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OF ssventy-two feet diameter, WIN sne

OF seventy-two feet diameter, WIZ tne
Marshall statue in its front and a fountain in
its center. The arches of the terrace are
packed against the SOLID earth, forming
inches in which ivy will be. grown to give
with its shadowy green the appearance Of
depth. In front of the inches Is flower
plot, in which the gardener will cultivate bis
choicest specimens, and a coping two feet
high of Tennessee marble divides OFF walk,
eight feet wide, past the flowers.
Ages hence, when the New Zealander
comes to st upon the head of the goddess of
liberty and to wonder what sort OF men they
were that lived here. his arch@ologist will
dig amid the ruins and be puzzled by the dis
covery of a buried colonnade running along
the entire front Of the terrace. This long
row of columns, of neither granite nor
marble, buried in the ground and crumbling
to pieces when exposed, he viii probably con-
slider of greater antiquity than the remainder
of the structure But if he chances to come
across this letter in the ruins OF the National
library he may learn that the buried colon
made was built IN the year 1885; that Ii the
preliminary work of constructing the terrace
it was found impossible to get good founda-
ton in the usual way by excavating trench,
and that instead deep wells were dug at inter-
walls. Into these wells cement was poured,
and by hardening into columns formed
buried colonnade on which the arches sup
porting the terrace were placed.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-04
How Romuius White Was Deceived.

Human natur' is powerfully deceptive,
amt she's" queried the old man, after We had
been silent for some time.
Sometimes"
You bet she isl I'm a living in the vii
lage Of R., forty miles down the road.
I've got a gal named Mollie. She's about as
dandy a country gal as you'll 6nd in the
state. Last winter a stranger struck the
town, and at once fell in love with Mollie. |
didn't ike his looks. and l said TO the gal:
'Mollie beware Of that chap | kin read
him like book, and tell you he haint hon
est nor honorable. I'll bet a wheat stack to a
pumpkin that he's sharper
The sal differed with me, and about
month ago they were married"
And how did the husband turn outi7
Mighty honorable sort Of a man. was
clea. mistaken in him They had been mar
ried three days when along came woman
from Dunkirk and claimc: aim and showed
certificate. Iexpectel he would deny her,
but he didn't Owned right up like a little
man. She was still there when second one
came on from Oswego. Looked bilious for
nv new son-in-law. and looked 10 see him
funk, but he didn't Jist acknowledged the
corn and said lie was willing 70 do the fair
thing
And how did it endf
They had him arrested for higamv, They
wanted Us 10 go agin him, too but when ]
mentioned ii 10 him he said:
Father. don't do il Here's my watch
and $50, and they are yours if you don't"
And you didn'1i9
NO. He was a-tryin' 10 do tie s4uar'
thing, and when q man tries to do the squar'
thing by Romulus White can't so back 49,
him. l gin the gal the money and kept the
watch, and guess we couldn't have dous
better. New York Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-04

In reply % the query. which Il the proper
engagement ring finger and which ths we'd
Chngp Jewelers' Circular replies:
The third hnger-is the preferred oTs for
both betrothal and marrisge rings although
efforts have been made AZ various TINES &c
make the engagement ring finger The -scopd-
Two reaso1ls are assigned for this preferences
Of the third digit a. ;fs ring hngcT." First.
the teiief entertained by the ancionts that
delicate vein ran from tbs third finger of ,ss
left hasd 70 fhe heart SecunG, N he Roman
church the thumb and two Arr fingers rsEJTs-
vent the Trinity, the thnd t>lnz ths bus
bands, 80 whom rbe woman oSa@ aDsgi4nos
psxt 70 God The EFT hAod Wa oha@rn %
show that ''tas woman is % be sabje-t ~ tins
man
Ia answer 20 The objection srg,d, "If.ea-
gageEneD, aud wedding ring firzsss Using Tbs
same. yOs hare got 20 break the easaSsIpsnt
whereas you a1s really sealsDs II, the an.
sssorify quoes<f sayS. "Wtzan tbs bstrOthAJ
rng IL renewed % make place far tbs we'd
ding ring ]. IL IN token thai tbs engzzsEsens
vita q fAncs Il 81 an sod Asd With wife
jus; begun. Ia word. tbs marriage e.Fs
nlony erdx tks t@eT0thaL Tie custom a
moving tfs >nsszsnnsus ring Above The ~sd
ding ring n n slgnifcani ons. fcr he forusef
DOT oaly -srvss a. a guard 20 ths latter. tut
L. constant reminder q hA1cyon dsyS
whether marriage provs~ q failure CT not"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-04

The blazer is a conspicuous garment this
season, being decidedly striking regards
Its stripes and richness OF color. French
flannel with bright tinted stripes Is a fabric
much used in blazers. All sorts OF comoina-
tons are displayed, and it Is difficnlt 10 ar
rive st any conclusion as 10 the preferences
of fashion. Alternate stripes OF orange and
black are exceedingly popular; then there are
pink and white, white and black for those in
mourning. The blazer being cut sack shape
permits OF the greatest freedom of movement
and at the same time displays the figure 70
advantage.
A cap TO wear at tennis, much favored, Is
that known as the Elton shape, fitting the
head closely. Ii may match the blazer IN
stripe and color, or It may be Of cream white
flannel or of some fancy pattern Of silk
White flannel trousers arc the sort most
largely worn with blazers.
Bicycle suits arc largely made in dark o.
gray colors and consist Of Norfolk coat,
with knee breeches 20 match in material and
color. Ribbed stockings are affected with
this costume and the cap is fiat and peaked
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-04

nue. TO the treasury and White House, the
other gives a view into Maryland avenue,
over the Potomac and 10 Arlington Heights.
A line drawn just half way between the two
runs through the bronzs statue OF Marshall;
on the plaza beneath. the wide park IN which
are the Museum. Smithsonian and Azricultur-
al buildings, falling far away upon the " ash
inEton monument From this perch the city l.
S,7Ta1I 0t-- i'-s : panorama. AMI The perSUec-~
ives az heights, river. great buildings, tail
shafts and spires ara all brought IN harmony
with the geomesrical perfection Of streets and
avenues Of which this marble terrace Is the
elimination aud center
These approaches have each width OF
fifty feet. and carry the visitor by four easy
flights OF nearly score steps each 70 TIE
terrace level. where there are many urns and
lamps Even this height IS one full story D.
low the floor Of the rosunda-tke main floor
OF the Capitol occupied by senate, house and
supreme court Between the two s-aITc1Ss=s.
twenty feet from the ground, Is beautiful
arcade, reached FROM the second landing OK
the approaches, Below this Is senlicIrcle
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destroy

When was in Durham every weekly mail
steamer from Delagoa Bay brought a boat
load Of fever patients for the marine hos
pitaL There was a standing offer of large
bonus to any one would start an English
printing Office at Laurence Marques, the
Portuguese town at Delagoa Bay. But no
one could be found reckless enough to brave
the deadly climate. Since the recent COM
picationS have arisen over the Delagoa Bay
railway (which has cost more human lives
than dollars in its construction l have been
pondering the question. how can an English
soldier live where an English printer cannot?
& c HINT
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-04
THE CAPITOL OF 1S30.

its face turned toward the vast domain over
| which it holds sway That would be too great
a feat for the most skillful Of modern engi-
neers, even if backed by all the surplus in the
| treasury. But an Improvement has been
made and will be completed within a few
| months, which makes the west front of the
Capitol its most beautiful and impressive IA
cade. IL is an improvement which trans
ferns the plain and almost dingy west front,
that was the rear Of the Capitol, TO palace
rivaling iu grandeur the most famous build
iIgs of the moderns or ancients. It is doubt
full if even Solomon's palace presented more
noble front.
Such transformation is this that in all
probability the Last president of the United
States has taken the oath Of Office on the
eastern piazza. If practical convenience and
sentimental fittingness shall prove stronger
than precedent future presidents will be in
augurated on the great new terrace which
| overlooks the city of Washington-wil take
the oath Of Office with his face toward the
broad expanse of territory between the Po-
tomac and the Golden Gate. When congress
and the people see the magic effect wrought
by architect and builder with their hands of
grinly toll and their materials Of glistening
marble, they will be likely to take gentle hold
of the goddess of liberty herself and turn her
face from the east to the west.
Why the Capitol was ever built with its
front TO the east is one of the mysteries that
will probably remain unexplained. 1t has
been said the founders of the city expected
to sec the town grow up on Capitol Hill,
which lies east of the great structure, and
that they naturally faced the building in
that direction. But this theory does not
stand in presence of the fact that the plan of
the city itself, made by these same founders
and projectors called for greatest improve
ment and population to the west of the con-
greSS house.
At one end of the broad, straight, principal
avenue of the federal city stands the execu-
tive mansion. 1t is surrounded by public
buildings. Running almost parallel with this
avenue is a broad, green park. In the west
of this park the Washington monument rears
its shining head; near by are the agricul-
tural buildings, the bureau Of engraving and
printing, the Smithsonian institute, the Ma
tional museum. On either side of this avenue
and park are various public structures, and
the city itself, its residence as we'll as its bust
ness districts. Perched on a hill to the east
of all this, with its great dome overshadow-
ing everything, with its surmounting goddess
and its noble pediments visible from almost
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-04

The work was resumed and continued by vol
unteer efforts, just as the nation was being
saved by the heroic efforts of volunteer SOL
diers in the field. The present Capitol was
substantially completed, except this terrace,
in 1866 As the war clouds rolled by the
great building shone forth, finished in the
sunlight of peace.
When this browning work Of artistic en-
Enlistment was proposed by the senate
the house of representatives objected on
the score OF economy But the senate
went ahead and ordered work begun on the
Improvement of its end OF the building; and
when the members of the house saw its
beauty they relented and joined hands.
To the superficial eve the great Capitol ap-
pears complete. Begun hundred years ago
lacking only four, it seemed TO Irving in 1909
to be too gigantic ever TO be completed.
What Irving saw was bnt TIE nucleus. The
Capitol, like the country, has grown and
grown by addition and enlargement. The
end is not yet Ere many years the central
part of the main building viii be extended
some thirty or forty feet 70 the west. The
pedinent and colonnsGe must have grander
proportions and effect. The narrow passage
ways connecting the wings with the main
buildings must be wideped and made har-
monious parts OF the vast structure.
And the face of the goddess OF liberty must
be turned toward the west.
pnprrT
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-04

display m her own country.s department,
and England is not represented as govern
ment exhibit. We learned OF her work
through Mrs. Carmichael, wife Of the late
member Of council in India at Madras. You
see it is quite different from the work of the
Indian women and he lifted up the flny
dreams OF beauty with the appreciative
touch of the artist
Miss Jones work is valued at ESQ
of his kind. Ida Rose McCARE.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-04
Use Of Oh tn Heavy Seas

Many hundreds Il reports hare been pu5-
lEsbei ca ire Atlantic P1lOs Chart and
elsewhere, relative 70 tie great benefits d.
rirrd by Means q ths uss q cl To prevent
heavy ssas from hreak1ng ca hoard vessess.
By far tss greater ru-nbsT Ct them ssyor<s
have beea receavei from Essrr5 ant vessels.
very many q which have undoubtedly teea
saved. With 81 CT hoard. By tbs rss 6. fs~
gaIlnrs q o. Il TIC manner rrSomrasnded By
the Uni;S1 STATES hydIoxrsphic oSsea. Bat,
SAYS Scsencs. reports from u. Uxissd Ssa.<~
naval vessels show Tia. ereo aboard rseo-of
war he nss Il ca Is Regarded as Of tie great
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-04
Queer Thing, That Are Patenrsd.

There is a claim in the patent Office for
patent on the Lords PRAYER, the specifi-
cations being shat the repetition CT the
same rapidly and in loud tone Of
voice" viii cure stamnering.
Among odd inventions are Chicken
HOBS which walk the chicken right
out Of the garden when she tries to
scratch; 1.-The bee moth e1ciuLer," which
automatically shuts up the beehives when
the bees go TO roost; tine tapewcrn fish
hook" which speaks for Itself; the ''edu-
cational balloon, a toy balloon with q
map Of the world on Its surface; side
hill annihilators, stilts 70 fit on the down
hill legs OF a horse when he IS plowing
along q hill side; and the hen surpriser,"
8 device that drops the newly laid egg
through the bottom Of the nest. with in
tent 10 besuile and wheedle the hen into
az once laying ancthe-.-Louisvilis
Courier-JournaL
n China che can always co-ro~ rouzey CT
the strength CT having son. but nobody
wozld advance hi.n a csa; L lie lad dossz
daughters. Ths former Is responsible fer tvs
oebt Of his father for ihre- generations Tie
latter l. only responsible for tire debts Of bes
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every house, stands the Capitol, but with its
rear toward this popuious region with the
goddess back turned toward the executive
mansion and all else there is in the city
worth looking att
Now, happily, all this Is changed. If there
was before any doubt of the CapitoI's right to
title of grandest building in the world, that
doubt has been removed by the building of
the new front. 1t is now q building without
q rear. The great eastern facade, with its
huge columns, carved pediments and broad
long flights of steps-the picture which prob
ably every citizen of the United States has
seen in life, photograph or print5-still re-
mains. But in future the west front will
probably make the favorite picture.
The Capitol is built on the brow of hill
whose surface slopes rapidly to the west
Beginning at the front corners q marble ter
race thirty feet wide has been built along the
ends of the great pile, and along the western
side toward the center. At the eastern cor
ners this terrace is but eight or ten feet high;
but as the ground falls away the face of the
terrace becomes higher and higher till in the
middle of the west front, under the great CEN
trail pediment and the doors of the national
library, It'll forty-four feet above the surface
OF inc SrOunu
Between the house and senate wings the
terrace broadens till it is nearly hundred
feet wide. Its floor here presents an ex-
panse SO great that p, 900 people could easily
stand upon it. A regiment of soldiers could
maneuver on this concrete floor And if
president were to take the oath of Office or
the little balcony projecting under the cen
trail pediment, at the base Of the columns and
directly in front of the dome, half a million
human beings could stand on the terrace.
or the great approaches, in the plaza and
grounds within plain view of his face. No
more perfect spot for display of single
figure before vast multitude exists any
where.
The crown OF beauty in this Improvement
is the pair of marble staircases or approaches.
One looks straight down Pennsylvania ave-
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uSeNNlil<aR
9. ailn - eagle
SOUTH AFRICAN RACES.
BUSHMEN GONE AND HOTTENTOTS
GOING FAST TO EXTINCTION.
Are the Bushmen Many Removes from the
Apes?-Former Greatness of the Hot
tentots-Esum and Civilization DESTROYED
Them-The Noble Zulus.
SPECIAL Corresnondence !

NEW York, July 15.-When the distin-
g1lishia Portuguese navigator, Vasco de
Cana, first rounded the Cape of Good Hope
and landed at Table Bay he found the Hot
tentohs "a pleasure loving people, given to
playing on musical instruments and dancing,
which seemed good after its fashion" When
the writer hereof rounded the Cape Of Good
hope twelvemonth ago and landed at Port
Natal he found the Hottentots still prone to
the pursuit of pleasure, given to music and
dancing, which was bad in its way, and adj
dlcted to the consumption of brandy, which
was much worse than any similar decoction
ever INTRODUCED into the human stomach.
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Costume for the Sea shore.

Numbered with many charming costumes
designed for sea side wear is the one depicted
in the cut. II is Of pale beige cofured nuns
yelling. II is ornamented with yoke, epau-
lets, cuffs and bands, IN dark green open
work embroidery laid on a beige colored foun-
dation The belt which encirclss the round
waist Ia Of moire ribbon
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-04
UNCLE SANS STATE HOUSE.
WHEN CONGRESS RECONVENES THE
CAPITOL WILL BE CHANGED.
That Is the Dingy West Front of the
Past Will Be So Changed in Appearance
as to Suggest That the Great Building
Has Been Bodily Turned About.
Especial C,orespondence.1

WASHINGTON, July 22-When congress
and its thousands of human satellites return
to the city in October they viii find the Capt.
toll turned round. The great building has
been made to face the west. Of course it was
not lifted bodily on wheels OF jackscrews and
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-04

Some idea Of the magnitude of this inn
provement viii be given by the measure
Inents. The girth Of the marble walls of the
terrace and its approaches is 9, 7G0 feet, or
little over half mile, and the granite walls
forming the court and central passage meas
ure 672 feet more making the entire length
of the exterior walls 1872 feet, or nearly
three-quarters of mile The front walls are
equal TO 10 store fronts of % feet each. As
matter of fact the houses of congress do
gain great deal Of room by this improve
ment, for under the terraces are 10S large
rooms, twenty-eight OF which open into the
court and are lighted by large windows, max
ing them available for COMMITTEES or other
working apartments The remaining rooms
are lighted from the top and will be used for
storage, purpose for which they are greatly
needed
Cost money, this artistic Improvement,
this turning of a nations Capitol toward a
nations donain1 Yes, indeed; about mil
hon dollars. But never was money spent to
better advantage.
The manner IN which this Improvement
has been made exemphfesa saying of George
Washington. In the early and troublesome
days when the government was penniless and
money was hard to get, Washington declared
the Capitol and the government were 50 linked
together that the completion of one stood for
the stability of the other The capitol has
had an eventful history Like the nation it
self it has grown, has evolved.
Twice the progress of the building toward
completion was interrupted by war. First,
when the mere stripping Capitol of young
nation, it was ALMOST destroyed. Next, dur
ing the progress of its enlargement to nobler
proportions. the war of the rebellion stopped
work. Here the analogy becomes stronger
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-04

II 80 desired guipsTe or shocking may hs
substituted for the open work embroidery
shown in the cut In this connection II may
be- said thnt Suaocking with The rarsd cord Is
most fashionable
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-04
WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?
FASHIONS IN DRESS FOR MEN, Wo-
MEN AND CHILDREN.

Out Door Costumes for Men. Includinx
Tennis and Bicycle Snffs-The Bhser
and the Tennis sa<h-Cossnmes Designed
for Seaside Wear.
Each summer sport has certain STYLE Of
dress especially designed for il. Tennis COS
TUNES for men, as well as for women. ara
many of them decidedly pictaresqne. 4 fad
of the season is the tennis sash for men.
which is depicted in the cut This consists Of
a long strip Of silk, foot or more wide, and
usually terminating in beautifully fringed
ends The sash encircles the waist of tho
player and is kno,ted with flowing effect &C
the left hip.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-10
A GREAT OPENING DAY.

The Opening OF the Thames Bridge To-
Day-A Notable Bridge and q. Notable
Rvent-many DIstInguisheG Quests TO
Attend.
NEW LONDON, Conn.,, Oct. 9.-General
Manager ]. A. Miller of the New York, Bos-
ton and Providence railroad to-day an
nounosd the programme for the exercises at
tending the opening of the Thames river
bridge tomorrow. Special trains bearing
the invited guests will leave New York and
Boston at 10 and lao am. respectively. The
New York train will reach here at 1:40 pm.
and will proceed over the bridge to the Po-
quonnook junction.
At 1:45 the train, with band aboard, will
reoross the bridge and take up its station at
the west end of the bridge.
The Boston train, which will stop at Provi-
dence and take a party aboard, will reach
Poquonnock at 1:50 O'Clock and will proceed
slowly to the bridge. The two trains will
then be facing each other on opposite sides
of the bridge. The draw will then be swung
open, flags and streamers will be hoisted,
whistles will be blown and great noise will
be made generally. The draw will close and
the invited guests will leave their trains and
proceed to the center of the bridge, where
the band will play. After that the trains
move forward, take the passengers aboard
and will proceed to the union station abreast.
Afterwards there will be banquet on the
steamer Connecticut.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-10

And yet there Is a sure and unfailing remedy, a
marvellous restorative for brain, nerve and body,
which is absolutely certain to by its toning-
and invigorating effects. DR.. areene's Nervura
will give them more strength Of and vigor of
body than anything else under the sun. This won
derful giver of renewed health and strength is
purely vegetable, perfectly harmless, and may be
taken by the most delicate invalid with absolute
certainty Of quick and speedy benefit. DR.. Greene.
its discoverer, is the well known physician in the
cure Of nervous and chronic diseases, and guaran-
tees the healthful, strengthening and iAvigoratng
effects Of this marvellous remedy. Use II, invalid
or convalescent and watch the strength return to
your limbs, the power and viger to your brain and
nerve the warm, rich color to your chesk, and feel
the glow Of health throb again in your veins.