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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
Costly Halls in New York Houses.

The entrance hall is the biggest, the most
imposing, the costliest and by long odds the
haIdsomest apartment in a modern New
York house of the first rank Nev Workers
Of wealth and taste have entirely abandoned
the straight hall Of the narrow block house
where the stairs go straight up and the mar
row passage to the back parlor and basement
stairs go straight back. Instead they have
made the hall the central feature Of the es-
tahlishrnent, to which, if necessary. every
thing else is subordinated. The new type of
hall is elaborate in its architectural features,
richly antique in its furnishings, and if the
mistress of the establishment has any taste
whatever Tor large decorative effects it is
upon the hall that she lavishcs them The
hall. indeed. is so much of hobby that peo-
pie build new houses in oraer to have halls.
It is not an unknown thing to give Up the
whole first floor to the hail, putting the
parlor on the second floor. Whether the
hall be big OF little, its furnishing is thing
10 which its mistress is giving much attention
nowadays. To be quite perfect it should DO
done up in old oak and have settles stand
ing about in room of chairs Ii should have
a big oak table, a smaller one TO hold the
silver salver on which guests card is taken
TO the lady of the hcuse. and its noO should
be OF oak, polished till it shines The hail il
of quite as much consequence as the drawing
rooms Cor Albany Express
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
SECRET OF HOODS DEFEAT.
what Col. Mckay Told Gen. John VI.
PaIme. About z 80 coo Poker r:et.

What Col. Nchay Told Gen. John VI.
Paine" About q ~, 600 Poker Bet.
Il had command OF a CORPS before Atlanta
or July IL, 1854 We were at that time
abont five miles from 1lle city, on Peach Tree
creek Davis division had passed over the
creek. About o'cloc; IN the al 5ernoOn our
boys brought in a citizen they had captured
on that side of the creek. He was brought
before ne and I Questioned 9im closely lie
did not appear To s1.oH. much, but said be
had red ia an Atlanta DaDer tlat Gen ! ohm
son had Keen relieved o. the command Of the
opposing army and had been succeeded ,y
Gen J. 3. Hood. CD. &-Kay Of or side
soon happened along and asked me if there
WIS anything new. ! told him Of the change
Of commanders on the part Of the enemy:
that Johnson hoa been succeeded by Hood
Heappeare,j greatly alarmed, and exclaimed:
Ny GOO, general, that means trouble tell
you Hoods fighter / was somewhat
alarmed mysef'aIla asked EicKay what he
kEaa .hout Hood fshting qualities:
''iCEaEsaid: We'll, sir general ] was in
San Antonio. Tex, once. before the war. ard
] saw that man Hood ne. 1000 on a hand in
a game of poker and be didn't have even Il
pair Of Jacks.
"Wcil. | didn't say much in response, but
] decided in iny mind that a man who wouid
be- - zoe on land in a frie&aly game Of
poker wl.eD h diad,r even have one pair 10
back him wouli be q bad man 10 meet on Il
field OF battle when he was backed Dy several
Thousand abc-boGiei Confederate soldiers.
and the seQUal proved that idckay was net
wrong 10 bis estimate.
# was then about dark got my men
together ana told thc;a I expected we would
have +" fight Tomorrow. ! threw my line
across The creek and commenced that night
II build Qualifications. and the next morning
Ca forgcs.weIe ell across the creek. and we
had plenty of eaI'thwogks FOR an emergency.
/ ordered dinner 10 be served 10 the men BIZ
II O'Clock; About that time Gen ThOplas
came along, salutcd me and asked, What's
the inatterH saying at the same time We must
Bercady TO move forward Us soon as Rockers
@cu rave had their dinner and expressing
tLe opinion THAI We would now march into
Atlanta without opposition.
Il SAID, General, 1 think you are mistaken;
] think we are gong 30 have q iIght' had
scarcely ceased speaking when we heard
terrible firing 20 our left. | Immediately
dispatched a messenger IN Jhatdiscction, who
soon returned with The information that
Hood bad made terrible charge on our left.
and had already broken through two lines OF
Davis division and was now charging in cur
Girecsion, and, sure enough, -hessSgas soon
down upon ms But with my preparations,
already described, we were ready 10 meet
him, and you bet We gave him warm recep-
ton, ard we defeated him after hard fight
ing, and soon thereafter marched victorious
into Atlanta Had IL not been for AIckay's
story OF the 81, 900 bet he would have made
il very uncomfortable for US As it was, we
were ready FOR him. Gen John ii Palmer
in Springfield Register.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
Tho Other Side OF the Gold.

/, for one, have always innocently sup
posed that gold table utensils were what
they pretended to be. all gold: but lately
an expert and dealer in old silver has
informed me to the contrary. Even Vic
toria's royal gold plate is no better than
it should be. For such thing rs ''solid
gold'' is totally unknown. / must say
this knowledge is a vast relief to me.
Burglars may labor under a like delusion,
and fancy any piece OF gold plate is better
worth burgling than the best silverware
in the market But we have all made q
mistake. The finest gold service In ex-
istence is but silver, washed with that
precious metal 1t seems no less person
than Mr.. James Keene, when he returned
from England with the famous Ascot cup,
won by his horse Foxhall, also believed in
the solid business, for the trophy was
valued at IS, 900 by the custom house Off
Gals. Mr. keene paid the duties on those
figures and his cup was deposited in a
place of safety. Shortly after came the
financial crash in Mr.. Keene's fortunes,
and he found it necessary TO raise money
ON the Ascot cup. The first jeweler and
expert in New York was dispatched to the
bank to examine, or rather to assay, its
intrinsic value. He found, to his own en-
tire satisfaction, that the 900 guinea cup
was worth precisely $500, including
metals and the price of artistic workman
ship! Whether the United States Gus
toms ever reimbursed Mr.. Keene my in
formant did not know.-BostOn Herald.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
American Missionary Work.

The American board is responsible for tns
Contamination of ona-tenth Of tine beathen
of the world 1t has 70 missions, iGl Amer
lean and :, 059 native laborers preaching &C
300 stations in n different languages. They
support So churches, with . o42 members
In IS high schools, universities and colleges
they have 5,eii picked pupils Of both sexes.
and Al Isl pupils ia the common schools Its
mission presses send out annually Is $50 600
po.as of Christian literature.-Nsw Yori
Commercial ADVERTISE.
A httfc boy had been extremely nauxnry
at dinner. and had been sent away from
the table just a his favorfte dessert
cabinet pudding with butter ard sugar
ssnce-wss being served About O'Clock
that evening, when the other children had
gone TO bed and his parents were alone II
the sitting roori. tear stained little face
and . white robed figure appeared al the
door
Mamma" it said, bravely, between
soss You told ne never to So to deep
when anything wrong had bsen done until
it wcs ali hxed up right. - came down
to tell you thst-shat-I-fnruye
you and papa for What you did to NJ q
The dinner te6ae. n-HaUgs HAaaE.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
4 Breakfast in Rotterdam.

A European breakfast is very trying to
the temper of Americans who have been ac-
customed at home TO q good, warm steak or
chops and hearty food. In the morning,
with splendid appetite caused by change of
climate ard much exercise in sight seeinr.n
you enter the breakfast room with a capa-
city for fully hall pound of good beefsteak,
to say nothing of oatmeal, oranges. toasss.
pancakes. or other lu:luries. You sit down
to the table and anXiously await the appear
ance of ''breakfastn engaged tie night before
At last the servant appears, bringing in a
tray, and their is your allowance before YOU
a cup and saucer, a little cream pitcher
containing some blue skim milk. "a larger
pitcher holding about two cups Of coffee, and
a plate, on which are one or two '.bro,tchens'
i. e., biscuits slightly larger than peanuts.
Al, yes! forgot to mention the four lonesome
pieces Of cutioaf sugar and the piece o. butter
about large enough To grease tee ma, spring
Of q v Gteroury watch. There is your break
fast. You eat every crumb, are hungrier
than before, and consult "a price list. Steak
at > cents is too much tor your allowance,
and You rise from the table. sorry YOU can't
digest the plates. Probably no European in
yeGtion has drawn forth 80 much american
profanity IS the breakfast, IL we except
guides. kansas City Times
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
''Good Grammar in England.

To the end of time probably some will
prefer to say '''The crowd was noisy ''the
committee was Of opinion, the army was
scattered others win say "were" But there
can be no question. when the conductive or
the distinctive copula is used, whether the
verb ought 10 he singular or plural james
or John is james and John are" James
with John is" all this is obvious. Strictly
speaking, none are" is wrong In recent
translation, fairly done, of French book,
one finds, They burst not Just as some
people sometimes write vert Tor vast"
II may be q question whether we ought to
say, III it is' or, eff it be- whether we
ought to write far or AM before ~"
whether develop" or ''develope. 'civilise'
or owing is more correct, when we ought
to use my and when 'rIipe, whether "a
means and little ones" are permissible,
whether Lord BaaconStield was right in his
way of spelling Labor, honor etc
but clearly this is wrong: III the inpu-
taJion be tue che words occurred lately in
a monthly magazine 1T would indicate"
etc Ii may be question rs to the omission
or tho relative, though certainly there is
clumSinesS, If not ambiguity. THE dock be
feeds supplies the food he wants" but, with
out question, 70 insert superfiuoUs "and.n
as is not uncommon, before the relative is
worthy OF Mrs. Camp \ mistake tco often
made Is to use while without its spodosiS
ain New Zealand II had a slow start While
elsewhere ali other things have been sacri-
feed To ii. " The same mistake recurS twice in
one page Of the essay whence the passage is
taken. The National Review
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
Russian Agricultural Implements.

Tho peasant has very crude agricultural
implements He generally makes them at
h own furnace and gives them finish and
polish at his own Grindstoae The PEASANTS
gfindstone is Il huge affair, is turned by one
man, while another, sitting 10 on frame
above it, malipulates the implement. Axes,
ptowshGIps, scythes, wagon tires portions of
harness, korsCshocs and everything used
about farm or stable are finished on the
Grlndstono. 4 crude little furnace heated
with peat or pine chips and the crindstone
comprise the manufacturing appliances of
the peasant. His pillow is a simple pole with
handles on dead level with the tongue.
which hos On otfShoo5 downward, on which
the share is nailed or tied
4 blowing scene in Russia, With the roarl
old frame, the crude, triangular OF diamond
shaped share and the tiny little furrow made.
would be disgusting aS well aJ pitiablo TO tho
American farmers oyec. The di'aught or
weight Of the Dlow comes directly from the
high bowed hame, which extends two feet
above the horses neck and which is fastened
to the collar. Instead Of traces the tongue
or shafts DO the pulling. The Russian in no
walk 81 life has yet learned the philosophy Of
direct GraugLt from the collar Of the horse.
All vehicles are dram BIZ tho shafts and
tongues, and these arc fastened to tho hici,
hame or bow, which IL turn is fastened to the
cellar. There is no such thing as trace strans
or chains Carriages arc thus drawn.-St,
Petersburg Cor New \ ork Hail and Express.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
rHEIN Anon flcAa.

Fleas love dirt, and in it they flourish
and multiply most abundantly. But In
spite Of St. Dominic's curse and their un-
clean haunts, they are interesting little
fellows. Let US put ono under the micro
scope. It seems to be clothed in o sort OF
armour formed Of brown overlapping
plates, that are Sc exceedingly tough as to
be almost indestruotible. Its head is
small and very thin, and it has single
eye upon each side. This eye is black.
and the rays of light scintillate within it
like sparks Of fire. Puget managed to
look through one OF those eyes, and he
found that 1t diminished objects in size
while il multiplied them in numbers
man appearing like an army Of fairies,
and the fame Of candle becoming l 600
tiny stars From the shape Of its head,
and for other reasons, the flea is supposed
to use only one eye at q time The often
sive weapon Of the nea is composed Of
two palp!, or feelers, two piercers and q
tongue. When it feeds it stands erect.
thrusting this smoker into the flesh; anc
IL will eat withou: intermission until dis
turbed. for IL voids as fast as il swallows
its food. 1t is interesting to pat several
in a glass, ard. giving them piece of
raw meat, see them all standing on their
hind legs 10 sr.ck Up its juices
Their manner Of breathing is still unde-
ternined, but it is thought most probable
that they receive air into their bodies
through small holes ~ the ends Of tAs
palpi.-S L. Clayes IN Swiss Gross.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
A judicial testers Latest.

Judge Gary. the judicial jester, has been
making his friends laugh with new
Joke. Have you heard Of the latest alb
stract scheme? OF course you have not,
and your curiosity concerning IL is stimu-
lated to an extraordinary degree by the
solemn, almost mysterious air OF the
judge, who asks you the question. ''Well, :"
he says, after you have pressed him TO
tell you. 1--WE are getting mp company
that will prepare complete set Of books
from the records of the courts, and be
ready to furnish abstracts Of titles to men
and women. Say a woman wants to
marry a man whom she has not known
very long. and she wants to make sure
that he has no wife living in Wisconsin
or Indiana, she comes to our company
and gets an abstract of title on him that
will show her just how many times he
has been married, how many times di-
vorcet, how many wives he has had die,
what they died Of, and all about his
matrimonial career, if he has had one.
The abstracts, of course, will be quite
as useful TO the man who wants to
know what sort of title he can get to
the woman he is about to marry, and in
every way the scheme will be good one
There is great and an increasing demand
for just such an enterprise right here in
Chicago. Chicago Herald.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
An aeronantical Advance.

The SO called 'goveraahle airShip'' of Dr.
Wolfert Is driven forward or backward by
means OF d IaHiike propeller at the forward
end Of the ear. while "a second propeller. di-
rectty under tbs car, serves 10 raise or lower
the balloon without loss of ballast or Of
gas. The horizontal propeller may be turned
TO right or le.., thus serving rs rudder II
an experimental apparatus, the aeronaut.
seated like Bicycle rider. readily dr>b either
or both ol the PTopeilegs ct . rate rs high
as 80 revolutions per minute The ulal was
made near lles,iCn with cigar shaped bal
loon oLou, sixty tCct long, with q Lifting
power Il about 5DI pounds: and The lactionS
oi this were under perfect control, even
ac&ll.st moderate wind. a peculiar system
OF ne-..E- gave the car remarkable S.esdi-
pess tae inventor expects >ocn % launch
an a'r>Eip capable of carrying fifty luer ST.
su.at&E az s.el:r.C ngIre :or Jte tCct ~ ws-
VI rs t:'st experiments g ArkstsSaw Traveller
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--a9asssAli5A~
Daily - gayle
FEEDING 1'iE DOVES.
pretty doves. fly lightly herr.

Coo, coo, my pretty doves, fv lightly here!
See snowy rice and golden grain spill,
Come wheeling through She wide air far and
near,
Come from the gray old tower ana take your
fiji.
Swell your soft breasts and curve each graceful
neck
With rainbows spannad, and rufie al your
piunleS
So dainty fine and clean. without speck,
LustrouS as changing silk from Lyons looms.
Susetta is cailing-there is naught 10 fear,
Coo, coo, my pretty doves, fly lightly here!
Sure as the constant morning comes Susette
To bring yoH food, YOU know she will not fail
Crossing the des'y Grass all dewy wet:
Her welcome voice you hear, and down you
sail
Her pets. her pleasures, planting rosy feet
Upon the green. aud ga2jng brilliant eyed
Askance NJ 30 her face with cyoouin, sweet
Lifting your shining heads in love and pride,
FOR ali obey her we'll l.noR-H stiBlIlo2s dear.
Coo, coo, my pretty doves fly lightly here,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
Human Hyena. in Arixon,s

"The Apache Indian is human hyena.
He is an Ishmaeiite whose hand is raised
against every living object, whether it be
man or beast. He delights to kill. He is a
fiend in human shape He can no more be
civilized than tiger. OF the two, believe
him to be the more bloodthirsty."
The speaker was Mr.. NJ. A. Smith, the
delegate from Arizona territory.
I'VE have numerous other Indians among
u.s. Mr. Smith continued, ''yvho live in peace
with the whites The Yumas and Pepagss
are susceptible to civilizing influences. The
children 60 to school, while the elders till the
soil and make an honest effort to support
themselves. Not SO the Apache. From the
time he is co high holding his hand foot
from the grount) he will bite, and steal and
murder if he can.
ssTherc are 5000 of them on the San Carlos
reservation. The government feeds and
clothes them. For some unexplained reason
it furnishes them with arms and ammunition
also, although their food is provided for
them Notwithstanding this care, when they
can steal away from the reservation they will
kill every white man they meet.
Speaking of this reminds me that a part
of the Apache religion is the atonemcnt for
murder by blood If an Apache is killed his
nearest relations must Immediately kill .
white man, or else he is doomed to suffer
eternal torment. 1t makes no difference if
the kinship be ten degrees removed, or if
he is obliged to travel a month before meet
ing his victim, the obligation is quite the
same.
''Their religion. too, prevents them from
committing a murder in the dark. If dozen
Apaches should discover you sleeping by
your campfire at night they would not attack
you until the sun came up They believe il
they kill man at night their souls will walk
in eternal darkness. Knowing this, many Of
our people travel by night during the preva-
lence of Indian troubles in the territory
Chicago Journal.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
Tho SluCCinC of the EutI,r6..

Gne Of the newest automatic groups seems
wen suited toez:l-eSs the progress of aesthetic
taste here III Boston. 1t represents the vari-
Gus actors in e glove fight; the principals in
ring costume going through the motions of
striking blows which fall snort CT the faces
they seem designed to hiV, thus cleverly
sat .ri2iuE tho weak points OF the average
SOARING match IN opposite corners are a
mar ho!CiI-> a sponge which he Jerks up
and down bit Eever has 81 chance to use,
and hottie holder who also goes through
similar inet-.etual motions. But the most
amusing figure OF all is . policeman who IS
as;,ally raising his billy" rs il about to
stop the fight, which seems bound. ike Ten
nyson's brook, TO $50 on forever. Boston
Post
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
A MAN or WEALTH.
4 Rev Workers. Deal with nm Old Oyster
raaE-Somewbat Surprised.

New Workers Deal with nm Old Oyster
raar-Someubat Surprised.
While the wealthiest oyster dealers arc
reckoned to be those in Baltimore, there arc
hundreds who have lived all their lives on
the little islands in the dreary waste OF
waters who own real estate of considerable
value. and who can count their cash by thou
sands. Many of these people are ilhterate
and without the first rudiments Of refine
ment, who can be seen in spawning time
barefooted, and clad in blue shirt and tattered
straw hat, working energetically. Yet some
Of them own six and eight boats. beside neat
and coy cottages comfortably furnished, and
who can sign their names to SIC, 600 or so, coo
checks and have a snug balance left. An
auecdote will close this article and illustrate
the truth of the aphorism that appearances
are deceitful. One Of these oystermen, native
and TO the manner born, lived on land sd
joining small tract belonging to New
York man. The FISHERMAN had often ex-
pressed a desire to absorb that tract One
day the gentleman from New York paid q
visit to that section OF country, and was in
formed OF the oystermans desire. Now, this
gentleman was unecquainted with the man.
ners and customs of these unsophisticeted but
Eospitable people. Dressed in the height of
fashion he sought out the oysternian- He
found him with nothing on but his trousers,
rolled to his knees. an old blue shirt. With no
hat and his hair unkempt. He was scrubbing
out his canoe.
4 he New Yorker looked surprised, and coll
cluded he was the victim OF a joke.
The salutations of the day wore exchanged
and the question of the sale Of the land
brought up.
81 say, stranger, air You tie man who
owns that air land jinin' my patch!"
Il am that person" replied the gentleman
in a dignited manner
..And you want to git clear Of its'
Il have concluded to dispose Of il If I can
secure a satisfactory price"
Say, stranger, what's your lowest fgw-
way down, now"
off were to give you the lowest figures,
it means cash. Do you think we can deall'
SIT means cash, eht Way down figures;
give EN- 10 me. Wen see about the cash"
"Well, undoubtedly, you know about its
value-say $500"
That's the lowest, eh!' refectively.
"Say, stranger, whar you fro,n!"
''New York city"
New York city," he repeated! won't
take 10 less!'
That's q fair figure, III fact, a sacrifice"
'Say, stranger, jes' wait till git my coat
an hat an I'll bind tho bargain"
The gentleman looked at his customer in
surprise, while the friend who accompanied
him, and told this story, could scarcely re-
press his risibiities He climbed into tho
wagon, rode into town, had the necessary
papers executed, got friend to write his
check for $500. and went to the bank and
drew the money, and as he handed it to the
nonpl,,ssed gentleman, he remarked with a
broad grin: "You thought l was a-fooiin',
but jist come down this cir way agin an Ill
gin you a check for your hull durn city of
New York. And he was off with wave Of
the hand -Philadelphis North American.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
Beauty OF sounA Teeth.

In comparison with the immense sd-
vantage Of having sound teeth, the ex-
penss OF good dentistry 10 small But
there are many thousands TO whom that
expense is impossible. A dental hospital
in each Of the great cities would Be agood
thing. They have snch IN Institution in
LouAoa- Sir James P1est, the arss 81
English surgeons, has said that b con-
sidersd the London dental hospital 70 b
1.-THE best institution Of de kind IN tbs
world Certainly an institution which
cares for the teeth OF 20, 600 people in the
course Of . year must be the canse ~ .
great deal Q. comfort. d Dos think -
many American women would have such
bad sssth II they had been taught what
great hsauty sound teeth are Il seems
to NE that this Loodoa charity might
very wen Be initiated il This county
ExchanSe
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
Killing an Oh With Diamonds.

A story from the diamond fields A Kaffir
was suspected Of being in possession Of uncut
diamonds, ard was pursued by the officers Of
the law. When they came up vita hina he
had just shot one Ut his oxen Then they
proceeded To search him. They transacted
ESs s,anty clothing, they c-Enbed his woody
head, they tried all the usual processes, but
mover diamond did they fnd, and finally
they ilegi to retire discounted Then the
kafIir proceeded % pix out from the dead
as carcass az the diamonds with which bus
gun had bern loaded, and which he had fred
:3so the unfortunate beast when he saw the
officers anuruAchinx-L Globs.