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Evening journal., 1900-03-05
capt. eosoo,s swImminq Cats.

Il read a description the other day
OF the retrieving cat owned BY
sportsman on Hetaire Ridge" said a
planter from the south coast, and,
while the case was certainly remark
able. Il is completely eclipsed. in my
opinion, by a family Of swimming
cats owned by Capt. Bosco, OF Tarpon
island. Capt. Bosco is welllmown In
New Orleans. where he occasionally
comes to do some trading. and is i'm
mensely popular with the crowd that
goes down to the Tarpon Club for per-
iodical outings He is the kingpin
fisherman of Bay Adams. and as quaint
and original a character as you could
find on the whole coast.
His swimming cats. about which
started to tell you, belong to feline
tribe that has lived at the captains
place from time out of mind. There
are, perhaps, at present a dozen all
told, and they have apparently lost
every vestage of the natural antipathy
of their species for water. They Will
wade unhesitatngly. through the shall.
lows on the beach, hunting for small
fish, and three or four will actually
swim out to nearby luggers to get oys-
ters. Like all cats, they are very fond
of that kind of food, and when the cap.
tain's lugger comes in from visit to
the beds several of them are certain
to Jump off the landing and swim to
where it lies at anchor. It Is very
strange to see them come scrambling
on board, mewing and shaking them
selves and seemingly as Indifferent
J to the wetting as setter puppies.
How they developed such an extra
ordinary trait. I don't pretend 70 say,
but it has probably been a matter Of
gradual evolution. Capt. Bosco don't
remember when his cats began to
20 into the water, but it was many
years ago. and with each generation
the natural aversion mast have be
come fainter and fail.or lt wouldn't
| surprise mo q they developed web
| feet.v--N. O. Timos.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
HIS HAIR STOOD UP.
Experience Of a Prospector on Facing
Four Mountain Lions.

Experience OF Prospector on Facing
Four Mountain Lions.
Twice in my life. up to five years
ago, 1 had felt my hair crawl said
the DrOspectOr. "but as to its standing
on end / didn't believe such a thing
possible. / was knocking about the
mountains of Idaho with a partner,
when / went out alone one day 10
pop over some game for the dinner
Dot. / had gone a mile or more from
camp and had descended to the bot
tom of a ravine to get a drink or
water, when l turned the top Of a
fallen tree and ran plump against as
pretty a sight as you ever saw.
ION a grassy spot. In the full binze
of the sun, lay four mountain lions
fast asleep. For half a minute /
thought them dead. but as stood
staring with my mouth open every
one of the four sprang up with a
growl. / had a Winchester In my
hands. but / could no more have INT
ed il TO my face than / could have up
rooted the mountain. The first sensa-
ltlon / had caught me in the ankles'
1t was a numbness, as If my feet We're
asleen. and it travelled upward until
/ stood there like a block OF Ice. Vniy
my brain was left clear. On top OF the
numbness came a feeling that l was
breaking out with a rash. Then the
hair at the back of my neck began 20
curl and twist and crackle and miu'
ute later every hair on my head was
on end. / had a soft felt hat ana
am sure that hat was lifted up an incl
or two.
"As TO the lions. they stood there
head on TO me and shifting and groWl
ing aud switching their tails. and ha1
l but moved a finger they would nave
been on me. 1 didn't move, because
/ couldn't; / don't believe l moved al
eyelash for three minutes. BY and d,
one of the beasts dropped his tan ah'
whined. My unexpected presence an'
queer appearance mysuned NM IN
actions were followed by another, an'
ten seconds later the four MADE
sneak down the ravine, growing an'
whining as they went. They had oeei
gone a minute before / felt my Dloo'
circulating again, and perhaps 1t wa
another minute before / could NOV
about. Then / found my hat on IN
| ground at my feet. There WASH
\ breath of wind down there, ana II m
hair didn't lift the hat of my hea
how did it leave it? 1 know the ha
,vas pushed or. know it, becaus
v hen j got back to camp my hai
hadn't yet fattened down. and whe
my chum rubbed his hand over m
he. nd there was a cracking as OF
rab bit running through the dry brQsl
Thi state Of things continued for tw
DAYS, and the way / finally got IN
scare out Of the hair was TO rub o
about a pint Of coon's fat and heat
AT the camp fire"-St. Louis Repubh
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
SKETCHES OF MANILA
A STRANGE CITY AND ITS Pc
cULlAR CUSTOMS.
Ancient Enough to Be Romantic and
Modern Enough to Be Fairly Com
fortable-The Climate and the
Amusements-No Frosts.
Correspondence from Manila). }.

Correspondence from Manila).
There is one industry which most Of
the books on the Philippines have
omitted and that is stage driving. One
horse, having wreck Of harness with
rope lines, pulls each two-wheeled cart
used to carry passengers. 1t only costs
three centavos-that is, 3 cents in Mex
lean money--for a ride from Pasay into
the very heart OF Manila. These We
hicles come In from every direction in
the morning. and at night they 90 back
again.
Early in the day they bring In mar
ket women and men with their fiat
baskets Of fruits, vegetables and fish.
Sometimes one of the patrons carries
a load of sucking pigs, and the freight
protests in loud squeals all the way
to market. One wagon that daily
comes down Gale Real has loose
spokes and the wheel is REINFORCED in
a native way by bamboos bent around
the hub to the felloes. 1t has been a
question as to how long the wheel will
last, but the vehicle always has plenty
OF passengers.
The equipages are open TO the sun
and rain, but II the woman passenger
has her umbrella she cares little what
comes. Passengers Of both sexes smoke
cigars and cigarettes and sit independ-
emily erect. II the stage is crowded it
does not stop and when it does as like
as not the horse balks and balks into
the curb or fence, and the driver is
compelled to alight and lead his anil
NAL for some distance until the little
beast makes up his mind to go. Some-
times there is a collision between two
passenger carts, and all go down in a
heap, laughing among the vegetables
or other market stores.
Here in Manila they make your cho-
colate while you wait. Right into the
house a Chinaman comes with his
basket and rolls the crushed cocoa
bean and sugar, and then makes a sup
ply of chocolate that is sweeter and
more palatable and cheaper than the
commercial brand sold in the American
stores.
When the Chinaman comes he lays
aside his hat and shirt, and, stripped
TO the waist and barefooted, he begins
his work. In the basket is the cho-
colate or cocoa bean, from which the
rancid oil has been extracted, and
which oil long ago has anointed the
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
Thelr NeM came.

Mabel" said Willie. who had eaten
his apple. "let's play Adam and Eve,
You be Eve and III be Adam"
"All right" said Mabel. How do
we play itY'
well" said Willie. you just try to
make me eat your apple. and I'll say
no. but after a while I'll do Il"
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
HuMoa OF THE DAY.
Business.

People who live in glass houses" :"
wrote the real estate dealer. who was
Rt work on three-sheet poster an
nouncing free excursion. "are the
biggest fools on earth TO do so when
they can buy good wooden houses at
the figures at which ! am Offering
them in GrOundsOmehurst"
Then he held the manuscript at
arms length and admired the pen
manship and the holdness and yigor
Of the conception
Il think that'll fetch 'cin" he said.
Chicago Tribune
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
Lac InevltabIe HIteh.

"Well." remarked the snake editor,
81 suppose the new comic opera was
n success. or course you'n say it went
Off without a hitch"
mo" replied the dramatic editor
"I'll have to think up some other eX.
preston. You see. the leading comedy
role was jolly jack tar who had the
usual trouble with his trousers."-
Philadelphia Press.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
Lonn. Lonn Lime.

Bingo-Let's see; when did your is
ter visit us lastT'
Mrs. Bingo-How do you expect me
10 remember so far back as thatg She
was here the last time you took me to
the theatre.-Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
Willie Knew.

Tommy-Is your grandpa. who Is
visiting you. your fathers papa or
your mothers papag
Willie-Why. he's mothers papa, OF
course. Can't YOU see he's smoking his
pipe in the drawing room ?-Boston
Traveller
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
Paradise and the peri.

A peri from the smart set stood At
the gates of paradise.
''Woulds't thou enter here" asked
the warden
mo. no. no. not here" exclaimed
the peri, with a shudder please d.
rect me TO the porte cochere."
This incident may serve somewhat
to explain the difficulty rich persons
are said to experience entering the
kingdom Of heayen.-Detroit journal.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
irish Advice.

"Never be critical upon the ladies', A"
was the maxim Of an old Irish peer.
remarkable for his homage TO the sex.
'srhe only way that a true gentleman
ever will attempt to look at the faults
of a pretty woman is to shut his
eyes .D-Collier's Weekly.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
Vlrtuouslv lndlanant.

Mrs What. Going awayg
Why2
Seryant-Hes, mum. When / came
here yesterday you gave me the keys
TO your trunks and drawers and
chests and jewel boxes 10 keep for
you
Mrs. Blinkers-Yes; / did that 10
show that l trusted you. What is the
matter?
Seryant-Ther don't one OF 'em at.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
Then They Threw ThInus.

I'VE might just as well come 10 On
understanding right now" said tho
angry husband. Its hard for you to
hear the truth. especially from me-
but"
Indeed 1t is" interrupted the pa
tient wife. 81 hear it so seldom -
Chicago News
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
A Eavorahle slnn.

''Has my daughter encouraged your
suitg" asked the father.
"Well." replied the young man. u
can only point TO circumstantial evi.
dence. and the dog is always locked
in the cellar on nights that | call
Exchange.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
An lmportant ouestIon.

"Pal par little Johnny began
"Now what do you wantg" asked his
suffering father, with the emphasis on
the now"
"Wil my hair fall Off when it's ripe.
like yOursg"
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
He pldn't Specify.

Il thought you said you could
skate" said the expert scornfully.
"Well." replied the man who was
vainly trying to get up, Il didn't say
whether skated on my feet or on the
back of my neck. did ~
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
Knew He was ! GOOD catch.

She-And now Elfred. dear, you
would better go and ask papa.
He-No, darling it isn't necessary.
He and fixed that all up before hand.
It's business before pleasure, you
ow.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
Keeplno His Pledae.

"Well. l never expected to hear OF
you taking boxing lessons"
1T is this way: l promised my wife
/ would try to be a better man this
ar."-IndianapOlis Bulletin.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
The Usual Way.

Watchmaker-All that ails your
watch is that the hands are caught.
The big one seems to be holding the
little one.
Miss Gay (demurely)-Isn that the
right way?-Jewelers' Weekly.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
Nnt Ilnder puress.

Watts whatever got Nudge in the
notion of raising those misht whls-
kers2
Yabsley.-I don't know. He doesn't
have to W ear them. He isn't married.
indianapolis Press.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
An Exclamation.

Mrs Chicory-That detestable Mrs.
Hashem was boasting to-day about
how long she keeps her boarders.
Mrs. Pruner-Oh, she keeps them so
thin that they look longer than they
really re.-Philadelphia Record.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
WHAT DO YOU WANTr

Advertise your wants On the evening
Journal. Employment wanted. help
wanted. to let. for rent. for sale. board
ing. and lost and found ads. win be pub
ilshed, three lines. one time. for dime;
thras tunes for . quarter.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05

MARYLAND avenue and South street. at
a cost of S2,640; aud also to David
Dangel to build addition to the dwell
ines Nos. 719 and 72l West Second
street.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
WHAT DO you WANT

Advertise your wants in the Evening
Journal. Employment wanted. help
wanted. TO let. for rent. for sale. board
ing. and lost and found ads. will be pub
llshed. three lines. ono time. Tor dime
khrsa times for a Quartor.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
THE PLAGUET TERROR
EUROPE APPREHENslvE' AT ITS
PROGRESS.
Sanitary Science tias Not Yet Had
Fair Chance at lt--4ow II Is Fought
The Disease ls Contagious But
Not infectious.
(London Correspondentl.

(London Correspondent.
The appearance OF the dread bubonic
plague IN several European ports
naturally causes some alarm in the
great cities. for the fear and terror
which the plague inspires Is justified
by history, and when that blackest
chapter Of human mortality IS recalled
Il is not surprising that the grovest ap-
prehension arises.
The question has never been definite
ly settled as TO the date at which the
first outbreak OF the plague occurred,
but the first authentic description OF
the bubonic plague is to be found in the
writings OF Rufus OF Ephesus. who de-
scribed the disease as having existed in
Northern Africa during the third or
fourth century B. c.
Toward the middle Of the sixth CEN
tury the disease appeared In Egypt and
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
Did Not Clash.

"How do you and your new partner
get along?'
"Smoothly. / never smoke during
working hours. and he never works
during smoking hours
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
IssuEn A PERMIT.

Building Inspector Cassidy Saturday
granted permits to A. Eckman for the
erection of an addition to the machine
shop of the Belts Machine Co., at
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
Nothing on Earth.

Old De Whiskers-I have had my
life insured for $4,000 in your favor.
Is there anything else l can do TO
please you?
Mrs. De Whiskers (his young wife)
Nothing on earth, dear.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
TWo AFTERNooN FIREs.

Two slight fires occurred Saturday
one at the commission house
OF Thomas Stayton, Fourth and French
streets, caused by gas igniting from
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
Just the Thing.

Lulu-What do you think would'1ar
monte nicely with a straw-colol Nec
suit2
Irene-Why, 1 would suggest new
mown Philadelphia Bulletin
Evening journal., 1900-03-05
WHAT DO You MANrf

Advertise your wants IN the Evening
Jo0rnal. Employment wanred. help
wanted. to let. FOR rent. Tor sa1e- board
ing. and lost and found ads. VIII be pub
Nshed three lines one time. for a dimes
:, 'upe tlmes for quartz.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05

a defective fue. No damage was
done. The other. at the store Of Fred
erick Mammele. No. rs East Fourth
street. causing q damage Of $50. which
was fully covered by insurance. I.
Evening journal., 1900-03-05

A naturally spruce man who gets to
pining away must feel like a chestnut.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-05
ANOTHER PIGEON RACE
Event of Yesterday Produced COnsid-
cradle speed.

This afternoon at o'clock Mr.. S. s.
Allen will give another pigeon race from
the top of the Frisco building at the cor
ner of Main and Douglas. He will use
the same birds that have been sent from
Cash Henderson's. These little home
flying birds have a most wonderful rate
OF speed. They have been known to
travel at the rate OF fifty miles an
hour. One OF these homers owned by
Mr.. Allen has a record OF flying $50 miles
in twelve hours. The flight was made
from Paris to the loft in Belgium.
The pigeon race yesterday was wit
messed by a larger crowd than the day
before. Twilight, the bird that was hurt
Wednesday by striking the wires on
Main street, was unable to go in yes
terday's race. Post Boy, bird equally
as swift a flyer with much endurance
went in Twilights stead.
The time made was better than that
made on Wednesday. The following is
the record:
Jennie, minutes and 40 seconds.
Cupid. minutes and % seconds.
Rambler, 5 minutes and 26 seconds.
Post Boy, minutes and % seconds.
These races are proving quite an at
traction TO the public. probably because
OF the wonderful intelligence and many
novel feats accomplished by the little fly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-05
SHOULD HAVE CUDAHY PLANT
Mr.. Arnold Tells of Advantages of
Another Packing House

Another Packing House
Ever since the great Dold packing
house in Wichita first started and the
people in this city began to realize its
Importance to the city in a business point
of view they have wanted more packing
houses. Some of the live business men
have for a long time been saying that
Wichita would never thoroughly estab-
lish her commercial ascendency until she
had become the recognized packing cen
ter and live stock market for all south
western Kansas, Oklahoma and western
Texas. Thomas E. Arnold is one of the
Wichita men who believes in packing
houses
Mr. Arnold has just returned from a
several days visit to st. Joseph and last
night reporter for the Eagle saw him
with some friends in a North Main street
cigar store taking a quiet smoke and
talking about packing houses and what
they had done for st. Joseph. He told
his friends that several years ago when
he first knew the place it was just
very quiet old Missouri town but it is all
different now. The town has grown
immensely. He said there were shifts of
men going to and from the packing hous-
eS and the STOCK yardS mat tney crowd
ed the street cars every day just like the
cars in this city are crowded since the
fair and fall festival commenced. He
had conversation with q bookkeeper in
one Of the big packing houses and the
man told him that the pay roll of the
packing houses and the stock yards was
about $4,000 each week th& year round.
Then the party agreed that Wichita was
better located for a great packing and
live stock center than st. Joseph on &C
count of st. Joseph's nearness to Kan
sas and Omaha.
The whole party then began to proph-
esy the great things that would come to
Wichita when she secured The Cudahy
packing house. There did not seem to
be any doubt IN the minds Of the party
about its coming. They said there might
be a little lacking to make the coming
of Cudahy certain, but they all agreed
that Wichita never allowed such oppor-
tunities to pass by. Mr.. Arnold is a
very conservative man, and while he
made no rash predictions It could be east
ly inferred from his talk that he thinks
the coming Of another big packing house
will do for Wichita not only what such
institutions have done for st. Joseph but
it will do even more.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-05

flower parade was any larger than that
of the flower day last year.
But yesterday there was not a man or
woman in the city down town, who did
not see that the last year was no longer
source Of comparison.
The management Of the carnival last
evening was wild with delight over the
outcome 1t has surpassed their expec-
tations. They have been talking crowds
but they were not prepared for the de-
luge that set in yesterday after the big
flower parade day, which they anticipat-
ed would be exceeded only by Friday,
the day Of the electrical float exhibit
They knew better last night and this
morning they and Wichita are holding
their breath for what is to come.
For tonight, If the lick keeps up, WITCH
tia will have on her streets double the
crowd that has ever surged there before,
barring no period Of her history.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-05
ONE HUNDRED AND TEN ACRES
Comprises the Hoover Orchard West
of the City

The visitor at the Hoover orchard eS-
hibit on South Main is surprised when
he finds that the orchard embraces 10
acres. The orchard is northwest Of the
city and has been growing for the past
seventeen years. 1t is owned by Mr.. 5.
H. Hoover and this season there viii be
over ten thousand bushels Of apples
picked and shipped away or stored in
cold storage.
The trees are kept up in splendid shape
and every year the per cent CT the bear
ing trees is large The exhibit at the
carnival grounds IS in charge Of Nh Ed
Hoover. The display is a large one and
the apples are the finest that are grown
in the county. The exhibit is just south
Of Deans apple arch and TO the east
The apples are placed in rows and accord
ing TO the different varieties.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-05
Buchanan. Mich, Nay &c.
-enesee Pure Food Co. lie Row. N "

Continued on Second page.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-05

Gentlemen:-My mamma has been a
great coffee d-inker and has found IL
very Injurious Having used several
packages Of your GRAIN-O. the drink
that takes the place OF coffee, she finds
it much better for herself and for US
children to drink. She has given up
coffee drinking entirely. We use a pack
age OF Grain-O every week. ! am ten
years old. Yours respectfully.
FANNIE WILLIAMS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-05
WHAT OF TON|GHT2
Greatest Day of Wichita's
History Is Here.
CROWD GREW YESTERDAY
Did Not Diminish Manage
ment Is Wild With Delight.

The Electrical Pageant moves to-
night at o'clock 1t starts at the
tracks on East Douglas and goes west
TO Main street. On Main 1t moves
north to Ninth and will then turn and
counter march TO the place of starting.
There viii be twelve floats in Addition
to the cars for the bands.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-05
10 FIRE SEVENTEEN GUNS
In Honor of Governor stanley Who Is
Here To-Day.

Today Captain Aspey at the head Of
tbe artillery will march Il Riverside
mark al o'clock and FIRE seventeen guns
:, honor Of the presence Of Governor
STANLEY who speaks at the park The
members are requested 70 take notice
The company has been busy this week
ana has acquitted Itself creditaoly.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. c. Strueby aad httle
81, Elton. 81 Newton. Mrs. Q. B. DICK
b,,r and two sons. Chester and Harvey.
NJ Turoa. are sepndIRg the carnival week
with their parents Colonel and Mrs. H
II. Carr. who are also entertaining Mrs
John McMurry and daughters. Ea!,h aHA
Cora.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-14
Eight Hour Institution.

DR.. Carpenter of the Rocky
Mountain smelter has informed
the mem bers of the carpenters and
mill and smeltermen unions that
that institution will be strictly
union. A days labor will consist
of eight hours and the wages will
be the same as is now being paid
at the mills. w. X. johnson is in
the city and it is said that he will
rem ain until after the furnaces
are blown in.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-14
Limestone for Smelter.

A About nine teams are being
worked hauling limestone for the
Rocky Mountain smelter. The
stone is being quarried near
Russell. About eighteen or twenty
teams will be worked in a short
time and then about $50 tons will
be hauled daily. Although the
stone is being hauled to the smelt-
er by wagon at present, after a
while it will be transported by F.
q G. G. cars. This limestone will
be used for fiuxing,
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-14
First Ore Through.

Yesterday the Union mill filed
its first l21-ton barrel of ore,
and by $3.50 o'clock last even
ing the other three we're filled and
emptied. The entire mill will
be running in about three days,
although there are four other bar
rels that will not be used for some
time to come.