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THE HOSPITAL NURSE.
A Quiet Little Woman with sympathetic
ways-Patients' Peculiarities.

a Quiet Little Woman with Sympathet;e
ways-Patients' Peculiarities,
I once knew quito well one of these nurses
She was quiet little woman, with the quick
est observation and most sympathetic and
persuasive ways with her patients l asked
her once if the sight of continual suffering
and death In the hospital ever had a tendency
to harden or create Indifference in the nurses.
She replied that with her it was exactly the
reverse, and told many interesting and some
very touching stories Of her experience in the
hospital She would never wear her cap.
sit gives such hospital air to sick room"
she said, land makes the patient think, oh.
mercy, am | SO badly of as thatr" A high
crowned nurses cap certainly does give q
hushed and solemn appearance to house
We are going TO have such nice times to
Sether and be such good friends, ,"s she said,
coaxingly to feverish little boy who opened
his eyes and looked doubtfully at the strange
face bending over him 81 never saw such
good boyI" she said to the doctor contin-
ually in her little patients hearing.
Praise does so much more good at such
times than reasoning" There is nothing
that will close the teeth and turn the back of
patient quicker than the words, at is bet
ing medicines with the back turned TO the
bed; anything that has a mysterious air is
aggravating to person lying helpless in bed.
We sometimes realize how invalids must pom
uer and worry over Some little thing that has
happened, or SONS ridiculous idea that has
come into their heads, and stays there for
days. l once knew a little girl of 10 or IL
ysars old who was recovering from fever,
and during the long hours when she Law
quiet, gaining strength" used to wonder
whether il she were stretched out she would
be longer than window sill opposite her
bed until one day, when she was left alone for
moment she slipped Outof bed and crawled
feebly along to the window, where she
stretched herself out on the floor and found
that she went far beyond the window sill.
She reached the bed again with the help of
some chairs, and went calmly to sleep
With the nurses as with anything else an
unsatisfactory one is In the way and a general
nuisance; but the other kind is treasure,
md grateful family has peculiar admira-
ton and affection for her ever afterward.
Nurses seem 10 have lived through so much,
and have often quietly important way
about them that comes from having had
anxious people hanging upon their words and
looks. When they say, 81 once had a case,r
it has the same interest for US that "Once
upon a time" used TO have Even q nurses
watch has something of an Individuality 1t
has marked of so many changes" and has
ticked solemnly through anxious nights in
stead Of browsing away under healthy pil-
"Butternuts" in Good Housekeeping
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
Tr,the New and Popular Line.

The Missouri Pacific Colorado Short
line: leaving here at Cos p. N, running
through 70 Denver. Colorado, Via Pueblo
and Colorado Springs. with only one
change at Geneseo Leaving on this train
you arrive at Pueblo next morning al
Il:,A5: Colorado Springs l2:40 Elegant
new Pullman palace sleeping cars through
without change Remember this is the
short line and that you make direct con
nections al GeneSeo. On your arrival at
Geneseo You step from one car into the
other. For further information and res
ervation OF bertbs call at city ticket office,
l31 North Main street, Cheap excursion
tickets to Colorado points and Salt Lake
City.
( T. BLEcKLEY, Pass, and Tkt Agt.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.
New and Pretty Ideas That May Be Help
ful In Christmas Fancy Work.

| New and Pretty Ideas That May Be Help
ful in Christmas Fancy Work.
Christmas gifts begin to be the subject OF
consideration with many ladies who manu-
facture themselves the tokens of remem-
| brance presented to their friends Those
who are engaged in this work may find some
| thing helpful in few suggestions here given.
| It is rare to meet with anything new in
! pincushions, but one lately devised is orig
inal 1t is in the shape Of crescent moon
of yellow plush, across which is placed a
raised black satin bat The pins are stuck
around the moon, which is fat, and the whole
is suspended by silver cord.
Those who paint could hardly make any
thing more dainty for housekeeper than a
set of finger bowl doilies painted on bolting
cloth. These should be exactly six inches
square including hem or fringe.
A late idea in night dress cases is to make
them of soft Oriental silk, the lining either
quilted, plain or elaborately embroidered.
One recently made was Of terra Gotta silk
worked in filoselle and gold thread, in lighter
shades of terra Gotta and blue The case was
the usual oolong shape, but III the center
there was diamond of velvet with small
pieces III each corner, aud across the diamond
and across the opening there was ruche Of
soft, pinked out silk They are also made in
felt embroidered in detached stars and de-
signs all over.
An attractive scrap bag can be made with
four strips, of any pretty material you hap
pen to have on hand Let them be about
twelve inches long and four or five wide;
cut one end of each to a sharp point and line
with suitable material; join the pieces with
the seams on the right side and bind with
any nice fiat braid or ribbon. Finish at the
top with plating of ribbon and at the bot
tom with ribbon loops, and suspend with rib
bons. Velveteen of good quality bound with
ribbon in pretty contrasting color looks
well.
Elegant and quite new in the way of the
still popular ''crazy patchwork" is quilt re-
Gently made, in which the colors used were
restricted to gold, white and cream only. All
the pieces We're worked with gold floselle
and joined together with feather stitching of
the same. 4 peculiarity consisted in the
pieces being all worked by the maker and her
friends i'll half yard square sections Sew
eral friends worked one section, inscribing
their names on one scrap, their favorite
flower or some device on others, adhering all
the time to gold floselle. Every section was
neatly joined, and when the quilt was COM
plete a band of gold colored plush about a
quarter of a yard wide bordered it all
around The lining was Of gold colored
sateen. The effect was extremely good, ard
the study of il most amusing. This may be
a hint TO some patchworker.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
FyeryhNhy Takes

The Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska rail
way (St Joseph & Iowa Railroad Co,
lessee), is the best equipped line west OF
the Missouri river. Our equipment was
built expressly for this line by the Pull
man Palace Car Company, which is a guar
antee to the travelling public that it is
strictly first class You will find all of our
coaches elegantly unholstered and very
comfortable in every particular. If you
are going to any part of Kansas or Nebras-
ka, or to any point east, remember you viii
never regret having started right, by TAX
ing the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska rail
way Rock Island Route) For further
particulars address Jno. Sebastian, G. T. 81
p. A.. Topeka. Kan. 6ott
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
How to Choose Ducks and Geese.

Young ducks and geese are plump, with
light, semi-transparent fat, soft breast bone,
tender flesh, leg joints which will break by
the weight of the bird, fresh colored and
brittle besks and windpipes that break when
pressed between the thumb and forefnger.
Such is Hiss Carson's test in marketing.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
Bar nockets.

We can furnish the paper and rule it to
order on short notice for printers who
print bar dockets. We can fill orders on
lsight-kind used in this county. 75 #
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
RENAL Agencies.

Rem. registers for sale at this Office.
Orders by mail will receive prompt atten
tion. Address the Wichita EAGLE, Wich-
ita, Kan. 15-tf
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

The beautiful curtain shown in the illus
tration is painted III water and bronze colors
on coarse linen. The illustrated description
of the model originally appeared in a recent
issue of Decorator and Furnisher
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

Passengers for Welisford, for Co.dvate,
and Ashland be sure and take Lakes
straight line and save twenty four hours
time; arrives al Coldwster al $50 2. II
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

The Eagle pocket real estate book has
become q universal fayoE1te among dealers
generally Ia the west 1SI'
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

< Z. BLEcKLEY, Pass, and Tkt Agt.
d6ltt
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wellincton.. Interview WITH Nel.on.

"Io could not know who was. said the
duSe, but he entered az once into converse
tion with me- IL car call in conversation;
for 1t was almost all on has side and all about
himself, and 10 really a style SO vain and
silly as 10 surprise ard disgust mc. Isur-
pose that something that happened TO say
may have made him guess that was some
body, and ho went out Cf tho rcoll fer no
mcnt-l have no doubt b. ask the Office
keeper who l W. Tor when he came back ~
WIS altogether a different man. both in man
uer ana matter.
IAN that I had thought charlatan style
had vanished, and he talked Of the state nj
this country and the aspect and probabilities
Of affairs on the continent with a good sense
and knowledge Of subjects both az home
and abroad that surprised INC equally and
more agreeably than the first part OF our IN
terview had done. In fact, lie talked llke an
officer and a statesman. The secretary Of
state kept ~ long waiting, and certainly for
the last half or three-quarters Of an hour
don't know that ever had a conversation
that interested me more Now, II the secre-
tary OF state had been p;Inctual and admitted
Lord Nelson in the first quarter OF an hour
should have had the same impression OF
light and trivial character that other people
have had; bit luckily saw enough 70 10
satisfied thai ~yealIy was a very superior
man, but certainly a more sudden and com
r'z,e metamorphOsis never saw Croker.
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An oruhan cannot be committed without
something being known of its parents or Their
circumstances and without formal papcrs OF
transfer. This routine exposes many frauds
and leads managers % reject thousands of
onplicants for admission Managers like to
boast Of the cases they have rejected With
foundlncs. nothing of tae sort occurs. The
girl whose Weddings totemptaton have made
Aer q mother bee sine in high life on ln low,
tho iutemnerata who prefer 10 use their
mears for drink % rearing their own off
spring. the society pcopio VINO have Boosted
that there Will Doe u0 children lu their families
one and all-haSe bat to leave their OIL
sorine rs naked as little Moses was when de-
posted al Che Nile. either n vacant lot or
upon some handy door step Under cover of
darknessall is secret Either policeman, on
the irate citizen whose door step has been ln-
,aded. quickly and safely transfers the vaif
To an asylum The reminders Of sin and
folly. as wei as the burdens OF 'ho parents
have thus been lut far away.
We're society organized 90 encourage this
very business. 10 we're impossible to arrange
it more satisfactorily But eternal shame
should rest upon the weak minded, benevo-
lent people who by their III advised altruism
cultivate such degradation IN society One
tenth Of the money spent in detecting and
furnishing these parents for their unnatural
crimes would tea n society the needed lesson.
Moro pains than We take 20 catch murderer
should be spcu1 Jpoa detecting these Grim
nals.-Charles W. Smiley in Popular Science
Monthly
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FORCES IN the Housatonic valley. Mr.
Barnum was cent - the state legislature.
and In 1866 was elected TO congress and
reelected through successive terms till
1876. when he was elected TO the United
States senate, TO fill the term Of Orris s.
Ferry, deceased, ending March 4. 1879.
His ability as political manager led 10
his being placed on the national Demo
cratic committee in 1872 and 1916. IN
the latter year MIR. Abram S. Hewitt was
chairman Of the committee, and Col.
IcltOn, Governor Tildcns nephew,
was acting manager. Upon Mr.
liewitts resignation Oh the re-
ccipt of the decision Of the cleo
toral commission. Mr. Bamum was
elected TO fill the uncxpired term Of Mr.
Hewitt. IN 1880 ho was unanimously
reelected chairman and four years later
he was chosen again lie devoted him
self 30 increasingly 10 his duties as ~
impair his health. and was obliged to
take some ret. He was next placed in
charge of the campaign just ended lie
had determined 10 retire in 1854, bat
being q large iron manufacturer. and as
the campaign turned upon tariff issues.
lac feared that his Withdrawal would be
attributed 10 want of agreement with
the Democratic party. He therefore ac-
cepted the burden. The duties of his
position were great strain uIep his
health, especially as he was compelled to
irregular habits. lie kept in harness,
however, remaining at his rooms in the
Fifth Avenue hotel until few days be-
fore the election. On Nov. he went TO
Lime Rock 10 vote.
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Count Herbert Bismarck.

Count Herbert Bismarck is now man
about 20 years of age. Men mature later
abroad than IL An erica. at least they
last longer. and Count Herbert may he
said To bc entering upon MSS career. lie
is tall. erect. and his bearing is Of the
military order, though il is said that he
resembles his mother rather than bis
father. lie studied at the University o.
Bonn. where the present emperor a Ger
many was educated. He was there noted
for his fondness for learning and appii-
cation 10 his studics. and above all for
his strong esprit du corps which bound
him To his fellow students.
The count has always been q iavori-o
with the fair sex. he haa figured in
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The MISSISSIPPI RIVER STATUE.

perry and the features mentioned. 1hcro
is an alligator burTowing lig way
through the shelving and under tho
lower part Of the figure. \ pine como
and lily are attached 10 the ribbon which
holds the wreath. and they fall gracefully.
on the left shoulder Of the figure. Tho
figure is full Of power and character-as
much like a river god as any that havo
vet been observed.
The source Of the river is shown. az
are also the Falls of 81. Anthony. Tho
shattered wheel Of an old fashioned
stern wheel steamer and a burrowing
turtle form part Of the suggestive foils
to the principal figure. The statue is
fifteen feet long and about five feet high.
Tho block of marble from which it waS
cut weighed forty-fout toms when tho
work commenced 1t viii be completed
about Jan. / and will probably be placed
In Forest Park, st. Louis.
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eloped to Sicily with the lady. Prince
Bismarck. the father, was very much
incensed at this escapadc, ana did ali le
could to bring his son to reason. lie
finally let the matter rest TIL Count Her
bert's better Judgment prevailed. The
lady was divorced from her husband,
and Count Bismarck also dropped her.
About five years ago there was move
ment on foot to send the count o.
America as minister from Germany. lic
desired the position, but his father did
not wish TO lose HIM near himself and
would not permit of the appointment.
Herbert Bismarck IS the oldest son OF
the chancellor and viii inherit his titles
and the bulk of his estates. Every efiou
has been made to push him forward.
Formerly he held the position Of assist
ant secretary 10 the foreign department.
an Office especially created for him, and
afterwards he was made minister OF
foreign affairs, which office Is one OF the
ilnDerial secretaries of state.
Ii is said that tho count is reserved and
under good self control in spite of an az
parent open and cordial disposition. He
is shrewd observer and possesses the
confidence of his father, who has in
trusted him with considerable important
diplomatic work 1t is supposed that
the chancellor sees in the young mar
traits like his own. The father was wild
enough himself in his youth and IS not
likely to condemn lis SON for freaks
which he practiced rs a youngster. AT
any rate he has long kept his son by him.
constantly advancir < him.
Count Herbert seems also to he trusted
by the emperor, WHO'S perhaps ten years
Younger. The count was with the EN-
peror during his recent visit 10 Italy. II
Is not improbable taat the son will sue
coed eventually to I'll the power Of his
father-at least al the power that mo
emperor can bestow. Nhe.her Ike MS
father he will have IN additional weight
from talents and rare ei2tesmanship -
question which the !utarc nust oecl4e.
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mon Jail, from the fact of It's having
been the hest prison in that portion Of
the state at the time of the Mormon wars.
Among the Mormons once confined there
were Joseph Smith, the dead prophet
and leader; Hyram Smith, Sidney Rig
don, Lyman Wight, Caleb Baldwin and
Alexander Mcl5ae. They were brought
there after being captured at Far West
in 1888 and remained for six months.
1t was constructed in 1888. and was
tie first Jail over built IN Clay county.
1t was n strongly built two story struc-
mre. with two walls. one Of heavy tim
bers and an outer one Of large stores.
The first floor is on the order of a dun
geon. The door is Of oak, studded With
heavy wrought nails. Two windows on
the north side admitted light and air.
The west wall of stone has almost en-
tirely fallen down, and the roof that
once shaded the moldy earth below has
collapsed.
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4 Now To Civilization.

All the lovers cf art will mourn ever n late
decision Of the commissioner OF internal
revenue. which is 10 tie erect that the crti-
fciai coloring Of butter transforms It into
oleomargariuc This strike a blow ot the
study Of aesthetic in the homo. No longer
viii the dairymaid sprinkle the olcaginous
produc; 81 the cAurn with chrome yellow,
cochineal, cnuablr, Dragons blood. orange,
orange ycrGiulon. orange chrome, Venetian
rcd, and other pigments, dyes and ochcr5.
No moro VIII thc butter disa present beauti-
ful frcscoes. caIciminos and distompers Pale
yellows and other genuine grass buttcry tint5
will prevail lns.pd nature. with the crude
assistance Of the cosy and the churn dashcr,
will be- eft % work ter viii l. j. al. very
fearful Strawberry tnts and rainbow
CLEANS viii 30 longer appear on hutterel
mullins and bread at ceats "a loaf BY the
removal Of butter from the realms Of art,
civilization has been bit with q club and
anarchy r. j0ices -CAicago News
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! s,atu. to ia. Father of Waters.

The father Of waters. the swift flow
ing and muddy Mississippi. has been
immortaIizcd in aculpture by the famous
sculptor. Lar,in G.. Mead. whose chisci
has fashioned some Of the best speoi-
mems Of American art.
A photograph OF the allcgorical statue,
v,hich is here engraved, represents tho
figure of q river god in an easy half re-
cumbcnt position. Around the flowing
locks j. twmed . wreath Of grain. cotton
and tobacco. 10 holds IN his right
hand a stalk 81 corn with fun
grown ear, is trailing husks
half stripped from i,s cleaning
kernels. The vegetation of the Missis-
appi valley is reFeser'ed in the dra-
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Ills Ont, EcdeemahIe Venture.

Il think / ought o. havs moro than g a
week. said the Cile. boy, dc.-rmneily.
why son hulo rascal. said the NOR
chant. what ~ tie world do YOU meant
You arc ccroies about your work, sou never
have anything done right, you arc always
late in tic morning, If wan, an crrand done
| have 20 DO il uiysell-anl yet sou have tho
face 90 ass mc Cor cI increase OF salary"
Il know, said tho Office 10y, moro deter
minediy than before. but you forgot one
thing: don't know how to whistle
Aud the merchant doubled his wages right
away Some day. If that boy keeps right on
not knowing loD to whistle, lie viii get
taken into the firm. -Excha lge.
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As every one familiar with that city,
or who has read the dispatches Of tho
past few days is aware. the lantern works
was situated on the brink of the preci-
pice over which the Genesee river makes
the fi0-foot leap, forming the Upper
Genesee falls" II was from platform
erected over and somewhat higher than
these falls that Sam Patch. the original
jumper. made his last leap Over these
falls. first and hast. more than one world
weary soul has sought the rest that ~
found IN death. and others have been
accidentally swept shrieking over their
awful brink. Perhaps the most dramatic
suicide OF the Gonesee falls occurred in
1883 or 1891 One afternoon in
early spring. when the riyer was
swollen 10 its limits by the melting
SHOWS Of the upper valley, well knit,
comfortably clad man of middle ago
sauntcred carcicssiy across Central ave
nue. bridge, which crosses the river hut n
few rods above the plunge. When about
half way across be stopped. leaned on the
rail and seemed 10 be gazing with mod
crate interest ct the rushing waters az
they swiftly passed beneath him bearing
driftwOod and masses If ice with them.
Many people aftorward remembered to
have seen him stand there. the picture
of healthy manhood. coolly watching
the waters. BY and 10y when there was
a temporary falling off in the tide Of
travel he suddenly stepped over the rail
and swung himself down into the tor
rent.
Here go." he cried, and moment
later his white face was seen among tho
waves. But one man saw the tragedy,
and his word was taken with a consider
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Sot an Expert

First Tramp-You Is. right respectable
Tbs morning, Joe.
Secoad Ilamp-Well. I ought TO- Ipaid
10 cents for a shave aGd clean up
First Tramp-Can you get c.eansea three
times for qlarteri
Second Tramp Ondignantlyl-iiow do |
Lnowf never cot cleaned three times yit.
brakes Magazine
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I sell n shoe that costs me 81 at the original
pr.ce. and use it as a leader Then marx
my Sl2J shoes IT $50 the - at 500, the
sos at 81 aud tie S2.OO goods at s. See A
customer wantz to look 40 my low pF'ced
grades; show shem, aud bring out all my
principal lines Likely asnot / persuade nim
or her 70 pay &c, end this secures me lar
profit. No, don't sell many at a, and even
iftlid, the less economical buyers make II up
tor&by giving me handsome profit on tiie
betts hoes. -~Saoo and Leather Reporter. 49,
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able grain Of salt for comc days by tho
local newspaper men, bat the subsequent
hnding'of the body below the fails con-
nrmod it.
The recent accident was the most SO
we're that has ever visited Rochester, and
its date was less than a year after tho
singular and Unprecedented explosion Of
naphtha in its sewers. which caused 30
much excitement in many other cities,
especially in New York, where naphtha
is 20 extensively pipod.
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Wheat Experiments.

Michigan Agricultural colleges cyper,
iments with wheat show that salt les
sened the yield Of wheat, $50 pounds
being sown TO the acre. Professor John
son inclines TO think that one and ono
quarter bushels Of seed gives the best
yield. The old C,awson SEEMS to rct:in,
in good degree, those qualities which
have made it popular for a longer rer;n
Of years than most other varieties.
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TIE UMBRIA

in her bows, is one Of the finest vessels
Of a line noted for floating palaces. She
is one of the fastest boats sailing the
seas. and has made some pretty races
with rival ocean greyhounds.
The Umbria was built at Glasgow in
1891. She is j0l feet long. and las q
breadth Of 81 feet and a depth Of IS feet.
She Is built Of steel, and has two large
smokestacks and three masts. AT pres