Wichita eagle. [volume], November 04, 1886, Page 6, Image 6

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WINGED SCAVENGERS OFTHE SOUTH
Fundamental racls as to tho Itatnro and
Utility of tlio Turkey Buzzard.
The so-called turkey buzzard Is not o
buzzard, but a Tulturc. By Insisting
upon this distinction the buzzard tribe
could Improve its reputation for cleanli
ness. It i3 against the law in almost
every southern stato to shoot a turkey
buzzard. There are two excellent reasons
for this prohibition; the buzzards are the
scavengers of the south, and there is no
telling" what sort of a pestilence a dead
turkey buzzard would bring on if anybody
should kill one.
The turkey buzzard is a knowing bird.
He knows he is not good to be eaten
though his knowing this does not imply
that lie lias superior knowledge and he is
not shy of mankind. Ho hovero over the
market places in tho southern cities, wait
ing for business to close; and when tho
crowd of purchasers has departed tho buz
zard descends and feast3 upon the odds
and ends that have fallen from tho
butchers' and the fishmongers' knives.
The scarcity of hash, mince pie and fish
chowder in the southern states is some
thing for which tho buzzard should have
credit. In Charleston there is a big pub
lic market down by tho water, and the
buzzcrds always clean up after business
hours.
The wisdom of the turkey buzzard is
known also by one of his expedients for
getting rid of work, which is fatiguing in
the southern states. Ho goes to tho
mouths of rivers, whero the conflicting
forces of current and tide deposit on tlio
bank3 a considerable proportion of the
carrion and other unwholesome things
that arc Iwrnc toward the sea on tho
river's flood, and tlicro ho accommodates
his not very fastidious appetite to tho
movement of the tides. All animals that
perish inland arc found by the buzzards.
It is even said that flecks of these birds
will hover for day3 and nights over a
horso or cow that is on its last legs. A
northerner was driven out of bouthern
Georgia last winter by somo ono telling
him th?t the buzzards wero beginning to
);r2T? n rya 0u him. Last summer tho
sheriff of a county in Florida disappeared
in the woods after having loaded up a big
revolver, and told his wife lie was going
to shoot himself. Somo little effort was
made to learn whether ho had kept his
promise, but after a day of searching in
JLo cyprcsri swamps the tearchers sat
"'. 'u t'io shado of their houses and
. .:u tL.y i.uuld wait threo days, when
tho buzzards would find liim, and then
j'.y -would1 find the buzzards.
ine turkey buzzard, despite his formid
i.clc I xk, is a harmless bird. Not only
1-ruj jo never strike a crcaturo till it is
dovn utlie hardly ever strikes it till ic
L d. --i Georgia Cor. Xcw York Sun.
C-rloni Ixperhnent la Gtiornsej-.
jl' hlit'- r y of Gucniseyfurnishc3 a cu
i'Iovl and jxjrhapi instructive instance of
"Jae Und of use3 that paper money may
: erve. It was determined to build a meat
-aarkct, and -1,000 were dovoied to pay
tho ccr,t. Note, were issued by tho au
thorities for that ijn.-aiii, and wero guar
sz tccd en the "wkolu of the properly of
tho island, vikl to be worth four millions."
Ths'j not-cj were worthless outside vJL
Gu' rase j, ard uo they wero never export
ed. Tat y i xre one pound notes, and wci e
numlx v 1 frcn 1 up to 4,000. "With them
the tc -i r ' " v.-"s paid, he paid his work
men in ih bano money, and thoso that
fcupplied Lun with materials. Tradesmen
took thtm fur ..v-J, laaalordii for rent
and tho ;v.i..oi.. i for lX3.
"In dm sensor.,"' to quote from Jona
than Dunran, "the market was complete.
Tho butcher.,' ctalls, with somo publis
rooms constructed over them, were let for
an annual rent of 100. At tho first year
of tsnancy the states called in the first
batch of notes, numbered from 1 to -100,
and with the 100 of real money received
for rent redeemed the 100 of representa
tive money expressed by the meat market
notes. At the end of ten yeara nil Iho
notes were r drcTcd through the applica
tion of ten years' rental; and since that
period tho i. eat market has returned a
clear annu-tl revenue to the states and con
tinues to afford accommodation without
out having cost a farthing in taxes to any
inhabitant. CaisdTs Family Magazine.
21tm!tlcus htocus ami III Club root.
Talking recently with a relative of
Thaddcus Stevens, I learned of an act in
his youth which resjmbled tho stoical
hcriosni that vrw taught to tho youths of
ancient Greco?. Ho was born with a
club foot, which was not 0111' malforaacd
but was twislul on ono side. His brother,
who afterward sat on tho bench in Ver
mont, was similarly disfigured in both l.Jj
feet. Tbaddcus was lame and sickly up
to Iris sixteenth or seventeenth year. His
twisted foot waj always a great eyesore
to him, and ono day while tho family was
living in Peacham, Caledonia county,
Where lie was born, his mother heard him
groaning and talking to liim ,elf just ont
eido the door of the house. Going out sho
found that he had taken hi3 clubfoot in
his lap, and with his penknife had deliber
ately severed tho tendon3 and was forcing
the. foot straight, where ho bound it with
splints on the fide, tying them on with
liis handkerchief which ho had tern into
shreds, saying meanwhile to himself: "I'll
fix you rtraight if I havo to cut you clean
elf." "When liis foot healed tho limb had
been somewhat straightened, but tho club
foot remained as a deformity up to his
death. X. Y. Tribune.
ExtensUc limitless l:i Drying Tomatoes.
In Italy an extensive business is carried
on in drjlng tomatoes. They arc dried in
preference to being canned. Tlio tomatoes
aro alloM cd to remain on the vines until
they are quite ripe, when they aro picked
and pressed into bags made of coarse clot 11,
which allows the pulp to press through
while tho seeds and skins aro retained.
The pain is then spread out tlunly on
cloth, boards or shallow dishes, and ex
posed to the sun to dry. "When it lias be
come quito dry it is broken up fine or
ground and put into boxes or bags and
sent to market. It is largely used in
soups, but much of it is employed as wo
do tomatoes preserved in tins or other
cans. "When used, it is soaked for a few
hours in warm water, and then cooked in
tho ordinary manner. Exchange.
Iluuiiin Across lit Threo Say.
London engineers say that, aa a matter
cf theory it is possible to make steamers
to run forty knots an hour and cross the
Atlantic in three days. lut the vessel
could only carry passengers. Hxchauce.
Americans nt tho 1'rcncli Capital.
T ATany Americans arc living here be
cause tliey find they can arrange tlio life,
they like to letter sdvr.ntr.ge- in Paris
than in New Yoil: or Boston or Philadel
phia. Living is dearer than it was, in
Home ways it is dearer even than it is in
America; hut tho halnt3 of the Preach are
frugal beyond the conception of a New
England housekeeper, and there ij no de
mand fcr idle display. And the unit of
currency is small, and this means mucli.
Tho silver unit, iho franc, 13 hut twenty
cents, a fourth less than the English shil
ling or t,,n American quarter, and tho
gold unit, tfce louis, is ?-l only, while- in
Great BriU'ii and tlio United States it is
?.1 Of course, there is tho dMiger, on
tho opposite side, that one may get a con
tempt for the petty, liny franc, and take
to bpending it too freely. Erander
Mathews1 Paris Letter.
W. L. McBEE
Sedgwick Oounty Abstractor.
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Estate
AGENT-
I am prepared to offer to Investors some Rare Bargains in Wick
itaReal Estate. Now is the time to invest; if you hold off for
lower prices you will be woefully disappointed. Prices are still
daily advancing and will continue to do so.
Below is a Partial List of our Bargains and Sure to make Big Money
For the Investor.
75 f ofc front ontho corner of Tenth st. and "Wabash Ave.
50 feet front on tvlain st. in Fairview addition.
1 aero in Perry j addition; good location and a Bargain.
75 feet front on corner or Emporia and Kellogg sts.
100 feet front on the corner of Emporia and Lewis st.
5ofeet front on Fourth ave. 4 blocks south of Douglas ave.
10 acres in Tarleton's 3d add, very cheap; suitable Xorfsub
dlviding. 37 feet front on Market St.; new house, 4 rooms.
"We liave some very fine Business Property
tliat we can sell at Great Bargains.
0. BU6BEE-:-LIVERY.
I havo oponc-U n flri Jlasi ZAvtry StViM on St it'j W.itor strMJ. nsvt to tho Doujcla? Aveuuj IIjlcl. iviitro
w ill bo fouud Hi it clavs Turn out
Xer Ciurrlasoa ulco Driving Horse?. vertliiugne.v ami lint claw. Give mo a call.
O. BUGBEE.
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W. N. DEAK.
DEAN I MAXWELL,
Real Estate Dealers.
Wo have property In everr detrab!o locality In Via dtp:
our oOloe pou can get our prlcts oad
fTTlCR-V.OOii 4 EAOLK BLOCK.
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Flrt sutrway cast of Wichita Katloaal
j. n. nor.T.mAT.
J. R. H0LLIDAY I CO.,
Wicliita Grocery,
BticccRSOrj to MAJOR & HOT.T.IDAT, Daalcrs la
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES.
No. 227 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita, Kan.
ZIMMERLY'S ADDITION.
Now is the time to buy lots in this addition
while they are cheap.
ONE MILE SOUTH ON LAWRENCE AVE.
Street cars and large brick
School house in connection. For further in
formation call at 611 S Market st.
MONEY TO LOAN
On Chattel Mortgages and City Property,
IN SMALL OR URGE AMOUNTS.
SHORT TIME AT THE LOWEST RATES,
Wicliita Banking Oo.
110 WEST DOUG
Loan
G-ANDOLFO CAPS.
Finest : Restaurant : in : Kansas.
Wi: MAICE A FI'ECLU.TY OFTHOPICAL FUUITs
AND RAKi: COXFrCTIONS.
COR.F1 - an-1 XAIX Street.
UAKDOIr'O & I'.OSSI, Froprictc
Ct-aouii no.ue, Xew Ktovra, Kan. J-
C:-X. n.-OrJers for ICi: CUEAll In nay flavor rack
ed lu Xloulii. or Hulk, promptly Ullctt.
A. H. IIAXTTELL. li'oUuy PatUo.
also n larso list ot Farm rroporty. Ey calling
seo our property treo oZ charge.
Bank. UQMIN Ot IYIMAVV C. ll.
O. WTLBU
- L&S AVENUE.
The Oldest and Largest House in the City.
ALDRICH & BROWN,
Wholesale and
Nos. 138 and 140 Main street,
J L. JOHNSTON.
Johnston & Blaekwelder,
Real Estate and
Investors :-: of:-' Capital.
Business Lots and
Property a Specialty.
CTRANGERS visiting the city with a view of investing, will find
it to their interest to call at Room IsTo. 1, Noble Block, Corner
Douglas and Topeka avenues, and see plats of the Three Inside
Additions, all of which are within ten minutes walk from the
Business Center.
Sole Agents for these Additions.
Johnston & Blaekwelder.
FOR SALE.
Improved and Unimproved City Property
on the best improved streets in the city.
Lots on the inside on street car lines and in
outside additions. Suburban lots on the east
side in Maple Grove addition.
Business lots and business blocks for sale
at special bargains. Several fine tracts near
the city for sub-dividing and plating.
Improved farms and grass lands in all
parts of the county; also ranches in this and
adjoining counties.
All parties wishing to buy would do well
to call and examine my list before buying
elsewhere.
W. A. THOMAS,
Tho Oldest Real Estate Agency in Wicliita.
W. 8. COHBETT. ITosldent.
A. HESS. VJco
WICHITA
Wholesale Grocer Company
Nos. 233 and 235 North Main St., WICHITA, KAN.
HOTGHKINS
MIL ESTATE &
SOLE AGENTS FOR
ROSENTHAL'S ADDITION.
This Addition ig located in the north part of tho city, between
Fairview and Arkansas Avenues and is in tho highest part of
city. We Gffer Special. Inducements for tho noxt 30 dsj3.
No. 201, B-B COENEH DOUGLAS AVENUE AND MABXET ST.
01 & WESTERN MORTGAGE AND TRUST CO.,
CAPITAL,, $100,000.
Farm Mortgages, Interest at Low Rates, No Delay,
ACT AS TRUSTEES OR CORPORATIONS. CO PARTNERSHIPS. ESTATES AND INDIVIDUALS.
INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS-
DAVID ROS130N. STL, PREsransr. Toledo, OMo. . JAiES J. R03I30N. Sjxt-ztazt.
OPPICE, 127 EJLlSr S,ZS,SE,Z,
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CASKETS, ROBES, GLOVES, CRAPE, FTC.
Have two Cae hro A private telephone direct to "Wichita Cemetery. OSlce al wai cpa ca DccjUa
nveace, Wichita, Kfxwis. rompt attention to orders by Telsrsph.
C. A. STAFFORD.
STAFFORD
Real Estate and Loan Agents
Office south side Douglas ave, 2d stairway w of Lawrence.
henry scmsxnxR.
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Will deliver ICE to any pan of the City
Order by mail or give orders to drivers of onr wagons.
Retail Druggists,
WICHITA, KAN.
GEO. H. BLACIvWELDEB.
Sub-Dividing Aere
J. IL BLACK, Boeretary aad Tre&urer
rrcsidcut.
& WHEELER,
EXCHANGE BROKER
H. W. KEJItfDLE,
FUNERAL -:- DIRECTOH.
-And Dealer !;
Wood, Cloth and Metalic Burial Cases
T. T. CLEO
& CLEGG,
CHAS. HOFF.
ft Ut UUlVirHsili
ARegular Avalanehe Goods
Our Housa Is Too Small to Hold Our Immense Stocklof
DRY GOODS,
Ladies' and Children's Cloaks
Carpets, Etc
We Will Alake Cuts in Every- Department
Until Stock is Reduced
NEW YOEK STOEE,
. KOHN & OO.,
BUY LOTS IN
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These Lots are close to the City Limits, and are lying between Central Ave.
and Second Street, east of town. These lots are for sale on cheap
and easy terms. No college, Union depot or machine shops
are to be built on them. For terms apply at
BUTLER & FISHERS
110 DOUGLAS AYE.
VIELE & SHEPARD,
City and Farm Loans and Insurance.
Money always on Hand for Good Loans,
FIRE, PLATE GLASS, AND STEAM BOILER INSURANCE.
250 North Main Street, Koom 12. - "Wichita. .Kansas
0133-lra
WICHITA CRACKER COMPANY
UANUFACTUunnn ot
FISTS OBACKBRS and PURE CANDIES.
418 and 420 EAST DOUGLAS AVBNXTR
WicMta City Rote Mills ami Elevator.
E5TAULIBHED l!7fc INCORTOH TK :TX-
ITaattfACturo th Following OIcbrate-1 Draai3
IMPERIAL, Roller Patont; WHITE ROSE, Extra Fancy;
X. L. C. R., Fancy.
The branrti have bn on tho mrJcit et, wt, north aol onth for ton jrnt, nr.t tiiy kvrn Ttn kn
Cnrlab!art;utrt!on wherever Jntfoducei. To try U.tn U to tisj wttli tlteta. 7o tiro-.Iwaj'j lu lUi lu.irirt
utcil at klihut coli prloo.
OLIVER, IiTEODEIT & CO.
FRANCIS TIERNAN & CO.,
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS OF
Water and Gas Works
PARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVES TO CITIES IN KANSAS.
OF7ICS K-W COR. 5TH m4 StAREET BT8, BT. LOUIS. W ! T H I TA K L N
Correspondence Solicited.
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Bought and Sold on Commission. Liberal adv&ncemonfls made
on consignments. Every thing guaranteed as represented. Auction
sales dally.
H. L HILL, Proprietor.
0. B. STOCKER,
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HENRY V. SHKPAIIP.
Attorney nt Law
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