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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
A Mans Crowls About Woman,

In no place or country on earth are women
more vain than in the United States and it
is wonder that it is so, considering how uni
versal schooling is in the country. Take the
matter of fashion plates and two questions
arise-why cannot an artist draw a woman
true to nature? He never docs-and why is a
woman so silly as to think she is anything
ike the fashion plate! If q woman goes to q
photographer and has full length photo
taken, the first thing she will notice is that
her feet look so big. The reason is that the
photo does not flaster. II woman standing
feet inches tG3, which is little above the
average height, wears a No. shoe, she thinks
her feet awful cunning, while No means
foot nine inches long, and nine inches into
siIty-three inches will go seven times, so that
the foot is one-seventh of the height, and if
you will measure mans foot and divide his
height by the length of his foot, you will find
the same rule holds-nanlely, the foot is
about one-seTenth of the height in men and ia
women, only men wear coarse, clumsy shoes,
that oblige them to be loose and large, while
women, as rule, wear shoes OF dainty, soft
material that permit the shoe to be smaller
than the foot.
So with other errors, in fashion plate
allowing the face TO be las it isl about one
eighth of the body. A fashion plate will
make a woman out TO be about ten feet tall
with feet three times smaller than the feet are
in reality. Why is this. What is the use of
publishing lie and falling down to worship
faIsehooda Artists can draw houses horses,
locomotives, anything, SO correctly in this
Nineteenth century that one has to admire
them; but when they come to draw a woman
they make the drawing untrue. Can it be-
that woman must be grossly fiattered, and are
we justified in the hattery. Is woman so silly
in the United States that she is ready to be-
lieve what is not So and can she not rule by
virtue of her real charms without having
imaginary onesi
might say something about waists, and
perhaps l wild in another letter IL you publish
this-"Artistn in Detroit Free Press.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
GERMAN JOURNALIST SUICIDES.

DAVENPORT, Ia, April 14-Nicholas B.
Koch was found dead in his room in the
City hotel in Rock Island, this morning,
where he had committed suicide during
the night by taking laudanum. He was a
talented journalist, one whose humorous
sketches have been copied into every Ger
man newspaper in the land, and many
English journals. His age was Il years.
Receiving military education in Austria,
he served as lieutenant III the war OF the
nation with Prussia in 1866. At the battle
Of Skalitz he was shot through
the arm and taken prisoner. In 1872 he
came to this country and served
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
way as civil engineer. His writings at
tracted attention, and he was offered a
position on the Stats Zeitung, from which
Office he came to Davenport and took the
position of city editor of Der Demokrat,
position which he held for ten years
Two years ago he was made editorial
writer \ week since he expressed de
sire to go to Chicago and re-enter journal
ism there. \ note was left requesting the
newspapers to say as little of his life as
possible.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
a COMPROMISE EFFECTED.


ST. LOUIS. April 1.-THE differences eX-
listing between the st. Louis q San Fran
cisco railway and the engineers We're set
tied satisfactorily today. Chairman Nc
Lean and the members of the grievance
committee came from Springfield and had
a long conference with General Manager
Morrill,. The conference proved to be en-
tirely satisfactory and the committee left
the office of the general manager with the
good news for their associates. General
Manager Morrill, was seen this afternoon
and said the trouble had been
settled and while he did not
care TO go into details concerning
the adjustment. yet he would say the set
Element had been effected by concession
and compromise. The principal demand
of the engineers, which was the abolition
of the classification of new and old engin-
GERS he said, was conceded by the COM
pany; the demand for increased pay by
the firemen was compromised, and a de-
mand for change OF the system OF pay
ment of mileage 10 the per ceutage basis
was conceded. Every demand was met in
some way. The system was practically
changed to that in vogue on the AtchiSon
and other lines in the st. Louis & San
Francisco TERRITORY
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
WONDERS or sAccHAalNE.
4 Remarkable Coal Tar Product Which
Is Much Sveeter Than Sugar.

4 Remarkable Coal Tar Product Which
is Much sweeter Than Sugar.
GTh.s ia saccharine," said the chemist, as he
showed about a tablespoonful of cream col
ored powder. 1T is the latest thing in the
way of coal tar products, and it is just about
$500 times sweeter than cane sugar. That
little bottle came from Merck, of Darulstadt,
and costs IS. 1t is the new cure for Diabetes
mellitus."
sNew cure nothing said portly gentle
man representing the grape sugar works. 1T
was discovered in 1879 by accident, and it's
going to do more business than curing dis
betes. Our house has imported loo pounds Of
it at a cost of something over 81 COO, and
we're going TO see what it will do in the way
of making glucose an exact substitute for
cane sugar. The estimate OF the sweetening
power of saccharine is that one part added to
$500 parts of glucose viii bring the latter up
to the cane sugar or sucrose standard, and If
oniy some smart fellow could succeed in cry5-
taIlizing the compound he could become as
rich as Vanderbilt But we can't granulate
it as yet, and thus we must be content 70 use
the new product for substitution purposes"
what is saccharinei7 asked the investi-
gator, and in reply he was informed that it
is a product of the surprising new line OF
chemicals obtained from the residuum of Pc
troleum distillation. In searching for syn
thetical substitute for 0uInlne q German
chemist discovered Z sweet instead OF an ex-
pected bitter principle, and 1t Is now thought
that Il can be produced IN sufficiently large
quantities TO become of commercial import
ance.
The chemist said: There is no more limit
20 the possibilities Of discoveries from pc
troleum than there is of the coming powers
of electricity. We are only beginning to get
acquainted with the outside edge of electricity,
and I'm willing to bet you SO that before
you're ten years older you'll see folks go to
the corner grocery and buy quart of cleo
tricity in Faure cell TO cook dinner with,
just as they go now to buy kinding wood.
Now, this petroleum is a distillation, as far as
/ can make out, OF substances in the
heart Of the earth 1t is believed by some
scientists that in the sinking stuff which we
call crude petroleum we have the essence OF
the flowers, the herbs, the plants and the
whole fora Of millions of years ago. and that
the colors, such as we get in aniline tints OF
magenta solferino and the rest and the series
Of coal tar perfumes, are nothing more nor
less than the colors and odors OF the flowers
of millions of years ago, before the ancient
oaks We're carbonized into coal strata, and
when chorus girls were young and charming.
This stuff has been stewing up for ages, and
Just as we get fine cure for heart disease
out of the lily of the valley (convallaria ma
jalis), SO are we getting fine medicines like
'antifebrin' and saccharine from honey bear
ing and alkaloid laden flowers and plants that
doomed when the megatherium was COM
moner than Barnum's elephants. Buffalo
Courier.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
AN OUTBREAK OFINCENDIARISM

PEORIA, H., April 14.-At various times
during the past year Peoria has suffered
from incendiary fires, but no one has ever
been caught This immunity from arrest
has evidently encouraged them, as they
have broke out in worse form than ever
before, four attempts, two of them success
full. being the record during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours. Three barns were fired be
tween midnight last night and 3 O'Clock
this morning. In one case a
poor widow who depended on the sale
OF the mix of two cows for "a livelihood
losing both, as well as the barn in which
they were kept. About three blocks
further a barn with eight cows and two
horses We're burned down. An attempt to
burn the barn of grOceryman was then
made, but the fire was discovered in time
to save the structure, but not until a horse
was badly injured This afternoon an
attempt was made to burn barn, but the
flames were discovered in time and ex
tinguiShed. These fires have caused
great deal of excitement. The police
claim TO be on the track of the incendia-
ripS
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
AN AescoND,NG cANApIaN.

MNNEAPoLIs, Mimi, April 1.-THE
Journal Winnipeg special says: William
Cameron, teller of the Union bank, skip
ped out last night, hired a rig and drove
to the boundary line. The police have
been making desperate efforts to prevent
his getting across He has been leading
q very fast life and got heavily in debt:
The amount of his stealings is estimated
as high as S3S 600, but the definite amount
is not yet known. 1t is supposed that Ml1-
neapolis is his destination.
ST PAUL, April 1.-THE Pioneer Press
learns from Pembina, OAK, that ". A.
Cameron, the absconding teller of the
Union bank OF Canada. at Winnipeg, was
arrested there this afternoon on a tele-
graphic order from Winnipeg. On his
person was found 1873. He admitted that
his account with the bank had been short
for some time but would not state the
amount He left Winnipeg because he
heard the bank examiner was coming.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
A METHODIST COLLEGE DISCON-
TiNUEO.

LINCOLN. Neb.. April 1.-THE trustees of
the York Methodist college, that for five
years has been the school of that denOmina-
ton in this state, met in this city today
and decided to discontinue the school, sell
the buildings and grounds and merge the
school with the new Wesleyan University
in this city. The new school is founded
on plan that comprehends the making of
the most important denominatiOnal
school in the west, and magnificent new
building is now in process of construction
on the university groonds, adjoining this
city. A portion of the faculty of the old
York college will be retained for the chairs
in the new university
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
WOMAN AND HOME. |
REMEMBER THE BIRTHDAYS AND
OTHER FAMILY ANNIVERSARIES.

The Doctrine of Heredity-A Sensible
Suggestion-Tired Mothers-Use of
Fruit-The Cockroach-watcr for Cook
ing-CsreIess Drcss-Paragraphs
As people, we pay far too little attention
to birthdays and other family anniversaries
Too much cannot be done TO make home at
tractive, so that our boys and girls will pre-
fer it to all other places.
This has been the incest day / ever
knew said boy to his mother one evening.
''The birds have all been singing, and the
sun has shone every minute, and everything
has been so lovely just for your birthday,
mamma, and I'm SO gladi" and he eupha-
sized his gladness with a hearty hug and
kiss For weeks the boy had been looking
forward to this day. planning and making a
little birthday gift as a surprise, and when
the time came his whole mind was given TO
making his mother happy.
But it's so much trouble 70 celebrate
birthdays" complain some mothers, land in
large families they come so often Yes, it
is some trouble; but how can we keep our
children contented and happy at home with
out taking uoublei And no mother regrets
the trouble when she sees her children re-
gardins their home as the very best place IN
the whole world. Try to celebrate the birth
days one year, and see If it does not pay, :"
in the enjoyment Of the whole family. Le.
no one be forgotten, from father to baby,
and try 20 have each one interested in ell the
others, planning, IL possible, some little birth
day gift. No matter how simple or trifing
it may be, the love and thoughtfulnes which
60 with IL viii make il precious
There are many pleasant ways OF celebrat-
ing birthdays, according to tie season CT the
year, the location Of the home, and the
amount Of time which can be spared Some
times drive In the country, picnic, e1cur-
sion or birthday party, will be enjoyed more
than presents- Perhaps the family may all
go 70 some concert or entertainment in the
evening. In some families the presents are
ell placed On the plate a. the breakfast table,
AID the honored one opens the various PACK
ages amid the interest Of al the rest Of the
household In others the favored ore finds
gifts a. MS side when De awakes In the eaorn-
ing. Sometimes all presents are reserved
until evening, whsn the business Of the day
is over. L is always pleasant % have On tie
dinner table some favc-f,e article Of food,
while pret-llv decorated birthday cake Is
almost always appreciated Even II very
little can Be done, K. each member Of the
household have some special treat On The az
niversary Of his BIRTH. which shaH make
these days anticipated with pleasure and re-
Numbered with gratisuds There are many
simple things which children en- make for
parents and each other Time IL vel spen.
II planning and cortriving these lore sifts,
which bring happiness 20 bath gtver and 70
ceiTer.-Anericen AgTiculturlst
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
SHE ELoPED WITH NEGRO.

RALEIGH, y. c, April l4.-SiX weeks
ago a great sensation was caused at Shelby
by the arrest of a beautiful young girl
named Lucy Mccoy. She was charged
with clipping with negro named Thomas
Flack The latter could not be found. 1t
was said that the girl was infatuated with
him Had Flack been captured he would
have been lynched. The girl was put on
trial Tuesday for her crime. She was first
supposed to have come from Alabam, but
il has since been ascertained that she Is
from Spa-tansburg county, :. c. In an
swer 10 the Judges inquiry as 10 why she
left home with the negro she replied that
she supposed il was for want OF sense. she
was sentenced TO four months in Jail.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
STOLE a CHILD.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April Lice NOEL
roy, colored youth Is years Of age, this
morning stole the 3-year-old child of Mr..
Robert Hoskins, while the little one was
playing in the front yard. Mr.. Hoskins is
a well known business man. Search was
instituted and the negro boy was found
hiding with the child in the corner of a
lot near his home He said he intended to
hold the child for ransom. The neigh
bors were greatly excited over the event,
and but for the extreme youth of the Of
fender he would have been lynched
Mir Hopkins went to the Jail tonight and
asked to see young McElroy, but as it was
feared he might kill the kidnapper, his
request was refused,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
THE RACES.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 1i.-Opening day
of the spring meeting OF the Memphis
Jockey club.
First ace-Three-fourth mile; Perisim-
mons won, Cleaner second. Jennie Nc
Garland third Time, 1:16H.
Second race-one mile: Panama won,
Bankrupt second, Lottle Wall third. Time
1:43I.
Third race-Half mile: Blessing won,
Laura Stone second, Fred Fink third.
Time j0I.
Fourth race-Seyen furlongs; Hypocrite
won, Leila May second, Diana third. Time
1905.
Fifth race-Ste eple chase; Bob Miles
won, Ascola second, Killarney third.
Time $50.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
FINCH AND

LONDON, April 1.-THE Norwegian bark
Norma, Captain Thorsen, from Savannah,
March ), for Rotterdam, sunk in the chan
mel last evening by collision with
steamer from Bremen. The latter put
into Dover badly damaged.
The first of the three bicycle races to be
conteeted by William \. Rowe, of Amer
lea. and Richard Howell, of England, for
the championship OF the world and $4,000
took place today at Leicester. The dis
tance vas five miles. Howell won by five
yards in 1857 Is.
Queen Victoria has invited the king and
queen Of Italy 10 visit Windsor castle in
June, and they have accepted, provided
hermit
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
Marx 1uain,. Chilaren,

Mark Twain Is very particular abo1. the
education Ct his children he has q school
room In his house, which Is filed with pretty
chlntz covered furniture and foods CO sun
shine, and there his three little daughters
study every day from 3 until l. These chill
dren are remarkably good lnguis.s, and hare
bsen brought up 70 speak Fr-Ech, German
and Italian NJ ClelA1s Las vsEy common
sense ideas on the training II children, which
be expressed some tine ago IN f--ser tia.
was pohlszhs5 oTer bis nazne-aArp<rs
Ram
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
SIOlJX RIVER FLOODS.

MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, April 1.-THE
Sioux river has overfowed its banks and
done considerable damage in the vicinity
of Sioux Falls, Oak The Illinois Central
railroad bridge east of the city has been
carried away; also the Milwaukee bridge
at Keys, eighteen miles north. Over 1000
feet of the Milwaukee track at Elkpoint
have been carried away, entirely cutting
off communication with Sioux City. The
river is still rising and it is feared that
much more damage will be done
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
CAPTURED CROOKS.

CHICAGO, April 14-John Cook, alias
"Glass-Eyed Johnny" was placed in jail
here temporarily by United States Mar
shall Pennell, of Minneapolis. He goes to
Minneapolis, where he is under an indict-
ment for a postoffice robbery in which
money and stamps to the value of $40, 900
were stolen. His arrest was made in
Detroit.
Charles Kenny, Patrick Callahan and
Henry Harris, all burglars of large motor
ietv are indicted with him
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
A oneer cear.rance. =

A curious conveJaaos Is a Compton carry
al, described By correspondent Tsis "a
an ingenious ecntriEanes. resembling AZ o--is-
HAry nak wagon, WITH tive SEATS IL IL /. Is
supposed 70 bold a-y number q peop.e. ans
oae pccv hcvse i supposed 20 draw them.
Ensrxncs s gained o~er "a horse's tail. snri 20
gain tee back sees nec>sE:sates climbing ever
the frO1t oae. TIE --etsiag IN of tbs vehicle
+ 10 zaaA part q tee ris- ard is.no. szoe~d-
ed u dlfScuiry even By tie getting outr-
Caiczgo Tines
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
CHARGED WITH MAILING OBSCENE
LETTERS

FLORA. Ill. April ii. c. Staples. of
this city was arrested today by United
States Deputy Marshal Briscoe. from
Springfield, and viii have a preliminary
hearing before United States Commission
or Symonds here tomorrow. upon the
charge OF sending obscene platter. through
the mails addressed TO several respec,abl
young ladies of this place. The accused is
Is years Of age and has been a citizen OF
this city Tor the past twelve or fifteen wears.
He was arrested upon a similar charge
two months since and taken to SDrincfiejd
where he was acquitted before the United
States court.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
4 BILL ET In HIS BRAIN

CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia, April Nv. f.
Watts, manager of the Pioneer Coal com
pany here, sulcided today at home in bed
by firing 3S-caliber bullet into his brain
Young Watts was but IS years of age with
a lovely wife and family, a shrewd busi-
ness man and well known everywhere in
coal dealer circles. \ letter was found
addressed to his wife saying he would kill
himself Friday, and asked to be buried
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
REAL ESTATE AND AFFECTIONS

LOUISVILLE, April l4--Mrs- Anna Odelia
Dis deBar with her husband. General
Joseph H Diss deB@r, have transferred TO
Luther Marsh the premises No 166. Madi-
son avenue, which was given by the latter
TO Miss Dis deBar in August last Tie
consideration in :he deed today was s. !, 900
and divorce considerations.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
Ri OWN TO ATOMS.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April IA box car
containing 100 kegs of powder in the Louis
vile & Nashville yards here blew up today
shaking the whole town. Windows were
broken half mile away and plastering
was shaken down a greater distance. A
negro car coupler standingnear was blown
to pieces. Sparks from passing engine
igpited the car
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
PARSONS AND RYAN

PTTTsBURG. Pa, April 14-Ensign Ryan,
it is stated, will not marry Miss Parsons,
and friends claim he will contest the case
in court if need be- Minnie herself wants
TO remain in the opera company in New
York and is inclined to drop the suit
against the young man but her parents
insist upon the suit.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
IREI AND

DUBLIN, April 14.-Arrangements have
been made to evict go tenants of the Van
Cleur estate County Clare. The Freeman's
Journal says the proclaiming of County
Louth shows that Chief Secretary Balfour
means to terrify tenants into abJect Sub
mission
Mr.. William O'Brien, NJ. p, was arrest
ed on arriving at Kingston today, in con-
sequence of his speech at Loughrea last
Sunday. He was taken to Loughrea Jail
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
THE BREWERY TROUBLES

NEW YORK, April 4-Superintendent
of Police Murray has ordered the reserves
out for DUTY on Monday for fear of trouble
in consequence of the lockout of the brew
cry employees. 1t was marked that an IN
usual number OF brewery wagons broke
down for various causes, apparently acct
dental, IN differnt parts Of the city to
night
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
GOOD SHOWING.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Reserve increase, 81, 249, $50; loans decrease,
81 .662. 800; specie increase 81, III. 900: legal
tender increase, s1,792, 400; deposits in
crease, Sc, $50, 600; circulation increase, $50,
900 The banks now hold $40, SO, 425'in ex-
cess of the 25 per cent rule
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15

Bazebrouck, department of Nord. The
meeting at Lecateau rejected the resolu-
ton favoring the candidacy of Boulanger.
Both meetings were stormy.
NJ. Paul Derob, in a letter to papers,
writes school teachers to support General
BOuianger, whose name, he says, means
neither dictatorship nor war, but peace.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
CRA7ED nv RELIGION

NEW YORK, April 14.-Sophia Johnson
Is years old, Of No. 164 East Thirteenth
street, went mad with religious frenzy to-
day and was removed to Bellevue hospital
by the police. She cut off one of her fing-
ers and was about to further mutilate
herself with a carving knife when the
police interfered.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15

Il notice that chemist claims to have ds,
covered way to make wood INTO palaeable
and nourishing food remarked tia horse
editor.
The process is probably that Of saving
replied the snake editor. @Sewi1lst is fre
board, you know.--PitEb0rg Chronicle.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
AN INVITATION TO G. STANLEY HALL

WORCESTER, Mass, April 14.-Hon. John
D. Washburne, secretary, has, by vote of
the board of directors of Clark university,
extended an invitation to Prof g. Stanley
Hall, Phi. D., professor of PSYCHOLOGY aud
pedagogies in John Hopkins university,
Baltimore, to become president of the new
university.
Prof. Hall is graduate of Williams
college of the class of 1851 and later spent
a number of years in Europe in the study
of modern educational systems Al
though comparatively a young man, he
holds high rank among the learned men
of the country.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
MILLS RIIRNEn

EDwARpsvTLLE, H., April 4-Fire de-
stroyed the elevator and -four mill Of the
Crowder Milling company. causing a loss
OF So, 600, insurance $1,000.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15

There was 50 much scientific enthusiasm II
Russia at the approach Of tie eclipse Of rs
SUI that Is. coo glasses and 400 ,ooo pamphlets
were sod II Aoccov aloha