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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-31
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A WHOLESALE GROCER ABROAD.

Denied Admittance to an English
Theatre.
Heard a good one about Charlie Brown,
the wholesale grocer. Some years ago Mr.
Brown and an Ohio friend were in London
together. While there they went to the the
atre together one evening when it was an
nounced that the royal family were to be
present and no gentleman not correctly at
tired in evening dress would be admitted.
Mr.. Brown and his friend appeared in frock
coats and were denied admittance to their
seats They went to a woman in one of the
ante rooms and asked her to sew the tails of
their coats back in order to give them the ap-
pearance of a cutaway. She agreed to do it,
but said she had done it for others, and the
scheme would not work. Mr.. Brown and his
friend, not being SO easily put aside, then
went to a costumer and each secured an ex-
tremely old fashioned claw hammer, much
too large, and knee breeches Thus attired
they again demanded entrance. A demurrer
was entered, but Mr.. Brown called attention
to the fact that he had on dress suit, and it
mattered not whether it was the style of a
century ago or the present, or whether it
fitted him or not
The two were finally allowed to go in. The
coats looked outlandlsh; when the two gen.
tlemen sat down the collars stuck up over
their heads, and the tails brushed the floor.
In addition to their oddly of dress, both car
ried spy glasses in lieu of opera glasses, which
they leveled in every direction To make the
situation more grotesque they would stand
up between the acts, showing their costume
to the greatest advantage. Finally the at
tention OF the entire audience, including the
Prince of Wales, was attracted to them, and
everybody burst into laughter at their ridicu-
lous appearance. Meanwhile the two Ameri-
cans, though they were inwa~dly enjoying
the whole thing, maintained their compos-
ure, ran out their spy glasses and inspected
the people laughing at them with the greatest
impunity, while they disported themselves in
the old time raiment Everybody supposed,
they were simply couple of eccentric Ameri-
cans bent on having good time, and had no
idea of the real cause of their peculiar attire
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-31
Attractive and Telling Advertisements.

The old style of merely putting ones mer-
chandise has passed out Of date The reading
and purchasing public of today demand
something stronger and better That this
want is recognized and appreciated by the
keen advertiser and equally alert public is ap-
parent 10 almost every one. The fact is, ad-
vertising has become such an integral part of
modern business methods that it is almost i'm
possible to carry on any kind of trade or
traffic without its aid 1t is well known that
many concerns pay large salaries to skilled
writers, whose only employment is the irven-
ton and the framing of attractive and telling
advertisements.
Thousands of dollars are annually ex-
pended simply in putting the matter in shape
and many millions more for its publication in
the press The firm who can express in clear,
strong and concise language, set in attractive
form Of display, just what it has to offer, at
once attracts the merchant as well as the con.
sumner.
No merchant can now wholly depend for
business upon the fact Of his being well known
to the trade. No matter how many years he
may have been established, or how familiar
his name is to the purchasing public, or how
celebrated his wares are, if he does not adver-
tise and keep doing so in some way buyers
and consumers will in time ignore him and
visit and trade with his competitor who
sounds his trumpet upon all occasions to the
extent of thousands of dollars year, and
pays the same without murmur because it
pays him to do so.-Dry Goods Review.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-31
Gypsy Music in Paris.

Albert Wolf complains bitterly in The
Figaro of the epidemic of Gypsy music rag
ing in Paris. He saysit is impossible to eat
n dinner at an open air restaurant without
being accompanied by the melancholy
strains of the Gypsy violin and the unearthly
sound of the cymbal. This invasion of Gypsy
music dates from the Paris Exposition Of
1867. when band Of genuine Gypsies, who
were very handsome fellows in their way,
captured the hearts of the Partisan ladies'
Since then imitation Gypsy bands have
grown up like mushrooms. and many pru-
dent bourgeois Of the suburbs, who knows
that the ordinary trades afford no prospects
to his sons, destines them in advance to the
profession of "Gypsies." The outfit j. very
simple indeed; a loose jacket eight trousers
are no longer absolutely essential and half
dozen yellow trimmings knowledge of
music is not required. for the more out Of
tune the Gypsy plays the more genuine he is
considered Mr. Wolff sees the time ap-
preaching when cymbal playing will be
taught st the conservatory, when the minis
ter of public instruction will distribute the
prizes to the best pupils, and Thomas, Mas.
senet and Delibes will be present at the cere-
lnony, dressed in hussar jackets-Chicago
Times,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-31
Scene in a Confederate Camp.

One affair, of which was an eve witness.
was very ludicrous. We were in parole camp
during the winter CT 1864 at Enterprise,
Miss, and. OF course, in winter quarters The
cabins were constructed with the strictest re-
gard to economy in material and labor, al
though the former was in wasteful abundance.
mud chimney eight feet high was fairly in
proportion with the rest Of the structure
This description is necessary to understand
what follows. AT this time wheat -four was
almost unknown in the lower south, and an
occasional ration of it was hailed as God
send 1t was on such an occasion that half
witted soldier could be seen through his open
cabin door carefully baking some biscuits
for supper. One Of my men told me to take
post in the darkness outside so az to com.
nand a view of the fireplace, and to await
results.
Very soon 1 observed commotion in the
cabin. 1t was suddenly filed with smoke.
and when this cleared away the occupant ap-
peared to be counting his biscuit. He gazed
around the room in q dazed sort of way,
looked under his bunk and finally peeped out
doors, as if looking for something. While
this was transpiring the wag had Joined me,
with hot biscuit in his hand, and explained
his modus operandi. He had rolled a block
near the chimney, and armed with a piece Of
pine bark and long, sharp stick, he mounted
it, inserted his stick in the chimney and
waited. When his victim lifted the lid to in
spect his treasures, the bark closed the mouth
of the chimney, driving the dense pine smoke
into his face, binding and sitting him. In
an instant biscuit was stuck, whisked up
the chimney and the joker was gone This
was repeated until the terror stricken cook
fed from his hut in dismay, with the firm be-
lief that the devil or witch had possession
and was carrying off his supper on broom
stick. And such continued to be his belief,
and it must be confessed that it was founded
upon much better evidence than that usually
given in support of ghost story.-Ex-Con-
federate Colonel in Philadelphia Times.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-31
The Sacred White Elephant.

The sacred Burmese white elephant is to be
removed from Mandalay to Ransoon 10 con
vince the natives that the royal b. use has dis
appeared forever SO long as the elephant
remained in Mandalay many of the Burmans
firmly believed that Thebaw or his family
would eventually enjoy their own again
Chicago News.
NJ. de Candolie, French Investigator.
has come 10 the conclusion from his re-
searches that women have a larger pro-
portion Of brown eyes than men. He also
finds that when both parents have eyes Of
the like color the chances are IS TO II
that their children who arrive at the age
OF 10 twhen the color of the eyes is fixed,
will have eyes of the same color. When
The parents have eyes Of different coIors.
the chances are % To Is in favor of brown
rs against blue or gray eyes in the chill
dren. He is also OF opinion that the
health of the brunette type is, as a rule,
superior 70 that Of the blonde type
CaSsalls
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-31
The Kaiser's Special Train,

The imperial special train which has been
used by the Emperor William during his re-
cent journeys consists of three saloon car
riages, which are connected with each other
by covered passage lighted with gas, fitted
electric bells and telegraph apparatus The
day saloon is hung with blue damask, and
contains only easy chairs, sofas, and a couple
of tables. At one end is coupe where the
emperor usually stands, or sits on a high
chair, when passing through large town or
wherever there is any fine scenery A portion
of the next carriage is fitted up as a study
and there is a desk and writing materials; but
his majesty has almost given up working in
the train, although till last year he went
through his letters and dispatches Just in the
same methodical way as if he were at Berlin
or Potsdam. A dressing room, which con-
tains everything that could possibly be want
ed, adjoins the study. Another saloon is the
bedroom, and contains the camp bed which
the emperor always uses. There is a large
saloon for the suite, and another for the ser
wants The emperor's train has been ordered
to travel at u comparatively slow rate OF
speed this year. and nourishing refreshment
has been supplied to his majesty every two
Enthusiastically the strongest soup that can be
made, or eggs beaten up with champagne, or
meat Jelly London World.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-31
SCHOOLS IN ALASKA.

A Military Measure to Prevent Truancy.
Teachers and Pupils-Studies.
The houses OF the natives are all numbered
in large figures, painted in black over the
front and only entrance to their homes, the
numbers running consecutively. This metro
politan feature was introduced by one Capt.
Glass, a United States military officer, then
stationed at Sitka, and was inaugurated as q
military measure before the civil government
was established, and for the purpose of locat-
ing and Identifying truant Indian child
when absent from the Indian school during
the hours of its session. At that time the In
dian children were compelled by the military
authorities to attend school, each scholar be-
ing obliged TO wear a tag made Of tin and
fastened by means of a string around the
neck. The tag was about three times the
size of a silver dollar, and bore the number
of the child in school and the number of the
house in which it lived.
If child was found on the street during
school hours the Indian policeman, who was
also chief Of the tribe, and whose name is
Annehootz, was under strict orders to take
the number of the tag and report it. The
next morning the head Indian of the house
to which the child belonged was sum-
moned to appear and answer for the
absence of the truant, and if such absence was
found to have been willful the head Indian
was fined OF imprisoned. A few fines were
found sufficient and had the effect of procur-
ing prompt and punctual attendance of all
the children. This means was found neces-
sary in order to overcome the antipathy of
the parents against having their children
educated, and thereby drawn away from the
ancient customs, traditions and methods of
living of their race.
This custom has fallen into disuse since the
establishment of OWL government in May,
1884. The parents have come to know and
understand the benefits derived from the edu-
cation Of their children, and are now quite
ready to lend their assistance in compelling
them to attend the school. The term of school
commences in September of each year, and
continues forty-four weeks. There are ten
teachers and los scholars, with about equal
proportions of boys and. girls, running in age
from five to eighteen years and representing
the several tribes Of southeastern Alaska.
They are taught the primary English branches
and the boys are also instructed in black
smithing, cooperage, cabinet making and
carpentry, while the girls are taught sewing.
knitting, cooking and various other house
hold duties.-Home Journal.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-31
The Grocer and the Flies.

A Chattanooga grocer, being greatly
troubled by flies, put twenty-one sheets OF
sticky fly paper about his store In the
evening he gathered them up, and noticed
how much heavier they were being COW
cred with flies. He weighed the twenty
one sheets and found they weighed seven
pounds. Then he put twenty-one fresh
sheets on the scales and they weighed four
pounds and four ounces Thus the flies
weighed two pounds twelve ounces He
FOUND that there were twenty flies to each
square inch of the T.: paper; each sheet
had 336 square inches and 6, 20 flies. and
the twenty one sheets had 141, 100 flies.
Thus one may ascertain the weight OF a
fly: for, if IA, 100 flies weigh two pounds
twelve ounces, it's easy TO calculate what
one win weigh.-New York Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-31
9ai1Y eagle
'sURsuM coRoA.

Oh. once TO soar, lark-o- SAIL q cloud,
IL the eternal azure overspread,
Could ever the worlds voices, vain and loud,
Allure again the soul that once had fed
On the tremendous silence; where the tread
Is heard, by ears with finer sense endowed,
OF angels, who the crystal pathways crowd
In unseen myriads, all on mercies sped:
Could ever the TRANSPORTED face again
Lose all its rapture? or the soul forget
To cherish, as q charmed amulet,
The words, too worn with using to retain
Their visual virtue: These same feet have trod
The sapphire pavement round the throne OF
God,
IF. w. Bourdillon in The London Spectator
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-31

Dyspepties, whose number Is legion in
this country. can now take heart At a
dinner recently given IN this city by the
New York Farmers" ar William c.
Barry. of Rochester, one OF the guests Of
the evening. said ''that fruit should be q
component par: OF every meal, and IL so
used, dyspepsia and Indigestion in all
their forms, would, he believed. become
Ills of the past.n Remove indigestion by
so simple method as this, and. you viii
materially diminish the income OF many
= doctor il the United States - The
n1cS
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-31
A Human Encrclopndia.

For twenty years there has lived on Fifth
avenue, within biscuit toss Of Madison
square, a man whose profession is, probably,
sui generis He is absolutely a human ency-
clopadia-a man of reference befacetted
from tho crown Of his head to the soles Of his
feet with absolute information upon all the
known ologies. languages, professions and
trades He is of Hebrew blood and an ag-
nostic. He is now about so years Of age. al
though he looks younger and has not grown
a day older in appearance during the past de-
cade. Interested from his youth up in edu-
cation, he conceived the idea, some twenty
wears or more ago, of turning his gifts of
erudition and memory to bis own account,
commercially, and to that of his fellow men,
intellectually, and has thrived apace since be
located himself in Fifth avenue. surrounded
by his books, his globes and his scientific ap-
paratus Of all kinds. Are you physician
with q delicate and difficult diagnosis on
handa Go to Mr. l. and he will in a twink
ling place q dozen books, citing relevant
cases, before you and elucidate the respective
treatises with rare directneSs and perspicac-
ity Are you clergyman with knotty
theological problem on hand. Mr.. l. will,
from his collection, numbering 1000 works
on theology alone, brush away the cobwebs
in trice and cleave the rebellious nut Of
perplexity to the kernel in tr1ce.
And so on, tap this human fountain Of uni.
versal knowledge at any point, and he is ever
responsive He comes high. Nothing good is
cheap, but he never disappoints, and he has
to be sought when the need exists. There is
no sign upon the cutter portals Of his study,
and no alluriug advertisement has ever yet
disclosed the identity Of perhaps the greatest
of Americans scholars. The late Dr. J. G.
Holland WINS his pupil, and the foundation Of
Scribner's Monthly was built upon the solid
rock of this perennial magazine Of infor,na-
ton Mr. L. is naturally charming CONVEX
sationalist and on bis Leths day, as his friends
and votaries call it, he viii receive every
known caller without money and without price
within the sanctum of his holy of hoiies, while
be responds to the manifold queries that the
knowledge seeker ventures to PROFOUND MIR.
l.. is in manner genial. gracious and sympa-
thetic. In this era of superficiality it is not a
little comforting to know that one man a,
least has delved to the very depths of human
achievement in the purely intellectual evolu-
ton of the God given talents OF the scholar
and scientist-New York Graphic.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-31

Returned travellers from country ana sea-
side hotels speak of the low shoes worn by
the ladies this summer. The ladies also speak
of them. The laces would unite, and who
was to tie them bus the escorts. In tins way
many board walk promenade was pro
longed and mutual happiness resulted. Some
OF the dudes, however, complain that they
cracked their heavily starched waistcoasts in
STOPPING down to gailantly tie the risky
laces New York Sun.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
A BABY CYCLONE.
Grcnt Damage Done by a Wind Storm
Around Pilot Point.

Grcat Damage Done by a Wind stoI m
Around Pilot Point.
Special TO the Gazette.
PLoT POINT, TEX. Msy pa terrific
and destructive storm swept over this
city and q portion Of the surrounding
country last evening, damaging crops and
fruit immensely. Fields of wheat and
oats are leveled to the ground and utterly
destroyed by the bail. The storm, which
came from the north, seemed to center
Just north Of torn, passing over to the
southeast, south and southwest, carrying
acknowledgements it. The forest trees
we're strippedef their folisge, fruit trees
01&hsiK int and gardens, corn fields
and cotton patches looked like barren
waste to-day. The destruction Of win
dow lights on the north exposure WAS
very great. AS one instance, Captain
Harrison had sixty-fve broken out.
The damage to crops and orchards
cannot be estimsted, but will reach msny
thousand dollars. This is the severest
blow that ever struck, this vicinity. The
scope Of the etorm reached probably two
miles In width and extended north and
south several miles-to what point infor-
nation has not been received. Aubry
and vicinity escaped with but slight dam
age, while Mustang, eight miles east,
suffered greatly.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
Live Stock Markets.

ST. LOUIS, NO., May %. = Cattle-Receipta
25O0; shipments 10 o; market steady; choice
heavy native steers 81 50G5; fir 10 good native
steers 81 l0e4I50; butchers steers, medium TO
choice So 1904 20; stocsers and feeders, fair 70
good, SO 20d3 80: rangers. ordinary to good,
So 25G4l5 Hogs-Receipts D 100; shipm nts POO ;
market &C i've and firm, ranging from S. ESQ
s IS. Sheep-Receipts 1901; shipme nts 230p
market slow; fair to fancy, 81 0065 so.
II orsee-Receipts 100: shipments zoo; Texans
and Indians In car lots S24 In S3s
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. may 23.-Uattle-Recsipts
1913; shipments ga; slow; good to choice corn
fed "a 25G4 s.; common to medium So 25S
4 90; stockers 81 0062 50; feeding steers s. 009
3 50; good to choice S. seas so; common to
medium S. 25a545 sheep-Receipts 727; ship
ments Zone; weak and shade lower; good to
choice muttons, 81 1905 90; co1mon TO me-
dunn, 81 50G4 90.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May -Cattle-Rsceipts
1000; shipments $500; market opened weak
and steady; inferior to extra So S065 90; cows
81 75d2 %; stocsers and feeders 81 5.64 Is;
Texas steers 81 1894 co. Hogs-P eceipts Is ,000; ,
m arket active but SC lower than Tuesday
morning; mixed s. 45d5 70; heavy S. 5oS5 50;
light S. 40G5 Co. SheeD-Receiptr 1850; market
slow; inferior to extra 50 C003 20; Texas
stockers 81 60G2 IS Teaxs lambs 81 so per mead.
NEW YORK, May % . Besyes-Re ceipts 81
car DIS for market and % carloads for
slaughterers direct; market active, nm and
higher; poor TO good native steers - o005 30;
prime DO. s. 5065 60 poo Texas s. so; Colora-
do steers 81 6Oa5 Is; bolls and dry cows So 500
4 so. Sheep Receipts 70O; market extremely
dull and lower; clipped sheep s. $40 %;
clipped yearlings S. 60G7 90; spring lambs $50
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
NORTHERN PREsBYr TEXANS.
Procse dings had by the General ASS. mbly
1T Philadelphia.

Procse dings had by the General Asss mbly
1T Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 23.-In the
Presbyterian general assembly this morn.
ing number of overtures from the Pres
byteries were favorably acted upon. One
OF these was for revision of the hymn
book, and another deprecated the publ.
cation of improper sdvertis ements in the
columns of church newspapers. Another
from the presbytery,of Baltimore was In
regard to the use Of the revised version
OF the scriptures. The general assembly
voted thds-in view Of present unsettled
nRiafuA relating to the revised version
it W6s inexpedient to authorizs Its use in
the public worship Of the sanctuary.
Corresponding delegates from sister
religious bodies were then received.
This afternoon the general assembly
went to Overlook to meet the members
of the southern general assembly, who
will unite in to -morrow's joint celebra-
ton n this city.
President and Mrs ,sCleveland will ar
riYsAt Overlook afAp. m. to meet the
two Assemblies. sS
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
FIREMEN's Picnic.
Volunteer Ffremen Have q Gala Day at
Kar6hal

Volunteer Ffremen Have q Gala Day Al
MarshaN,
Special to the Gazette.
MARSHALL, TEX, May 23.-Marshall is
in her oest suit to-day. it being the occa.
sion Of the annual picnic Of the Volunteer
Fire Department of this city. By invita-
ton the fire departments of Longview
Jefferson, Texarkana and Shreveport,
La, have Joined in the parade rs the
guests of our local department. A free
.hssbecue for all WAS given, and 1t was
.1k6ught 10. 600 people were on theground.
An immense dancing pavilion has been
erected, and IL is the intention to con-
tinue the festivities until late into the
night. The display Of fireworks will be
the most magnificent ever seen in Eastern
Texas. The music Is furnished by four
brass bands Nothing has occurred to
mar. the pleasure Of the occasion thus far,
except the postoftice robbery.