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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-04
Fanny Dayepport's Extravaganza.

San Francisco Ingleside
Miss Fanny Davenport pays great deal of at
tentiOn to dress. She seems to have that noble
rage for beautiful things which characterized
our ancestors not too far back in history. Just
as she makes visits to Paris to see Sardou and
learn the STAGE business of her plays, so, also
she does not forget TO visit Worth and order the
superb costumes she knows so we'll how to wear
One day, in turning some handsome stuff
in Worths rooms-it the craze then to re-
vlve the old brocades of the last century-she
came across a coat. the buttons of which we're
diamonds and rubies. There were only four, but
they were beautiful Miss Davenport's eyes
glistened GENEROUSLY:
What would | not give TO have those buttons
dress"
But" said Worth, with sympathetic regret
there are not enough for dress If we could
only find the waistcoat of this suit, there would
be-"
But can't you make them?" said Miss Daven-
port impatienty.
NO" said Worth, with a smile, 1--WE can do a
great deal, but we cannot make rubies and da
monds must find them"
We'll, then said the actress, not to be put off,
find them. | give you carte blanche Charge
anything you like"
Worth stared at first and then took to the
idea with real zest. He sent word to all his
agents throughout Franco to spare no pains in
order TO find the waistcoat.
Suddenly it came to light in q Jew pawn
brokers' shop in Tours, where the alternating
diamonds and rubies were taken for glass.
The waistcoat was Immediately sent to Worth
who removed the buttons and placed them.
according to command. upon Miss Davenport's
dress, which he made expressly to suit the but
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-04
Gorgeous Golden Trout Of Kansas.

New York Sun.
There is trout in Whitney creek, a tribu-
tary of Kern river. in Kansas" said veteran
New York angler, 1.-The like of which does not
exist in any other water of the globe. 1t mas an
abode of its own In the upper waters of the
creek, and it is not invaded by any of the other
breeds of trout which swarm in the waters
below, simply because 1t cannot be got ut by
them. The reason of this is.eyery staple.
About six miles from thehead Of the creek there
is a perpendicular waterfall, $50 feet high.
The rock down which the water tumbles is
solid and smooth on its face from base to
summit There protruding lodges or
hollows at short intervals on the rock by means
of which other trout with leap after leap, from
ledge to ledge and hollow to hollow, can scale
this watery precipice, us they do in the case of
thousands of high waterfalls elsewhere, and no
trout or salmon that ever climbed from mouth
to head of the steepest mountain streams can 90
up this sheer fall Of hundred and fifty feet
Consequently, the trout above the falls have
never been disturbed by interopers of differ
ent variety and they live by themselves in the
pure, cold water, the most splendid family of
fresh water fish.
They are fish literally bespangled with
FURNISHED gold and dashed with spots of the
brightest crimson. The first time | ever saw
ornamented by the person who had it with
flakes Of gold leaf and that its red spots had
been heightened in color with the brush. But
this is their natural appearance, ard when they
are taken from the water and the sunlight
strikes them they glitter as if they were clad in
brilliant armor. They are called the golden
trout Their habits the same as the ordinary
brook trout, and they take fly just the same
and fight just as gamely. Their flesh is no bet
ter. 1t is their beauty alone that places them
at the head of this great fish family noted for
its beauty"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-04
A Dogs Revenge.

Ellensville N. 7 > Dispatch in New York World.
Burr Colard was attacked the other day by
ferocious dog owned by him. In the morning he
caught the dog manGling fowl. and he beat the
animal severely. Mr.. Colard then went to tho
cornfeld and worked all day, accompanied by
the dog. A. night his daughter came out to the
field to call him home. lie was barefooted and
barearmed. AS he got over the fence the dog
seized him by the heel. Mr. Collard grasped the
animal by the head when the dog released his
hold and seized Mr. Collard by the arm ter
rife struggle ensued His daughter came to his
assistance and beat the dog with stones, but
without causing him to release his hold. Neigh
bors hurried to the scene, aroused by the noise
of the struggle and the cries for help, and it was
only when the ferocious animal was beaten and
choked TO death that Mr. Collard was released.
His condition was pitiabe. His arms and foot
were bitten and mangled terribly. his right
thumb was bitten off and his clothing torn TO
tatters. He was carried to his home il a pro
carious condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-04
A Question or Etiquette.
New York Mail and Express.


Whenever lady bows to a gentleman and
some five or six men are with him that she is
not acquainted with, all Of them lift their hats
This is perfectly correct" said fashionable
gentleman, but it leads to queer complications
sometimes Those who see the bow imagine the
lady is acquainted with ALL or perhaps several at
least. If one in the group happens to be out
side the pale of society or the charmed circle in
which the lady moves it certainly places the
man who is with them in very unfavorable
light Indeed it would or should make
him careful of the company he walks in
on the streets at all times. A lady spoke to a
gentleman on Fifth avenue not long ago. He
was with two other men: They politely raised
their hats too. Her brother was driving past in
a drag. He saw the three men bow to his sister
He stopped and had her to get up beside HIM on
the seat II am shocked" he SAID ito find you
know Mr.. He never goes in society. in fact
he cannot as his character is questionable" She
asserted that she bowed to only one and not to
him. Then it will be necessary for you to cut
his acquaintance, because he associates with
questionable company" The true facts in that
case are that the man she knew was a lawyer
The two men he was walking with were clients of
his and had just met him. He did not and does
not meet them socially"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-04
The Richest Street in the World.

No street in the world possesses more value
than Fifth avenue Now York city. Yet the
city derives but 81, 900, 900 year in taxes upon
the property, which shows conclusively that that
city suffers from the epidemic of under vaua-
ton. The total assessment on property along
the avenue is bat $i9, 449, 900, although it must
be worth six or seven times that amount. AS an
instance of differentiation, Mr.. Vanderbilt's
property may be taken. His house cost
100000, exclusive of the land upon
which it stands, which is said to be worth
100000 more. Yet the whole establishment is
assessed at 100000. The house of his son,
William X, which is said to have cost 81 600 00O
exclusive of the land, is assessed at 500, coo.
while that of Mr.. Webb, his son in.law, quite as
expensive in value, is rated at $500 600 Mr.
Vanderbilts former residence which cannot be
worth less than $750000 is rated at $3.50. 000
The Stewart marble palace is assessed at $500,
000 James Gordon Bennetts residence. for
which $500, 600 was refused is rated at $50, 000
while Robert Bonner whose place is not much
more valuable, pays taxes on a valuation of
1919 600
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-04
A SeaSonable Rhynie.

An umpire went salying out into the east
Out into the east, the went down.
He thought of the club that loved him least
And the quickest way to leave the town.
For men must chin and boys must cheer
And the umpire's lot is hard and drear,
Along with the crowd and its poaning.
A man stood up and called out foul,
And called out foul with an angry frown:
Then made for the gate with sudden howl,
While the mob with bricks tried to knock him down
For men will fight and boys will jeer,
And luck is best when the gate is near,
TO escape from the crowd and its groaning.
a doctor working the best he knew how
The best he knew how, the went down,
lie thought as he plastered the broken brow
OF the awful yells and the missiles thrown.
For clubs will play and mobs will fight,
And the umpires lucky if he lives till night
10 escape from the crowd and its grooming.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-04
The First English Actors in America

Dr.. Lggleston in july Century.
Twenty-four plays had been selected and cast
before Lewis Hallam and his company left Lon
don on the Charming Sally" no doubt to-
bacco ship returning light for cargo On her
unsteady deck, day after day, during the long
voyage the actors diligently rehearsed the plays
with which they proposed to cheer the hearts of
people in the new world. Williamsburg must
have proved disappointment to them There
not more than a thousand people
white and black in the village The
buildings, except the capitol, and the
college, and the socalled palace" of the Govern
or, were insignificant, and there were only
about dozen ''gentlemens" families resident in
the place In the outskirts Of the town ware
house was fitted up for theater. The woods
were all about it, and the actors could shoot
squirrels from the windows. When the time ar
rived for the opening of the theater, the company
were much disheartened. 1t seemed during the
long still hours of the day that they had come
on FOOLS errand to act dramas in the woods
But as the evening drew on the whole scene
changed like a work OF magic The roads lead
ing into Williamsburg were thronged with out
of-date vehicles OF every sort, driven by negroes
and filled with gaily dressed ladies' whose gal
lantS rode on horseback alongside The treasury
was replenshed, the thcater was crowded and
Shakespeare was acted on the continent proba-
bly, Cor the first time by a trained and competent
company The Merchant of Venice" and Gar
rck's farce of "Lethe" were played; and at the
close the actors found themselves surrou nded by
groups Of planters consratulating them and
after the Virginia fashion, offering them the
hospitality of their houses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-04
when we get down. So now to bed. We
need double supply of sleep for to morrow's

when we get down. So now to bed We
need double supply of sleep for to morroW's
work.
Before sunrise the gang had turned out to the
days work with the exception OF Farrar, VINO,
tired, perhaps, with the reaction from the pre-
vious nights excitement, still slept And 1t was
not till just the long red rays slanted up over
the top of the forest and lit the lichens on the
great rocks above the falls, and between which
the logs were damned, that Farrar came leis
urely along with that easy stride of his The
current set down the river here with a tremend
Gus force, and the succession of falls, each of
them some fifteen or twenty feet in height, made
at first shining sheet of swiftness the color OF
dark green colsdian and then broke into a
tumult of foam and spouting am-fountains.
There the logs not yet lodged went swirlng
and plunging about; and here tie great mass CT
them, thrown into all conceivable situations,
lowered high and dry above the rocks and IN
less the key to the foundation of the whole thing
were found, the drive was over for this year
and probably for all years to come. AS L saw
the great dark mass lift itself against the yellow
ing sky with all its lines and angles and points
and shadows, it seemed the very counterpart of
ali the cross-purposes of my life and the hard
fates that had pursued me. Perhaps it seemed
the same to Farrar
He stood surveying it carefully moment
and then he called to the men who were running
about like so many cats on the loose logs, that
at the touch of a foot dipped and went under, to
come ashore
at only needs one man." said he. And with
the word, his long hook in his hand he was
bounding from the shore and spring up the cor
ners of the dark mass of logs, sounding it here
and there as he went. A moment he stood
poised there the top. his eye, keen
eagles, searching for the one log that pinned
the whole. l shall never forget the vision as he
stood there that instant, motionless and darkly
outlined on the red and gold of the morning So
some masterpiece of sculpture cast immovably
in bronze would have struck the eye
Then, all of sudden, from the quiet and the
poise, he sprang here and there, all life and
alertness, tossing this log and that to left and
right; and then, one mighty heave and thrust,
and uproar had seized the mass it was moving,
swaying, bending, breaking, the dark waters
were rising to meet it, the great logs were leap
ing, whiriing, swinging over the falls, like the
bubbles of its foam, and few hours later the
angry, mighty pile was fiat extent of quiet, all
safely doomed in still water.
lucky drive. 1t had had its blood shrinking
at last For Farrar struck and caught by the
blind rush of logs, had gone under to come up
no more. But, to this day, neither Hester nor
can spend dollar of our income without a
vague sense of the shadow of Farrar thrown
over the pleasure we are about to purchase with
the blood money of the Lucky Drive
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-04

at the Oil Exchange and make investments chat
brought him more than $15, 900. This, increased
by the bonus given by MS employers, raised the
sum to more than 500 000
Not month ago Hughes was up at Buffers.
Heis still scouting Fortune does not always smile
on him, though he still holds on to the biggest
part of the money he made by lying for two
nights and q day under that well. He is young
man, medium sized, rather heavy set, the pict
u1e OF health, and, on the whole good looking.
He is fluent talker on every subject except his
scouting experiences. Whenever there is the
Least attempt to pry into them Hughes lmme
dlately relapses into silence
"Beaumont's experience was about almost as
unpleasant as Hughess. 1t was about year
after GAG came i'll that a wildcat we'll was begun
forty miles from Warren in terribly wild coun-
try. The derrick was erected in secluded hol-
low right Ii among the big forest trees. Except
at the very base of the derrick no underbrush
was cleared away. 1t was sometime after drill
ing began before the outside oil world knew of
the wells existence. So closely matted was the
foliage of the trees and underbrush about the
derrick that a stranger would almost run against
it before he would discover it. Beaumont was
sent up by the Anchor Oil Company to spy it
out When he got to lettering around the we'll
he was warned several times by Calwallader.
one of the owners, not to trespass when the
drill began tapping the pay sand Then the
owners sent to railroad that was building up
in New York State and brought down some fiji
teen Swedes to clear away the underbrush that
tanks might be erected and also to do guard
duty. They were told to capture any one found
trespassing about the we'll They could scarcely
understand word of English, so that the scouts
could not reason with them about the way
they should be treated.
One afternoon the Swedes flushed Beaumont
from behind pile of cable alongside the derrick
room The moment he saw he was discovered,
he dashed across the open space and plunged
into the underbrush, with the whole pack of
Swedes at his heels with axes appraised and yell
ing like so many demons. Over the side of the
ravine he scrambled and tumbled, with the
Swedes in his wake, breaking down the bushes
and stumbling over logs like herd of fright
ened cattle. Beaumont was not a young man,
and before he had gone far the Swedes had him.
He tried to explain matters and have him
self released, but they could not understand,
and so he was marched back to the derrick. The
owners of the we'll decided to hold him for tres
pass and make a test case of it. AS they did
not want to take the trouble of driving him at
once to the nearest constable, they tied him to a
tree with piece of rope until late that night.
When released to be taken to Warren his limbs
were so badly swollen from the cords that he
was helpless. He was driven to Warren and
delivered over for trepass. He afterward brought
suit for assault and got heavy damages"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-04
The Latest Fancy III Fashionable Athletics
New York Mail Eynrcss


Among the various athletic exercises which
have of late found favor with young men that of
fencing is to be mentioned as one of the most
graceful and strengthening. 1t develops every
muscle in the body, giving graceful and easy
poise, quckens the eyesight accustoms the man
to rapidity of action and is by itself extremely
interesting Different fencing academies have
been set up of late. and the growing favor with
which fancy fencing has been received has in
sured these an enthusiastic and interested mum
Der of students. Prominent among these acad-
mics is that of Prof. Rondele. The new
method now taught of which Prof. Rondelle is
the sole exponent in this country, is vastly su-
perior to the Anticipated one most in fashion IN
America The play is far finer and far more
skillful, 'fnesse" being always preferred to main
strength. The modern method is simple rapid
and far more easily acquired and in recent
assaults pupils of this academy with six
months teaching compared favoraby with stu
dents Of the old method who had as many years
of ''sale." Fencing, as practiced in France.
was lifelong exercise, and we have often seen
in some of the ''salles darmes" of Paris pupils
who were eighty years old, who had taken les
sons for sixty years, and meant to keep on till
death. The advantage of the new method,
which enables the pupil in so short a time to
apply the theory to practice and take part in
assaults is self-evdent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-04
From a Diary.

Late on me- weeping, did this whisper fall
Dear child, there is no need to weep at all!
Why go about to greve and to desparl
Why weep through thy Future's eyes and bear
In vain to-day to-morrows load of carel
Mine is thy welfare. Yes the storms fulfill,
On those who love Me, none but Ny DEGREES.
Lightning shall not strike thee against My WILL
And l. thy God can save thee, when please,
From quakng earth and the devouring seas.
Why be so dull, so slow to understand!
The more thou trustest Me, the more will grow
Ny love; and thou, jewel in My hand
Shalt richer be; whence thou canst never go
So softly slipping but that shall know"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-04
Not So Very Romantic,

Philadelphia News
Beautiful Venice has produced another beau
tiful heroine who saved the life of her murderer
husband by rowing in her swift eondola far
from the land and the law. 1t was Venice, ILL.,,
however, and the haroine ,?as GshYoman in q
catboat
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20

The Wichita Art gallery sends US photo
Of two radjshes grown on the farm of VI. f.
Morgan. weighing three pounds each, being
seventeen and one-hslf inches in circumfer-
cncc and eighteen inches long.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20
NELLIE BAILEY TRIAL.

Third Day Of the Great Murder Trial
The Opera House Packed from Pit
TO Dome Probably 1000 Poo
pie Present-The Other
Side Heard
The Defense Wheel Their Artillery Into
Line-Wi,nesses for the Defense
Talk-NeIlie on the Stand
Two Hours-Testimcny
of the Defendant.
The Testimony All In-Argumentt to Be-
gin This Morning Hours
Allotted 10 Each Side.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20

III. G. Lee has gone east 10 his home at
Nyack, on the Hudson, and about February
LIST will return accompanied by his wife to
make this city their home.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20

Mr.. j. ". Hartzcll left ON last evening
train to visit her sister Mrs. Head at Topeka,
who goes 10 Florida in a few days on ac-
count of her delicate health.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20

Tha; the cycles If time afford sorablances
and repetitions tkege seems little doubt, but
when It comes te the matter Of weather in
Kansas such cycles mu.; be spread out for
all they are worth for the Oldest inhabitan;,
sure enough this time, never saw or expert
erlg-ad such winter in this country before.
l. J. jolly old screeeher that revcls in
frozen mercury and bur-ted Thermometers.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20

l. Longnccker, who has for some time
been connected with the Wichita horse and
mule market, is nov engaged a: the stock
ward of Bernhard Lew.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Cooley
viii be buried from their residence on the
corner of Waco and Central, this afternoon
ri :, H. IA.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20

The ladies connected with the Christian
church are making AZ effort 20 raise money
70 furnish their church by the time the
church !. finished inside and out They
now have out an o-sler for 20 yaris Of car
pet. pulpi; furniture. etc, aai 70 meet these
bills viii give series entertainments, try
ing their utmost - give value received
f-r every quarter n dollar they ask for.
CI.:ef among these en;rsisinraerts viii be 8
valentine party =; the fremont house Feb
rlAry Il. y here they vill De assisted by
some Il tie musical and literary tslsu. OF
the city. and VII spread bangue; equal 70
Anythias ever yiys.a n Wichita L&:sr IN
the season Ms. Tol~- vii give one Of her
unique erts-tai. rnen;s al the opera house
Soci4ls wiil intervene Al the houses o. vs-i
Gus ladies. and We bespeak for them success
81 each and al their undertaking.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20

DIR. Lewellen believes himself TO be the
father of the iir,t white child born in Sedg-
wick county, and also the first child born in
Butler county.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20

Mr.. \ c. Brasaw got around home again
yesterday. After leaving here he went down
- Ohio where a COUSIN joined him for tie
exposition 4. New Orleans. After having
.atisied himself viii the Grcsen; City show
they turned their faces norihNsrd but they
are sorry they didn't larry longer in the
south. Both Of these gentlemen called yes
t.riay and expressed themselves as highly
pleased with the exposition and Nes Or
leans
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20

The Fourth Ward Republican Club will
meet AT Hizerinan's Office in the county
building on Wednesday evening. January
2ls;. All Republicans Of that ward are cor
daily invited J. &. RUTaS.
!. VI UUNPHRET. President.
Secretary
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20

Robert II. johnson, Of Angola, Indiana,
a#d auditor If Stuben county, made Us a
call in company .sith Mr. Snively Yesterday
morning. ihi. i Mr.. Johnson's first visit
to Kansas. although his wife was here some
wears ago ard made some real estate invest
mart.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20
CHEAP FUEL.

We have for sale large quantity of No.
Coke and in order to make more shed
room for our coal, We will sell Coke for the
next ten days at the reduced price of II II
cents per bushel. A bushel of Coke will
produce as much heat As a bushel of Coal
and can be used in hard coal burners the
same Ms Anthracite coal.
WICHITA Gas COMPANY,
dIG6-tf N. &. HILL, Supt.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20

Owing to extreme cold weather the auc-
ton sales of Wichita stock yard company
were postponed until Saturday, january
2ith, 1855.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-20

VYyASTEp-For farm work. s good enrrget-
w 1. man and woman 20 live with the farm
er and cad in the work on the fsrm and in the
house No children preferred. References re-
ouired Call on or address r. Minturu or
Room. Hatfield. Sedgvick county, Kan
dig-