Wichita eagle., 1889-03-20
ENTERTAINING VARIETY.

ALARMS Of fire are given at Nogales, 4
T., by the shooting of small arms.
A CYNICAL Englishmau. who has been
spending some time in New York City, says
+ that half the citizens are honest and re-
putable people, and the other half are poll
ticians.
A PHILADELPHIA cculist advises the
sparing use of opera glasses. He claims
that they have tendency toward weaken
ing the optic nerves and laying the founda-
ton for blindness.
THE English skylarks, imported by citi-
zens of Brooklyn. n. Y, several years ago,
and which were missing for time, have
established themselves in the interior of
Long Island, and are increasing in numbers,
apparently acclimated.
THE most youthful bank president in this
country, if not in the world, is J. NJ. Bailey,
Jr., who was recently made president Of
the Minnehaha National Bank, at Sioux
Falls, D. T. He is an Illinois boy, barely
out Of his teens, and has already shown
cepability as a fnancier
The Fish Commission car reached At
lanta, Ga, the other day when a singular
incident occurred. Change of water was
found necessary, and artesian water was
supplied. Inside of an hour G., 600 young
fish were dead, and near three million eggs
are supposed 10 be killed.
a LETTER received at the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad offices at Baltimore the other
day, and referred to the passenger depart
ment, was from man out IN Wyoming Ter
ritory. He wrote 10 say that some years
ago he stole rides on the road TO get " est
and that he has now experienced a change
Of heart and wants the company 10 send
him bill for the stolen travel
IT is reported from Detroit that lad six
teen years old, has such a mania for thrust
ing pins and needles into the right side Of
his face and neck that it has become
necessary to send him TO the lunatic asylum.
At the time Of his departure he had from
thirty to forty pins buried to the head il his
cheek. besides an unknown number of
needles that were out OF sight.
SAN DIEGO, Cal. is soon 10 have one Of the
most important and perhaps best-endoved
charitable institutions in the Union. It Will
be an orphans home for both sexes. COM
bined with an educational and technical
school; the endowment amounts to 5000 =
coo, and was subscribed by Bryant Howard,
E. W. Morse, Judge Il. A Luce and c. s.
LAtGAl- 6Al bl s>SA-l DAGSO. ne CIV a4SC
given one hundred acres of land Ii the city
limits worth nearly 81, 10000
Ar Prenoer grass, Ga, a cat-bird was
seen by a little bov TO dart down to
the ground for something, and at once
began fiGtteriag and struggling as II
70 free itself. This continued for per-
haps minute. when the struggle ceased
and the bird settled down notionless. The
little fellows curiosity being aroused, he
went 10 the scene and found the bird nearly
dead and pinioued by huge black spider.
The insect had seized its winged foe by ths
tongue and bitten the end u it OF. The
bird died
CoLoRs used n sealing wax ara said TO
express a certain significance White is
used for weddings; black, drab and purple,
for mourning; lavender Is coincidence; din
ner invitstians are sealed with chocolate
color; blue denotes const2ncy: green ex
presses hatred; vermiliion signifies bust
ness; ruby or cardinal denotes the NOS:
ardent love; night ruby or rose Is affection
ate remembrance; pale green IS innocence:
yellow indicates Jealousy: yeIlovish green
signifies grief ana disappointment, dsgk
brewn, melancholy and reserve,