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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
HeroiSu at Home.

How useless our lives seem TO us sometimeS
How we long for an opportunity to perform
some great actionl We become tired Of the
routine of home life, and imagine we would
be far happier in other scenes. We think OF
lfes great battlefield and wish to be heroes.
We think Of the good we might do If our lot
had been cast in other scenes We forget
that the world beStowS no such titles as noble
as father, mother, sister or brother. In the
sacred precincts OF home we have many
chances Of heroism. The daily acts of self
denial for the good of loved one, the gentle
word Of soothing for anothers trouble, the
care for sick, may ell seem as nothing; yet
who can tell the good they may accomplish
Our slightest word may have an influence
over another for good or evil We are daily
sowing the seed which viii bring forth some
sort of harvest. Well viii it be for us if the
harvest viii be one we viii be proud TO gar
ner. II some one in that dear home can look
back in after years, and as he tenderly utters
our name say: Her words and example pre-
pared me for q life of usefulness, TO her l owa
my present happiness" we may well say: y
have not lived in vain. National Presby-
terrain.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
liferntllre for Children.

There is so much of it pure, wholesome and
entertaining that no boy or girl who knows
how to read need be without books suited to
his or her taste. The business of preparing
juvenile literature has grown TO enormous
-op-SrtionS. sorpa 80 .hA h-s- ---i.-s-S do ,,.af
iain TO cater to the Ertls ones, and there
=. publishers Whose fortunes have been
made by the printing and sale of books for
the young folks
There Is a dark side to this subject, as every
rejecting person knows. Side by side with
the pure stream Of children's literature re-
ferred to there flows a dark and foul current
poisoned by depraved men, and vet made en-
ticing enough TO tempt the boys and girls to
drink of it. This impure current finds its
way c<ten unsuspected into the homes Of the
people, dehaSing pure young minds, preper-
ing innocent feet for evil ways, its very pres
ence danger not less menacing than disease
The lesson is obvious Let the children be
supplied with plenty Of pure literature by
the purchase of books, or from the libraries,
and there viii be much less danger of their
touching anything else, And yet that other
species is 10 be guarded against as men try
TO ward OF the peStilence.-Philade
News
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
Fever sleep opposite window which win
throw food of strong light on your eyes

Fever sleep opposite a window which viii
throw flood Of strong light on your eyes
when you wake in the morning
When bathing the face do not open the
eyes under water, as this is apt to be injuri-
GUS to the epithelia1 covering of the eye.
In all institutions, particularly for chill
dren, where the eyes are required to do close
work, the proportion Of the square surface
Of the windows to the square surface of the
floor should never fall below one to four.
The short sighted eye is essentially dis
eesed eye and should be treated rs such. 1t
affects by preference those who use their eyes
constantly for fine or neat work, and is al
most unknown among the uncivilized nations.
When children work by light which falls
in their faces they are apt to bend the body
forward SO as to shade the eyes by the head
or else twist it around SO that the light shall
fall on the page. Both Of these positions are
pernicious There is great danger Of the
chest becoming narrow and contracted and
of the spine becoming curved.
To battle the eyes properly take a large basin
of cold water, bend the head close over it,
and with both hands throw the water with
some force on the gently closed lids. This
has something of the same effect as a shower
bath, and has a toning up influence which
water applied in any other way has not.-De-
troit Free Presa
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
TO A BLUE sIRn

Sweet from the south, oh. bird with azure winx4
That brearaSess singest, on your coming way.
And bring To me, the joy Of ether springs
The joy Of springs that held divinsst things
For am SD today.
The pink arbunas, hlossoming sweet and fair,
Lies heart to heart with May, and. sun kissed.
sway
The willow bougAs, that silver splendors wear;
Lay your heart bare, in some imprisoned air,
For am sad today.
Ca, bud, DER violets q film appears,
Dimming their blue, and every hhed spray
Holds something in Is chaliced cups, like tears
Sing back tie years when sunshine held no spears.
For am sad today.
And get oh, bird. If yoa should s1rsightuay soar
And sing to NE yor most aesthetic lay,
The violets would not gid me, as of yore;
My tears would pour, ny hears would cry no
more"
For sm sad today.
Mrs Wilton Stone IN Washington Post
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
WHERE IS THE soft,

Where is the soul! Go ask thesculpsured stcas
That rises proudly DER the silent tomb;
Go ask the marble why it stands alone
Unfailing witness Of mans doom
Go ask the mourner in Affections glow,
While the warm tear is giistening in her eye;
Go ask the grave, the slumbering dust below.
And echo to thy words shall still reply.
Where Is the soul2
Where is the soul? Not in the graves embrace
Amid contagious pestilen.ial breath;
Go ask the worm In that dark dismal place.
If spirits linger in those halls Of death;
Go ask the clay where mans proud soul hath fed
Ask Of the waving grass and clumsy sod;
Go ask the coffin that contains the dead,
And they shall answer that the souls abode
Is with its God
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
A Clever Woman.

One of the cleverest women in Boston is
Miss Lillian Whiting, literary editor of The
Boston Traveller. She lives cozily at the
Brunswick. She goes to her little den in The
Traveller Office at $50 a. m, and remains
until /, oftentimes later. The editor of The
Chicago Inter Ocean said once that Miss
Writings letters were the most acceptable he
ever received
This busy woman makes about $1,000 a
year. The pile of books she can review in
twenty four hours Some one said is almost
incredible. She is close friend and enthusi
astic admirer of Kate Field. of Louise Chand-
Ter Moulton and of Genevieve Ward. She
gathers about her the most interesting liter
ary people, men and women. She is extrava-
gantly fond of Boston, and prefers living
here to living in any city in America. She
was born in the west. Mary Clemmer was
one of her valued friends Journal.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29

The manuscript journals Of David Living
stone. from which his first work, Missionary
Travels and Researches in South Africa, +"
was compiled, are said TO be missing. and his
sisters are especially anxious for their recov-
cry, because Mr.. Livingstone said that he
could have written from these journals thr
books as large as his first. 1t is hard to be-
lieve that any one could be SO mean as to
keep these journals for the purpose Of realize
ing large SUN from them In future years;
bCt SO large parcel as this Ms. must b.
could not be easily lost.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
The Grand Old Woman.

Mrs Gladstone has been all her life the
confdant and friend Of her husband. She
has no life apart from him. He has not an
other friend in equally confidential relations.
Neither by omission nor commission has she
violated her trust. Lady Palmerston and
Lady Beaconsfield had each her salon. Lady
Randolph Churchill has hers. In their draw
ing rooms politics is the theme as freely as in
the upholstered novels of the late Disrael.
Mrs. Gladstone never had salon. The or3y
politician in her boudoir all her life has been
the Grand Old Man. What services she has
rendered him, with sagacious counsel, with
loving warning, with loyal consolation. only
he knows. When the real life of Gladstone is
written the twain viii not be parted. The
Grand Old Woman will 60 down to honor,
where she has been so many years, side by
side with the Grand Old Man.-Chicago
Times
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
The Crane Cat" Girl.

The reproach aimed by Americans at the
English girl-viz.. that she is of the tame
cat" order, and that her husband viii trust
her with his bills or the darning of his socks
but not with his ideas-is as great a miscon-
ception, in many respects, as the English eS-
innate of American women, but from the
American point OF view it has some founda-
ton in fact We need only look at the life
Of the ordinary EngliShman to discover the
foundation upon which this exaggerated in
ference is based. lie always retains ten
derness for his club where he can vcntilate
among his fellow men his ideas. POLITICAL,
moral and social, to which. it is quite true,
be does not, as rule, treat his wife If be
has male friend he can pass hours upon
hours IN has company without being bored,
which, unfortunately, does not happen in the
case of his wife, and the very fact that
women are the first TO declare that no wife
wants her husband always with her is a
proof, more or less, of certain incompati-
bility Of temperament and thought.
Probably II is on these and kindred grounds
that the American forms her opinion of the
average English girl, and, until she gains
more experience of English habits, imagines
herself strictly correct On the other hand,
Tor fair and impartial opinion of the Amer
lean girl, one must apply rather to an Eng
hshman than an English woman, for he is
more on Level with her III thought and
more in touch with her in idea 1t is no Sc
cret that the unprejudiced educated English
man Is general favorite with American wo-
men If be has a particle of discernment he
very soon discovers that American freedom
Is by no means synonym for license, and
when he has fully aSsinilated that idea lie
finds his relations with the nice" American
girl most charming and cordial and fascinat-
ing. But in tho matter of propriety of be-
havior he discovers thatshe is inexorahle, and
that, so far from being permitted more IL
cense Of speech or action, he in reality enjoys
leSs.-The National Review.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
How She Won Him.

Laura-So you presume 20 state that you
never proposed for my hand one evening, q
month agoi
MacPhiyrter tbravely1-Most certainly
do
Laura-Base mortali Then know on that
evening l caused phonograph TO be placed
behind tina sofa, and the cylinder IS in papa's
safe
MacP. (brokenly1-Great heaveni Then I
an yours. Please name the day.-Pit;sburg
Bulletin
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
Confessions of an Autograph Fiend.

First Autograph Fiend-I don't see how
you got autographs from all those great
poets.
Second Autograph Fiend-Easy enough. l
would write some Sweet Singer OF Michi-
gam sort of verses and print them in our To-
cal paper under the name of the post wanted
to strike. Then I'd write to him, asking If it
was true that they were written by him.
I'd get red hot letter in reply every time
New York Weekly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
Well Dressed.

once beard mother who had been criti-
oised for her personal vanity by a somewhat
cosby neighbor say that she made it a duty
and a pleasure to keep well dressed, for she
was likely at any hour to be called upon to
entertain friends whose good opinion was of
such consequence that she could not afford to
run the risk of having them find her in any
but neat and presentable attire. The friends
were her husband and children; she was fully
compensated for her care in this direction by
their approval and appreciation. To be
well dressed" was not to her mind an admis-
sion of extravaganza. Good taste and good
planning often stand in place of dollars and
cents, and the lady in question was able to
dress well on half the cost Of her neighbor's
wardrobe. Laws of Life.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29

The fan makers are taxing their ingenuity
TO produce decorations which will be equally
effective when the fan Is closed and when It
is open. 4 row Of gauze b.ttcrf1ies set wing
to wing on the upper edge is the newest.
They do not look quite reasonable, but who
expects gauze fan to be reasonablei
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29

But few people are aware that there exists
in New York and Philadelphia a society Of
women who make it their business to look
after the welfare of shop girls and women
employed in factories. The society has re-
Gently investigated great number of manu-
featuring establishments with a view to as
certaining the variations in the rate of wages,
the efficiency of combination as a protective
measure, and the hours of work Whenever
possible the condition of the working women
has been materially benefited
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
did it seem that il was 50 highr,
Linguistic.

Controller Matthews was slancing through
a treatise on Volapuk at book store the
other day when an acquaintance asked him:
DO YOU read Volapukf7
''Oh, yes; with perfect ease" answered the
controller, when il has been translated into
English "-WashipSNa Pc,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29

fitting gloves, picturesque hats and all styles
specially suited to slender women the vogue,
while the last gave to the high military col
lar, the dainty little bonnet and simple ar
rangement of the hair the seal Of her ap-
prevail Each one Of these women was clever
enough to make fashionable exactly the be-
longings that hid her defects, and to know
how to hide defect or bring out perfection
is the art of the modiste today.-Philadelp
Times
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
DeStructiveness.

''See that boyi'
Yes"
Every destructive"
"How soF'
Wears a suit Of clothes out the first day
he gets them
Impossible
''WeIl, he does He wouldn't go naked,
would heF'-Chicago Ledger.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
A Dainty Present.

Mrs. August Belmont has the finest collec-
ton of sapphires in this country, though Mrs.
William Aston is credited with possessing the
finest single one When one of the younger
Astors was married a dainty present was
given her by her uncle. 1t was her wedding
slippers; they were Of white satin, elaborate
ly seeded with pearls, put in white satin
box, ON the inside of which in pale colors
were "ladys slippers" and on the outside
china asters The sentiment was really very
pretty, and the work was most artistically
done. -Pittsburg Bulletin
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29

The common practice of raising fainting
often sufficient TO destroy the spark of life
which remains. The death Of an eminent
English statesman a short time ago gave OPP
portunity to the coroner for emphasizing this
fact, and of pointing out how much more
reasonable and sound it is to keep such per-
sons in the promo position while restora tiveS
and local means are adopted TO enable them,
if possible, to regain consciousness.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
He Uopid BE Safe,

Miss Penelope Peachblow-Cousin Tom las
Just come back from college
Mr.. a Pembe-ton Wytt-Aw, I suppose
your governor VIII want 70 XIII tke fatsed
calf
go away On that accoun.-IGs-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
Low by Contrast

did you coup the Eiffel towerin asked a
gentleman Of friend who had just returned
from Paris
"Oh, yes"
did it seem that it was so highT'
NO, it did not seem very high TO me: but
then you know had jus. paid my hotA
bilr-Chicago Liar.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29

Alum water is used BY many for frosted
feet. Soak the feet for half an hour in q
strong, hot solution Of alum water, and if
one application is not enough two certainly
WILL l<
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29

EArdup-I notice that European politics
are II 81 unsettled condition
La16iady-Did that idea occur 20 you
when yog were thinking q you board BILL
Chicago Lar.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-29
Care Of the Eyes

Shades On lamp or gas burners should be Of
milk" or ground glass; never Of oolored
glass
The Irish standard., 1889-10-12
The Snob and the Dude.

In all the workings of nature it is
rule that the complex shall be evolved
from the simple. In the case OF the
frog. we Aud 1t preceded by the tadpole.
So it is in the vegetable kingdom.
Wherever there is life, there is observed
this natural law of progression. But in
the case of humanity, particularly in tile
case OF the snob aud the dude, there
seems to be an inversion of this law. If
we judge bv thu traits of the two beings,
the dude would occupy the place Of the
tadpole and the snob the place of the
frog. The latter would naturally be
evolved from the lower organization
The snob was the first to come to Tie
surface of society, and he was in turn
followed by the dude, as the evolution
from the former. Hence nature seems
to have forgotten it's usual course and
fallen into decadence But as there is a
reason in everything IN life, there must
be a reason In this. And if there are
sermons in stones, and books III the
running brooks, there is in this inversion
of nature law the lesson to be learned,
that once the decay Of true maniiness
gets in it's rapid progress cannot be
stopped There is no ground for saying
that the man who Is a snob must event
ualiy come to be dude. But the temp
tation TO follow descending scale is
strong. And if there il not the natural
progression from The snob TO the dude 10
the individual there is this descent in the
scale Of imitation.
The Irish standard., 1889-10-12
A Grave and a Ball Of Fire

Along the shore Of the Oneida lake
there is an Indians grave where at
times a weird and supernatural light
makes its appearance. 1t is described
as ball of fire about the size OF large
orange, and sways to and fro IL the air
about 80 feet from the ground, confin-
ing its irregular movements within a
space about 100 feet square. People
have attempted to go. near enough TO
solve the mystery but it would suddenly
disappear before reaching it.
A very peculiar story is told by the
neighbors near the spot. They claim
that many years ago the locality was
the part of an Indian reservation. A
man by the name of Belknap frequently
dreamed that there was crock IN the
Indian cemetery containing immense
treasures. and that if he went there at
the hour when the graveyards yawn he
could secure it. These dreams were re-
peated SO often that they bad strong
effect, and he went there with pick and
shovel according to instructions. but be
failed to turn round three times when
he found the crock. as the dream d.
rected. He went to pick it mp, but was
stunned by a fash of lightning. and the
crock disappeared. Since that time the
spot has been haunted bv this mysteri-
GUS light.
The Irish standard., 1889-10-12
Old Acqualntances.

4
Let me tell you pretty story. Among
the visitors in New York, during the
centennial celebration from the South,
was gentleman on the staff Of the
Governor OF Virginia. He had written
to friend to engage horse for him to
ride during his stay in New York. A
white horse. proud stepping ana tender
limbed, was selected, and on the morn
ing appointed was led in company with
a coal-black steed to the spot where the
Virginia gentleman and friend were
ready TO mount, when, loi the black
horse paved the ground, shook his
head, showed great uneasiness. and al
together Behaved systematically that he
attracted great attention.
.'As sure as live," said the rider of
the white steed to bis companion, lyon
are mounted on Black Diamond, nay
own old horse!"
Nonsense, SAID the other eques
| TRAN. "Y0u wouldn't know Black
Diamond now, and he wouldn't kncw
YOU"
| By this time a little throng OF spec
tators had gathered, interested in the
scene. Black Diamonds saddle was
taken off, and under il was discovered
an old scar and little tuft of White
hair. which proved his identity beyond
a doubt. When his old master mounted
him the horse fairly quiyered with de-
hight, and gave cry Of giadness. All
through the centennial week there were
two happy beings together, man and
a horse, and a horse s. metimes shows
intelligence sc nearly human that one
cannot but be glad when a great pleas
ure falls into the life of this faithful
friend of man.
The Irish standard., 1889-10-12
a Wizards Joke.

Talking of the Chinese play" said a
we'll known lawyer on recent occasion,
II never had more fun than did at a
Chinese performance in San Francisco
several years ago. went there with
Hermann. the magician and several
San Francisco journalists. It was in
the Chinese quarter and the perform
ance was the adjourned act OF play
that had been started month before.
In the lobby were q lot OF Chinese ped
dlers selling sWeetmeats, oranges and
other fruits. Hermann made a dead
set at the orange man.. thin faced,
avariciouS looking fellow, who wore a
queue about five feet long. Hermann
bought an orange and cutit open With
an exclamation of delighted surprise.
his eyes sparkling and his face lit up
with smiles, he drew fve-dollar gold
piece out OF the pulp and held it up so
that the Chinaman could see it. The
latter's eyes bulged from their sockets
and panied look of disappointment
crossed his expressionIess face. Herr
man bought three more oranges, and
from each he drew shining fver BY
this time the perspiration rolled in beads
down the Chinaman's face. and he
looked 80 sick felt sorry for him. He
gathered up his stock, muttering to
himself, and when Hermann wanted to
l buy another half dozen the Chinaman
refused to sell them.
'.'I'Il give you one dollar for them.
said Hermann.
The price was only ten cents, but
the Chinaman was tired Of giving away
gold pieces.
!. Me no wantee sellee, he said
Shrilly.
- few minutes later he retired into