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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-07-27
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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-07-27

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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
Dressing Out of the Fashion.

OF course dress is important, and it is right
that it should receive goodly share OF at
tention. It is best, too, that the fashion
should be obeyed within bounds; 10y to defy
the fashion is to declare dress of even moro
importance than obedience to fashion de-
ciares it; is to maintain, moreover, a per-
sonality that is unlovely as arrayed in OPP
position to the rest of the world: and is to
betray vanity that is really quite as bad IS
that contrary kind Of vanity which g1atities
itself with the widest profusion Of gauds
and gewgaws In addition, be it remarked
that the first constituent of good dressing is
the element of inconspicuousness; lady
when faultleSsly dressed is SO clothed as not
to attract attention, but should she chance
TO attract it. then to be found with her toilet
exactly right and all as it should be-
The person who dresses out Of the fashion,
because not liking or approving of this or
that feature of it, makes herself prominent
by her dissimilarity from others, wears a
quality of notoriety, and is, so far. in worse
taste than the worst fashion could make her.
Dress is important, and we would not wish
our young girls TO be reared thinking other
wise. But we would have them place it at
its right value, and not give TO its considera-
ton the time and strength that belong to
still better things.-Harper's Bazaar.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
The Burden of Criminal Exile,

1t is manifest | think, that when a food
Of 10000 Migrants, thieves, counterfeiters,
burglars, highway robbers and murderers is
poured into colony, the class most injurious
to the welfare of that colony is the liberated
class. If a burglar or a thief is sent TO Siberia
and shut up in prison, he is no more danger
GUS to society there than be would DO If he
were imprisoned in European Russia. Tho
place of his confinement is immaterial. be-
cause he has no opportunity to do evil. If,
however, TO is sent to Siberia and there
turned loose, he resumes his criminal activ-
ity, and becomes at once menace to social
order and security.
For more than half a century the people Of
Siberia have been grooming under tho heavy
burden of criminal exile Moro than two
colony are committed by common felons
who have been transported thither and then
set at liberty, and the peasants everyw here
are becoming demoraized by enforced asso-
citation with thieves, burglars, counterfeit
ers and embezElers from the cities of Euro
pean Russia The honest and prosperous in
habitants of the country protest, of course,
against a system which hberates every year,
st their very doors, an army of 1000 worth
less characters and felons. They do not OBJ
ject to the hard labor convicts because the
ject to the political and religious exiles, be-
cause such offenders frequently mako the
best Of citizens. Their protests are aimed
particularly at the compulsory colonists-
George KEENAN, in The Century.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

glng ana so4pstone at the fest, giving hot
lemonade TO drink, and nothing to eat save
little toasted bread or Cruel for twelve hours,
will often effect cure without medicine. If
the lungs seem stuffed up put on faxseed-
meal poultce covered with dry flannel
The easiest way of making . poultice is to
put ON the back of stove to heat tin plate,
lay on this piece of soft cotton cloth Put
sufficient meal in a bowl, pour on boiling
water, stirring briskly and making as stiff as
you can, and spread it. Spread over one
half of the cotton, turn over the other half,
turn over the two edges all around to keep
the meal from falling out. II the poultice Is
to be carried far have another plate to cover
it. Lay the pou1tice on tho skin and cover
with hot, dry flannel.
In q severe case the poulEces should be
changed every half hour or less. Have the
new poultice ready, and work quickly SO
there will be no exposure to the air. In oil
lung troubles and Group the temperature Of
the room needs to be carefully looked after.
It should not vary day or night, and pure cir
should be admitted If possible without CIV
ing the patient draft If I could not get a
doctor should depend on pouitices, keeping
the patient warm in bed, an even tempera-
ture, perfect quiet, Light diet, bathing the
face and hands when feverish in hot water
with piece Of soft flannel You viii find
it will cool OFF the skin quicker than cold
water, and there is no danger Of q chill
Cottage Hearth
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
Getting Ready for Sickness.

Sickness viii come into every family some
time or other, and it is well to be prepared
for it, especially if one hires away from q
good doctor. By taking care Of ones self In
tirna, one can often avoid sickness and tie
doctors bill. One thing every family ought
to have, and that is rubber hot-water bag.
They are not expensive, and useful many
times For severe PAL anywhere it can be
applied, and works like magic IN many casA
Congestion, rheumatism, neuralgia, s,iatica,
taby'soolic, all viii yield to the warmth Of
tho bos-wossr bag.
know Of Dothin, better fo- = srfferer with
neuralgia q speak from a painful expert
encel that the bsg filed with very hot water,
enclosed within a flannel bag laid on the pill
low, with comfortable blankets and soap
stone, if the feet sire cold. eyes covered from
the light, one can usually sleep of en- at
tack II baby cries with collie the hot-water
bag laid in the crib beside it win often cure
without internal medicine The longer
live the more believe in external, instead Of
internal, remedies when they wiz possibly
answer, especially for young children.
II one has cold coming On it can often Be
stopped by taking it in season. Soaking the
feet IN hot mustard water, rubbing dry, put
ting the child into a warm bed with the hot
rsfnt. ho1e1e - tie back WhaR t2ae cAiu b.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
A Mistake Parents Make.

This habit Of excessive outlay upon young
girls runs through every grade of our So
ciety. The daughter of the blacksmith is as
likely to be dressed extravagantly in proper
ton to his means as that of the millionaire
for whom he works. The income which the
successful professional man earns by his
Brains is equal to the interest on a large bulk
of capital; 1t gives him the feeling of affiu-
ence. But in rearing his daughters he is apt
wholly to forget that his brains die with
him. For how many of the pretty innocent
butterflies who brighten our streets today is
any provision made to insure them, five
years hence one 1.-THE of the luxuries which
they now enjoy! How many of them arc
qualified to earn their own Iving2
The effect of this cruel neglect in parents
strikes deeper than mere poverty. Luxuries
are made necessities for the girl. She knows
that on the death of her father she will
lose them; she cannot earn them. There is
but one way to secure them, marriage with a
rich man. There is the secret of the vulgar
Idea of marriage which is debasing our social
life; of the market for women which fashion
able society has become; of the voluntary
sale of themselves of the prettiest girls Of
each season to rich old men; of the wretched
homes, and Of the innumerable divorces that
end this lamentable history. What is the
remedy Harding Davis in The
Congregationalist.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
TIE BANANA BUSINESS.

Preparing the Soil-Puttirg Cut the
GEOGRAPHICALLY Foes.
Mr.. Kennedy took me in charge early, and
On the wharf ION the shady side of the she'd
gave me the account of the banana business
that shall try TO reproduce. l cannot dc
better than imagine that the reader is about
to settle in Jamaica to engage in raising
bananas, and that | am telling him what !
have learned about the industry The land
used is likely to be either an unused sugar
estate, or what is known in Jamaica as
''ruiDate;" that is, land that has stood idle SO
long that it has become overgrown with tall
bushes and small trees. The first cost of
land of the latter sort is of course much less,
but the expense OF clearing it is so much
greater that it is doubtful whether good cul-
tivable land is not cheaper in tlis end.
The ground having been cleared and
plowed, banana suckers" are set out, the
distance between them depending very much
upon the quality OF the land. In from ten to
fourteen months after planting the tree has
reached its full size ten To twelve feet in
height, the stalk then being about eight
inches in diameter at the base, and tho
bunch of fruit is ready to cut for shipment
The fruit is always cut while yet green, and
each stalk produces only one bunch. When
the fruit is cut that is the end of that
stalk, and the stalk is cut down. Fresh
suckers" are produced from the roots how
ever, and several Of these are allowed to
grow for the next crop. For the first few
months a good deal of cultivation is necessary
III the banana field to keep it clear of weeds,
but when the stalks grow and the leaves be-
gin TO spread they eifectuaily choke down
the weeds, and little more attention is needed.
From $50 to $50 an acre is fair estimate of
the cost of blowing, planting and cultivating
for one year. but where the land has t. be
cleared OF trees this increases the cost CON
siderably. Once started, the plantation is
good for FIVE or six years without much fur
ther labor beyond keeping it clear of weeds
at certain seasons.
But the banana planter has q deadly
foe in the hurricanes and high winds
that frequently sweep ovn' the West
Indies The banana tree has very small
roots and is easily knocked over. Some
times even with nothing worse than lively
''norther" entire plantation is destroyed
Ia an hour. and there is nothing for it bGt to
start over again. As 10 the risks and profits
Mr.. Kennedy says: Prom my experience |
do not think the banana yields the planter
a very large profit, though there are excep
tons to the rule. a tropical hurricane will
sweep a banana cultivation level with The
ground in an hour Besides these hurri-
canes, we usually have very strong winds,
(northersl during the winter months, that
often blow down acres of bananas. TIE tree
is easily blown down, especially when it has
a large bunch of bananas hanging from its
top. Were it not Tor these great drawbacks,
planting bananas would be a profitable in
vestment. 1t is important that q planter
understands the business, and knows how to
work the Jamaica labor. William Drys-
dale in New York Times.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
Happiness Of Married Life.

have been married for more than twenty
years, and can truly say that it has been the
happiest part Of my life. Ny husband, like
many other Americans, does not outgrow the
little thoughtful attentions that he paid me
before our marriage. There are so many lit
tie things which go long way toward max
ing woman's life happy; they cost nothing,
and yet they make such difference For
example, the morning and evening kiss; the
word of praise, of sympathy, or Of apprecia-
ton; the tap at the chamber door before en-
tering; the helping hand in getting in or out
of carriage, omnibus or train-theso things
are accepted as a matter of course by thou
sands Of American wives; and it is only when
they go abroad that they are struck with the
contrast, especially on the continent, where
they hear. on all sides: allow the Americans
do spoil their wivesr'-Cor. London Tele-
graph
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
They Should Learn to Work.

One Of the common errors OF rich parents
is the failure to teach their children how to
earn their own living, SO that, should their
fortunes melt away, they would not be COM
PEELED to live on charity. 1t is By no means
an uncommon thing to see men and women,
who have been reared in luxury, living in
poverty, serving as walters or in some capa-
city where they can barely earn the necessa~
ries Of life These persons have been "edu-
cated,n as generally understood, but they
well illustrate the need Of practical instruc-
ton. Possessing only book learning, when
thrown on their own resources, they are help
less.
1t is gratifying to see tendency in some
Quarters towards different course. A rich
lady in this city, whose daughters speak va
rious languages, and have been otherwise
educated in the conventional way, recently
placed them in the kitchen to receive practi-
cal instruction in cooking and homework.
Fortunately they submitted with good grace
and will soon make bread, broil steak and do
other such work. In another family the girls
are learning dressnlaking. The late Charles
Croker, the California millionaire, stated
that he compelled all his sons to learn some
practical way of earning their own living in
case the time should come when they might
have to do so.
1t is best for the children Of all parents,
rich and poor, that they should have such an
education. Many parents regret, when it is
too late, that they did not follow this course
In connection with this matter it is well to
bear in mind the great benefit that would
flow from little more practical instructions
in schools. The step taken in that direction
by the partial addition of manual training
should be followed up by still more radical
reforms. There is need of less ''higher in
struction" and moro practical training
New York News
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
Refugees for the Fa1,en.

New York has no less than ten reforna-
tories TOR the rescue and help ct fallen wo-
men, Philanthropy is in the ascendancy,
for fifty years ago the poor outcast was COM
PEELED to seek temporary shelter in the de-
grading atmosphere of the alnshouse or end
her isolation and misery by destroying her
self. But in this bene6cent age generous
hearts and wise heads have laid foundation
for the solution Of very difficult and ancient
problem There is an air of mystery gathered
around the various Aagdalen houses in this
city. The ratrons Of these Institutions are
slarewd and discerning class Of women who
seem born TO FIJI soma mysterious and pre-
carious position in the world They can tell
at single glance who is who- and s'what il
what" For the good OF their canse few OF
them are willing to relase anything that
trankpirs behind the scenes The inmates
who really reform generally go out west
somewhere. Their histories are as safe in the
hands OF the good matrons as they -spuld To
4 they wsre not known to human being
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
Danger of Malaria in Cities,

1t is 4 common idea that greater risk is run
from this cause Of disease III the country than
IN towns and cities, but there are sxong rea-
sons for doubling that such is the case, so far
as any unhealthy influence of the country it
self is concerned. If farm house be placed
in low, swampy situation and town in &
similar locality the dwellers in the one will
be DO more liable TO malarious diseases than
the inhabitants of the other. IN large cities,
where the ground is being constantly turned
up for the purpose of laying water and gas
mains, constructing sewers or for any one OF
the hundred other purposes for which con-
ttDual upheaval of the pavements goes on,
diseases OF malarisl origin viii almost con-
stantly abound. Some parts of New York
city, or of Philadelphia, for instance are
nearly as full OF malaria as are the worst
paFts OF Florida. There is nothing, there
fore, TO be gained in this respect by hasty re-
turn from the seasbore or the mountains tothe
pes1s mp atmosphere Of large town in which
excavatsons a some kind or other are at GER
tsin SEASONS Of the year carried on with more
than usual vigor.-Dr. VIM. A Hammond in
New York World
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
Mental Effects Of tho weather

Il Is curious 70 think how Indifferent are
home people to those atnospherical changes
which so signaAy affect the health and tenn
per Of others. You viii SEQ one man of a
rainy day. or cold day, SO transformed
from good nature to acidity and bitterness
that has best friends would fain get out of
his way-at lesst till the wind changes -
Tboss OF less sensitive organization have
little patience and less pity for what ti,eS
cannot understand; yet this unfortunate
class GRE NOS for that reason to be shut ont in
the ooh I'LL they ''copse to- A little SYM
pathy-soue cheerful topic Of conversation
edroitly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pleasing little
persona, attention at the right mor,aat-and
lol tho iaeatsl clouds dispense. aud all again
- s',nasioA- <&sw Herk Ledger,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

Milk ia becoming more and more used as O
food for invalids and semi invalids, 50 that il
becomes important to know how to tako It to
get the best results 1t Is best taken with
good bread. II swallowed in considerable
Quantities alone, Il forms . somewhat indi.
sestible cord Of corNdsrable bulk, but il
taken SLOWLY with bread this curd is broken
- GG-ided into small masses that the
gastric juice can get around it to perform its
offoo efectuany. Some experiments have
been made in physiological laboratories,
showing that when milk Is talcan alone much
Of its nourishment Is lost, but il taken with
bread or even with cheese 1t is well digested
With babes who take their mothers milk the
curd is different, wuraans milk forming
soft curd quite easy OF digesion.-M l. Boil
brook, II. D., IN Herald of Health.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

II VIII only be 8 mater At few yeaYs
when hand mining q coal VIII only be fol-
lorad in tie proportion that scyehes arc run
in opposfetnh to Keepers. Hecstoeore the
great cost ef the comphcsned machine Used
for mining coal has retarded the develop
Deat Of machine mining There are seventy
pieces or moresa tie older machines A S.
Loaas iu~en1U has come toehe trent Wa q
coatdzR. 70 b op@atsd With COMPRESSED
ar. g are tia ostsr machines, which aceu-
ally oeostzts a but Eve plsces fe IL row n
operation 10 several southern Hines mines
Nr. G. P. Cso9seau, who be great hand to
e0omaGs inNAts~e genius, has dAfEuyed
TIN <xp6R q tie g1peyfnsuzs ir snrss
yAys Itk a2D0eKe 70 re~uouS5dus 10
mining Of cal L wfn not throw miners
cut Of employment, . Tho ePuie.re n ma
China mines tAss n has sAswn iscr.assd
cod ssssdr snc1q xaxsz1 Dsrey
il G6ss1a6k
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
sSSNAlilsF
9ailu gayle
ME- DuLCis sATuRET QuIEs.

Let me be quiet. let me lie
Stretched at my ease,
While laziiy the clouds go by
Above the trees;
Where apple blossom futters down
At eve and morn,
In orchard slope a-near town
Long left forlorn:
Or Idly watch, within moat,
Ths sleeping My bids ahoat;
Or, grazing past the reeds, drift slow
A crum6lng castle wall below.
Let me bequiet; let me lie;
Stretched at my ease,
While sazily tho clouds go by
Along the seas;
And CLEAN and shadow set the ships
In gloom and light,
And hike dream the sea bird dips
From morn tin night;
And ripples swirl along the land,
And perish in the amber sand;
While Ger their uuyyrit doom the bresze
Chants dirgeS in the sea marshes.
Thomas Ashe in Detroit Free Press.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
Hint for Arr;op. ,-o.h.u

Mothers VIII find that band of flannel
worn around the stomach and hips of children
who are troubled with bowel complaints dur
ing the summer, and whose vitality Is low at
all times, viii be greatly benefited by this
simple remedy. It may Be gored to fit and
hooked in the back Three OF these handages
Of graded thickness should be kept on hand,
AID if changed with the weather, they viii
lessen the danger Of cold, neuralgia and in
Illumination of The bovels.-Boston Budget
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

Hohenstein-Peeznees is shoost about
blased oud, Jake. ton't know vot / shall
DO to shtir dings up a leetle.
Jske-I tell you vot you shall do. And
ven you do it efferybody will be dalkin' bout
you and the peeznees I'LL come back.
Echenstein-Mine Gracious, tell me, qvick!
Jake-You go to de NEWSPAPER Office and
DELL the editors you have topped und viii
vote de odder ticket.
Hohenstein-Pleass you, my poy, am
safed ! eo!-Pittsburg Bulletin.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

To restore crushed velvet, hold it over tho
spout of the tea kettle and let 1t steam well,
then comb up the nap.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
How 10 KIN cockroc,,,s.

A housekeeper who was recommended e
try cucumber pedins as remedy for cock.
reaches, strewed the hoor with pieces Of the
peel, out not very thin, and WATCHED the
sequel The pests covered the peel within q
short time, 50 that it eould not be seen, 50
vuaciousfy were they engaged in Sucking the
poisonous moisture fromit Theseccxyd ntcts
that this was tried, The number of To cock
reaches was reduced toa quarter. and nuns
were left alive ca the third night-Good
HoueaA Sexinr.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

The foot Of coarse cotton stocking Is
superior to sponge for bathing purposes.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

To prevent e shiny skin, rso q ittlo cam.
phor In the wash water. Never u5o faoc pow
ders; they are decisions.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

On the eve Of my marriage I rnnds three
mental Vows They were-nevU to aggre~ate
my husband, never to have secret from
him, nor By any selfish or thoozhthss act Of
nine to had him onSsesp toward hanhupocy.
E1AaANnuu nekkx1S1 I hc1a lin Il d.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

vows, and although have been widow for
ten years, should blot this paper with my
tears il attempted to put in writing the love
and tenderness of his reply.-Cor. London
Telegraph.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

Six dresses should never b brushed with
q whisk broom, but should Do carefully rub
bed with velvet nittea kept for tnGt pu--
pose only.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
To Bring Business Back.

A teacup Of I've in pail of water viii in.
prove the appearance Of black goods
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

When you f-.d 4 soap that prro and scitz
your skin, continue to Use it. Frequent
changes are bad for the complexion.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

No married woman. Of course, dresses for
her husband. It would be too much like
hunting blind fox She dresses for other
women. That is the reason she does It so
well. It is not SO much s'love of dress,n as
preachers and moralists call it, which ruins
SO many husbands, but-well, not love of
their rivals in lace and feathers
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

To keep the lips soft and in good color,
battle them occasionally with alum water,
followed by glyce-ire CT cainphor ice.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04

To soften water for washing napkins, cloth,
dishes, etc, use one teaspoonful gralul2tcd
I've to four gallons of water and dissolve
thoroughly.