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Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
New STYLE Of Evening Parties.

A young rnnn IN Boston who is going
abroad soon wished to entertain Some
friends before his departure. re knew they
were surfeited with the ordinary style q
evening partseA be wanted something orig
inal BE invited ten young ladies' and nine
young gentlemen AS each guest entered The
reception room he or she received q hand
somely engraved card which bore tire
mysterious word "Causerier A hint e. 70
the meaning Of what would follow was given
BIZ the Quotation from Paradise Lost
with thee converzing, forget ali time"
After bis guests had pazzled tAeir brsins try
ing 70 decipser the meaning. the host voi-
uTteered az explanation Ten subjects were
presented for discussion, and Re had chosen
ten couples 20 DO The work Instead Of
spending tie evening In dancing. each gen
tle-aan was expected to FL Get his card With
TIE names Of tee young ladies with whom Be
desired TO talk liz thaf respect i. differed
slightly from the selection of partners for tbs
6ance- There could te 10 wall tower TIE
conversation NUT Be gsceral
Five minutes were devoted 20 each topic,
ard a. signal from he hoss there wa Q
general swapping OF p2-rners and conpsets
change il ice style 0; couvsrxarsoa- For
Instance, tie company opened iSe BAIL BY
telling wba. they knew about ''bcsten Busy
bs, Baked Beans. Brown Bread, BASEBALL.
Zig Brains. Blooming bsszxie.. Bist6e~oz,s
Backelo1" When tie yozaz ladies had
practically coared tie gezssssnen IN regard
70 tHs relative rG:t< II baked beaxa and
brown bread - The bes. method o. producing
bsd heads Oh ball so~serx. tser Turned ss>sr
attention 10 tie topic: Tho Lady or ;ss
TiseY-whichr Thsru vas 4 strong dsvs<aon
o. TIA. - vel a. On ;bs ss>xt topic. .-Snozid
xrx Clsve.A-d be re-esecs~dF TIE o.hs-s
weres consciousness, The real AFFINITY
between q red headed girl and a vksss h0rss,
.'Bos1on Fadz,- 'Jfvea y squlrrss ca Tres
and man AZ sas fsos TIE nsaa Doves
srogat lie s~ee, tie sauirei does Tie sasos
thing, keeping avAys ca tie opposite s.da
Can the raau 20 arocnd he syuirrsir WI
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
THE GREAT AGRICULTURAL F AIR.

Everything that can be done by the citi
zens of Wichita and Sedgwick county to
make the coming agricultural fair sue
cess will be done. All seem to unite TO
make this the event of the season. Every
facility for displaying all kinds of articles
of every department will be abundantly
supplied by the management of the fair as
ISOLATION, and we appeal to every citizen of
Wichita and Sedgwick county to contrib
ute to the fair by making display IN some
department At least every lady In this
city should make one exhibit if not more,
and every lady in the county of Sedgwlck
ought to take part in the exhibits, and we
believe they Will. The business men will
have abundant opportunity to exhibit,
and we appeal to them to
lead off in this matter and
By example and encouraging words
prevail upon others TO take part in this
enterprise, no department will lack Tor
room. The superintendent OF each de-
partment Will provide all the conveniences
possible to make the exhibitors conlforta-
BILE. If the citizens will all form them
selves into a committee OF the whole, and
all become interested, we can have an
abundant success at our agricultural fair
this fall. VIII we all do what we can!
What do you say?
Our grounds are beautiful and near the
city This fall, as last spring, they will
be kept we'll sprinkled with water. Many
will remember that at the spring race
meeting it was pleasant in the fair
grounds, although the wind blew gale
and the dust was fearful on the IN
sprinkled streets.
Friday of the week Of the fair viii be
called childrens day, and they viii, under
Is years of age, be admitted free. Pre-
miums will be offered for them to compete
for, and we hope that the scholars OF the
different schools in the city, and also those
in the country, Will compete for the sew
eral prizes that Will be offered By the
management.
The farmers OF Sedgwick county. SO far
as we have learned, are all IN favor OF
making our agricultural fair the banner
fair this year, and we believe they VIII
do il.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
CLAY FOR THE POTTERS.
How the Finest Is Prepared for Cse-The
Eest Is from Missouri.


II is well known that the pots used by the
elassmakers must necessarily be OF the best
material but what that material is, or where
it is found. is not so generally known
gentleman connected with one of the largest
houses in the city dealing in glassware, who
is also interested IN the manufacture, said:
For long tIuio cay was found That
equaled that found at Stourbridge, England,
but now no glassmaker in mis- country need
import any, for IN the immediate ~icinity OF
st. Louis a clay company produces from Its
mines an article fully equal IN every respect
to the English clay, and this is now IN gen
eral use throughout the United States. The
process of preparing it for use is most inter
asting The clay Is taken III carts from the
mines to the works, and there shoveled
through an opening in the wall directly into
huge watts when it Is dissolved IN water.
From that moment the cleansing process be-
gins This is the most important thing IN
the whole proceeding and for this reason the
carts are not allowed to enter
Not only are the carts kept out, but
strangers are rigidly excluded, and some in
fuence is necessary to secure permission TO
visit the building When one enters he is
requested to clean his shoes very carefully,
as the introduction of the most minute part-
cles of dirt will Injure the clay. Employees
are required to wear wooden shoes while at
work, for the sake of cleanliness, and they
willingly comply, because leather shoes are
soon destroyed, the nails being quickly de
stroyed by coming in contact with the clay.
Iron will not stand the contact, and brass Is
consequently used instead Of iron IN all the
machinery which is touched by the ella while
it is in a state of solution.
''Clay, when il is stirred up in water, will
remain in solution for long time, and the
particles Of sand, gravel or iron which may
be in it viii settle to the bottom OF the liquid
as it is carried from the -arge watts through
sluices To the tanks where IL Is allowed To
settle AS it passes through this sluice 10 Is
screened or run through fine wire netting,
and at this point it Is constantly and care
f1lly watched by two workmen-
In the tanks il remains for about a week,
until the clay has settled TO the bottom and
the clear water is drawn off TO be used again.
The clay is then taken 70 the evaporating
room and placed in shallow pans. the sides
and bottoms Of which are covered with coils
of steam pipe A uniform temperature Of 10
dogs. is maintained as nearly IS possible in
the room A large force Of workmen turn
the clay over and over with shovels until it
is Of the consistency OF putty ready for tie
glazier's use.
''Thence it is taken 70 another room, where
is a powerful block Inolding machine which
presses it into "a slab which is cut into blocks
by boy. He uses sort Of bow with wire
string, and as ne cuts be stamps each block
with the factory mark Then in the drying
room they are baked slowly for five days
when they ready for saio la that shape,
or for reduction TO powder, which Is sold In
barrels. New York Mail and Express
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
THE McMAHAN PATROL
ASplendid Body Of Men, Hands omely Uniform
ed and Credit to wichita.

AS the members of McMahan's Patrol
appeared on the streets last night march
ing south on Main and east on Douglas
avenue, they received many compliments
on account of their metropolitan appear
ance The men are all an unusually fine
looking body OF men and look like picked
lot from the Broadway Squad" With
one exception they are all big six footers,
but the exception makes up in other ways
what he lacks in height. Each man wears
a regulation policemans dark blue uni
form with brass buttons. The helmet Is
a regulation black helmet, on the front OF
this is '.McMahan's PATROL" in silver
letters. The club is about two feet IN
length and worn in belt. Taken alto
gether their appearance is very attractive
This patrol is to be paid By private sub
scriptions from merchants whose property
they protect In connection with the SER
vice is system of alarm boxes, which are
now being put up. These will be placed
along the blocks on both sides Of Main
and Douglas. from Second street to En-
glish on Main, and from the bridge to
Fifth avenue on Douglas. AT the end OF
the alley and in the middle of the block,
on the street, there will be a signal box,
from which the officer is obliged TO ring IN
at stated intervals from each box during
the entire night. At the A. ID. L. Office IS
kept register, on which are received the
registrations of the patrolmen as they go
their rounds. Should one fall asleep or
for any other reason, fail to ring in from
each box at the allotted interval the man
in charge of the A ID. L. office will go out
~, +h.t ,otrolpap,s heat and ascertain the
cause of the trouble No one has key to
the boxes except the patrolmen, so that no
kind friends can keep the boxes going for
them while they might want to get LAY
off"
Certain numbers of rings will notify the
A. D. T. to turn in a fire alarm, call po-
liceman or messenger. 1t is another OF
Wichita's many recent metropolitan limo
vations and will undoubtedly be great
success Any residence portion of the city
can procure one of these patrolmen II
enough money is subscribed within given
territory to pay for his services. Several
sections have already spoken for some
men.
The boxes are up on the west side OF
Main street and will be put in on the east
side today The people can now see that
Mr.. McAlahan means business. and as he
will spare neither time nor money to make
the patrol a success, is deserving OF ana
should have the support of the entire city.
The following is list of those who are
on duty at present: E. b. Badger, Sergt.
privates. Lane Fisher, Charlie Long, }. b.
Thornton, w. NJ. Smith and w. y. Nc
Farland.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
YESTERDAYS RUNAWAY

William J. Hockham, well known con-
tractor, formerly of the firm of Hockhanl
x Schrey, met with quite serious acct
dent shortly after noon.
He had just gotten into his buggy III
front of his residence at No 60s North
Washington avenue, when his horse be-
came frightened and started 10 run. The
animal was soon beyond his control and
almost flew west on Central avenue. In
front Of Appleby's planning mill the horse
upset the buggy and threw Mr.. Hockham
with great force upon his head against the
pavement.
The accident was seen by some men EN-
ployed in the mill, and he was carried into
one of the rooms, and Drs. Purdy, Oldham
and Graham sent for. From there the in
jured man was taken TO his home. An eX-
animation showed that he had ustained
some very bad wounds on the head and
was badly bruised about the body; the
exact nature of his injuries We're not, how
ever, known last night. While they are
serious, still the attending physicians did
not think that they would prove fatal, IN
less his internal injuries were worse than
he examinat ion at first indicated.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
THE CHURCHES.

7. N. c. A--Regular gospel meeting
and song service at the brick church,
corner Lawrence avenue and First street,
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. Rev.
Thomas W. MINIS, of this city, win de-
liver a short address. Young men are cor
daily invited.
Ladies meeting tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock in Plymouth Congregational
chnch, on Second street near Lawrence
avenue.
Dodge Avenue NJ. E. Church-Class
meeting at 10 and preaching at II a. M
and at p. NJ. by the pastor. Sunday
school at 5 p. m, J. \. Howard superin-
tendent, All are invited to these services.
W. J. TULL, Pastor.
st. Paul's NJ E. church, e A. Hoyt
pastor. Preaching at the chapel on
Thirteenth street at II a. m. and p. n,
Sunday school az $50 a. N. Prayer meet
ing Thursday evening.
Mayfiower Congregational church, Fair
view avenue. Thos w, MINIS, pastor.
Services at 1890 and 7:30. Sabbath school
II noon Evening discourse on Can we
know the will of God in our lives" The
Y. p s. c. E will meet at $50. Children 5
meeting at p. N. Bible reading confer
ence on Thursday at p. III. All axe IL
vited to these services.
Emporia avenue Baptist church, corner
Emporia avenue and Tenth street-Preach-
| ing by the pastor, Rev. b. j. Davis, al II
a. m and D. N. Sunday school at $50 a.
/ m. r. L. Bean, sup't. All are invited TO
| these services.
First Presbyterian church--Sunday
school at $50 a. N. DR.. c. Humble, sIp't
Preaching by the pastor at II. "Christ's
Second Coming" Young peoples meet
ing at :. Praise service and preaching at
S p III.
Oak street Notwithstanding in
the morning at II by Rev. W. II. Robin
son, of the Perkins church, Burton Car
works: in the evening by the pastor. Sab
bath school at 2:30. Young peoples meet
ing at l. General prayer meeting Thurs
day evening at S o'clock.
Lincoln street Presbyterian, corner Lin
coin street and Emporia avenue, Sam1 l.,
| Hamilton. pastor. Services: Sabbath
school at $50 a. m Preaching by the pas
tor at IL a. m. and p. m. Young peoples
meeting at p. m. Prayer meeting Thurs
day evening at o'clock.
United Presbyterian church, corner
First street aud Ohio Misunderstanding
by the pastor, H. C. Marshall, at II a. m.
Subject, THE Great Work, at s p. M
Sabbath school at ~ a. II. All are cor
daily invited.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
CONCERT AT PARAMOUNT.

Last night the Paramount Cornet band
gave an open air concert in the park on
the corner of Fourteenth street and Fair
mount avenue. The band is composed
entirely of gentlemen who reside on Fair
mount Heights. and have belonged 10
bands before, hence they play remarkab bly,.
The concert last night was a grand sue
cess. over one hundred carriages from the
CITY being out, while the motor trains
were all loaded to their full capacities.
Refreshments were furnished by the
ladies of the Fourth Congregational
church, and the proceeds divided between
the band and the church. As the crowd
was so much in excess of all expectations,
the refreshments gave out
One noticeable feature OF the evening
was that the Paramount water works, had
supply of drinking water on hand from
their well at the corner Of Fifteenth and
Tyler. The water was pronounced OF most
excellent quality and very soft. These
band concerts are 10 continued every Fri
day evening during the summer months.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21

The Italians, as class, are most polite and
good natured. They are very curious, bat
their curiosity is never annoying. do not
think there is any country on the continent
where the visiting royalties could he as FREQ
as they are here at San Reno. When the
young princeSses here 80 out, 70 walk they
are never followed about, nor ARE they ever
stared at by even the peasants. They look
at them with kindly interest and politely
touch their hats, but they ara never obtra-
sive. The watering place manners Of Eng
land viii bear no comparison with ths quiet~
ness and gentlsnesx Of the people In The
neighborhOod Of Italian resortA The royal
trincessas Of England cannot visit any q
the sea places OF England and at,esnp. 10
walk in public without being followed by
such a mob az 70 force them n; once into re-
tiregnent.-T. c. Crawford Ia New York
Word
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
BURS ED WATER-TANK.

About 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
immense elevated tank at the Burton Car
Works. from which their water works are
operated burst when full, or containing
about So 600 gallons of water. The pattern
shop and some other portions of the works
were flooded with nearly three feet of
water but no serious damage was done.
No one was hurt and work in all of the de
partments viii be resumed in the morning
as usual Improvised bitches were hur-
rietly dug and the water drained south
from the works so that by six O'Clock last
night all of the debris had been removed
A number of large hogsheads were inn
bedded in the ground and will serve as
reservoirs until new tank can be erected.
The damage can not be ascertained but is
not at all serious.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
PROVIDE a PLACE.

Some prominent farmers were yesterday
critlcising the market facilities Of Wichita.
One gentleman declared that when it
came to marketing anything he avoided
Wichita if he could possibly dispose OF his
products anywhere else, for the reason
that he was not permitted to stand his
team on the streets while hunting Gus
toners and there was no place he could
leave his team except at regular feed
yards or stables where the charges were
too much for ordinary marketing. The
others all agreed with him, one observing
that be could find plenty of such con-
veniences. even in towns the size of Chi
oago. There appears to be some grounds
for such complaint, and would 1t not be
wisdom for the city to lease some central
vacant lots for such purposes The lease
price would or could be only nominal
sum,
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
BOWERS DEAD.

Last evening at 4:40 o'clock George Bow
ers. the butcher who took laudanum at
noon the preceding day, died. The physi-
clans as we'll as the attendants continued
during the day to labor with him as they
had during the night, The drug had got
ten so thoroughly throughout his system
that all efforts at resuscltatIon proved oil
no avail He had once or twice somewhat
revived, sufficiently in fact. to recognize
those around him. At one time he
aroused himself TO object TO the vigorous
pounding that the attendants were giving
him, and at another time to ask tor a cup
of coffee, but both times he seemed imme-
diately to fall off to sleep. His death ap-
peared easy and painless.
Coroner Percy was notified OF his
death, and in reply said he would
come down from Valley Center at o clock.
He did not come, however. and Mr.. Dear
ing embalmed the body at O'Clock. 1t
was believed at the time that no inquest
would be held He will be buried Sunday
sometime-the exact time is not yet fixed
by the butchers of the city and the
Wichita Running team of which he was a
member.
Inc deceased was Dorn dG UIeeh"Lio,
Pa, and at the time of his death
was almost 80 years of age. He came
here five years ago from Youngstown, o.,
where he has now living wife and two
children, a boy and girl. lie was en-
deavoring to get a divorce from this
woman, and his Impotence at the laws
delay was one of the causes named by the
woman with whom he is now living Tor
the insanity which she believed led to his
suicide. He has been living with mis-
present companion, who calls herself
Mrs Fannie Bowers" his wife, for about
three years past.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
RECKLESS DRIVING.

Last evening about O'Clock as Mrs.
Gehring, her sister-in-law and two little
children were driving along South Law
renee avenue at the corner of Indiapolis
street, two men in a single rig came up
behind and deliberately drove into the Ia
dies buggy and upset it. Had il not been
for the timely assistance of E B. Walden
and several other gentlemen who luckily
were near when the accident occurred, the
occupants would surely have been seriously
hurt. As it happened, aside from wreck
ing the buggy. no one was hurt except
Mrs. Ghring's companion, whose shoulder
was slightly bruised The fellows who
did the damage had not even enough
courtesy to stop and inquire If Any one was
hurt
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
A GIGANTIC ENTERPRI Sc.

From the Peterboro On. H. Transcript.
We some time ago announced that the
Burton Stock Car Company contemplated
building extensive car works at Wichita,
Kansas. This has been done, and on a
gigantic scale. The Wichita Commercial
of the 23d ult. comes to our desk with a
fine illustration of the works, and some
what extended article from which we learn
that the buildings alone cover twenty
seven acres of ground. There are ten of
them, seven of which are built of brick.
The lumber yards adjoining cover space
of ten acres. The company has orders for
several thousand cars, End 1T is expected
that the works viii employ one thousand
men within six months.
Starting with his first patent in 1880,
Mr.. Burton has worked with unabated
zeal, surrounding difficulties which would
have appalled, a man OF but ordinary bust
ness capacity, until in the short space OF
eight years he has organized one OF the
largest institutions of the KIND IN the
world. Beginning in 1852 with a capital
of $500 600 il was increased to 81 900, 600 in
1887. and recently to s2,0O0,OO0, while
among its officers are some very wealthy
men. two directors alone representing a
capital of S35, coo, 900.
Surrounding the car works is the Bur
ton Car addition, through which the mo-
tor runs hourly over the Wichita " Valley
Center line About go houses have been
erected, every one of which IS now
occupied, making in the neighborhood of
1000 population. When the works are IN
full operation about 5000 people will be
supported directly by them.
The Commercial speaks Of Mr.. Burton
as Boston man. but we want it to be
generally known that it is genuine New
HAMPSHIRE Yankee, born and bred in our
neIghboring town of New Ipswich, who is
the handspring of this gigantic enterprise.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
SUPERFINE CROPS.

Mr. Lee Hall, of Il. G. Dun & Co. S
agency, yesterday received letter from
their travelling representative in southwest
Kansas. written at Geuda Springs, which
refers to all of the section of the state
south and west of Wichita, and reads as
follows:
''Hou may say TO any of your newspaper
friends that crops are superlne and wheat
is coming in faster than cars can be had TO
ship il. H AIRY WALSH.
Mr.. Hall says this is true all over his ter
ritory and that in the next month or so
business in southwest Kansas viii be itself
again.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-21
PERSONALS.

Fred W. Lee of Omaha, is in the city.
w. C. Hixson was in from Ashland yes
terday.
d. Gallagher was in from Oatville yes
terday.
c. C. Selden arrived last night from FL
Dorado.
]. w. Carey, Eureka Springs, Ark, is in
the city.
b. Valentine was yesterday down from
Newton.
II. Levy was yesterday down from
Leavenworth.
CD. Mize was yesterday down from
Kansas City.
w. C. Melville of the Frisco, arrived in
the city last evening.
w. W. Plated, Philadelphia, was yes
terday registered at the Carey.
Geo. w. Mof1et, of the Anthony Repub-
lican, and Mrs Moffet were III the city yes
terday.
J. NJ. Humphrey, Esq, of Humphrey &
Allen, is back from business trlp u
Boonville and Upton.
J. w. Gleed, of Gleed & Gleed, promi-
nent attorneys of Topeka, was In the city
yesterday on business.
Miss Angie McClosky, Of indianapolis,
Ind, is visiting her sister Mrs. l. ;. Mar
tin, of South Topeka ave.
S. H. Anschell, of New York city, promi
nent member of the knights of Pythlas
lodge in that state, was i'll the city yester-
day.
Prof. J. S. McGhee, professor OF mathe-
MATES and physics at the Cape Glrardeau,
Missouri, Normal university, was IN the
city yesterday.
Captain Maher is back from a somewhat
extended business trip to the east. during
his absence he visited New York, Phllddei-
phia and other large cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Holbrook, of the
TAYLOR BIackwelder Insurance agency
have gone to Colorado Springs and Mani
tou TO spend the summer.
Mr.. w s. Radebaugh, prominent mer-
chant of Iuka, Kan, was IN the city last
evening and called on the EAGLE. Mr. X.
is on his way to Indiana on visit.
County Clerk s. Dunkin and his efficient
deputy. Mr. NJ. A. Carvin, went to Wei
Engton yesterday TO make friendly visit
and exchange notes with Sumner county S
clerk and other officials.
Fred Sessinghaus, a wealthy miller OF
St. Louis, was in the city yesterday and
was shown around by Mr.. Hamburg. He
had much to say on the wonderful growth,
size and Importance of Wichita, and pre-
diets for her bright and glorious fu-
tyre.