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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-30

When the frog is changing from one state
to the other, the hind legs first begin TO grow,
then the fore legs appear and the tail Is lost.
The tadpole lives in the water: the frog, while
loving to live near the water, visits it, only
occasionally, but makes his hoIna on the
shady, moist banks of ponds or streams. The
voice of the male is powerful, that Of the
female is comparatively weak. 1t is amusing
TO hear, in the warm summer nights the diff
ferent notes and sounds which these queer
creatures can produce, from a low, deep
croak, given only occasionally, to the high,
uninterrupted song of many voices blended
together, until, if heard from a distance, IL
sounds like the ringing OF silver sleigh bells.
The great bullfrog of America has won
derfully powerful voice, while that Of the
blacksmith frog of South America is like a
hammer striking against some metallic sub
stance Still another frog is called the sugar
miller, because it produces a sound like the
grating of q sugar mill.
There are many kinds of frogs, some Of
which are used for food, and considered 8
great delicacy. Nets are often used for
catching them. A lad who was fond of frog
hunting had once Il peculiar experience,
which, he said, put stop to his ever again
indulging in the sport. The lad caught a
very fine frog, and was putting an end to its
existence, when the strange creature crossed
its legs ON its breast and looked up in his face
with its great eyes-for frogs are said to have
beautiful eyes--in such a beseeching manner
as to cause the greatest pity in his heart. He
then declared that he would never catch OF
kill another. for it seemed to him like a hui
man being pleading for life.
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Ozark. wholesome and clean. Her eyes were
of wonderful beauty, moist and glistening,
and her voice was as soft and musical as a
perfect symphony. Actually, she was an
overwhelming sort of girl, for whom l dare
say the men would fight or commit any sort
of deviltry
She must have descended from those Ara
bian virgins who made people die from love-
fer, as she looked at you, the tenderest tear2
seemed swelling in her eyes. The view here
was very refreshing, and we concluded TO
spend the afternoon and night, taking very
early early start for Sabanna Grende and
Tegucigalpe, only nineteen leagues away, but
up mountains of 5000 feet elevation. That
night the old native father of the girl, heard
the cry of the mountain tiger, and saying he
knew where the animal came for water, in
vited me to go with him on a hunting trip.
At midnight we started. At 2 o'clock we
reached the pool, and after On hours waiting
the game appeared. The old man courteous
ly offered NE the gun to shoot, bat it was an
old Queen Anne affair, and / saw more dan
ger from the gun than the tiger.
The result was not exciting. The natives
shot was steady and fatal The animal fell
dead and in half an hour was skinned. was
sorry that did not do the shooting. have
the skin today, and, by the time the United
States is reached, may feel justified in being
the slayer OF the beast Upon our return to
the river we fell in with two murderous look
ing natives, who suddenly sprang out of the
brush. They drew their knives and gesticu
lated horribly The old man gave them his
gun, and they stood and talked with him,
watching me narrowly l felt my time had
come. There seemed no escape II | ran
they had the gun, and | knew not where &c
fly. l could not fight, for though | had trav-
eled much | never carried dagger or a PTS
toll in my life II was pretty hard to die thus
Through my brain flashed thoughts of
loved ones at home Was then not TO see the
capital after all? Was / 10 die without
glimpse of Salvador, or Guatemala, or Spain
or other cities far away? Was / TO be killed
by these rutiians with my pockets full OF let
ters to high and mighty persons, and my sad
die bags laden with Central American silver
worth eighty cents on the dollar! How
would they kill nlel | wondered. Would il be
dagger in the back or charge from the
Old musket! Suddenly the old man beckoned
me, and he and stan ted away down trail.
Those men wanted couple of cigars" DC
observed, land were ashamed TO ask you.
They wanted me to do It." ! made him call
the ruffians back and insisted upon their go
ing with us to the house. where | had both
bottle and tobacco
They didn't quite understand the sudden
cOrdiaiity of my feelings for them. Take il
altogether it was quite sight. Two hours
sleep and in the bright light Of the morning
we left the Honduras Hebe fer Sabanna
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Grande and the capital On our way we met
company of soldiers in charge of prisoner.
We stopped and chatted. The prisoner told
his story. He was handsome fellow He
was clerk to Givando, merchant of Nicara-
qua. GivandO was a Frenchman, old and rich
He did business in two towns. He married q
young and pretty wife. He did business il
one town and sent his wife to care for the
business in the other.
She employed the young prisoner to assist
her. After year the young prisoner met a
Costa RIGA girl and paid her much attention.
Mrs. Givando was furious. She discharged
the young prisoner wrote to her husband and
confessed everything" The young prisoner
after being dismissed. went into the interior
where he was arrested for stealing 1000 pesos
from Givando. lit is a conspiracy" he said
81 took nothing; he and she both know it. Il
is his effort to even up" 1t so proved, for
week later the handsome young prisoner was
discharged
As you near Tegucigalpa the road grows
better. For a league outside the city the
highway is reasonably fair and the mules
step over it hastily. After our long, hot
journey | am sure our appearance as we en-
tered the city was disreputabe. Personally
your correspondent was a guy. An old straw
hat and a ragged coat, torn on the trip, were
shocking to behold; yet the native civility
showed Itself by the gravity and kindness
of our salutatiOns. Even the boys would cry
out ''adios' and politely give US welcome l
imagine our entrance into "a city of the United
Statesl 1 can about hear the small boy
wanting some one 70 ''shcot the hat" and
making some loathsome remark about get
ting on to McCfiutY!7
In poitenesS the natives of Honduras are
true sons of CASTLE. Very quiet and quaint
is Tegucigalpa. There is not a carriage or
vehicle of any kind within its walls. 1t is
solemn and grave and proud The men and
women dress well and are prosperous. The
president can say with the French king, Il
am the state" ard the climate is not SO hot
as on the coast. In many respects it is a
pleasant place to live, although for the Amer
lean any place in Central America is exile.
-Four days at the capital and three days on
a mule brings ME again 70 the coast The
ship for Salvador sails in an hour l will be
a passenger. Walking out on the pier l see
the old Frenchman Of Pespire, dressed quite
neatly. He Is talking with another old man.
''Do you know who his friend isl my com
panion inquiries of me. and answers: That is
Givando; know him. They are talking it
all over"
Il wonder what they are sayingE' 1 re
mark, carelessly.
possibly answers my companion, zone
is telling the other the observations of still
another Freuchman. who said: The old man
who marries young wife Is Ike one VINO
buys q book for MS friends to read.
FREDERICK " Wurr-
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ESPECIAL Correspondence.

AMAPALA, Honduras, March H.-The road
10 Tegucigalpa is not even paved with good
intentions. 1t hears the high sounding name
of 1.-THE royal road" but the horniest footed
peasant finds it far from the primrose path.
To the foreigner it is simply execrable. The
rocks and the r1ts make it impossible to go
beyond a walk--with an occasional dog tro5-
and for this reason the most direct road from
the coast to the capital, while only los miles,
appears to be no thought of lettering its condi-
ton OF the condition of any of the roads.
The intention is 20 leave them as they are
until some action Of the elements makes them
impossible Then the government steps in
and repairs damages.
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THE AMERICAN GIRL on THE BOTS.
which there are no really grand toilets
to speak of. Nine. Carnot dresses well,
but she does not make anything of her
position as the leading lady III the nation
as regards dress. Nobody copies her.
1t is sad to say it, but it is your coun-
trvwomen who carry off the palm for
handsome dressing. They have the
money and the taste, but they have not
the proper means of displaying their
beautiful gowns here, for Nine, Carnot,
from some unexplainable reason, does
not welcome American ladies. Perhaps
they are too pretty and too bright.
On some of the old and noble families,
therefor, falls the pleasant duty of re-
ceiving the pretty young American
ladies. noticed day before yesterday a
young American girl driving along the
Champs with the dowager Duchesse
d'Oporto, and afterwards they descended
to take a cup of chocolate in the Bots. [
thought the young lady's dress was a
model of simplicity, and it was worn
with quite French chic.
lIJc iSOhN IL vas vi AA az pun VIC DOIC,
with six rows of brown velvet ribbon
around the bottom. 1t was entirely I'M
draped and had a multiple flot of brown
velvet ribbon. The jacket was of shaded
tricot, cut Tery plainly and trimmed
only by braid and buttons. With this
she wore large hat to match in color.
Sarah Bernhardt drove by like flash,
but left vision OF a princesse toilet in
gold colored plush and cinnamon bear
skin. The great donna, however, does
not seek so much for dazzling effects
now as she did before she became Joan
of Arc. She looks, acts and dresses her
part off as well as on, and seems to live
in the sweet delusion all the time, and
every one who knows her says she has
gained r4uch in all amiable qualities.
Bernhardt wore a lovely toilet the
other day at the raoas-a gray argentee
Irish poplin cut princesse. 1t had Dor
der all around of black fur, above which
was a deep embroidery in silver.
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Our bonnets this season. alas! are GO
ing to resemble cookie shells as to form,
aSld they are not at all chic nor becom-
ing; but perhaps we will get used to
them after awhile Only the exquisite
beauty of the flowers and ribbons on
them could reconcile us.
Isn't it droll that when bonnets and
hats were large parasols became verita-
bic soldier tents, and now that bonnets
are growing smaller, parasoIs are be-
coming smaller also, and the new spring
sunshades are not much larger than din
ner plates. and all in the brightest of col
orS, though some are covered with lace.
noticed at the opera last night that
nearly three-fourths of the ladies. and
gentlemen. TOO, of the old families wore
bouquets of violets, so that the very hall
was filed with their perfume 1t is sig
nilicant, but may lead to nothing.
MARQUISE pa.
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A signature that is probably known
today better than any other woman's in
the United States. Usually three-ouar-
tiers of an hour is taken up in going
through the mail. Miss Sanger then
gathers upall the letters. goes back to the
Office and takes the odd half hours be
tween the presidents or Secretary Hal
ford's calls upon her to write the an
swerS.
It is said that Miss Sanger knows more
about the presidents affairs than any
one except Private Secretary Halford,
and for matter of ten days before the
opening of congress she was the only one
besides Mr.. Halford who knew the presi-
dents message.
She Is a Jewel Of secrecy. this young
woman. and both the president and Mrs.
Harrison trust her with every confidence.
She is a down east girl, and was born in
Connecticut twenty-four years ago. Her
parents moved TO INDIANAPOLIS when she
was a child, and it was there she had her
schooling. At 10 she graduated from
The high school, and expected TO go to
college the following year Her father,
rsho was traffic manager of en- Indiana
railroad, met with reverSes, lost his
health, and the young daughter was
forced TO study typewriting ana stenog-
raphy. She wrote in various offices, ana
was taking court reports one day when
Mr.. Miller CT the Law firm Of Harrison.
Miller & Elan, rushed in ana asked for
: stenographer. She went TO his office
and was there swo years. when Gen.
Harrison was nominated II the presi-
aency. She knew him but slightly. as
The other stenographer in the Office did
his work; but the day after the nomina-
tion Mr. Miller sent her 10 the Harrison
homestead. and she remained there until
January, when the president gave her
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-30

The Work OF the Frost Fairies.
4 cottage and a mansion
Stood strangely side Or side
One marked oy NARROW windows
And one BY easements wide;
And the sun by day sLons inward
Ind wzs echoed back a. light
Ii ore through costly lacea.
AID in one through uGS!-E white.
But there came night wien the fairies
Who Hvs IN tie realm o: cold
Cams down In t5e:r silveTy chariot,
That soft on ire moo1heazs rulbed;
Ard there, 81 the pznes q the Ets6osE
q both tley DEITY wroGgs%
WIRE their fairy. hysrg f7E-z
Such szce - Es'eT zzs oOqzAE
And ire glowing sun rolled syzz-d
Wien TIE f2l-T troop lad Eo3e-
And iz1o TIE CO: AID mansion
W-a = z5.Tezy glexEn & sao3s.
Y-hIfs m ia--ais q TIE f=iry iaoss
Tstz Eg-z-s i. scattered Q 'sF.
I'll he p&1eS O. tas zz=nssize5 ~frdov
II 6zE7szes= rE-ssizs Boz.
-Ca@zszbszs Das,z.1k-
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Cnrnted Ont.

thought that had won her heart,
That she was mine alone;
No more would rivals rouse my fears,
Hencefo-th her love Ia owa.
70. she had asked il tender tones
In which true love signs were,
II my i2teS. photograph
Would kindly give - der.
Deccitfui wretch she gave il 10
TIE maid sho ciasns tho halls.
BIT frst she wrote upon the hscl;
In cut waen his cne calls
-YeS<Ss Miscellany
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Iiezy Rains.

Stranger-How rauch Of = rainfall did
you have in this section last winter.
Grzuger-Abo1t forty feet
Strsnger-Eorty feet. Yen mean forty
inches.
Grangsr--So / dent; mean forty
feet.
Stranger-How did yea make the
r.g1zurs2euLs
Granger-Do you see that N vrsl unde.
the spout at the end OF the house, Wei.
sir, thai barrel Is four feet deep. 2nd !
aslzz pe6 a te1 times las winter
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FRESH FROM PARIS.

PARIS, March 23.-What pity it is for
fashion in beautiful Paris that France is
republican! No more of those magnificent
fetes at which were worn costumes that
cost weeks of study and set the fashions
of the universe after. There are now no
such things. A little stupid dinner, or a
still more stupid official reception, at
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-30
1t Is Dangerous to study Ones SELF

Il cawn't for the life of me see" said
Gus De Jay, what some people were
put on earth fob.
MY dear Mr.. De jay" said Miss Pep
parton, you shouldn't cultivate this IN
fortune habit of introspection. w ash
ington Post.
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two months leave. She Travelled ABROAD
during that time; and in addition to be-
ing one of the best stenographers at the
capital, she is also a cultured and noble
looking girl.
CAROLINE SIFToN PEPPER.
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the most popular representative wife
rarely goes over three thousand, and
even the ordinary individual passes the
allotted five hundred friends before the
winter passes. One can conceive the
immense labor attending the proper care
of SO many callers, and can understand
Mrs. Chief Justice Fuller's plant when
she said: at takes nv three older daugh-
tiers and myself every morning in the
week putting down the people who call
on a Monday and answering invitations.
Every year it becomes a more colossal
task. and some women have been obliged
to hire secretaries just for that work IN
less they have daughters. If they do
have, the task falls upon them, and many
wealthy senator's daughter works as
hard as a copyist in the departments.
For some time after Gen. HarriSon's
election to the presidency Mrs. Harrison
tried the task Of being her own secre-
tary, As the mail increased to forty and
sixty letters per day she called in the
presidents sJenographer, Miss Alice
B. Sanger, to write her letters, and she
herself signed them. Ever since her re-
turn TO the White House i'll October she
has been obliged to delegate the whole
duty to Miss Sanger, and only personal
friends receive letters in the handwrit-
ing of the mistress Of the White House
When the morning mail comes to the
executive mansion the letters are quick
ly separated by a clerk. who puts
all directed 10 Mrs. Harrison on Miss
Sapger's desk. She runs over them
quickly, throwing aside those that bear
the unInistaLable script Of the crank.
The others she carries to Mrs. Harrison's
room. The two sit down at the desk.
Miss Sanger selects those that bear the
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writing OF any of Mrs. Harrison's init
mate friends, opens them with her silver
paper knife, throws away the envelope
and passes the letter TO Mrs. Harrison.
If it is anything she wishes to answer
herself, she places it to one side. Other
wise she returns the letter to Miss Sang
er, who takes stenoyraphic notes of the
desired reply always on the letter, so
that there can be no mixing of answers.
Then the grand bulk of letters-the
begging variety-are taken up. The
secretary reads them at a glance, and
tells the gist to Mrs. Harrison. For in
stance, a woman in Wisconsin, or Ala
bama, or Texas writes for dollar to buy
a rheumatism plaster, and in leading up
10 the request inadvertently relates her
whole history and the laborious process
by which she contracted the disease.
Miss Sanger says: Mrs. -, of -,
wants one dollar to buy cure for her
rheumatism.
According to the reply she puts yes"
or mo" at the head OF the letter. and in
few days Mrs. -, Of -. is delighted
with letter on White House paper
bearing the words:
Mrs. Harrison begs me TO state that
she is very sorry for your affection, but
there are so many calls on her charity,
etc"
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Nothing 20 Bras About.

Salesman (holding up vaSe}-This is
exceptionally fine; all hand painted.
Small Sister (scornfully)-That's moth
ing; so is the back OF our house.-Life.
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YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
ENTERTAINMENT AND INSTRUCTION
FOR BOYS ARD GIRLS.

Frogs in Their First or Tsdpole State of
Lfe-An Experience Which Made One
Boy Resolve Never to XIII Another of
These Creatures.
No one ignorant of the fact would suspect
frog of ever having been tadpole. The
two are as unlike in appearance as in name.
The mournful looking creature in the picture
was, however, in its first stage Of existence
only a wriggling tadpole with no legs and q
body that tapers to a point, forming tail.
Vick's Magazine, from which the cut IS taken,
tells the young people how this transforma-
ton comes about. and mentions number Of
facts about frogs as follows:
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Misunderstood.

"Ah. SIR, I've seen better days, said
the beggar, piteously.
$50 have l." said de Jinks. cts very
nahsty today.r-New York Sun.
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\ prize Of $500 was offered for the
best design for a soldiers monument in
Iowa. Il has been awarded to woman,
Mrs Hn...in+ 4 Lnt.l,,rr,,
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a Pretty Sure Indication.

AI0LEs-0L 7 a = y 3 llE5-laE-t'
Mrs Partria Ee-Ees. love
Professor .dge-You told me the
other day that l was getting absent
1lrs- Partridge-Tss love.
Professor Pavtrid-e-I beiis-c I a1n.
I've pue the papPy On ny head ard led
ny vvlg.-Judge.
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FROM COAST TO CAPITAL.
A WINTER JOURNEY THROUGH HON.
DURAS.

Primitive Ways and Hard Traveling-Some
of the Experiences of Four Day Mule
Back RiGe-FrOm Amapala to TeGuci-
EaIpa.
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M(I!jl agle
HISS ALICE B. SANGER.
THE PRIVATE SECRETARY OF PRES
IDENT AND MRS. HARRISON.
How the Correspondence of the White
House Is Handled by the Deft Fingers
of Young Woman - How She Was
Brought to 1Ir. Harrison's Notice.
Copyright 1901
WASHINGTON AnriI 9


He calling and
visiting public of
the capital num-
b ers ten thou
sand. During a
season the ladies
of the cabinet re-
ceive this many,
and senatorial la
dies who are well
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Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A, Whitmorc
pas or. Weekly Lectures Tuesday evening:
Meeting of Ladies' Aid Society every second
Wednesday evening. Regular services ~
appointment from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church--Rev J. II. Barb, pas
tor. Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ. and $50 +.
NJ. Sunday School, 2. P. N. Prayer Meet
Ing, Wednesday, Gas p. M.
Morayian Church, (Mechanicstown) Rev
Il. W. H.rbst Pastor. p Preaching every Sun
Lav, alternating morning and evening
Prayer Meeting every Friday evening Sun
day School 8 O'Clock, a. IN.
Morav,an Church (Graccham) Rev. r. W.
Herbst, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday, alternating NOR
ming and evening.
Mite Society every Monday evening.
PRAYER Meeting every Wednesday evening
United Brethren Church-Mite Society
Second and Fourth Wednesday
Sunday School 3 r. NJ.
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening
Regular Services by appointment from the
pulpit.
Nethodist Episcopal Church Rev. J.
F.F. GRAY Pastor. Services every alternate
sunday at 10 A. NJ. Sunday School A. N.
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening at :
p. n.
Emitted Brethren Church-Rev G. j.
Roudabush Pastor. Services every alternate
Sunday at 3 p. III. Sunday School every
Sunday at 2p. III. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at 7p N.
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Much Older Than Her
Husbands

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