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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-02
MlSLED ALSO.

The editor Of the Kingman Courier is the
lat man fooled by our postmaster article.
There Was not line or word in that article
which limited nj desire or expectancy upon
our part Of anything. Il was written solely
in the interest Of nineteen deserving aspi-
rsnts. any one Of whom would honor their
marry In such an anpointment
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-11
LIST OF PATENTS.

A weekly list of u S. patents issued
to the inventors of sPennsylvania-Phila
delphia omitted-for the week ending
Oct. 7, 1884. and each patent in the list
will bear that date. Reported expressly
for the TELEGRAPH by A. H. Evans
& Co., American and foreign pat
ent solicitors, South West corner of Fifth
and Tenth streets, N. W., Washington,
D. G. Charge for obtaining a patent,
$50. A copy of the patent laws sent free
onapplication.
T. =. Apple, Meadville, scraper and
elevator; W. H. Appleman. Danville,
saw mill set works; A. G. Christman,
Litiz, combined cultivator and hoe; ]. w.
Clark, Banksville, churn; ]. S. Burning,
Allegheny City, grapple;J c. Eavenson,
West Chester, knotter for harvester
binders; w. A. Fries, Clifton Heights,
fire escape; w. a. Fries, Clifton Heights,
fire and steam hose; W. F. Horn, Carlisle,
apparatus for working electric bells, &c.
P. Laffey, Pittsburg, apparatus for with.
drawing wire coils from annealing pots
J. J. Lawler, Scranton, trap valve; c. E.
Manly, McKeesport, alloy for coating
metals; j. s. Redline, Derrs, water gate
for mills, canals, &C.; l. Shaneman,
Reading, flour bolt; NJ. 2. Titiow,
TrieehleT, automatic feeding device fol
roller mills E. Yeiser, Newmanstown,
thill couplings ]. W. YotheFs, Crescol
car replacer,
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-11

The Pen Portrait of a Quaker Damsel Who
Goes in for Fashion,
Philadelphia Correspondence Chicago Tri
bune.
The orthodox Quakers are apparently
dying out, and their sons and daughters
have become dudes and rosebuds. 1t is
very funny to see the tenacity with which
certain society young men of Quaker de.
cent cling to some of the distinctive marks
Of the religion OF their childhood. There
is a charming little Quakeress, the wife
and the flower of the small dancing class,
whose life is proof in point. She is a
dainty brunette, with dancing black eyes,
waving auburn hair. and perfect car
rage Hey dear old dad, who was a
member Of one of the chief Quaker meet
ings, died and left her more than million
dollars that he had acquired in the dry
goods trade, She waspetted and spoiled,
and all sorts Of concessions in the way of
dress were made to her. She was
taught painting and music, too,
and her devoted old papa was
almost fired out of meeting for having
him quite as tenderly as he loved her,
anu WHICH u6 pdTlGu lIOul ucE lOT Ill
time her grief was unaffected and touch
ing.
However, she had lost ali taste for the
life of routine and self-restraint imposed
upon the disciples of Fox. She haSgon
in strongly for the beautiful and elegant
in social intercourse, and her munifcent
income permits her to crafty all her
tastes. She wore twenty eight different
toilet last season, and she languishlngly
said day before yesterday that she was
about importing twelve new ones for the
coming winter. She did not disclose what
is nevertheless faet-that is, that most
of the twenty eight old costumes, after
they had been once or twice worn, were
made into nice frocks for the poor chill
dren of a Sunday school in which she
takes an interest. Although she has ap-
parently given up the Society of Friends
in everything substantial, yet she insists
upon using the "plain" language. There
is current suspicion that the roguish
little beauty is quite concious of the fact
that she adds to her charms by the use OF
her quaint 'thees" and 'thys." Fancy a
bewitching little creature saying: '1s
thee my partner for the Lancers p OF
Il have so many names down on my
dancing card tbatI don't know when thy
name will come, Friend Jones'"
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-11
TO WAX A FLOOR.

To wax floor properly we first clean
it with turpentine, so that not a speck of
dirt is left either on the surface or i'm
bedded in the exposed pores of the wood.
If the wood is rough we sometimes
scrape it and give it coat of shellac to
fill the pores. When it is perfectly
hard, dry and smooth we apply the
wax in one or two ways, either hard
or melted, with turpentine. If the latter,
it is laid on with brush, left to dry two
or three hours, and is then polished with
brushes. The wax used is common bees
wax. Here is one of the brushes, very
large, fiat, and made with very stiff
bristles. They cost 81 pair, and are
made large, so that if desired one of them
can be fixed under the foot by means of a
strap, and the polishing done by wagging
the leg to and fro. That way of brushing
is employed in dry waxing, which is much
the hardest, and requires most vigorous
polishing. Dry waxing costs about four
times as much as the other, and will last
two or three times as long, in either case
the wax has to be polished right into the
grain of the wood 1t will not do to put
oil on a waxed floor, as it will render the
surface gummy and sticky and nasty1
If properly done, oiling makes floor
nice, but is never SO good &c waxing,
and costs nearly as much. Raw lin
seed oil mixed with turpentine for a
drier is used.
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HOW FRENCH WOMEN BATHE.

From Chambers journal.
here is u lady habited in dainty scarlet
ehoes and stockings 10 match, and a be.
Fitching cap-none Of your hideous oil
skln-Wlth falling lace and telling little
bows of ribbon. Here another, clad in
pale blue with . becoming hat tied under
her chin and many bangles on her wrists
l4e shoes alone are a marvel. How do
all these intricate knots and laceings,
these glancing buckles, survive the rough
and sportive usage of the waves? Who
but our Gallic sisters could imagine those
delicate blendings of dark blue and silver,
crimson and brown, those strange stripes
ana aesthetic olives and drabs? The cos
tunes of the gentlemen is necessarily
less varied, though here and there one
notices an eccentric harlequin, easily
distinguished among the crowd. And.
again, what Englishman would dream OF
taking his morning dip with ruffaround
his neck, silken girdle and hat to save
his complexion from the sun? Two ami.
able persons, dressed in imitation of the
British tar, obligingly spent the greater
part Of thu day in The sea. Their business
+ to conddct timid ladies FROM the beach
and to assist them in their bath. The
Drawer spirits allow themselves to be
plunged under the brine the more fearful
are content TO be sprinkled delicately
from tin basin. There is also a rover,
whose little boat, furnished with life say
iRg appliances, plies up and down among
ne crowd, lest one, more yenteersome
IMAM bis neighbors. should passbeyond,
us depth-an almost impossible even
as one might say, seeing with what fond
the shore.
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-11
WORKING GIRLS OF BOSTON.

From the Providence, Or. ~ journal.
The Massachusetts Bureau of Labor
Statistics has teen investigating the con.
dition of the working girls of Boston and
making estimates therefrom Of the aver
age condition of that class throughout
the country. There are 10000 women
and girls in Boston who earn their own
living at other occupations than that of
domestic service, while 10000 are en-
gagged in the latter occupation. Among
the former classes all the professions are
represented. The list is amusing, inter
estiIg and instructive. The Journal has
sifted out the number engaged in various
occupations as follows There are 2
female lawyers, 4 clergymen, IS physi-
clans, 4 midwives and l dentist among
the women of Boston, not one of the mid
wives or the dentist being natives Of the
United States. OF authors and literary
persons there are no less than 40, of these
however 10 being merely clerks and
copyists, whilst the list also includes IA
journalists, "a librarians, 1 architect, 106
BARRIERS and hairdressers 6 barkcepers,
, billposters, Q commercial travellers, 2
bank officials, 2 pawnbrokers, 4 team
sters, 2 sailors, farm laborer, 2 gun and
locksmith, 70 bakers SO shoemakers, 6
carpenters, 2 door, ash ond blind makers,
IA masops, 8 janijors, 2 paper hanger, l
plumber and gas filter, 2 carriage makers,
16 watch and clock repairerS, 4 umbrella
makers, 10 cabinet makers, 10 harness
makers, machinists, blacksmiths, $40
printers, 3 stonccuttcrs, coopers, 295
laborers and engineers. The archi
tect, 80 of the 81 librarians. and all the
journalists but one are natives of the
United States, while the solitary farm
laborer is a native of Ireland. OF II
saloon keepers but three are natives of
the United States.
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WHAT MEN ARE TO WEAR.

New I DIRK Letter.
1t always strikes me as being rather
amusing to observe the articles which ap-
pear every fall in the New York papers
concerning what men az to wear the fol-
lowing winter | don't see that it is a
matter of much Importance one way or
the other, except to society men, but even
if it were what is there to chronicle? This
year, as on every other year. men will
continue to wear sack coats to business.
They will wear cutaway and frock coats
in the afternoon, and ct night, if they are
going to any sort of an entertainment Of
importance they will wear evening dress
suits. Business srits are cut as usual af-
ter the English model, fitting close to the
form and buttoniUg up high in the neck.
The dress suits will he the same as last
year, except If possible, little more Of
the shirt front will be shown, and there
will be single gold stud about IS big as
penny in front Of the shirt. If you can
afford to have diamond set in the mid
die of the gold stud, do so by all means.
IT is not necessary to wear a full dress
suit when making an evening call on q
lady in New York, although it Is the Gus
tom that is often followed. In fact, very
many men put on evening dress before
they dine every night, and wear it the
rest of the evening. But, as | have said,
these elaborate dressers are usually wrap
ped up in society. 1t is one of the de
lightful features OF New York life that a
man is allowed great latitude in the mat.
ter of attire. | have seen many a mil
lionaire and prominent citizen dining at
his club, at the theatre, orstrolling about
the streets after nightiall, in his conven-
tiOnal business suit
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-11
BALTIMORE FRIED CHICKEN.

A correspondent asks how to fry chick
ems la Baltimore The ideal chicken
for this dish is young and tender, and un-
less it is so really these directions are
vain. Put the frying pan. and it should
be Q deep one, On the stove, with large
tablespoonful of lard and one of butter,
after cutting the chicken up in the usual
way. When e.fat is hot lay the chicken
in; sprinkle pepper and salt and -four
over it; the flour should be busted over it
through fine sitter; cover the frying pan
and let the chicken cook slowly but
steadily; when one side is delicate
brown turn the chicken and sprinkle salt,
pepper and -four over this side also; if the
fat is absorbed add enough to keep the
chicken from burning, Half to three
quarters OF an hour is long enough to
cook the chicken. Make rich gravy in
the pan; brown it WELL If it is your
pleasure to add peas or mushrooms, put
them in the gravy just before serving.
They are of course to be cooked first. If
you use canned ones beat them before
adding them to the gravy. Pour the
gravy around the chicken on platter
Nele York Post,
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-11
ANOTHER FOOL vICrIMIzED.
A Car Driver Runs Away With a ChIcag
Girls Diamonds

A Car Driver Runs Away With q Chicago
Girls Diamonds.
1t is no uncommon thing nova days to
read of the elopement of some fair heir
ess with her fathers coachman, but no
one would ever suspect the old weather
beaten car-driver of feeling one of Cupid
darts. Yet such was the case only few
weeks ago in Chicago, where John II.
Clampitt first met his own true love.
This was pretty little maiden of sixteen,
and he bold car-driver on bobtail car
on one of the North Side lines. He was
born in Baltimore, where he has relatives
now living, but went to Chicago few
years ago, After filling number ofcif-
feTent positions about the city, he was
finally appointed GARDINER, and gave
much satisfaction to his employees. Being
a good looking man, and of jovial tenn
permanent he soon beams popular with
his fellow drivers, who were only too
willing to do him any favor he might
ask. 1t was on one of his after
noon trips not very long ago that the
wealthy young lady got on his car. He
gave her smile that nearly broke his
face in two, and she reciprocated in
moderation. They did not speak. at their
first meeting, but the next day she was
again his passenger and this time he lost
no time in telling her about the hot
weather; finding her in laxative mood,
he very nearly ran over pedestrians cross
ing the street, so earnest was his car-win-
dow conversation. Before the lady left
she had made an engagement for the next
evening, which it is hardly necessary to
say, she kept. Until Clampitt left Chicago
a lew days ago, the two met regularly,
and took long walks. During one Of
the strolls, it is supposed, they became
engaged, as for long time after he wore
several of her diamond rings, and was
always flush with money. His disappear
ance with her jewellery aroused the sus-
picions OF the young lady, and she put
the detectives on his track. They traced
him to Washington, where he was
arrested on Saturday by Detective Block
On the charge of grand larceny, pre-
ferred by the chief of police of Chicago. 1t
is stated that he had on his person a
handsome gold watch and chain, several
diamond rings and other ornaments.
His friends in Washington, mostly car
drivers. said that he had been living
there in good style, and appeared to have
plenty of money, which he spent freely.
About week ago he made application
for place as driver on the Pennsylvania
avenue line, but before being appointed
he was arrested.
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-11

dinner party OF table d'hote In England
to discern at a glance those of the com.
pany who profess allegiance to the Grand
old Man. If you observe them closely,
you will see that they are dealing with
their food in a slow, ruminative fashion,
while by the fixed gravity of their gaze
and the beating of one finger on the table
you can see they are solemnly counting
the requisite number of bites authorized
by Mr.. Gladstone. Twenty-six for fish
thirty two for flesh, and so on with vege.
tables and bread; so the pantomine goes
on with all who are staunch ia their
allegiance to the Premier.
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-11
Harrisburg Colored Church
and Society Directory.

Elder Street Presbyterian Church-Services at
1880 and 7:30. Sabbath school at 1;30. Lecture
and prayer meeting ON Wednesday evening at
s O'Clock. Thomas Miller, Superintendent,
Lawrence Miller, Pastor.
Wesley Union Church, corner South street and
Tanners avenue-Pastor, Rev. z. T. Pearsall.
Services at 1890 and 1880 every Sunday, Sun
day school at lao. Jos. Il. Popel, Superintend-
Bethel NJ. E. Church, Short stroet-Pastor, Rev.
Amos Wilson, Services at 1880 and 1880 every
Sunday. SABBATH school 100. Richard Snaively,
superintendent.
Second Baptist Church, Eleventh street near
Market-Pastor, Rev. Beverly Jones. Ser
vices every Sunday at 1890 and 1880. Sabbath
school l:3O. Robert Darlington, Superiptend-
Free VIII Baptist Church, corner William and
Colder streets-Pastor, Rev. Frazer. Services
every sunday at 1890 and 7:30. Sabbath
Union A. M. E. Church, Tanners avenue-Pas.
tor, Rev. 4. Johnson. Services every Sunday
at 1890 and 7:3O Sunday school 2 p. NJ.
Wesley Mission, Marian street near Colder
Pastor, Rev. Phoenix. Services every Sab
bath at 1880 and 1870. Sabbath school l:3O
Mr.. Solbert, Superintendent.
SOCIETIES.
Brotherly Love Lodge soG, G. q. o., of o. F.;
nall in South streetj regular meeting every
Monday night.
Chosen Friends Lodge, Masonic hall, Odd Eel.
lows building. South street regular meeting
every alternate Thursday night.
Golden Chain Council Hall, South Street,
Franklin Hall; regular meeting every Tuesday
night.
Good Samaritan Council, hall East State street
regular meeting every Tuesday night.
Household of Ruth Hall, Odd Fellows Hall
South street; regular meeting every Tuesday
night.
Paxton Lodge, No. 10, A. Y. NJ, meets every
Monday evening, at Franklin Hall, South st..
Harrisburg.
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wANTED-A LITTLE GIRL.
By ELLA WHEELER.


Where have they gone to--the little girls
With natural manners and natural curls
Who love their dollies and like their toys,
And talk of something besides the boys?
Little old women in plenty / find,
Mature in manners and old in mind;
Little fIrts who talk OF their "beaux,
And vie with each other in stylish clothes.
Little old bellies who, at nine or ten,
Are sick ofpleasure and Tired of men,
Weary of travel, of balls, of fun,
And find nonew thing under the sun.
Once. in the beautiful long ago,
Some dear little children used to know.
Girls who were merry as lambs at play,
And laughed Tollfcked the lifelong day.
They thought notat all of the "slyle'' of their
clothes,
They never inagine1 that boys were
"beaux;"
"Other girls brothers and mates" were
they,
splendid fellows TO help them play.
Where have they gone TO? Ifyou see
One of them anywhere send them to me,
| would give a medal of purest gold
To one OF those dear little girls of old
With an innocent heart and I'm open smile,
" no knows not the m aiming of '1irt" OF
"style."
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MRS. BIATNr

speaking Of Mrs. Blaine to a gentleman
aweek ago her husband says, There
4 my sheet,apchori there is my prop."
ana ana the friend aftcrward remarked;
That Is the most overlooked great woman
n America. Her character is strong
She is Puritan, and Washington society
she Will not bend to- giving her atten ion
10 her husband, her children and her own
mind. While she would not think of
writing Tor publication, she can write as
striking q letter as her cousin, Gail liam,
ilton. Mr.. Blaine is not as orderly as
she is; he often trusts his memory too
much, and keeps no copies of his letters.
He loses a paper. sometimes and gets
fidgety. Wait, father, she says, per,
haps can look it up, and she seldom
fails to find it. She knows him thor
oughly, and is in some respects astron ger
character than he. Her humor and an
alysis when the day is done and they
gather around the fire are remarkable
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-11
HOPE FOR THE HALDHEApEDe

Some years ago travellers in Dalmatia
noticed large tracts OF land covered by a
wild flower, near which not sign of in
sect life was visible. The bloom was the
pyrethrum, whose odor deals death to the
lower form of life, and whose powdered
leaves forms the basis of 'insect pow
ders," The seed of this flower was dis
tributed in the United States, and a Dali
matian has been growing it with great
success in Stockton, Cal. Professor Snow
recently read an article on the subject be
fore the Kansas State Board of Agricul-
ture, and it seems likely from the report
than an industry of importance will arise
from the Dalmatian's experiments.
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-11
A CHINESE COUNTRY HOME.

Farm, Field ana Preside.
The Chinese farmhouse is a curious
locking abode. Usually it is sheltered
with groves offeathery bamboo and thick
spreading banyans. The walls are of clay
and wood, and the interior of the house
consists of one main room extending from
the floor to the tiled roof, with closet look
ing apartment in the corner for sleeping
rooms There is sliding window on
the roofmad out of oyster shells arranged
in rows, while the side windows are mere
wooden shutters The floor is the bare
earth, where at nightfall there often
gathers together miscellaneous family of
dirty children, fowls, ducks, pigeons and a
litter Of pigs, all living together in happy
harmony. In some districts infested by
marauding bands houses are strongly fortl-
fed with high walls. containing apertures
for firearms and protected by moat
crossed bya rude drawbridge. With grain,
swine and well under his roof the farmer
and his men might hold out against a
years siege,
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WHY HE BOUGHT THE BONDS.

He had just completed negotiations
with Richmond broker for 81, 600 worth
Of Nickel Plate stock, when he met a
friend who exclaimed;
"Great Scott but are you losing your
head?'
"Why?"
"To buy such stock. Didn't you
know they are down to 64?"
Eyes; that's what ! paid
''An you took 'em as an investment ?
"Well, sorter. Down in our locality a
man who holds bonds can run the church,
boss the prayer meetings, dictate the
the Fourth of July, make all the speeches
and predict the weather the year around,
and the bonds are accepted for poker chips
at their face value
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-11
WHAT aE WAS AFTER.

From Texas 9iTtings.
An Austin reporter, whose duty it was
to attend all the political meetings, noticed
at all ofthem a rather seedy but very en-
thusiastic individual The curiosity OF
the reporter was aroused and he at last
asked the excited patriot:
''Are you Democrat
mo, Sir"
ga republican,"
"Never"
''Prohihitionist2"
Not if | know myself"
'Greenbacker?''
"Well, hardly"
'What are you. then?''
Il am after an office. That's what ]
am"
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-11
PROPER REcEPTAc1Es FOR FLOWER

PROPER RECEPTACLEs FOR FLOWERS.
The glasses and reoeptaoles for flowers
should always be chosen with due re-
gard for the manner in which the flower
itself grows. A flower with a naturally
long stem never looks well cut off shot,
and put into shallow glass dish, or short
stemmed flowers, like violets, elevated,
we may say, to the top of long speci-
man vase. Long growing flowers, as a
rule, show to the best advantage when
they are put into moss in shallow recep-
tacle. Highly colored glass or china
vases are rarely suitable for holding flow:
ers the color of the vase generally de.
tract from the beauty of the flowers.
The vase should be quite Colorless or if
colored, the tint should be similar to that
of the flowers, not Of contrasting hue.
Flowers on the whole, look best in a
plain glass vase. Nowadays bad floral
arrangement should be very rarely met
with as there ara so many specimen
glasses of different forms which should
entirely supersede the elaborate structure
that used TO grace, or disgrace, our din
ner tables. 1t is now the costume to
place small glasses, each containing a
specimen flower here and there on the
table, thus greatly lessening the work of
the hostess in arranging the flowers and
adding to the comfort OF the guests who
do not have their view across the table OBJ
strgcted by intervening plants and floral
decorations, Many hostesses adopt the
plan oflaying stripes ofcolored satin on the
tahle.oloth, and then the flowers are
simply laid on it. The disadvantage of
this plan is, Of course, the rapidity with
which the flowers fade.-AmericGn Queen,
The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-11
LAMB CHOPS, NEW STYLE.

Variety may be gained by cooking
some lamb chop or mutton chop until il
is quite brown. Remove the meat to q
otplate, add little water and lump
of butter, with pepper and salt; thicken
with Drowned flour. When almost done
add halfa can of stewed peas. When
these are sufficiently heated pour with
the gravy over the meat. With mashed
potatoes, squash and currant jelly this
makes respectable dinner.