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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-28
Effects Of Patent Medicine

David Hossetter. of Pitesburg Pa. who has
made vast fortune in the manufacture of
bitters. is a man about 20 years of age.
Physically he is insignificant. He is no,
much over i've feet in height and of very
slender build His hair is white and be wears
gray mustache. He has large family.
His eldest son. who was threatened with CON
sumption, is now in California and is in
much better health than when be left Pitts
burg. Mr Hos.etter's wealth Is estimated as
between $500, 900 and 6, 600 ,o0O@ There
was time when he peddled bus medicines On
foot-New York World
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-28
The Actress and Her Stays.

1t is said that years ago Mrs. Scott Sid
dons' dressmaker advised her to leave off her
corsets. What, lose me stage fgureW she
cried. 'Impossible" The dressmaker urged
that she was losing her figure anyhow, and
that the only means of saving it was TO take
radical measures at once. well, here go
me stays" said the actress, and the milliner
proceeded to fit her twenty-five inch waist
At the end of the season she came back again.
MAKE me twenty-seven inch waist" she
demanded, but in the meantime her figure
below and above the waist had resumed their
normal proportions, her skin had grown two
shades fairer and clearer, and she looked
younger. Since then she has never worn q
stay and she says that whereas before she
abandoned them it was all she could do to
drag through the last act, after she had dis
pensed with them she was so fresh and vigor-
Gus that she could have done sixth act and
not minded it. She still continues to wear
very gorgeous gowns-New York World
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-28
Consumption of Sugar.

Statistics show that the consumption Of
sugar in the last fifty years has gone up from
about fifteen to seventy pounds per head: Of
tea from one and one-quarter to four and
lhree-quarter pounds per head; of tobacco
from eighty-six hundredths TO one and forty
hundredths pounds per head, and SO on
Chicago News
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-28
Buttons Going Out.

There IS waiIing among the button makers.
The gorgeous buttons that have illuminated
ladies dresses by tie dozens ard dozens ere
going out Of fashion The co--ec. thing nov
IS TO conceal the fastenings. Boxes ard boxes
Of buttons lie unsold On the shelves Of tha
dealers. But-such ara the conpensations Of
trede-ths hook and eye sellers are delighted
New York Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-28

Many fashionable French ladies ara taking
to the study of astronomy, and are having
observasories erected in secluded parts of
their gardens A taste for rare books. curl
Gus editions and fine bindings is another
fashion among French society ladies.-De-
morests Monthly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-28
Relief for HiecouSh.

II you should have hiccouSh try one If tie
following remedies, every o.e OF which is
vouched for by different authorities. Slightly
refrigerate the Lobe Of the es-; clasp the
hands with arms raised abovesh head press
the finger each side under tie ear. usAr jaw
bone; inhale caloroforn Until relieved Boz
ton Bxadrns
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-28
"Old Fashioned" Rooms.

"Old fashioned" rooms are rather fad
just now. They are furnished Just as hand
some rooms were furnished before the ass-
thetic craze set in, with hair cloth furniture,
pictures in the regulation ptaees-over piano
and sofa; cut glass chandeliers, with tinkling
drops; heavy curtains, looped back over lace
ones, and all the ether adjuncts OF the ''bes.
parior" Of the past Strange though it may
seem, such rooms have a certain solid sta:eli-
ness Of their own, and rather relieve the eve,
wearied With the wilderness OF decoration
that marks the modern drawing room--Ne~
York Commercial Advertiser.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-28
Nothing Len Over.

An apparent surplus at evening entertain
ments is reckonsd among the vulgar things
Of social life. The time has gone by when
people stuff their guests No dish is filed,
and simplicity of menu and service is the
charm of elegant hospitality - Chicago
Times
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-28

The occasional washing OF the hands with
cornneel and borax soap, in tcpid water,
helps TO keep them soft and smooth. aud
glycerine mixed with lemon juice is excellent
to apply 5: night.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-28
4S MILES
The Shortest Route to St. Louis

For Colorado, California, Ore
gOn and all Pacific Coast points
this Is the favorite route.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-28
A. KATE, Proprietor.
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 we'll
to call and examine my list before buying
elsewhere.
w. A. THOMAS,
The Oldest Real Estate Agency In Wichita
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-03-07
Doubling Their TRAFFIC canncitx.

Railroad managers have found means
OF doubling their traffic capacity without
expanding millions for construction. The
process of improvement has been going
on for some time until the engineering
world woke up to find that ten-ton cars
had been displaced by ones of thirty tons
capacity and the hauling strength of en-
gines had been advanced in similar ratio.
BY these means train is made to consist
of from 500 tons in hill country to 900
tons in the prairie states This improve
ment represented an enormous economy
in operating, and then the managers
recognized that they had reached the end
of their tether in that direction.
There was still another factor that did
not come under their notice until quite
recently. That was the saving of time in
the transit of trains With automatic
close coupling another lift was given
American railroads, as operating expenses
were Immediately relieved from the ex-
pense of trains breaking into sections and
wrecking trains following close behind
Then damage suits for injuries to brake
men in coupling are avoided, and the legal
department of any trunk line will admit
that such compromises form no incOnsid-
cradle item in the general outlay. These
couplers paved the way for the intrOduc-
ton of the air and steam brakes, until you
find freight trains now running on pas
senger schedule under complete control of
the engineer. Last week only, one of
these trains made the run between St.
Louis and Chicago il eleven hours, PROV
ing that with modern inventions the ca
pacity of n railroad can be more than
trebled.-S. w. McMunn in Globe-DemO-
crat.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-03-07

The experience of Germany, which has
recently been collected, though in a some
what imperfect way, by Prussian gov
eminent investigation, seems to contain a
great deal of instruction on this point.
From returns obtained from thirty out OF
thirty-tive provinces or departments, con
tanning 800, 1856 manufacturing establish
ments and 1852, 591 workmen. it was
found that 81 70 per cent. of the factories
kept at work on Sunday. On the other
hand, the larger number of the workmen.
or 9l9, 564, rested on Sunday. As regards
trade and transportation, it was found
that in 20 provinces out of 35), of 141. 318
establishments of one sort or another. en-
ploying 245, O61 persons, II per cent. were
open on Sunday, and 81 per cent. of the
employees worked on that day.
This state of things has led to demand
in Prussia for legislation absolutely pro-
hibiting Sunday labor With a view to
such legislation, a canvass of the persons
interested, both employers and employed.
has been made. They were asked whether
they were in favor of or opposed to total
prohibition. 1t was found that of those
consulted in the great factories or stores
only IL per cent. of the EMPLOYERS and IS
per cent of the employed were in favor of
total prohibition. In the smaller indus
tries only Is per cent. of the employers
and p per cent. of the employed were in
favor of total prohibition. In trade only
Al per cent. of the employers and 80 per
cent of the employed, and in transporta.
ton only II per cent. of the employers and
IL per cent. of the employed were in favor
of total prohibition. These are very Curl
Gus figures, and have been tabulated by
NJ. Maurice Block with some care.-New
York Post
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-03-07

One article of subsistence sometimes
employed by the Indians is only resorted
to when they are driven to great straits
by hunger. Around many of the water
ing places in the pine forests of Oregon
and California the trees of pinus ponde-
rosa may be seen stripped of their bark
for space of three or four feet near the
base of the trunk. This has been accom-
plished by cutting with Ratchet line
around the tree as high up as one could
conveniently reach, and another low down,
so that the bark, severed above and be-
low, could be removed in strips. At GER
tain seasons Of the year a mucilaginous
film the liburnum) separates the bark
from the wood of the trunk. Part of this
film adheres to each surface and may be
scraped off. The resulting mixture of
mucilage cells and half formed wood is
nutritious and not unpalatable, so that,
as o last resort, it may be used as q de-
tense against starvation. The frequency
with which signs of its having been re-
sorted to are met with is a striking indi-
cation of the uncertainties and Irregular
ties of the supply department among saw
ages.-Dr. J. S. Newberry in Popular
Science Monthly.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-03-07

II want to borrow q frontal bOnep
I'm sorry l can't accommodate you,
sir, but the frontals' are all loaned out.
'Well, give me a string of 'vertebre'
instead I"
I'm one moment, sir"
This short conversation occurred in the
"bOne room" of the College Of Physicians
and Surgeons, where a large number of
disarticulated skeletons are kept and
loaned out to the students in the same
manner that books are lent from a circu-
lating library. 1t is novel institution.
The bones are numbered, labeled and
placed in order upon shelves around the
room. An attendant is always on hand
acting in the same capacity as librarian.
1t is his duty to keep track of the bones
lent, to enter them upon books and to see
that they are returned uninjured. During
the day scores of students flock in and
out of the place carrying packages of
strange appearance in their hands or
sticking out of their coat pockets. They
contain human bones of all shapes and
sizes, which they are returning to or TAX
ing from the "BOne Circulating Library"
BY this means they are enabled to prose-
cute their studies at home. Some of them
may be seen going through the streets
carrying fragments of skeletons uncovered
in their hands. Every student is entitled
to a complete skeleton after having dis
sected an entire subject, but during the
prosecution Of his studies it is a great adj
vantage to have separate bones to study,
and hence the establishment of the circu-
lating system.-New York Evening Sun.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-03-07

A few evenings ago a party of young
people who had lately returned from a
trip to the Arkansas hot springs were
visiting an old Irish lady in Brooklyn, a
relative Of most of them. She had never
seen the great west, and was very curious
in regard TO it. The young folks enlight
ened her with the most entertaining
stories they knew, and at last the gentle
man who was the leader Of the excursion
lists gave a graphic account of q cyclone
which had burst upon them as they were
descending q rugged and precipitous
mountain back of the hot springs. He
described how they first became aware of
its approach by means of a low grumbling
and whistling which seemed to come from
every side; that presently their mules be-
came frightened and tried to kick them
of their backs; that, not succeeding, they
began to gallop headiOng down the steep
sides Of the mountain in uncomfortable
terror, the cyclone pursuing them closely
and becoming more terrible every second,
and at last bowling as if with baf1led
rage when they reached place Of shelter
just in time to escape destruction. As
the account progressed the old lady be-
came more and more interested. Pretty
soon horror became pictured in her face;
her eyes opened staring wide; her mouth
gaped and her excitement was intense.
She could no longer contain herself as the
gentleman finished. Taking the last
words almost out Of his mouth, she
shouted; ''Whoi didn't yer shoot it9 Whoi
didn't yer shoot itg''-New York Times.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-03-07

"This is Russian samOvar," said tde
head OF the Russian department at Tiff
tany' IN answer to a question. This is
the last we have. We did not import any
more this season. People in this country
don't know how to use them. They i'm
aglne that samOvar is to make tea in;
whereas tea in Russia--where tea is made
in perfection-is always made in an
earthen teapot.
1.-The amOvar ought to be engraved on
the Russian coat of arms. Every Rus
sian, from the peasant to the car, has a
samOvar, but the samovar is only to heat
the water for the tea This center tube
you notice." he continued, removing the
cover "when in use should be filled with
lighted charcoal. I usually advise per-
sons to start the charcoal in the range
and put it lighted in the samovar tube.
The space around this tube is filed with
cold water, the samOvar is placed OH the
table, and in a few moments the water be-
gins to boil. Russian ladies ALWAYS pre-
pare their tea themselves at the table. An
earthen teapot, with a small box contain
ing tea, is always placed beside the lady
at the head of the table. She first turns
little boiling water in the teapot to heat
it; then she turns this out and puts in the
Oed' One turns DOlllng water over II and
instantly turns this Quit is merely to
wash the dust off the tea This done, she
turns on the tea sufficient water to make it
quite strong, covers it with a napkin, and
leaves it for a few moments to draw
Then she fills each tea glass partly full of
this strong tea and fills it up with boiling
water from the samOvar, regulating the
strength of the glass of tea to the taste of
the person to whom IL iS carvad
Russians do not drink strong tea. All
tea is served in thin glasses set in metal
frames, like Turkish coffee cups. A tea
glass and holder is a popular gift from a
lady to a gentleman. Water that has
boiled over fifteen minutes is considered
unfit to make tea. All tea is served boil
ing hot. Cold tea is an abOmination. 1t
is not known in Russia. New York
Tribune
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-03-07
Wilmington's Bad Name.

Some plain words were spoken in the
Board of Trade of Wilmington the
other night, as the following from the
report of the proceedings will show:
Mr.. LawtOn, in speaking upon this
said: " l know the Baldwin Locomo.
tive Works of Philadelphia are look
ing for site for the removal of their
works, but when the suggestion is
made to such people to come to this
city, they cry Southern outrage at US,
and say we do not allow men to vote
down here"
Colonel Locke in following the re-
marks of Mr.. Lawton, said the Board
of Trade should take cognizance of the
OF the condition of the city government.
As a Democrat he would vote with
both hands for such a movement as
would allow the people proper super
vision of the spending of money raised
by taxation. He had talked with the
members of the Levy Court and they
condemned the conduct of the assessors
at their recent sitting. The man to
blame for the outrage is the mayor or
chief of police, either of whom could
have prevented it. He thought a
committee of the board should visit the
City Council and confer with it about
the needs of the city. In concluding
his remarks he said, 81 do not think
rowdyism is in the majority in this
city or State. In Philadelphia respect
able people have united and turned
down Republican rings, and in Mob
town, as Baltimore has been called,
they have downed the Democratic
rings. All that is needed here is the
same united action and the stigma will
be removed"
James L. DeVou, Jr., spoke pointed
ly upon the subject. He said: "The
evil has grown too deep to be cured by
any such tinkering ss a committee of
the board would do. The evil is like
a cancer, it is gradually killing bust
ness. The growth of the city repre-
sents 200 years of progress. Capital
has not come to us from the outside,
and it would not come until a better
government was established, and re-
form in this could not come until such
men as Colonel Locke repudiated the
doings of the Democratic politicians
and voted to make change. 1t SEEM
ed as if the Bayards and the Saulsburys
intended to hold the state as long
as they lived and then bequeath their
political power to their children. How
can we make book that will answer
the questions growing out of this con-
ditiOn of thingsP"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-03-07


The remains of the vast tribe of aborig-
ines still occupies the interior, but the IN
dian problem of the Argentine republic
was solved in a summary way. There
was considerable annoyance on the from
tier from bands of rowing savages. who
used to come north in the winter time.
steal cattle, rob and ravish, and the out
posts of civilization were not safe.
Gen. ROca, the Sheridan of the River
Plate, was sent with brigade of cavalry
to the frontier to prevent this sort of thing.
East and west across the territory runs the
Rio Negro, swift, turbil stream like the
Missouri, with high banks. Fifty miles or
so from the mountains tie river makes a
turn in its course and leaves a narrow
pathway through which everything that
enters or leaves Patagonia by land
must go.
Across this pass of fifty miles Gen.
ROca dug a ditch twelve feet deep and
fifteen feet wide The Indians, to the
number of several thousand, were north
when the work was done, raiding the set
Elements. As spring came they turned to
go southwark, as usual, in a long caravan,
with their stolen horses and cattle. Roca
gallOped around their rear and drove
them night and day before him.
When they reached the ditch they be-
came bewildered, for they could not cross
it, and after few days of slaughter the
remnant that survived surrendered and
were distributed through the army as
soldiers, while the women were sent into
a semi-slavery among the ranchmen they
had robbed The dead animals and men
were buried together in the ditch, and
there has been no further annoyance
from Indians on the frontier. -Harper's
Magazine
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-03-07
WHOLE NO. l,7O2.
For the Smyrna Times.
What Has Brought It About.

Be not deceived. God is not
Knocked. Whatsoever a man soweth
that shall he also reap"
We are told in the Morninq Mems. of
9th ult., that Sunday the Goth twas
a dry day in Wilmington" and the
Morning Ne'O8 graciously adds, THANKS
to the Wholesale and Retail Lionor
Dealers Association" What a whom.
per Now will any one be so blind as
not to see the fallacy of such trucking
TO the whiskey dealers. WHY don't
every one know tEat it is the great
temperance movement in Delaware
and IN the country at large that has
put the whisky men of Wilmington IN
their good behavior. Let us not be
deceived by such apparent reform.
That decision of the Supreme Court ia
doing its work and that little handful
OF dirt in Mr.. Bayard's pocket known
on the map Of the world as Delaware
and it is beginning to feel the force of
the mighty throws of power that is be-
ing generated by the friction caused bv
the preaching of righteousness, tenn
Perance and a judgment to come" Up
and at them men and women of Della
ware, who are men and women of God.
and strike till the last armed foe ex-
pires, strike for your altar and YOUR
hre-sides, strike for your sons and
daughters, God and your native land.
The Morning Ne,cS says that Judge
COmegys stated that the court did not
propose to refuse applications for
license merely because there were too
many drinking places in the locality
or city" but only to find the disreputa-
bic places and weed them out. "WelIl
well! has it come to this, that the
Chief Justice of christian State sitting
on the wool sack tells the stricken
men, women and children of his State
that rum selling in some forms and at
some places and under certain circum-
stances is a respectable business and
that he proposes to close up all places
that become disreputable. Now Judge
we have another way of looking at the
matter. Namely: that when a man or
woman becomes disreputable by the
agency of rum selling or rum drinking
ne or she is beyond hope, and our aim
and object is in asking you to do that
you ought as the judge between right
and wrong and as the guadrian of your
people; is to shut up these places that
destroy reputation and make men and
women dis reputable.
Not long ago we were at the depot
in Wilmington and saw a drunken
OOmGn on the side walk, she was disre-
pectable, she came out of rum dive.
Now Judge, which would have been
the better plan, to have done our wav
and closed up the rum mill before that
woman was made a drunken prosti-
tute and thus have saved her or to
have done what seems to be your wav.
namely: close the dive after the
woman was ruined? T. o. AYREs.