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Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
Beauty of Persian Women.

After riding tho bicycle about the garden
walks for them, they clustered around to ex.
amino the bicycle-and me too The women
Of Newfoundland were not whit more in
quisitive about Capt. Goods white legs king
Solomon's Mines than these black eyed
houris of the Persian harem were about the
first Ferenghi they had ever had an opportl-
nifty of scrutinizing so closely. They were
coquettish, too, these grown up irrespon-
sible children and they lifted their faoe
wells and favored me with no end of bewitch-
ing smiles. They thought it rare fun to let
the stranger from far off FRANCISCAN gaze
upon their Oriental loneliness
The flower of this interesting flock was q
young creature not more than fifteen sum-
mers old; her glorious black eyes seemed to
cover well nigh half her soft childish fea-
lures. And yet, as if this were not sufficient,
black lines were skillfully drawn to make
them look still larger, still moro languishing
Her complexion was a clean olive, with q
flush of warm sunset on the checks Her
beauty, however, was entirely passive, purely
animal; there was no iutellectuality there
whatever; ten years later, or by the time she
reached her twenty-fifth summer, she would
already be old and faded. The beauty of
Persia is very tranSitory; at an age when the
western rose is seen at its best the morning
glory of the Orient has already withered and
1led.-Thouas Stevens in Courier-J ournal
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
The Capital of Venezuela,

Caracas, with its regular streets arranged
after those Of our American cities, has nu-
merous shady squares and parks with lofty
palm and evergreen trees, bananas, the bread
fruit tree, manages, almond trees and
lechosos. The patio or interior court of
nearly every house in Caracas is nothing bu.
beautiful flower garden, with tropical flow
ers in full bloom all the year around. The
streets are well paved with cemented side
walks, better kept than those of our great
northern capitals. During winter time it
never rains, but fine aqueduct, the work Of
Guzman Blanco, keeps houses, gardens and
fountains, of which there is one in every
square, we'll supplied with excellent water.
Owing to the many earthquakes which
Caracas experienced in bygone days, the
houses are mostly one story high. Except
the government buildings, there are very
few houses two stories high, and 20 my
knowledge, none Of three stories. Elevators
and staircase climbing are, therefore, un-
known things in Caracas, as, indeed, in the
whole of Venezuela One would be liable to
think these one story buildings, with their
tat roofs and long rows Of grated windows,
would give the streets Of Caracas dreary
appearance, but nothing would be further
from the truth, for windows and doors are
all open. and, while the latter permit pass
ing glimpse at the beautiful flower beds and
lu1uriant piatanas In the courtyard, the
former ere usually adorned with flowers of a
far superior kind, with beautiful senori.as,
whose like are not to be found all over Cen
trail America Caracas is deServe6ly Tar
famed for the beauty, grace and elegance Of
its ladies, but even the highest expectation
Of an unpoetical, scientific traveller Iiks my
self fell far below the truth.-E. De Hesse
Waytegg in New York Sun.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
stonewau Jackson,s War Horse.

Old Sorrel Gen. Stonewall Jackson's war
horse, has been in the hands of Washington
| texidermist since his death. He is row
mounted on a rock of moss green color, and
stands on all tours. The erect position of the
head and the pricked up ears give startled,
listening position, as if while grazing he had
beard some unusual, unexpected sound. Of
Old Sorrel's early history nothing is known
He was one Of a carload of United States
horses captured by the Confederates, and was
bought by Gen. Jackson from his chief quar-
jermaster, Maj. John A. Hartman. The price
paid was about $50 The horse was but IF
teen hands and one inch high, but though
understood was compact and hardy, and
moved very quickly and was remarkably
gentle. At that time, soon after the battle OF
Manassas, the prevalent opinion was that the
war would soon end, and Jackson's idea was
that the horse would serve him in the army
and would then do for a riding horse for his
wife. When Gen. Jackson was a lieutenant
in the United States army and stationed at
Fort Hamilton, New York, he owned a horse
named Fancy, and was very much attached
10 him. and SO he named the little sorrel after
him.
Jackson said Of little sorrel, which after
ward came TO be called Old Sorrel, that he
had never known a horse of easier gait GA
seat on him was" he said, like being rocked
in cradle" Fancy never was a stylish
horse, but though Jackson had two fine
mounts-Superior, a magnificent bay pre-
sented to him by the people of Augusta, ami
Big Sorrel-Fancy he loved best and trusted
most, for the little animal was rapid and
hardy and was as calm under fire as the man
who rode him A popularity about this
tough little horse often noticed and COM
mented upon by the soldiers was that on a
march when a stop was made and Jackson
dismounted the little sorrel would lie down
like dog Jackson rode the little sorrel
through the Romney campaign; was on him
at kernstown, Mcdowell, Port Republic,
Winchester and Cross Keys. Mounted on
him he appeared at the head of his division
when, like thunderbolt from a clear sky,
he swept down upon McClellans right at Cold
Harbor in 1852. He did not ride him in
Maryland, but he rode him at Fredericks-
burg and finally at Charlottesville, and on
the little sorrel he received his death wound.
Richmond (Va) Dispatch.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
Servants of an English Household.

! At family prayers the servants come in in
regular order according to their position,
housekeeper and ladies maids first-the men
lin their order following the maids The
servants dinners, too, are conducted with
much ceremony. The under servants wait
on the upper ones, etc. Indeed. the servants
are great sticklers for and observers of rules
of precedence, and conservers of social dig
nifty and etiquette among themselves And
they expect, and require, nay demand it. TO
an intensified degree among their masters and
mistresses. A gentleman or lady who neglected
to observe or follow any OF the trivial niceties
or ceremonies of high life would lose caste at
once in the eyes OF their servants, and forfeit
with their respect, all influence with them.
l can fancy the effect on the groom of the
chambers or the butler, if any gentleman APP
peared at a home dinner except in full even.
ing dress. Why, not only would these men
consider themselve; degraded in the house.
but scandalized throughout the neighbor-
hood through which the tidings would soon
spread. The only excuse to be made for n
gentleman so wanting in dignity as TO dine
in a suit of dittoes would be that he was &C.
centric, and no one cares to be thought that
The ladies' maids, too, could never brook q
failure to dress for dinner on the part of
their mistresses. And so, for fear of the
resentful eye of the house steward or butler
smoking is confined to the smoking room;
soup is never INDUCED in twice; beer not
drunk at dinner save in one draught from
silker tankard handed to and replaced by)
the drinker on silver waiter; and clothes
are worn but a short time and least" while
they are really new. l have often contended,
and will contend that il is tho servants uyh-
keep up, and through their influence exact,
''good form" among the aristocracy. Were
it not for them you wouldn't see half so many
usages kept up or customs followed Cock
aigne" in The Argonaut.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
The American Standard.

Europeans say that we Americans value
everything by dollar and cent standard
We Americans refuts this as SANDER Ye,
is it not significant that at Gettysburg, of ali
places in the land, the visitor is told first Of
all that the battlefield monuments cost such
and such sunni This is not wholly the fault
of the particular guide or driver whom yen
MAJ engage to take you to the scene Of the
momentous action Experience has taught
your pilot that the average visitor wishes to
be told at once the exact cost of everything
he sees, as IL that were the chief elenen. in It's
value, or as If it were any element OF absolute
value Thus, when we drove 10 the National
cemetery and stopped before the national
column which Lincoln dedicated Ia immortal
phrase, our driver began: This monument
cost $50, 600" \ murnlur OF appreciation ran
instantly through the human freightage Of
our coach One individual, however. ex-
claimed; ''Humph! Didn't cost within 81, goo
as much as our monument az -, NaAsa-
chusetts Boston Herald
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
Mca. Consumed by the French.

In the rural districts very little meat Is
eaten, but Frenchneu who hive in cities con-
sumo great deal Of animal food In Paris.
for example, the annual consumption Of
butchers meat is 8, $50, OoO, 900 pounds, which
means aD average of l7o pounds, for eacS
man. woman and child; and yet the total an
rual consumption for the whole of France is
900, 900, 900 pounds, or an average Of only
20 pounds per head II people in all parts
of France were as great meat eaters as thoss
Of Paris it would require something Ike
$500, o00. 900 pounds a year to supply them
Outside OF Paris the average Per capita con-
sumption in other cities varies from 10 to
IS pounds per head. and in the rural sections
ii is Tot more than Is to 20 pounds.-Heny
8ayuis in New Orleans Rcsyu1e
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
Where Gems Are DNe0.

Precious stones are dyed at Oberstein, Ger
many, where nearly the whole population is
devoted to the work of making bogus jewelry
and fixing up cheap gems to look fine Differ
eDt families have their different modes OF
treatment and some families have the secret
of some one or another special tint which can
be made nowhere else. Chalcedony is the
usual base of false onyxes and agates, which
are most counterfeited. The stones are boiled
in the coloring matter and then subjected TO
intense heat. The color permeates the whole
stone. One family has the secret Of convert
ing crocidohte into eats eyes" Gypsum
and hornblende are also made into the same
gems. Tircons, which are cheap stones Of
silicon and zirconia, have the color washed
out and are apparently diamonds until tested.
thin slice of diamond is laid over topaz
SO that the whole appears TO be one gem.
Emeralds are easily initiated. Many stones
sold as rubies are only red spinel and much
of the lapiS lazuH is only dyed chalcedonY.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05

The secretary of the Lime Kiln Club an
nounced communication from Terre Haute,
Ind, forwarding a series of resolutions
passed by the S. o. Q. club on the death of
Rev. Penstock.
I'D like 10 ask the char de meanin Of
dis" exclaimed Penstock as he sprang TO his
feet.
why, de report Of your death has prob
ably reached Terre Haute.n replied the pres
ident
But / amt dead. sah!n
ave ar not to blame fur dat. Brudder
Penstock."
But tell you I amt dead, an dat's
SANDER OF mel'
'fNo, you doan' seem 10 be dead. but dis
club can't help what other people resolve
We shall return our thanks to de S. 0. q.
club, an OATS as fur We kin so. Please
sot down, Brudder Penstock"
Penstock sat down, and the only way he
could get even was by sticking brad awl.
which he carried in the toe of his boot, iato
Elder Toot's calf with such effect that the
Elder awoke and shouted 'policei" at the
top of his voice, and was fined 81, 900 on the
gpot-Detroit Free Press
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
The Keeper of tho Harcrn.

conspicuous person about the sultan's
palace is the Bairam Aga, keeper of the
maidens, a jet black Nubian, probably from
the Soudan. He wears gorgeous uniform
OF scarlet and gold, has the air OF authority,
and on his ample breast displays dozen i'm
perial, royal and Christian orders of which
he is knight. He ranks with prime ministers
and field marshals. disputes precedence with
ambassadors, and is courted for his influence.
a genuine African, he loves jewels, and on
the hand graciously extended for the kisses
of the faithful there glitters a ruby second
only TO the one for which kubla Kahn offered
q city, and was refused From the savings
of his income the guardian OF the lilies has
built a mosque for his lordly sepulcher when
his term of vigilsnt service is ended.
The true Oriental is unsurpassed in secrecy,
and there is a fascination in bus silence which
moves the gossip to insatiate curiosity. The
foreigner must stop at the carved and gilded
portal of the conSecrated place. Even Bairam
Aga does not pass it. ambassadors have
petltioned and princeSses sued in vain for
entrance into the Gate of Felicity. The out
side world hears not the faintest echo of the
strange, adventurous life Of women whose
loves, hates, spites, intrigues, are PLAYS
played out with neither audience nor specta-
taeors 10 report. II Bairam Aga knows more
than we do, be makes no sign; he is secret
as the grave
IL Is said that harem etiquette was regu-
lated ages ago by laws that chanre not. and
Is observed with rigid exactness and minute
observance Of detail The mothers of chll-
dren have apartments separate. as faruilie;
Ii hats, and visit with the grave cere,nonis,s
by which Orlentals salute strangers. What
jealousies may fash in the lauguishing dark
eyes whose witchery has made their fortune
who knows may tell-Susaa E Wallace in
New York Sun
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
POWER m THE FUTURE.
Possibilities of the Next Century-POwel
in Bales and Barrels.

in Bales and Barrels.
Let any one consider what the steam en-
CINE was forty years ago, and then examine
the very latest improved compound engine OF
today, with all its appliances for economy
and efficient service, and then let him try TO
estimate what the electric motor OF thirty
years hence viii be. The compound engine,
with its wonderful performance, has come SIS
result of long practice, large experience,
profound study, and the application of a wide
acquaintance with principles. Why should
not the electric motor gain as much from the
same sourcesl
And. if it shall so gain. is it unreasonable
to suppose that electricity may crowd out
steam, in a good many cases, as source of
powers If large power can be stored in the
form Of electricity, so that it may be tran
sported on street car, why may it not be
generated at one point, and then be shipped
to another, like any ordinary commodity, to
be used as it is wantedi Why, for example.
should not the water power OF Niagara be
employed TO generate power, which shall
then be stored, transported and sold to oper-
ete mills in Philadelphia There is a regular
market now for coal. Why should there not
then be a regular market for stored power.
Why should not a mill owner then so out
and buy his power, for the season, just IS lie
buys his cotton, his wool or his dye stufTsa
If power can be baled up ike cotton or
barreled up like sugar, then we shall have
power dealers, power brokers, and, may be,
power exchange-in fact, all the details of
new and important industry Is this
fantastic superstition! Not half so fantastic
as the notion OF travelling from Boston to
Philadelphia in a single night was to our
grandfathers It is rather clearly indicated
possibility, the promise of which is contained
in the street car which is now moving about
under an impulse derived from steam en-
CINE that stopped before the car started
Textile Record
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
MANNERS ARE pEcAYINe.
Gradual Decline of Social and Domestic
Sweetness-The "Missing Link"

Gradual Decline of Social and Domestic
Sweetness-The Missing Link"
Higher education has something to do with
the gradual decline in that social and donaS-
tic sweetness which is tie outgrowth of the
performance of loving little duties and at
tentions one toward another. The daughter
has her school. her college, her post graduate
courses, her societies and her discussions OF
political economy and her "aims," and no
longer relieves her mother of household cares
or places the slippers by the fire for her
father. The son has his night key, his own
set Of companions and associates, is only seen
at meal times and not always then, and has
SO many engagements that mother or sister
can rarely rely upon him as an escort, and
are often obliged TO seek Or accept the atten-
ton from strangers or mere acquaintance
which they do not find at home.
But this is not the worst of society" young
men. Vanity and imbecility are fast rend-
ering them an ildistinguishable race-nei-
tier divine, human nor respectable as brutes,
but a new species, possibly the missing
link" to be investigated and assigned a place
by naturalists. A young dude recently made
it q condition of going to a party with his
sister that she should not "interduce'' any
one lie didn't want to "incwease" his list
Of acquaintance; besides, he was "afwaid'
the collection" might be mixed" This is
literally true.
Modern improvements, inventions and lux
urious appliances have done their share
toward Kidding us of the humanities
Nobody now wants to take any trouble" for
themselves or for other people, not even the
members Of their own households What Is
the use OF taking message or carrying a
parcel? There is the telephone in the house
or Office and the messenger boy on the corner
Memory is no longer cultivated in the direc-
ticn of performing thoughtful little acts, and
fails even in the service Of directing others
to attend to them. Personal solicitude, per-
sonal sympathy is dying out for want of e1-
ercise, because every one is too busy to more
than write note or send bouquet of
flowers, and even the illness of our nearest
and dearest is turned over to the ''trainedn
nurse and doctor, and the busy nothingness
Of our lives goes on as before. June
in New York World.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
Importation of Opium.

Since 1878 there has been large Increase
in the importation of opium 20 this country.
and while portion OF the increase has been
due 10 legitimate causes, the main cause is
undoubtedly due TO its pernicious use in
opium joints and by means Of the kypodermic
syringe. DR.. Hammond, the great New
York specialist, advises physicians TO make
up the medicines they prescribe without
letting the patient know what they are com
posed Of, thus preventing them from dosing
themselves or trying experiments. Paul
Pioneer Press.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
The Mustache Brush.

The latest fashionable fad for the toilet
table of the gilded youth is the mustache
brush, which is expected to have great run
during the gift season The brush is about
the length of lady's finger, its face covered
with baby bristles, short and white The
frame and back is of gold, enameled with
forget me nots or tiny heartease; some are
studded with seni-precious stones They are
to be seen in the windows of the uptown
jewellers, and without the labels might be
mistaken for fairy crumb brushes.-New
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
MINE AND THINE

The maiden said: "Oh. lover mine,
Tell me what is mine and thine:"
The youth MADE answer: Sweetheart mine,
Thine azure eyes. sure they are thine;
But in their depths - gaze is mine.
Thy lips SO rosy red ars thine;
But then to kiss them. thAlt Is mine
Now fold me in those arms 81 thine
They join in wedlock thine anu mine"
From the German OF Fischer.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
a Sufficient Fxrnse,

Old Lady ION southern railroadl-The fires
gone out in that stove, young felasr.
Brskeman-Yes, naa'aE- You see were
goin' to strike stretch OF poor track, an 81
the trains an hour late, the conductor al.
lowed we'd better let the fires go ouG--Tse
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
In deem Mourning.

CaTler-Your son seems very much affected
over his uncle's death
Omaha Dame-Oh, mes almost crazy: be
neither eats nor SLEEPS
Poor fellow he Is uocle's sole heir, l.
he notT'
NO All the money has besn wiIled TO an
orphan asylum. Omaha Work
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
Ia be- Borne in Mind.

Minister'S Wife 60 husbandl-Win yoz
put up the parior stove today, deari
Minister tve1atio1slyt-l Suppose vii
have 10.
Wife-And dent forget. John, that you
ar minister Of TIC soSoc.-EAzpegs LAR.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05

FIRE reclining chair cars are COW running
on all trains % the G. x * " rsilvay.
Xxx Island Route be.weSa Wichita
TopekA, Kansas Cay. IS. Jos<2h. Chicago
s. Lo1.A at
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05

There are in the Sunday schools Of the
Christian world 10, al 800 scholars, 1852, l67
teachers, making grand total of IS, 800, 157
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-05
DIRECTORS.

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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22

We have been favored by the pub
fishers with copy of the "Voice,"
the third party prohibition organ, and
have carefully looked it over and
come to the following conclusions :
ist. This copy was sent hoping,
thereby, to get five dollars worth of
advertising for years subscription,
which it values at one dollar. I'd.
That the Republican party is mis-
earble set of rum guzzlers, and if
they could only be suppressed there
would be no more rum drank. Sd.
Therefore, it is the duty of all tenn
perance men to hate the G. o. p, as
the Voice styles the party.
These conclusions are arrived al
from an attentive perusal of this copy
and about them we have our own O.
pinion namely, in the above order
LIST. We shall not do it. I'd. We
don't believe it. Sd. Good temper.
ance men and women have not foun
ded their cause upon hatred towards
any party but are willing to work, fol
righteousness sake, with any and al
who will assist them in attaining theil
ends, regarding a half loaf as better
than none at all.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
A Smart Man Silenced.

There are few neighborhoods that do
not have their smart man. At least they
have man who, in his own estimation,
embodies the brains and information of
the world. No occupation pleases him
better than the asking of catch questions
queries that he has given his whole at
tention, to the exclusion of more useful in
formation that would in general have
added largely to his influence if not to his
income. Nothing pleases him better than
to find some one who has earned a reputa-
ton for a depth and width of learning re-
moved from the ordinary unable to an.
swer some simple question that has been
learned and forgotten ten years before
Such man, in speaking of mutual &C
quaintance, said to a reporter: sDo you
call that man SMART Why, asked hin
something that he could not answer. f" The
scribe looked at him and asked: "How
many of Mother Gooseis melodies can yor
repeatf' He was silent.-Philadelpht
Call.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

The bill authorizing the issue of
fractional silver certificates passed the
house, Monday, 17S to 81. 1t directs
the Secretary of the Treasury to is
sue silver certificates of the denomi-
nations of %, Is and 10 cents, to be
received, redeemed, paid and re-is-
sued in the same manner as the silver
certificates of larger denominations.
On the same day the house voted
to discontinue the coinage of the one
and three dollar gold coins.
The Senate committee on post-offi-
ces has ordered favorable report
on the Senate bill to reduce the post
age on seeds, cuttings, bulbs, scions,
etc., to one cent for each onnce, one
fourth the present rate.