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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26
oettsnr Fla Of Mean str.s,z

Even the anall affairs Il dsmessic life
bring thetr tempsatioas, trivial in seeming,
but often mighty and showing. according as
they are yielded TO or resisted, the stuff Of
which our characters are formed Here Is q
little confession, taken from the lips Of a
school girl, and set down in her own words:
''rve begun to find such little mean streaks
in myself TINT Pm quite frightened Guess
what I was tempted to do the other dayi I
was washing the dishes for mamma, and
when got to the tins and kettles, was dis
couraged They did look so greasy and
black, and I've always been little vain Of
my handsl
I'm going to Kitty Merril's party to
night, thought. and want to keep my
hands nice for that. III leave these for
mamma: it won't make any difference with
her hands, because she can't keep them nice,
anyway
Then something seemed TO say to me 'Oh,
you little coward! Oh, you little sneak! To
be willing to have whittier hands than your
motherl Aren't you ashaDedr
II was ashamed, and washed the kettles
pretty hunlbly, can tell you l felt as if
they weren't half IS black xs I! Since then
I've watched al my thoughts for fear shall
grow so wicked mamma won't own me- I've
learned pretty thoroughly what the minister
means when be talks about the little foxes
that spoil the grapes on fine character -
Youths Companion
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26


In the early times, that Is. half century
ago and more dor the magnificent empire
beyond the Allegheny mountains is the child
of but two generations, the west. especially
On the frontier, was the Mecca Of two classes
OF nen from the older sections Of the cos1n-
t-y-the great army Of hardy pioneers, who
sought BONES for their families, and the few
who, being of color in the east. found resi-
tence more Convenient In newly settled
towns, where the people were too bosy to
care as much fer tie ausecsdeots as for the
presents aess OF their neghbora Among the
latter were many OF tie 70 called 'char-
ectersr who, rather than tho average. every
day citizen, Uads for tic west Il popular
reputation, but not its real character.
Ncuy Of these restless. erasic een.uses
drifted into Journalism, and the froutsR
newspapers they made, often written
and printed under great difficulties, pos
sessed tho merit Of having 1t least positive
and unmissAkable individuality. They were
crude in style and IN moral tone - veil -
IN mechanical construction, If Is true, Tor tbs
picket line Of civilization Il not generally u
It's surroundings aad associations favorable
70 the attainment Of literary exoeusucs OF
nice ethical distictions, although some Of toe
editors were Dea Of good education; but The
papers were made for q ooussisoeocy that was
&c peculiar in its tastes a. /. was irdspsn6xn.
In its habits q th0cght, s1d cared less for
the form than for tie substance of what il
resd
Tie frontier journal DO lorg~ exists. sx-
cep. as . few remote points u sasne 81 tie
territories TO which ths s..roads have rcs
as yet penstra.ed- but il has lets In imprss
upon the character Of tss more mature and
polished scocsssurA-Z- L Ekie In Ear
per's Magazine
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Comfort for the Sick.

To the inmate of sick room frequent
changes in the position Of the furniture are al
most always pleasant Change the pictures,
too Bring pictures from the other rooms and
hang them on her walls In place OF those she
has looked at so long. One Of the pleasant
est things that ever was done for me during
an illness owed to the thoughtfulness Of
neighbor, lady now prominent m literary
circles. She owned many very fine engrav-
ings, beautifully framed These she brought
to my room, one every Sunday, leaving it on
my table or mantel for a week and taking
away the one she had brought the week be-
fore. When tried once toe1press the pleas
ure this kindness gave me, she answered me:
II am glad; but it is such little thing for
me to dol"
All. but have learned that it is the things
that are 80 little to do" that most please and
cheer those who are ''shut in" have seen
d sick one moved almost to tears by the gift
Of single fresh maple leaf, idly plucked
from a roadside tres on friends way to the
sick room
Said lady, the other day, IN my presence,
speaking Of a neighbour who has been an In
valid for years:
Il wanted to carry something to Helen to-
day, but everything have is SO common!"
Dear friends, let Us not wait for uncommon
things Let US remember IN how great meas
ure it is the common things, the dear common
things of life, from which these sufferers are
SO sadly shut in. Carry your friend sod Of
yiolets; placed in shallow bowl where they
can be freely ~stered, they win grow and
blossom In her window for days and days.
Carry one Of your poisoning house plants
and leave it there a week. Garry your
canary, and let hin sing there. Send her
your photograph album, your scrap book,
your box Of storeographs, some dreary win
ter day. Carry your precious silk quilt or
your new afghan, and let it lie awhile on her
bed or lounge. Ev~l though she has one
equally pretty, yours viii be different
something new TO look at-Neily Browne in
Good Housekeepiny
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Something About SPOILED Children

The worst injury any parent can infct on
society is to pet and spoil their children in
such a way that when they grow up the
world VIII regret that they did not die in in
fancy A mother allows her boy to answer
her back" and treat her rudely. Years after
she has gone to her account another person
viii reap the bitter harvest Of Ter weakness.
The spoiled son Will have to teke to himself
wife, whom he treats in the same rude manner
that he was permitted to adopt toward his
mother. A spoiled boy may possibly become
a worthy, religious man, but the effect of his
having been spoiled viii be seen in the large
amount Of dross that will overie the gold.
He will be III hammered, overbearing, selfish,
and generally disagreaable. Mothers, you
can prevent this. When boy is given TO you
accept him not as plaything merely, but as
q most sacred trust-a talent to be put to the
best account. Train him to be pure, truth
full, unselfish, independent. Teach him to
hate cruelty, to take the part Of the weak,
to recognize the special gentleness and re-
spectful consideration due to woman, par
ticularly to his mother and sisters. In this
way you may prevent your pets from ever
becoming pests. Talents Of Woman"
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Customs of New zeaIanderx

Formerly the New Zeaiande-s worshiped
various gods, apparently personifcations Of
natural objects and powers, TO whom they
addressed prayers and offered Sacrifices
There were 10 idols, their gods being inviSi-
bic; rlany OF them deided men. Qu&rrels in
tie early times were principally about wo-
men and land. The natives Still taS1oo them
selves, and make their faces look hideous
That. however, is simply matter Of taste,
for they think that purple L tee checks and
over tho bridge OF the nose. and few swan
feathers in their matted hair, greatly e.
hance tkeir beauty. They also have peculiar
customs. such as kissing by rubbing noses -
Globe-Denocrss
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The WIFE as q Financier.

What, after all is better measure Of bust
ness capabihty and trustworthiness than the
accomplishment Of the greatest result with
the means at hand and the doing Of this with
unvarying SUGGEST This is the test, and
women bear trial by it with remarkable
results. Their achievements of this character
are unheralded and unknown to the public,
but we frequently hear of them privately or
have an opportunity TO observe them. Per-
haps the reader knows Of some meek, plod-
ding, industrious housewife who is trying TO
make her family reach the end of the year
with only small income at command, and to
keep out Of debt while all the moutds are fed,
all the bodies clothed, the rooms kept warm
and al dues are paid. Here IS the great
fnancier! What is young Napoleon Of
Wall street compared with this woman} Ho
was foredoomed to failure when he set ou5
on his career; she never swerves from the
straight course that leads to triumph. Ee
drops down and out, q miserable financial
wreck, yet lauded for a business ability that
he has not shown; While she gets not SO much
as line in a newspaper, the public does not
talk about her, and her achievement may be
unknown in her own neighborhood.
We say that the housewife who does this is
the great fnancier. She saves home for
the thriftIess, perhaps crippled or diseased,
husband and the growing children, and they
get food and clothing and light and heat and
good beds to sleep in, almost as if they had
been created out Of nothing. It is the house
wife who gets a hundred dollars worth Of re-
suits when you could not reasonably expect
her TO get more than seventy-fve dollars
worth, who is entitled to our praise and our
admiration for her business ability. Won1er
do business and do 1t well when they volun-
tarily enter business Life. or when time and
circumstances thrust it upon them; and the
planning housewife who pulls her family
through the year and pays all bills, heaven
hardly knows how, has done feat Of finau-
cering more difficult than the treasurer Of
an empire may be able to do.-Good House
keeping.
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@meS>MiL<~@
Daily Ea91e
THREE ENGLISH DIALECTS.
What Might Have Been-InauencesV Which
Modify Our Language.

What Might Have Been-Inauences Which
Modify Our Language.
In recently published work, Rev. Dr.
Skeate, author Of the only genealogical die
tiouary Of the English language that has
any permanent scientific value, declares that
the whole character Of the language now
spoken in England and North America
might have been changed if London had been
founded north instead Of south Of the
Thames
The statement will not seem SO strange
when we recall the fact that London was the
Rceuter of literary English" during the form
4 live period of what may be called the
modern language Before the beginning Of
that period, the dialects spoken north Of the
Thames, and now divided by students OF
English into Northern" and Midland" diff
fered widely from the dialect of southern
England-a dialect which became literary
English" even before King Alfreds time. 1t
Is now generally known as "Anglo-Saxon,"
and with the exception of a few fragments,
CLOSES and inscriptions, the entire remains
Of English literature up to the time Of the
Norman conquest are written 10 it.
These three dialects Of spoken English have
been greatly multiplied since the English
stock has been scattered over the world, and
III oflLC VI G4cc Vi RI ShU-i+Aor
.tion this multiplication must go on The
& avs Of languages, SO far as they have been
observed, seem to make it impossible that the
same language should be spoken in our terri
tory of Alaska and in the English provinces of
Australia From Alaska TO the tropics, from
the tropics TO the South Pole, written Eng
hsh is the same language, but the real Ian
guage is the spoken sound, not the written
symbol Subjected to different influences Of
locality and climate, the language adapts it
self to them The same written English
word will convey the idea to the brain OF
the Englishman in Calcu "a that 1t does to
the American in Sitka, but if our colony in
Sitka becomes permanent American settle
rnent, and Calcutta remains under English
. control long enough to develop an English
Il stock native 60 India through a dozen gener-
lions, the written symbol will stand for
widely different sounds This is probable
ity so strong that it may almost DO stated
without qualification.
The difference between the language as it
Is pronounced by educated men IN London,
New York and New Orleans is already so
plain as TO enable the Londoner, the New
Yorker and the native Of New Orleans to de-
tect each other at once-eomethiug that
could not be prevented by any amount OF
study they might mutually devote to the
same dictionary rules.-St Louis Republic.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26
To Get Rid Of Visitors

A lady the other day was heard to confess:
"When l have somebody visiting me who
has stayed as long as l think she ought TO,
often send word TO the Sunday papers that
she has gone, and when she reads of her de
parture, or when / read it to her, as ganer-
ally do, saying something real stern about its
being pity reporters don't tell the truth, it
sets her to thinking Of going, and 1 am usu-
ally rid of burdepSome visitor before the
next weeks issue Of the paper is out. st
Paul Pjoneer-Press.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26
.ruouId Have Been Easier.

A little fellow of five years of age was do
ing something which his father disapproved
MY son, you must not do that" said his
father.
1t happened to be something which the
child wanted to do, and for an instant he hes
itated as if questioning what would be the
consequence if he persisted. Finally his bet
ter self triumphed, end he replied: "All right,
papa; won't do it any more"
Perhaps most of Us would think that was
all there was to be said about it, and so the
father thought; but the little fellow evil
IDENTIFY had different ideas, for not long after
he spoke out:
Papa, why didn't you tell mo that's
good boyr an 'twould "a been easier to be
good next ttme."-Youth's Companion.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26
Cured Without Medicine.

An Albany physician says that the most
curious prescription be ever gave to a patient
was one he prepared for lady. It was:
stop walking up and down stairs" Tho
only way this prescription could be taken
was by changing her house, as she lived in
one Of tho three story and basement houses
peculiar to Albany architecture. Her hus-
band secured roomy cottage of two stories,
and within year the invaiid's health was
almost completely restored.-Albany Jour
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26
EcH.oEnixins Locomotive FueL

The RailrOadg Ga1ette estimates tbs. there
~ e about CO, coo, GO train miles Of railway
she United States in 1887, and by taking %
q miles as accounting for the burning Of
onA ton Of cusi, lae conclusion Is reached that
tho Railways Of the country consumed abou.
94.0ooCjo tuE of coal ii 1857. AS but 8
par cent q thereabcus Of the power sarred
In Ito coal is utilized IN hauling train. the
opportunity for ecoDotiy may be noted ct
glance. This field promises 20 be an import
ant one in the nstser Of study on the part OF
r,szdS Of motive power departments "a tie
railways OK the country
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26
Washing All Wool Goods.

To avoid shrinkage in washing all wool
goods, dissolve sufficient quantity of soap
in warm water, adding little sal soda to
soften it. Wash, wiring and then rinse in
clean, warm water, using no cold or very
hot water, after which shake well and dry
quickly. Do not rub on soap or use wash
board. Avoid all patent washing powders
or hquida-Boston Budget
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26
Reading Is the Key.

r ling IS the key that admits rs to the
who.s world OF thought aud fancy and
imagination; TO the company Of saint and
s3ges and Of the wiscst and the wittiest at
the winusA and wittiest moment It enables
Us % sec with the keerest eyes, hear with the
finest ears, and listen to the sweetest voices
Of all tiae.-Gsgazino OF American History.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26
Tomea syho Are Idterest.1z.

Il has SO. petty well roised about ths
world that American women are, on ths
whole, mere interesting than any others
This statement Is rot made boassfully, but
simply as market Quotation, es ere might
s,y. They are sought ;o-. they rule high.
They have q way" they know how to BE
fascinating. 70 be agreeable; they unite rre-
dom Of manner with modesty of behavior;
they are apt 10 tuve beauty, and If they have
not. they know how 10 make others think
they have. Probably the Greek girls in their
highest Developments under Phidias were
never so attractive as the American girls OF
this period; and if we had q Phidias who
could put their charms in marble. all the ar
tique galleries would close up and 50 out Of
business
But it must be understood that IN regard
10 them. as 10 the dictionaries, it is necessary
to get the best Not al women are equally
interesting. and some OF these On whom most
educational money is lsvished are tie least
so. II is admitted thes in eur day the bur
den Of this end Of he, making il asreeabla,
is mainly thrown upon women Men make
their business IN excuse for not being enter
tanning. OF the few WAC cultivate the mind
aside from the politicians, who always try
10 be winning, scarcely think is worth whiis
10 contribute anything 70 make society bright
and engaging. Now, IL the girls schools and
colleges. technical and other. Eerely add TO
the number Ct people who lave practical
training snd knowledge wfthou. personal
charm, what becomes Of social iifef All the
arts and science and literature are benefited,
but one Of TIE chief purposes thas should BE-
in view is unetsained II the young women are
not made more interesting both 70 thA1ussav1
and to others
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26

Worn carpets can be turned into rugs by
sewing the best widths together. They can
be made to look much better by adding
border nitered OF the corners. To inter,
cut where the fold comes in, turning the cor
rer and sewing the edges together.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26
Tho Secret of Happiness.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the following ex-
celleIt advice. There Is O great deal Of hui
man nature ard good sense IN it: Harmony
in the married state is tbs first thing to be
arrived at. Nothing can preserve the affec-
lions uninterrupted but q firm resolution
never to differ in viii, and discrimination
in each to consider the love of the other of
more value than any object whatever on
which the wish had besn fixed How iight,
in fact, is the sacrifice Of any other wish when
weighed against tho affections of one
with whom we ere TO pass our whole life.
And no Opposition In single instance will
hardly in itself produce alienation, yet every
one has bis pouch into which all these little
oppositions are put, and while this is filing,
the alienation is insensibiy gong On, and
when flied il is complete Il would puzzle
either TO say why, because no one difference
Of opinion has been marked enough to pro-
duce q serious effect by itself. But he or she
finds bis or her affections wearied out b. a
constant stream Of Little checks and OBJ
stacles.
Other sources Of discomfort, very common
indeed, arc tho little cross purposes of hus-
band and wife IN common conversation; q
disposition in either to criticise and question
whatever the other says; q desire always to
demonstrate and make him feel himself in
the wrong, es2eciaily In sympathy. Nothing
is 30 goading on the part q either Much
better, therefore, II our companion views O
thing in light different from what wo do,
to leave him In quiet possession Of his view.
What IS the use ct rectifying him II the thing
be uniDporteuts end If important, let ii pass
for the present and wait for softer moment
end more conciEesoTy occasion OF revising
tie subjec: together. It - wonderful bow
many persons are rezis-ed unhappy BY ;ca.-
tentio2 TO these simple rules Of prcdsacs--
Boston Courier
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26

Table cloths break first in the middle
where the two folds cross. It is sometimes
expedient to transfer to such place center
cut from On old napkin, and to darn the
edgeS without turning
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26

A narrow shelf about eight inches above
the mantel board, with q row Of japanese
fans placed behind it as border, serves adj
mirably for holding and displaying the
smaller bits Of bric-a-brac
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26

When the storms o( life ars UPON %, re
fsrgss tass ts1y pa1s s0eoaWissiy away; and
vhsa they are gunN - wonder that We
ahocld oos have ssen eAlnsa and ccEeossa
By tas long known truth.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26
Concerning Agreements

An oral agreement must be proved by evil
dence. A written agreement proves itself
The law prefers written to ORAL evidence,
because Of It's precision.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26

Kid Shoes may be kept soft and free from
cracks BY rubbing them ones week with q
little pure Clycerine or castor oil
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26

TIE water In which Goldfish hes been soaked
is very good fer washing the ztrc under the
stove.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26

Damp salt vii remove Tire discoloration Of
cups and sauoers caused by tea and careless
washing.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26

For r,an who has got 70 walk ten niles
up hill earring box Of lead, there can be
40 objection 10 his eating cold siav
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26

Gum canphor viii speedny cieas the hOass
Of cocSroaches.
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black coGse 70 which has besu added aefsw
drops Of ammonia, win greatly benefit II,
more especially il the coat is inclined to lose
its color. Sponge with piece Of black
-,oth.-Cor Boston Budget
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GLOBE IRON WORKS.
Cor. % ard 9Th ayes. Wichita

Manufacture OF Stsamengines,
Boilers. Pumps ard al kinds OF
mill gearing. Architectural iron
q specially. Iron and brass cast
ingS made 10 order. E~sttL-a ties
MADE OF al class OF WORK and
orders promptly attended 70.
GO ". z FONDA. Supt-
, 1888-12-08

If any portion Of the land is con
sidered to be useless, and yields no
revenue to the owner, the number
Of acres Of such portion must be
stated in the tax list and a certificate
on oath issued by the proprietor and
two BurgherS residing in the quar-
ter and furthermore atteSted by the
Quarter officer, delivered to the com
mission, when it will be taken into
consideration if and to what extent
exemption from taxes can be granted.
Owners of houses that have
been unoccupied for six months and
upwards claiming deduction IN the
taxes are to give satisfactory proof
of the house having been vacant
during the period stated.
RTMUST BE8PECIALLY OBSERVED:
Persons neglectlng to procure the iMformd,
@tjon and proof described Big the regulations
liz the abore shape, time, and place must as
cribe to their opn neglect all losses resulting
hergrom,
As Serer0I planters in the last gears hare
knegie cted to meet at the feed time and place
Ito delirer their t%0rliStS, the Commission begS
flo announce that tdTIjStS WiU not be. rece(red
stor Qnq quarter, at any other time or place
Ethan Gb0re stated. In case person negtectS
to delicer a tarIiSt for any estate IN due time,
1.-THE Commission uiH, before closing the meet
Ting, assess the tao for said estate according
Ito the best Of its kRorledge. TartjStS 1chich
hare torwarded later to the Commission aciu,
together acjb q last Of those estates that hare
aomjtted to send their t%arli&t&, be transmitted
Ito the Government IN order that other
Enclosures be taken.
Blanks for taxlistS will be distributed
some days previous to the meeting of the
Tax Commission, and are required to be
accurately filed out by the parties con
cernpd, and delivered to the Commission
on the DAY which is fixed for each
street in the town and for each Quarter in
the Country.
Tax Commission for st. Croix, 3Oth No
vember 1888.
LIMPRICHT, Lie. LARSEN
HORT.
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