crowded
out Of position. After a time the mis-
placement becomes chronic. When the
stomach is prolapsed the food cannot
readily find its way out OF it, and being
retained there longer than it should be,
undergOes fermentation, and putrefac-
ton processes are set up whereby the
system is not only robbed OF the nutrl-
ent elements necessary for the proper
nourishment of the blood and repair Of
the tissues, but, through the conversion
of the food into ptomaines and other
poisonous substances, the whole body
is contaminated.
On these grounds physicians who
teach physical culture assert that 1t is
not the ice water that we drink nor the
soda water, nor the amount of smoking
that men folk indulge in, tina causes us
to be a nation of dyspeptlcs, but the
bad postures that we adopt when sit
| ting.
A correct attitude in sitting requires
proper height and width of seat, desk
or a table of the proper height when
desk work is required, and proper
| lionate amount of care upon the part OF
the pupil to sit upon his seat in a prop
er position.
The height of the chair you sit in
while writing and that of the desk You
write at are matters of the greatest inn
portance. The seat of the chair should
be exactly one quarter of your height
from the floor. Thus, if You are five
feet high, the chair seat should be 10
inches.
The width OF the seat should exactly
equal its height, and it should slope
back ward three-quarters of an inch to
the foot The back should be a tritie
higher than the seat and sloped slight
ly but not too much.
Finally, your desk should be two
thirds as high again as the seat of your
chair. Thus if your chair sea: is IS in
ches, the desk should be 80 inches in
height.
The relation of the person to the
seat should be such that while the hips
and shoulders touch the back of the
seat, the other portions of the back re-
main clear. The center of the back
cannot touch the back of the seat with
out relaxation of the muscles and re-
sulting tlatness of the chest, and per
haps of the stomach, provided, of
course. the seat back has backward
curvature
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-08
Mr.. Depew and the "Barker."

While Chauncev NJ. Depew was at
the Omaha exposition he and President
Galloway of the New York Central
CHANGED to 90 into Il booth on the Md
way plaisance. 1t was tame enter
tainment, and their stay would have
been very brief except for the fact that
they had scarcely taken their seats be-
fore there began a steady importing Of
people, which continued until the small
auditorium was crowded. Half an
hours waiting failed to reward their
patient expectancy, however, and Mr..
Galloway suggested that they move on.
Just then eX-Secretary Of Agriculture j.
Sterling Morton pushed Mis- way
through the crowd, and. extending his
hand to Mr.. Depew, exclaimed: ''Well,
DR.. Depew, SO you are really Lere, |
thought that barker was lying"
What do you mean" inquired Mr..
Depew. 'Why, the barker for the
show Is standing outside and inviting
the crowd to step up lively and pay 10
cents for the privilege of seeing the
great and only Chauncev NJ. Depew.'"
San Francisco Argonaut.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-08
W GRITTY OF NOTE.

The fact that 5000 children in the
city Of Manila were, on the 5rd of July
started to free public schools, should
rejoice the heart Of every true Ameri-
can, and certainly crects a most worthy
and permanent monument in honor of
the American victory of a year ago.
How much more We may expect to ac-
complish through the agency of liberal
education both in the Philippines and
IN Cuba, than by the gun and sword
with constant police government. Let
the grand good work 20 on, until the
civiiiziug influence of teachers and
and dissatisfied natives into a christian
and law abiding class Of people.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-08
Checking system Applied to Babies.

In some of the New York depart
ment stores babies can be checked like
so MANY umbrellas, while their moth
ers Dursue the elusive bargain from
counter TO counter A small boy is de-
tailed to stand guard over a certain
number of infants. The small boys
and the infants have not been asked
for an opinion. but the mothers are
enthusiastic in their approval. In
BROOKLYN the checking system as APP
piled to babies has appeared in new
form. Brooklyn being recognized as
the city Of churches the new develop
ment is naturally along the ecclesias-
tical line. The Rev. DR.. Wiley of the
Nostrand Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church is the originator of the scheme.
and the mothers are once more the
gamers. A large room has been fitted
IN with hammocks and cribs, peram-
buIators and toys. Here a volunteer
committee of young women assemblies
every Sunday morning, and here the
mcthers who would otherwise be kept
at home. leave their babies, while they
themselves attend the regular church
service. The plan is a novel one, but
promises and deserves, to be popular.
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-08
MPREGNASLE PARIS.
The City Could Easily Now Withstand
Any Siege.

The French have been taught wis
dom by past experience, and as a re-
suit have planned, and a few years ago
finished system of foruhcatlohS
around Paris, which are probably I'M
eQualed for the purposes for which they
are intended by any similar fortlnca-
lions in the world. A well-inforneo
military writer, a member of the gen
eral staff of the German army, mas
given it as his opinion that successlu.
si-ge of Paris would be, under present
conditions, an impossible undertaking,
says a writer in PearsOn's. The ne"
Notifications that surround the french
capital are some fifteen or twenty mics
from the city. and are connected with
Paris, and with each other, by rail
way system which would enable the
French commander to quickly mass at
one point a very large body OF men,
While the general of the besleSlhs
army, If he wished to prevent the city
from obtaining supplies, and thus smut
in the people and the army that was
defending it. would have to occupy
llIe SAleHuiES over lUU uil4eS, anu
hence could not. by any possibility, col
lect a large number of his force at any
enc point TO resist, with even a shadow
of hope, ar attack of the enemy. 1t
required q German army of, approx
mately, 100000 men to lay siege to
Paris from Sept 10, 1870, to Jan. 80.
1871; but the authority we refer to Is or
the opinion that to repeat the same
operation a German besieging army
would have to number more than
100000 men, and the work OF main
tanning such force and properly hand
ling its parts would be something
which few governments would care to
undertake and few military command
ers would be able to efficiently perform.
The French have spent upon these new
Notifications an amount variously eSl-
mated at from GG.000,000 to 100000
GOO, and hence can we'll afford to sell
the land occupied by some of the now
obsolete Notifications of a generation
ago.