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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-05

The steamer Alice Garratt was built
at Stockton in 1873, for VIM. 7. Gar
ratt, who has owned her and her sis
ter Mary Garratt ever since. She was
a stern. wheeler, $50 feet in length, 80
feet beam and 6 feet depth in
the hold, and had carrying capacity
of 485 tons. She piled between San
Francisco and Stockton and river ports
as freight and passenger boat. She
was constructed at a cost of about
$37 900, and was insured in the Fire
mems Fund Insurance company for
$40, 900, having been insured only
three days ago.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-05

SAN Francisco Indications for "a
hours commencing A. NJ, March 5.
For California, local rains followed by
fair weathear; light to fresh SOUTH
westerly winds, continued cool wea-
thor
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
WHY Badness is so Prevalent.

Henry Gaa, the tonsorial artist of Park
row, talks little and thinks much. A re-
porter, finding him more communicative
than usual the other day, asked him how he
accounted for premature badness.
'"Tis just the plainest thing in the world"
he answered. You see it is the fashion with
almost all young men to order their hair
cropped down to the very roots in the scalp
| always dislike to get such directions, for l
know that it is the ruin of the hair, but |
must carry ont my instructions or customers
will get huffed. When the hair is cropped
too close it bleeds.'
"Bleeds!n exclaimed the scribe.
"Yes, bleeds; that is what we term it. You
know the blood is the life of the body, and
the substance drawn from tho scalp is the life
of the hair, and when you close crop it you
destroy much of the substance which gives
life and health to the hair. You never saw
a good farmer cut his grass down close to the
soil. Ii be did he might go whistle for his
next crop. 1t is just the same with the hair
on a mans head"
But now about the beard? The closer
you shave the quicker and better the beard
will grow"
Horse of another color, young man. The
scalp is a thin covering which has no subso1
beneath it; the skin on the face has, and no
matter how close you scrape it you don't
reach or injure tho roots or germs of the
mans beard. New York Evening Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
SUPERSTlTlONS OF ACTRESSES.
Sign of the Tom Cat-The Hunchback
Offenbach's Evil Eve.

Sign Of the Tom Cat-The Hunchback.
Ofenbach's Evil Eye.
1t is singular, Ia fact, to note how
Partisan actresses are attracted-aS moths
round a flame that will SINCE them-bv
the belief in signs and warnings and
omens. Nine. Fayart, soCietaire at tn.
Theatre Franchise, asserts that when cat,
and especially a black tom cat. comes of
its own accord, with tail erect, purring
round the stage, it is good sign. Theo,
who ''sings so delightfully."- with her
shoulders, 5" as the Nestors of theatrical
criticism aver, believes that it is very IN
lucky TO catch sight of hunchback and
not touch his hump The pretty actress
will, in fact, go out of her way and dodge
one mile to get chance 10 do SO, as if
by accident and without being seen
CroiZette, who retired from the stage of
the Coincide Franchise on pension and
married rich banker, attributes her sue
cess in life TO the fact that one day she
picked up horseshoe.
Some cantatrices are also highly super
stitious. Among those who belong more
or less to the Paris stage / may instance
Adelina Patti. Adelina Maria Clorinda
Patti-and indeed the whole musical tribe
of the Strakosch aud Patti brood
strongly believe in the jettatore, or ''evil
eye. Patti viii not sing where there is
cross eyed conductor, just as the blonde
Sarah will not play by the side Of an
actor whose organ of vision is askew and,
as those who, like Patti. have been happy
and successful are more liable TO this
fascination, the prirns donna never fails
10 wear bracelet or necklace of precious
stoles-even shells and corals will do--to
counterfeit the malignant Influence which
darts from the eyeballs OF certain envious
and angry persons. She asserts that
Offenbach, who possessed the evil eve,
brought III luck with him wherever he
went; that he passed through the Rue
LepeletieT the night the old opera house
was destroyed By fire, when poor Emma
Livry was burned alive in the only bale.
Otfenbach ever had represented at the
opera, ard that Nine. Bcrthelier died
while playing in the ''Vie Parisienne,"
for which be wrote The score.
/ have also been told that Paola Marie.
Of the Opera Comique, and her sister
CALI Marie. both wear amulet rings 70
avert the snake ike fascination which is
currently attributed 70 Count Gabrielli,
the well known bouleyarrier.
Zulna BoUffar once told me that she
never would think Of washing her hands
AS it often happens behind the scenes to
many Of the music hall singe-s-in the
water used By another person, not that
she considered the act as so very uncIean,
but rather because she knew that the
parties were bound tn quarrel soon after.
unless one Of the TWO spat in the basin!
And / may add pareuthetically that !
once saw dancing girl, whose yeracity
was questioned by another member Of the
talent. suddenly draw back with some
show Of Indignation, spit on the ground,
stamp the boards with her foot, and raise
her right hand, saying, Il swear itP'-
Paris Cor. Inter Ocean
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
Cherish Your Girihood.

Dear girls don't ne so often wishing 20,
were grown up women, that You viii neGler'
Jour girlhood In the rush and hurry {
these fast tines there r. dagger that you vii
reacn and strain after young IadyhoDd'
too much. BE girls awhile yet Be- tender
joyous, loving, obedieHt and industrious
Womanhood. with tn privileges snd power
its burdens and trials, WI come son enough.
On this point one has wisely said. Wat
patiently, my children, through The Whole
limit Of your giribood. GO not after woman
hood iet il come 20 y1u- Keep out II public
view. Cultivate refinement and modes; :.
The cares and responsibilities Of life viii
come soon enough. When they come you
viii meet them, ] trust, as true women
should But Oh. be not 10 unvise a. u
throw away Jour zirinood- Rob DO. your.
self Of this h.autifui snson, which. wisely
spent. viii brighten all your future life
Atlanta Constitution
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
A Part in the PantOmime.

knew young man once Of good family
who got stagestruck and insisted on joining e
company His rich mother was heartbroken.
He offered himself for no salary; that wss
not good enough for the manager He Of
fered to do anything and finally succeeded
in getting chance to appear before the
public as stage soldier, the manager yield
ing to his wish on his paying eighteen pence
a night for the privilege. He stuck to the
super business until Christmas, when they
put him in tho pantomime. He came to me
in great glee one night. He had part in
the pantomime.
What is it!7 1 asked him.
Butcher boy-the clown steals a leg of
mutton out of my basket. San Francisco
Chronicle
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
A EauIt Of Some Mothers.

Quite a natural fault and one exceedingly
common, is for mothers to hold their infants
altogether too much. BY so doing they in
convenience themselves and injure their
little ones Very many mothers say that lit
takes about all their time to attend to tire
baby" In almost eli instances where this 10
true it is their own fault When once the
bad habit as formed of taking the little one
up as soon as it shows signs Of waking, is
restless, or is disposed to cry, the mother is
henceforth slave to its caprices, and no
tyrant can be more exacting This is by no
means triiling matter. Into every home,
however poor and humble, baby should
bring the sunshine of happiness; but does it
always do thisi
If healthy, and baby is properly man.
aged from the first, 1t ought 10, in Its early
months Of life, pass fully eighteen hours in
sleep. As age advances, the amount required
becomes less, but even ut years 1t ought To
sleep thirteen or fourteen hours out OF the
twenty -four. There are more children who
do not get this amount Of sleep than there
are who do and vet it is essential TO their
well being Now it is clearly apparent that
mothers who are forced .to do their own
work" need not sacrifice so much time tc
their infants as many do, and neglect other
important cares; it is wnen they do neglect
their other duties that dis.rvlst as to the actual
blessing III the form Of the baby begins.
There are of course, exceptions, bat III too
many homes evidence IS not wanting that the
advent of a baby is more or less Of hard
ship which is shared by every member Of the
family The mother, poor soul finds her
sares multiplied; ana il the new conner Il
troublesome. she may be forced, If not, she
soon finds it easy 10 neglect, or but imper
fActly perform, her household duties. DisyT
esotism. and satisfaction She II pleased
with life and with herself She loves deeply,
and demands as much as she gives. She ex-
poets to be told every day that she is the most
adorable woman on earth, and she Is sure To
convince man Of the fact 1t never enters
her happy head that another woman could
BE- as charming as herself, or that she could
be displaced IN the affections Of any man she
loves She il a woman who has been accus-
toned to love and admiration all Der life,
and she knows how u keep her lover inter
ested and amused. She is sure that he finds
other women dull in comparison with herself,
aad she lends him freely u her friends, Ger
tain that ne viii return gladly to be-. The
ma iority Of tho women who lead a mountO-
nous existence live in their iIuaginations and
grow morbidly sensitive. Ella Wheeler
Wilcox
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
To y~nsiIas~ n Room.

The best way 10 ven...ate q room tina:
know q is 20 pu, board, long enough 70
fl exactly IN the window frame, and
about SIX inches high, rnder tie lower
sash II you remember tho construction
Of window sAsaes yos all know tea, this
consequent raising Of the lower che viii
leave spaces between the glass and the
woodwork, through which fresh air can
obtain gradual entrssce into the room.
lis course Is made somewhat tortuOus
ard all draGght thereby prevented
When il reaches tie inside 1. has an up
ward direction. too, and 10 not likely 10
come n contact with serSe. eraniur3s-
IL Is important, 10 using this kidd q ven
rLatson, thzt the board e. accurately
under the window, so that 10 i.ttle spaces
De left fer The Aig 70 oao. through. -Scw
York World
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
Women who Are Not Jealous

There are two types OF women who are
never susceptible to Jealousy One is the per-
fec,ly humble being. utterly devoid Of indi-
vidualitv. who lives in state Of wondering
anlazement that she should be the recipient
OF her lovers least regard she Is grateful
for smile, and overwhelmed at a word OF
praise. She finds greater joy in loving than
in being loved. and j. faint echo of the mas
cuIins mind in all her opinions and ideas.
She is willing TO be the mat beneath his feet,
TO eat the crumbs which fall from his table,
70 do his mos, mental labor. She has the
nature Of a serf the devotion Of dog, and
il he neSlacts her for other women tas ae
,.,aIly does she never complains. as IL his
vii she finds her only pleasure. Her natlrs
il mid, patient AID constant and devoid Of
passion aud intensity
The other type OF women who knows no
jealousy is quite her opposite. She Is a radi-
s.tI, .sppy creature, full OF self confidence,
der is most often tie frss srmptou mani
festel and this is soon followed by iacx Of:
cleanliness, first in the mothers appearance
taea in her surroundings, sZd finally the
irrtls one suffers from this grave fault The
husband finds his home less inviting, aad
the cheering influence Of the baby can
scarcely compensate for the dolefal change
which has taken place about him Both be
and the mother, unfortunate through her
own fault of management, must soon ask
themselves, neither daring, however, 10
breathe doubt 20 the other, WAS Il. after
ali, for the bes. F-Boston Journal Of Health
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
MAKE NE A SONG.

Out of the silence make me song,
Beautiful sad aud soft and low;
Let the loveliest music sound along
And wing each note with wall of woe,
Dim and drear:
AS hopes last tear
Out CT the silence make me hymn
Whose sounds are shadows soft and dim.
Out of the stiffness in your heart
4 thousand songs are sleeping there
Make me but one, thou child of art.
The song q a hope in last despair.
Dark and low,
chant of woe:
Out Of the Stiffness, tone by tone,
Soft as snowflake. wild as moan.
Out on the dark recesses flash me a song,
Brightly dark and darkly bright;
Let it sweep rs love star sweeps along
The mystical shadows of the night
Sing it sweet,
Where nothing is drear. or dark. or dim.
And earth songs melt into heavens hymn
Father Ryan
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
-sssNiil6~
1ailu e eagle
IN AFTER DAYS.

When other eyes look love to thine
And other lips caress thee;
When other arms around thee twine.
And other tones address thee;
When to thy glance another choice
Replies with tender smiling.
And in thine ear another vc!cs
Sounds full of love beSuiling-
Then will no memory with thee plead
And whisper low Of rle:
VIII not my image intercede-
Can ] e'er die to thee?
When to thy cheek another face
Lies close In fond caress;ag,
And from thy brow cares every trace
Another hand is pressing:
When on thy breast another heart
Finds refuge from ali sorrow,
And. knowing We need never part,
breads not q lonely morrow.
Zen then viii memory with thee plead
And whisper low Of ME;
Then shall iny image iltercede--
III ne'er quite die to thee.
-"Gazelle' in Courier-JouTnai
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01

! one used as c mast. and TO the top OF all an
/ old red flannel shirt was secured. A third
! oar with a shirt for signal was fixed in the
! bow and then all weited impatientlv for the
I ship to see them The vessel proved to be a
! bark. and rapidly rose above the hurizop but
| although the small boat was to windward of
her her crew did not seem to notice it. With
( swelling sails and her sides glistening with
1 spray in the sunlight she sweep. across the
! bows of the boat load of starving men and
was apparently to leave them as the other
had done But when the men. who had used
/ every effort to attract attention. were giving
I'D in DESPAIR they saw that the weather
. teaches of her sails began to shiyer and :
minute later she was up in the wind coming
about to head for them. Wholly overcome
BIZ their feelings they then sank down where
they were and wept aloud and gave audible
/ thanks to God for their Cseliverance.
/ They 7rece still in this pitiable condition
/ when the bark, which proved 10 be the Union,
/ Capt. Peterson, ranged up alongside with
head sails aback, and lost Roadway, with the
boat load OF wrecked seamen just under the
lee rail anlidships Four Of the men were
able to stand up and clutch the rail of the
bark, where her crew were ready to lend
two, who were Johansen, the wounded sea-
MN, and Lundblsd, tie carpenter, mad to be
got on board in sling. Once there they
were treated with tie utmost tenderness. but
none had fully recovered his health when the
Union sailed into New York harbor.
Capt. Peterson said he was on the quarter
deck, and while looking over the sea thought
he caught a glimpse of something in the
,l,.t -,-r
OF it. lie was about to so into his cabin for
q cup of coffee, but he in some wav felt IN
easy and could not go without another look
for the strange object. He therefore climbed
up to windward in the mizzen rigging, and
at the first look deserted the boat, and gave
Immediate orders to go about.
The wrecked seanel had been nine DAYS in
an open boat. For six days they had nearly
an ounce of food each per day, but thereafter
they had nothing. They are very sure that
but for the courage derived from the second
mates little black Testament they would have
all gone wild and died the FIST week.
The men in this boat were Paul Feldth0hn,
second mate; David Lundblad, carpenter,
and Seamen John Acelson, Franz Oscar
Carlson, Eric Z. Elfstrom and Peter \.
Johansen.
1t has since been learned tina: the long
boat, with her five men, was picked up by
Danish bark and carried safely into port. The
lost were Capt N. Aaier, Mate Spangberg,
the Russian Finn Christolf Rinstrom. who
tried to swim back to the sinking ship, and
the boy Thomas Matson, who was drowned
while trying to swim from the small boat to
the longboat. 1t is remarkable thing that
the two boats should have been found sea-
worthy and able to float in & storm in which
a seaworthy bark foundered.-New York Sun
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
Wasted Eloquence.

.Did TIRE candidate MAKE spNech last
night
Yes, Re did: ard his whole address FROM.
beginning 70 eci vEs 8 useless waste of
wordx The whole speech was unnecessary,
astrological and useless, though II CONSISTS:
Of bGs SIX words
"Prsy, wha, did be say
He sasd, Ladies and gentlemen, an &c
sseech Eake-' r-Yaakee Blade.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
4 Smokers Reformation.

Said a gentleman: Il read q squib the
other day In which the writer deplores the
practice of one smoker stopping another on
the street and asking for light. Until had
perused that little witticis,n | would go UP to
the first smoker 1 met and without the slight
est GualrnS of conscience ash, for q little fire.
But since then when necessity-that is. want
of matcnes-compels me to approach brother
smoker, | feel like a criminal. AS for goin.
into a cigar store for fame. | would rather
perish. Abroad it is totally different. Each
smoker considers it his right to enter cigar
store and light the cigar he has bought soua-
where else. The cigar men who do not wish
their places entered suspend lighter on the
outside of the store. Why should we no.
adopt this Philadelphia Call.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
Turning Her Apron

4 lady once told me that her Irish girl had
trick which annoyed her: turning her
apron wrong side out when the right side be-
came unpressutabls, thus rubbing the dirt
over her dress, which, as hEely as lot, was
clean. a word 70 III =sS - sufficient -
Cor. Good Housekeeping
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01

ATs So1veaa TO departing gres-g-Boo1
night, 2r AuzlI. ! had be7u- 20 tEirk ya-1
had gone. and that We had missed tie pleasure
Of SAYING goo-doy to you--Harp~r's bsxar
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
OCTOBER 10th. 1857.


Last evening ! was too tired TO write Of
the DAYS events. tTiai l., but my first few
pages were so dreadfuily one sized that l
gave It up
after had written my record yesterday
started cut fer short stroll There was 4
lurking hope that might meet Miss Earle.
Perhaps il was lovers presentiment; who
knows! Al any rate. as I walked down the
avenue a carriage stopped near Twentieth
street and the object q my thoughts
sighted. She gave q careless glance in my
direction, paying no attention whatsoever 70
me. and entered the store. WAS tranSfi1ed,
for IN M anxiety to bow, had raised nv
hand hall way 10 Hy hat. Several persons
who Glanced 10 notice the movement: and
my Sudden EuSh could not refrain fro-:l
smiling 81 the way II which | had been cut
Gait Yes. that was the way that the plebeian
crowd put it | knew better. 1 felt that
was some one else at that moment with whom
Miss Earle was unacGuainsed, but who I WAS
Gao hot know. Rather unpleasant siti,a-
ton 10 be placed in, .-ou think, but !. Nas
fsr, far were th2n you imagine At least i.
sealaei ina 5n!fe6 10 IRE, and full OF bitter
reflections Stro.led alnlessy on
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01

For Colorado, California, Ore
gOn and all Pacific Coast points
this Is the favorite route.
Daily Republican., 1888-11-15
SHE.

vsry's Phila. Messenger, s12 Market
city.
Daily Republican., 1888-11-15
Flight AFTER Broken Plight.

OHIoAoo, Nov. 14.-A yeAF ago Mrs.
Josephine eicotte, Q wealthy French
widow, betrothed herself TO John Bel
furt. Two months later she met John
b. MenRer, we'll to do buslnesB man,
who was shortly 10 wed DolOrita
MazurAy, q Spanish maiden. Both for
got their former loves and resolved to
marry. But MengeF found Dolorita
difficult to manage. She pressed him
for an early marriage. 30 did Mrs.
5iootte. Finally Dolorlta was taken
before Justice of the Peace JArvus
Blume and the following remarkable
document was jointly signed;
I'VE John MenRer aud Dolorita
MsSuray, Of Chicago, declare and Say
that
"Whereas, we have heretofore been
engaged in q mutual verbal agreement
20 uaite In marriage at some time In
the future and certain tokens Of friend.
ship in the form Of letters, expressive Of
such friendship, have passed between
us and fipger ring given by said Men
ger to said Mazuray to bind such tAolt
agreement Of marriage; and
"WhereAs, upon full flsction and
consideration IL has been mutually
agreed that suoh contemplated mar
riaEe be and the same 10 undesirable
and to be avoided.
Therefore, we do now hereby declare
md promise one 10 the other that suoh
tcke1s hs may be expressive Of our
hitherto relations IN the form OF such
let.ers and suoh ring exchanged as
aforesaid shall be At onos returned 10
each other, aud the expressions OF
friendship and endeArment therein and
hereby msde shAll be revoked and null
llfej, meaning and intending that the
relations heretofore existing shall be
declared as void and OF no effect by this
wiring; and aAid parties shall be As Oi
their former status and free from any
obligations one to the other, legal OF
moral, tins releasing each other from
fulfilling the vo rs and promises hereto
fore made, either verbally or In writing.
Witness Oh, hand and seAl."
Mrs.. Sicotts then INDUCED In all ex-
psnsive tr7usJeau, the parish priest
WAS engaged, the liosnse procured, and
the marriage service was 10 take plGot
Sunday; but the bridegroom did no
appear, and hes not been seen Blno'
Friday, when he visited Justice Blume
paid him for drawing up the unique
divorce o-btfore-marriEge document, sale
he could live no longer in Chicago and
departed.
Daily Republican., 1888-11-15

George Herman, In an article on Russia,
published in the Century Magazine, tells
good story as illustrating the careless
ness that characterize the working oi
the Russian government. A "stola.
nachalnik," or head of bureau, In the
provincial administration of Tobolsk, while
boastlng one day of his power to shape
and direct governmental action, made a
wager with another chinovnik that he
could get the Governor of the province
the late Governor Llsssgorski-to sign q
manusc ,ipt copy of the Lords Prayer,
He wro the prayer out in the form oi
an official document on a sheet of stamp
cd paper, numbered it, attached the
proper seal to it, and handed it to the
Governor with a pile of other papers
which required signature. He won his
wager. The Governor duly signed the
Lords Prayer, and 1t was probably as
harmless an official document as ever
came out of his office.