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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12
.aancinr Girls Of Japan.

One of the classes of japanese women that
in many ways is particularly interesting IS
that OF the gaisha girls. They are the Ia
nous dancing girls of the Land OF the Sho-
guns. and anything more graceful than these
bundles of bright coiors is not IN clVlllza-
ton. They are mostly very petite and gen
erallv Young. sometimes not more than III
years old, yet they have an air, a dignity, q
certain solemn stateliness, that seems part
of themselves, and is heightened by their
rich costumes. They pose, they walk, they
use their fans, they ogle, they firt, they go
through all the first part of the national
dance. Chou Nugi, or Chou kira, in way
and with grace that would bring tears OF
envy to the ewes of a court beauty Of many
seasons.
Their clothes are always OF the richest
stuffs, and the embroidery is often rare and
costly They take great pride in their oblls,
or sashes, and frequently you see little
three-foot morsel of dancing feminln1ty with
an obi SO large that the upper end OF the
bow appears above the head with most conf
cal effect. Between these delicate, attract
i've little creatures and the big, coarse, obese
wrestlers, there seems to exist strange KIND
of admiration. Every gaisha girl, nearly,
has her favorite, and for him she works her
finest embroideries to grace him If he be a
victor or console him if he be defeated. 1t
resembles the feeling of the feudal maiden
who worked her knights colors and watched
him bear them well and bravely in the merry
ioust.-Tokio Cor. New York Tribune.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12
A Sibley Camp Stove.

A Sibley camp stove is a great sheet iron
funnel. turned upside down, and furnished
with enough small stove pipe at the neck to
protrude from the tent. The funnel is about
three feet high and two feet across the bot
tom, and in its conical sides is cut door
large enough to admit small stove wood.
The hearth is the earth or sand of the tent
floor, and piece of tin or sheet iron through
which the stove pipe projects is fastened to
the tent roof Thus fixed, it is comfortable
in a wall tent even with the thermometer at
p to so dogs. below zero. Filled with cedar
wood the stove has a most annoying way of
dropping sparks on the canvas roof and
burning holes through it, although there is
but very little danger of the tent catching
fire unless a very strong wind is blowing;
even then it is hardly worth any great pre-
caution. When the smell of burning cotton
is noticed by the occupant of the tent, look
ing up he will always see little circle Of
fire, from a quarter to third of an inch in
diameter, vividly outlined against the black
sky outside, and showing where the spark
has fallen. 1t is always put out by inserting
the little finger as far as it will go, and then
withdrawing it, all being done with quick
thrust and recover that does not burn ones
iinger.-Frederick Schwatka in The Century.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12
an OLD Jeyyisil Custom.

IN the home of Jewish citizen of New
York was seen recently tiny flame burning
in a handsome goblet. Examination showed
the goblet to DO half filed with water, on the
top OF which hoated about an inch of sweet
oil tiny float of corks, fastened on either
side of metallic ring, rested upon the oil.
On the ring was placed a wax taper hardly
thicker than thread, passed through small
circle of thin wood, 50 that the lower end of the
taper dipped through the ring into the sweet
oil Tho upper end was lighted. The sweet
oil drawn up through the wax covered wick
served to keep it alight for several hours.
I'VE burn this" said the gentleman, lin
memory of one of our dead When that
taper burns nearly out we substitute another,
SO that the flame, like the veStal fire, is never
allowed u go out. We light the taper when
our relative dies and let it burn a year. The
last taper we let go out of itself Ii flickers,
flames up, sinks, flares again, and then goes
out, just as human life does in its last
hours. We tend this light with great care,
and thus keep alive the memory of our loved
one. 1t is an old custom, which is now be-
coming less observed. Many now only burn
the taper for month, and some but for a
week. There are still great many, though,
that keep up the custom in its old purity
Chicago News.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12
The Western Stage Driver.

The average stage driver merits ones live
lest gratitude He is the essence of good
nature and thoughtfulneSs. His stories,
tinctured by his own quaint personality,
ward off the drowsy wings of sleep, and ma
terially shorten the long hours oe the night.
He stops by wayside springs in the hot val
leys to give you an icy drink out of the ubi-
quitous oyster can that never fails to hang
on a stout twiS alongside. And when you
have penetrated the northern mountains and
feel the frosty air blowing down from snowy
fields, he insists on wrapping you in his great
coat TO shut ont the chilling blast.
To the households scattered along his route
he is the never failing bearer of letters and
newspapers and all sorts of commodities,
from sack of -four to a spool Of cotton.
His interest in their individual needs is uni
versal. and the memory he displays is simply
phenomenal. he has Travelled up and down
among them for many years, and calls each
one b. his or her given name, and IN return
be is treated by them IS one of the family.
lie is sympathetic and friendly without i'm
pertinence, and in spite OF your aching head
and diSjointed bones, you feel an undercur-
rent Of regret that civilization VIII soon do
awav with these fresh and original charac-
terS.-Ninetta EameS in Overland Monthly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12
AN OLD SCHEME REVIVED.
a Fruitless Effort to Make the Forbid
ding No. Is Bring Luck.

A FruitIess Effort to 1Take the Forbid
ding No. Is Bring Luck.
81 see" said 1Ir. J. H Newton, az see that
old '13' advertising scheme has come around
again"
"What is itT'
why, merchant announces in his adver-
tisementS that, since the number Is has
always been regarded as an unlucky number,
be will undertake the task of making Il a
lucky number. In order to do this he adver-
tises that to every thirteenth customer who
pays cash he viii give the full value of his
purchase. OF course nobody is permitted to
know how many have purchased ahead of
him. He must pay his money, and then the
merchant shows him the list OF sales Iaade
since the last prize was drawn 1 tried it
once"
How did it pan outT'
Il was going to tell You. It was when
first starred in business, and l thought il
would be a capital advertising scheme for me.
1t ran along oil right for about a week, and
Beveral persons got their purchases free. Of
course every one of them advertised
me by telling it all over town, and l
regarded it as the sr1artest scheme that
had ever been hatched One day noticed
one of the town boys standing around
the store, and for some time l thought
nothing Of 1t. But he stayed so long, and
had so little apparent business there, that l
began to think he was keeping count of my
sales and intended TO jump in at the right
time and get the prize. so | watched the
sale list and was considerably surprised when
number II had made his purchase that this
fellow didn't make any movement.
He has miscounted,' I said to myself, and
stopped under the counter to smile, as [
thought how sick he would feel when he saw
the next purchaser walk off with the prize.
''Sure enough woman came in pretty
soon and bought 81 worth of sugar, which,
of course, she got for nothing. | smiled a
little toward the chap VINO had been waiting
all this time, but be never let on. He had
just walked up, bought a dimes worth of
wintergreen lozenges and walked AWAY No
sooner had he turned away than a friend of
his hurried in and bought nickeIs worth
of something, and then another and another,
till dozen of them had spent an aggregate
of less than 81 with me. Then came the
thirteenth, laid down $40, said he'd take a
barrel Of sugar, q barrel of molasses, and the
rest in coffee. l saw that / was victimized.
but L couldn't afford 80 20 back on nv
proposition, so delivered the goods and paid
back the money. But l Immediately hung
out a sign saying that the proposition had
been withdrawn. l was convinced by that
time that the number was an unlucky num-
Der, and that it might stay so till the end of
time fox all of me.n-Chicago News.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12
People of the Congo Country.

You viii, Of course, want some description
of the people in this my first visit from the
great valley. They are for the most part
peaceful on the lower rivers; vary much in
features, form and color. They have marks,
such as taking out the center upper front
teeth, notching the same, sharpening all the
upper fronts 10 q point, picking certain
shaped marks in their foreheadS and tenn
pies, and making animals, or Il great many
small marks, on their chests and backs to
distinguish the different tribes. Their dress
is very simple, consisting only of loin cloth
for the common people, while the royal fam
lies and the rich wear long choice skirts
down to the ankle and a shoulder strap be-
sides. They also wear IN abundance heavy
brass rings on their waists and ankles, the
women wearing strings and strings Of beads
around their waists and up and down their
chests and backs The stiff briStlo from the
tail of the elephant is also considered a fine
article of jewelry, being worn as are the
brass rings. Their religion consists of all
kinds of superscitions. They have different
fetch for nearly every thing, those for med
icine being worn as is the one TO keep or the
bad man, whom they call ndoki Congo
Missionary in Christian Recorder.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12
FIRST STEP TOWARD FAME.
Uov Gen, Grant Drilled His First VOL
unteer Company.

unteer Company.
Mr.. Wallace Pringle, an attorney OF lip
diananolis was member of the first military
cornnauy organized in Illinois after Sumter
was fred on. This was the first company
which Gen. L. S. Grant prepared for service
in the field. 1Ir. Pringle tells an interesting
story of the great captains relations Win
f:on,nanv +. Twelfth Illinois infantry. Ihs
do, after Fort Sumter was fred on the young
mon of Galena,r says Mr.. Pringle, met 10
orqanize a military company. Excitenlen'
70 OF fey-er pitch. At first call tive OF US
S4o,,,,ed for, ,QrI and enlisted. was not IL
,-oa,r old brt 4, was strong and full OF n9nO'
+, fa,y y,inu+es tle full company nuInper
y-ac enlisted We wCye as green as country
boys eyar got to be. but we were patriotic'
None Of ms knew a single military movement
We couldn't form q straight uhS'
uIt was suggested that we &c oo"a 10
Can't Grant yynom we knew as WeNb I oiiio
Graduate and ask him to become capita III u
the cornpanv and put us through the ne. %
eo,,, ,,,.e,,orations We went to his house III
q bodv and called him out OF course ne
was willing TO serve Us, and we were put
into the drill at once-four hours a day.
I Meantime the citizens procured US uniforms.
We had no guns. and wee obliged to go
through the manual without arms, but We
we're soon ready to go to Springfield Gen.
Grant knew us ell personally, but he maze Us
work like Turks, just the same. and Inc re-
suit was that we were quite soldierly III pear
inc when we embarked for the capltal.
Everybody in town that could walk calI-e
down to the train to see US off. That nlgnt
we missed connections at Decatur, and mad
to lie over six hours. The boys began 10
scatter, and Gen. Grant, seeing that they
would fall into the hands Of the Phllistlnes'
called us together on the common, ana ior
six mortal hours kept us going through the
manual He held Us together by so DONG
and the entire town came out TO see US drill
We finally reached Springfield, and were
presented to the governor with a flourish, by
one Of the company who was oratoricaAiy
gifted The governor said it was the beso
looking company that had offered Its ser
vices. and he was so much taken with our
drill master, Gen. Grant, that he took MN
from lis and made him member OF ms
staff. This was our first experience Win the
great commander. "-Chicago Tribune.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12
LUXURY RUN WILD.
What It Costs to be 3 Fashionable
Young Man.

What 1t Costs to be tash1onaDie
Young Man.
Twas in an ND town hnberdashers shop the
other day, and in the course Of half hours
conversation learned considerable about the
personal decorations OF the dude. A modest
request to look at some robes de mutt was
what started the shopkeeper. He took
glance at my golden locks and produced
box, remarking; Here is something which
will suit your completion"
1t suited my complexion better than it did
my pocketbook. 1t was made of fawn col
ored Chinese silk, very soft and deliberately
embroidered in light blue. A delicate tracery
of blue vines and flowers ran around the
collar, down the front and around the cuffs,
and it was made to button with gold studs.
This is very simple pattern" remarked
the gentle haberdasher. sand costs only Sc,
Here is most elaborate style for So, and
he brought out garment of rather finer ma
terial. simply covered with embroidery. /
mildly insinuated that I wanted something
for about $50 He looked unhappy for a
moment. but recovered when he began to
show me some silk underwear for sl5 set,
and purple silk hose for s. a pair. From IN
derwear we got 70 shirts, pajamas and
blazers The styles were unique and glar-
ing.
do men really wear these thingsF in
Quired innocentiy. He gazed at me pity
ingly.
DO you know what il costs to dress g
fashionable young mani" he asked i mean
simply for Undertaking he added TO
begin at the bottom, De needs, say, dozen
pairs of socks, at from q to s. . pair. His
half dozen sets of silk underwear viii cost
him SIS set His shirts viii cost him SIS
dozen. and his collars and cuffs, of which he
needs good many. with his neckties, VIII
cost as much more. Tennis shirts, long
stockings. blazers, ETC., will run up, in q
summer season. TO a couple of hundred dol
lars. Yes" be added, meditativ ely, "a young
IAN needs about $500 to get his summer CUT
f., not counting his tailor's, and shoeznaker's,
and hatter's bills, which will amount 10 as
much more OF course his fall and winter
outfits are more expensive
sHow much year doss il cost 20 dress
properlys' asked
Il have customers who spend s. 900 year
On their clothes. and they are by no means
extravag.nt,n ~as the PROMPT reply. New
Va-k rA4fss
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12
A SEA GRAVE.

Yea, rock him gently in thine arms, o deepi
No nobler heart was ever hushed TO rest
Upon the chill, soft pillow of thy breast
No truer eyes didst thou eer kiss to sleep.
While DER his couch the wrathful pillows leap,
And mighty winds roar from the darkened
west
Still may his head on thy cool weeds be
pressed,
Far down where thou dost endless silence keep.
Oh, when, slow moving through thy spaces dim,
Some scaly monster seeks its coral cave,
And pausing DER the sleeper, stares with grim,
Dull eyes moment downward through the
wave
Then let thy pale green shadows curtain him,
And swaying sea flowers hide his lonely grave.
james B. Kenyon in Cosmopolitan.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12
Letter Boxes Neatly Robbed.

\ neat device for rohoinS the mail has
been discovered in this city. 4 sheet of stiff
paper was passed 10y the thieves through the
opening of the street lamD boxes with both
ends folded and Eunmel. so that one end
adhered TO the box. and all letters dropDed
in thereafter Were caught on the other end
and held. At night the paper with its con-
tents was withdrawn and the letters alb
stracted, opened and rifed. The department
is trying 10 trace the thieves. The indica-
tions are that many letters have been thus
stolen-Hartford Courant
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12
-z,zsSSNSllZass
1atlU sa9le
THE LESSON OF TIE FLOWERS.

Ehese flowers are Gods own syllables;
They plead SO lovingly, they lead
So gently upward to His hills!
If we might only learn to read!
Ii we might only learn TO read and know
Christs book OF eighteen hundred years ago!
Think we then should ell rejoice ~sEE
Should know the beauteous mysteries, Ssf1e
Should joy with one wide common voice
As JOY the great earth circling seas:
Gould We but read as Christ would have us read,
We then might know the living God indeed!
And this the lesson. this the book
That lies wide open now IS then.
Come, read one syllable, come look -
How broader than the books of men?
Come, catch the pathos OF this harmony
OF beauteous toil-then all the world is free
joaquin Miller in The American Magazine.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12
Finest Washington Residence.

The finest house in Washington is that Of
B.H. Wa4rler on K street. 1t cost 800 001
and looks like Venetian palace. 1t has a
bathroom of white marble and in one OF the
bedrooms there is an apartment walled with
mirrors. so arranged that one can see every
partef himself without turning bis bead
New York Evening World.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12
4 Red Top Knot

Two ladies were purchasing muffiers at the
counter of a leading clothing store. Said
one, turning to her friend:
Il am buying this FOR Albert D.. How
do YOU like ira
Very handsome returned the friend adj
rairlnsty, but il IS pink and Albert D.
has RED hair! You must get blue one
We are out of blue nIuffierS,- said the
obhglng clerk as he placed the pink one in a
more inviting light.
Red and pink cannot go together said
the friend, decidedly.
''He-he-night dye his hairr' suggested
the clerk, faceuously.
mats 50. said the customer with sigh
OF relief, IN take 1t Tn not responsible
for ms HAIR anyway, she added as She paid
the bill Detroit Free Press.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12

The Caledonian railroad, in its freight
yards at Glasgow, is experimenting or sig
mails by blasts from a tin trumpet. instead Of
bv waving Of arms or lanterns. as has been
the custom The various orders are given
by long blasts, short blasts and GROWS -
New York Sun
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12

In a few years more Alaska Will probably
be the great mining country of the world,
and VIII furnish canned salmon enough &c
supply she greatest demand.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-12

This country consumes about So, 000, 900
worth of patent medicines every year; or
rather it pays that amount for the patent
medicines which it consumes. And yet
Americans are a healthy people.
The Ottawa free trader., 1888-08-18
Personal.

ZELuFv.-Niss Rae Zeluf takes one o
the Rutland schools In September.
ED.-Ed Delehanty visited In Senec'
the other day. whats the matter will
Seneca" "She's all right"
PoRTRR.-J. E. Porter spent Sunday II
Denver, where he met Rev. Day.
RIeDEN.-Misses Pansy and Lizzie Rig
den are the guests Of Mrs. Fred Jones Q
Davenport, Ia.
Grip. Talbot, of the south side, ha
been smiling all week.
SPRING.-Miss Mabel Pickens is II
Springfield, Ohio.
WALKER-Miss Hattie Walker is IL
Leland for week or 30.
swIFT.-Mr. E. c. Swift and family arr
at Kent, Conn.,, until Sept. 1st.
REv.-Rev. John Gimpson, Of Crane
Ridge, preached In the Second M. E
church on Sunday.
MENDOZA Mrs. F. Snyder and Mrs
Tewksbury were In MENDOZA last week.
BLAKE-Jas A. Blake and family, o.
Waco, Tex, are in the city.
WATER.-Miss Emma Waterman Is en-
joying her vacation.
MnLER.-Miss Mae Miller has returned
from Jacksonville, III.
BEGGs.-Mr. ]. T. and Miss Annie Bege
OF Ashland, ILL.,, are the guests Of friends
here.
TUBERTY,-Miss Sarah Tuberty 10 IL
Kalamazoo, Mich.
PLANT.-Miss Laura Plant, Of Joliet, i
the guest of Mrs. Catlin.
ED.-Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brady re-
turned recently from pleasure trip "dowI
east" and had jolly time.
PIC.-On Sunday morning last pic NIL
and camping-out party passed through
Ottawa, from Yorkville, In skifis on thei
way TO starved rock. where they remained
several days. They we're, Mr.. ]. A. Bray
den, of Western Springs; Ed. Powell
Fred. knight and Mr.. Flynn, Of Yorkville
and lady NJ. DIS knight and Slater, o.
Aurora; Miss Dyer, of Seneca, and Mis-
Dyer of Mnrseilles. They reported fur
galore as the result Of their expedition
thus far.
The Ottawa free trader., 1888-08-18
Literary Notes.

We have just received from the publish
ers, 8. Brainsrd's Sons, l45 Wabash Ave.
Chicago, copies OF the "Red Hot Demo.
cratic" and the "True Blue Republican
Campaign Song Books. Each book con
tains sixteen pieces Of music arranged 70,
male quartette, with words and music com
plete. They are not cheap word editions
The price Of each book Is but fifteen cents
and will, no doubt, have very large sale.
Although Harper's Magazine for Sep
tember is fall number, there are no signs
about 1t of turning In the scar and yellow
leaf. On the contrary, all the leaves retain
the vigor and freshness of summer to q
degree that is simply fascinating. The
fancies Of all classes of readers are catered
to-people of sentiment, practical, com.
nonsense people, lovers Of fun, lovers OF
fiction, and lovers Of fair women and brave
men. These, and more too, will find arti
The Ottawa free trader., 1888-08-18
Ar Enthar Ratehlar,a

Few there are who attain the age of 90
years, twenty years beyond the Biblical
limit. The scenes Of such q life, lived
amid the experiences OF the early settlers
would make an interesting story.
The Rev. Wesley Bachelor came to
Illinois In 1886 and settled In Freedom
township where he now lives. He came
as one of the pioneer preachers Of the
Methodist church and has travelled this
country all over many times ministering
10 the spiritual wants Of that large connec-
ton, burying the dead and attending the
weddings of the living for miles around.
There Is scarcely a family that has lived
any length Of time in his vicinity that he
has not visited
On May 2S,h Mr.. Bachelor was so years
old, and some relatives and friends gather
ed at his pleasant home 10 surprise him.
About noon they began TO arrive. Finally
II began 10 dawn upon him that II was his
birth Cay.
During the afternoon some question as
TO the united ages Of those present was
raised and the following list was made:
The Ottawa free trader., 1888-08-18
utlca.

Utica last Thursday evening held her
first democratic out door demonstration In
favor of Cleveland and Thurman, and II
this meeting was an index or criterion n
the November vote OF Utica, there wont be
= corporals guard left OF the republicans
In this town. Not . vestige OF Mug
vote four years ago. Hon. E. y. Browne, Of
Mendoza, and Daniel Devlin, Of Ottawa,
were the orators Of the evening. and by
their gentlemanly department, straightfor.
ward and common sense argument won a
number Of new converts 70 the cause OF
democracy.
The Utica brass band we're In their glory
and showed of to the best advantage they
ever did. They will play for both sides Of
the political Issue, and better band for
the experience does not exist In this or
any other county.
At the last meeting of the town board
that body levied special tax Of $1.75O. It
will keep the labOring men on the jump TO
pay taxes In this town.
CO.. Gardner has been appointed sta
tion agent at the r. /. depot In this place.
II never rains but II pours. The sale Of
lemonade is now prohibited In the places
where spiritual" comfort was handed out
for 10c q section. The board have decided
after careful inspection thatthe new crop
Of lemons were raised from CRAFTS, grated
onto whisky barrels Now when the ru-
ralistic young man gees through town with
his girl enroute for the canyons, s,it's artesian
water or nothing.
The foundation for the new Catholic
church IL vell undar NAV Tho afrucSuro
lO6x46, will be of brick, and Catholic fair
TO aid In covering the expense will begin
Sept. II.
There is nothing new here that would
particularly interest your readers. We
are moving slowly, but surely, and believe
We are on . safe footing. N,