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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-07

Judge l. D. Netherlands vacant
lot joining his residence lot 4S
feet front by 200 feet deep. Price
$500.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-07
Or. Baird'S Fever Cure,

DIR BAIED> Fever Capsules, E1c, Nil, cure
any case OF hills, Fever 81 O., or money rcflInd-
ell Geleten coated, pleasant 10 take. Ask
dealers 10 show them to YOU
DR.. Baird's Liver Pills Sugar coateG}, one
pill dose, mild and cure in their action On
the liver.
Or. Baird's Screv Worm, Deal Shot -
kills screw worms in stock iTstantaueUu.ly,
easily applied 10 a deep seated wound, healing
and prevents the flies from'annOying the wound;
one bottle will kill the worms on - head uf
steck. All StOCkmen delighted with II; &c
and guaranteed.
DR.. Baird s family medicines are for sale by
j. Tristram, Haubeit Bros, schmidt Bros, and
J. II. Meyer, city, and all merchants IN the
country.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-07

Mr.. II. W, Hodde's suburban
residence and improvements with
16 acres of fine land in same en-
closure, about 1900 yards east of
the courthouse within the city
limits. Price S2250.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-07

Bertha Won Hillern is still an ar
dent pedestrian, though most of her
time is now devoted to work in her
studio in the Virginia Mountains.
She is a devout Catholic and fire.
quently walks eleven miles to
church and back.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-07
Land For Sale.

| offer for sale one tract of land
containing 4O3 acres, tour miles
southeast of Brenham--250 in cul-
tivatlon-alI under fence. Good
tenant houses and gin house.
100 acres 4 miles south of Chap
pell Hill, all under fence-4O acres
in pasture; 4 good tenant houses.
Also my homestead, in Chappell
Hill containing l acres OF land,
comfortable dwelling and good
barn. Good location for 4 physi-
clan. Apply to
J. NJ. NELSON,
CHAPPELL HILL.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-07
TO weak men

Buering from the effects OF youthful errors, early
decay. wasting weakness, lost manhood etc. viii
send valuable treatise fsesledl containing full
splendid medical work should be read by every
man who is nervous and debilitAted. Address.
Prof. 2, c. FOWLER, MoOdus, Conn.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-07

MIR. W. 81. Murphy's business
lot Joining Mann's Marble yard,
excellent business location. Price
S1l90.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-07

Edward MitcheIl's fine 81 acre
fruit farm and Improvements, all
under fence / IL miles north of
BRENNAN. Price $50 per acre.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-07

Two boys, VIM. Worrell and
VIM. Rigsfeld, aged Is and Is years
old respectively, stole eight head of
horses from parties living at Fort
= Concho, and were pursued and cap
tured on the Pecos river $50 miles
west of San Angelo.
An S-year-old son of p. c. Bar
nard. a farmer living near Danger
field, was walking a plank fence a
few days ago when his feet slipped
and he fell astride it, badly hurting
himself. Ever since he has been ".
ing at tire point of death begging
his parents to kill him and put him
out of pain. His hair has turned
gray.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

to meet my friends, see the city, and keep
a little track OF what was going on In con-
eress, as do hundreds CT os-er Tcople IN the
course Of the winter. This was twenty
years ago, you remember.
"Now, / had not been in the city more
than a day or two bufore a friend OF mine
came to nay room at the hotel early one
morning. Weakened me out Of sound
sleep, and nearly stunned me by asking If
I was aware of the fact that | was TO dellv-
er a lecture at Lincoln hall that evening.
told him no and that no must be crazy to
get out of bed at such an unseemly hour
to ask such foolish question. But he
soon assured me that he was perfectly sane
by showing me the morning papers, which
all announced that Mark Twain was to
lecture that evening and that his subject
would be The Sandwich Islands, 10 say
that | was surprised would be drawing it
mildly 1 was mad, for l thought some
one had put up a game On me.
''WeIl, on careful inquiry, | learned that
an old theatrical friend of mine thought he
would do me a favor So he made all the
necessary arrangements for me to lecture,
with the exception Of the slight circum-
stance that he neglected to inform me of
any of his intentions. He rented Lincoln
hall, billed the town and sent the newspa-
pers advertisements and notices about the
coming lecture. And the worst of it was
that he had done all his work thoroughly.
After learning this was in a dilemma. l
had never prepared any lecture on the
Sandwich islands What was | to do? /
could not back out by telling the people
that l was unprepared. No, that was out
of the question, because the public wouldn't
believe it. The billing of the town had
been too well done for that. So there was
only one thing left for me to do, and that
was to lock myself in my room and write
that lecture between the breakfast hour
and 7:30 that evening. Well, | did it, and
was on hand at the advertised hour, facing
one Of the biggest audiences l ever ad-
dressed
81 did not use my manuscript, but in those
early days always had my lecture in writ
ing, and kept it on reading stand at one
side of the place where stood on the plat
form. I was very good at memorizing, and
rarely had any trouble in speaking without
notes; but the very fact that l had my man
uscript near at hand where I could readily
turn to it without having to undergo the
modification of pulling it from my pocket,
gave me courage and kept me from making
awkward pauses. But the writing of thai
Sandwich Island lecture IN one day was the
toughest job ever put On me."-Washing-
ton Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
A Miniature Railway in Pe1kin.

About two years ago they presented a
complete miniature railway to the emperor
through Ii Hung Chang, and the line,
which is about three miles long, is laid
down within the importantly. The young
emperor is very much interested in its
workings, and spends a great deal of his
spare time in riding TO and fro in the beau
tifulIy appointed little carriages. He was
greatly struck with the toy railway, and
its influence upon the recent DEGREES has
been very considerable. The old reaction
airy party amongst his advisers We're adverse
to the miniature line being laid down with
in the precincts Of the sacred city, and it
was very near returned to the donors.
But the government was afraid lest it
should give offenss to the French, who are
greatly feared and respected since they
burned and sunk the Chinese feet at Foo
chow, and inflicted such disastrous de-
feats upon the Chinese Iegions in the south.
In the end the present was accepted, but
the high authorities would not allow any
foreigners to have a hand in laying down
or working the model railway. The result
was when they started the little engine
they could not stop it, and great consterna-
ton was Occasioned to the occupants in
the palace by their inability to control the
strange ContEiVance of the foreigners,
which dashed along the line till it was
pulled up by coming in contact with a
mound of earth. Since then, however, a
Chinese.driver has been procured, and the
emperor is a frequent traveller upon the
cars.-Shanghai Letter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
healthy play

But now all that is changed, and there
is no color that mothers wear that is not
fit for the little girls, and fashionable,
too.
The benefit of this system is that there
is not so much work to keep the children
clean, and, the children are happier and
healthier, because they can play without
restraint, and it is far more economical
in several ways.
Of course there will always be occa-
sions for white dress made as dainti-
ly as mother love can devise and moth
er's tireless patience can accomplish.
Such an one is the pretty little Iris dress
made of soft white null, embroidered
deeply around the bottom and worn over
a pink wash silk slip, with q tiny
plating around the bottom, just SHOW
ing under the edge of the null. A
sash of the same silk crosses the. waist
and is tied in an enormous bow at
the back. The sleeves are,puffed over
silk and with deep cuffs and bretelles Of
embroidery. Blue corn color, old gold
or Eiffel red can all be used for the slip
if preferred.
And the dear little coaxing sister!
She is going out with grandma in little
Hubbard cloak of brown and fawn
striped cheviot-and a big poke bonnet all
of seal brown straw and plumes. The lit
tie coat has FORTS only trimming a row of
tucks surnounted by a herring bone in
saddler's silk. Not at all gay or elabor-
ate, but oh, how quaint and sweet the
| little maiden looks in it!
"a culver full of dear little children
is to be desired, but it has its drawbacks,
particularly when Bobby is always need
ing shoes and Minnie and Nellie stock
ings, hats, etc. The best way to dress
them is to give Bobby a pretty little kilt
suit of serge or cheviOt or heavy blue
flannel, made with blouse, and socks
and stout boots. A toreador hat is just
now the style for him, with a triple CO.
| carde at the left side.
Get Minnie a Tartan plaid and make
it on the bias, and trim it with row Of
open castle or Hercules braid, with a
sash of the same, and dress her doll with
the scraps left over. Give studieus Mel
,ia quiet little gown Of dark blue fan
mel, neatly made with the front of surah,
which was all the best part of big sister
Mabels last years dress, and you will
find your little ones well dressed and
very economically dressed, too.
Ginghams are as strong as iron and
fadeless as the sky; therefore ginghams
are good for boys and girls to wear for
spring and summer, where laundry work
does not count. Where it does, light
woolens are better and quite as cool,
though not quite SO summary looking
But nothing suits a boy SO well as a
sailor suit, with gilt braid, an embroid-
cred anchor and ''reai sailor buttons"
with foul anchor on them. lam sorry
to relate that while mothers would like
to keep the pretty and picturesque Faunt-
leroy suits on their boys, these latter
turn up their noses and mutter "chest-
nuts" scornfully.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

An eastern paper has made remarkable
discovery-a connection between sun spots
and the tightness or lOoseness of the fash
ionable mans trousers. It says: 1t is q Gu
rious fact, and one noticed by but few emf
nept scientists, that at the time of maxi
mum spottcdness of the sun the trousers of
men having q proper regard for the fash
ions are as tight as ii is possible for trou-
sers to BE. Conversely, when, as is now the
case, there are no spots to speak of on the
sun, the trousers worn by fashions slaves
are wido and flowing IN their outline.
In 1882, if the reader can remember styles
so far back, the fashion for trousers was
very tight, and so it was in 1S70-71 At
just these periods the Sun spots were at
their height of activity, great magnetic
storms prevailed and the aurora berealis
was flamboyauS in the heavens Similarly,
1917 Was a period of great size in trousers,
just as the seasons Of 1SSS-e9-9G were and
are likely TO be. AS the sun spots grow
more frequent and increase in size, the
trousers viii shrink, until in 1S94-95 the
spots will be at their maximum and the
trousers at their minimum
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
Eject of Realism on the Actor.

know a much respected actor who was
the acme Of muscular Development until
ne played a dramatic hero, who had to he
hanged upon the s>sfTold every night. He
told me his sensations were something
horrible. To stand upon a trap with your
arms bound behind you, a rope around
your neck and black cap over your face
even the thought of such realism is intimi-
dating But this man did it night after
night, and he acknowledged TO me that
from the moment the black cap was pUllesi
over his face he was in q semi-conscioUs
state and coIld feel himself swaying about
like a reed in the wind, waiting for the
trap 20 give way and his body receive the
thud of being hurled into space. Nightly
that man dropped eigh5 feet-suddenly and
without wlrnin g-and, although he was
strapped with solidly made harness al
over his body. TO support his weight, yet
supposing one little strap lad given way
The audience might still have applau6ei,
but the melcdramatic hero would have
been-beyond their PlaU6its.-Duncan 3.
Harrison.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
she Stared Calmly Ahead.

A young girl, tall, with wide blue eyes,
still innocent of evil, got into a Madison
avenue car at Eighty-f fifth street Sunday
morning. She carried in her lap prayer
book and in her hand noVel-One of those
paper bound novels with the title standing
out in bold relief. Her expression was so
den.ure that the three men in the car
would have sworn she cared more for the
prayer book than the novel. At Eightieth
street severe looking man and his wife,
both gray haired, took the car. The older
woman looked across at the young girl, at
her novel and prayer book, frowned little
and turned and whispered something to
her husband. He was little deaf, the car
made a good deal of noise, so he put his
hand to his ear and said, WHAT" His
wife repeated her remark little louder,
and still be could not hear. Finally she
shouted in thin treble 50 that all the car
could hear: q think it is q Shame to see
young woman with Bible and novel.
Her thoughts are all on the novel, and she
would better have left the Bible at home"
Everybody looked at the girl with the
novel, bat she stared calmly ahead and pre-
tended to have heard nothing 'SSs'1;N
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
DOCTOR PURDY,
SURGEON, OcuIiSt and AurEt
1874 \ MAN ST.. WICHITA, KAN.

1874 y MAIN ST, WICHITA, KAN.
The doctor gives special attention
to the treatment OF all diseases of the
EYE, including the scientific ADJUST
ment OF glasses TO correct imperfect
vision.
CATARACT removed and sight re-
stored to many who have been totally
blind.
CROSS EYES Strengthened in one
minute.
SORE EYES cured without the use
of caustics or other harmful agents.
EXES carefully select
co and applied.
DEAFNESS-AI durable cases OF
deafness promptly cured.
GLASSES-Only those who have had
a thorough training should attempt
TO MT glasses. lest they do the patient
more harm than good. Many cases OF
nervousness, irrita bilityr insomnia,
headache, vertigo and seeming stu
pidity IN children are due 10 defective
vision and are removed at once by the
application Of proper glasses.
Doctor Purdy has achieved q s1c-
cess little less than phenonlnal As n
general surgeon. treating with great
success deiormities, club foot, curya-
ture of the spine, hip joint disease.
white welding, diseases OF the bone.
cancer. ulcers. tumor>. old sores. hair
llp. facial blemlSheS. skin ana blood
diseases. etc. Syphiles absolutely
cured. Doctor Purdy vas late pro
feS-or OF surgery ia the " ichlta Aedi-
cal College and Surgeon IL -. Francis
Hospital having relinqulshed the
above positions IN order to devote his
entire time TO his specIaltieS-
y. Il. Saperf mons hair, facial biefn-
lSheS, moleS, etc. removes ~ elec-
trlclty, correspondence soIcited.
Consultations free.
b. f. PURDY, VI. d.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

By keeping two sets of kitchen towels in
use in rotation the housekeeper can see at
a glance whether they are keptin order.
1t does not cost over 81. year to keep
the kitchen of small family supplied with
hemmed towels and dishcloths The petty
amount saved by using cast-of flannels
and other old pieces for this purpose is
more than counterbalanced by time max
ing up these pieces, which hardly give &
weeks serviceable wear. The very best
material for a dishcloth is linen stair crash.
Four good dishoiouhs of linen stair crash
will cost just six cents each, and will last a
gear if they are not used to scour knives
and to wash the bottoms of iron potts.
New York Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
MARX TwAIR EXPLAINS A LECTURE.

A Washington Man Made Date for the
HEnorist Without His knowledge.
When Marx Twain was N Washington
he told number Of interesting incidents
and anecdotes. \ gentleman well known
in political and newspaper circles, on being
introduced to this web known author, said
TO him thst ke had once had the pleasure
of Iisteningto lecture oi his which was
delivered in this CITY tEveBty years ego.
Did you7'' asked Mark, IN Lat mint
able drasgI of has. "SYell, now, I II have TO
tel you something about that lecture. II
was a little the hardest ard toughest ex-
perience / ever underwent in my whole
career as a lecturer, came 10 Washington
WITH no Intention whatever OF delivering 4
E1ecturc. ! silaD!y came. dent you know.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
Frisco Line,, to s.. Louis and the East.

frisco l1lnc ~ 81 IsOuiS sAAiu the East
The best, quickest and most direct line
from Wichita to ST. Lonis and all princi-
pal eastern, southeastern and northern
cities
The Frisco line runs two daily express
trains from Wichita to St. Louis without
change, equipped with Pullman palace
sleepers and free reclining chair cars. No
other line does it. Close connections in St
Louis union depot with solid vestibule ex-
press trains, without change, TO Chicago,
louisville. Cincinnati, Cleveland. Pitts
burg, Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
The popularity of this line being uni
versaily acknowledged by all competitors,
all passenger trains of other railway lines
entering Wichita from the north, south
and west arrive in time to connect with
the Frisco line fast express trains TO the
east.
If you cannot purchase through tickets
reading via Frisco line from your starting
point, it will pay you to purchase to Nich-
tia in order to secure the advantages and
comforts of this line
For further information regarding rates,
time. connections and through reservation
of sleeping car accommodations call upon
or address w. d. Murdoch, ticket agent,
122 North Main street, OrDOuglas avenue
union depot. D. WIsHART,
Gen. Pass. Agent,
d56-tf st. Louis, Mo
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

The Due de Montpensier, VINO was one OF
the richest men in Europe, was noted for bis
closefstednesS 1t is said that a blind beggar
in Paris, having a cenUine thrown into hii
hat by a pas5e-by, excIsinled, ''Merci Mon
Eeigneuri" "Why do you say MonssigneurF'
inquired an observer OF the scene. ''Oh. the
gentleman who gave me that must have been
the Duo de Aontpensier," replied the besgar.
Exchange
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

Little girls, Of course, wouldn't do such
a thing, but they are all in favor Of the
shorter skirts, As they, too, are a little
tired Of the Empire and sara Crewe
style. The waists 10 the summer ging-
hams, chanbreys and lawns, as well as
muslins, are all made very tastsfully and
with much enumeration, while the
skirts are very plain Sashes are fastened
with heavy AID enormous buckles II
shell, steel or oxidized silver
Hats are IN all sorts. kinds and colors
Of straw, and trimmed as you please,
Shlrred hats Of ginGham for quite little
ones are Is pretty as . picture over the
sweet little faces. The strings are Of the
same material. OLIVE HARPER
From November 20 Nay the expectation Of
cut flowers from the little town OF Cannes. on
the south coast Of France. reaches ths sum OF
Sis. 50.
Tie number Of birds seen II the vicinity Of
Philadelphia since the i:s~t dav % January
last by the Delaware Valley O-nitloloZicaI
club had recently reached az s-ec.sS
Never touch 4 vine that has three fingered
leaves; that Is, ieayes divided into three
parts. Vines that show i've fingered leaves
msy be handled with safety. Poiscc ivy has
three fingers
4 GUNNER cottage bgIls bE New Yozk
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
FASHIONS FOR CHILDREN
ONCE THEY NEVER WORE ANY
THING OF DARK COLOR.
Now the EIaborately Stitched and
Hemmed and Hand Embroidered White
Garments of the Past Are Almost En-
t.reIv Abandoned.
[Snecial Correspondence.l

Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, May 1t is not SO very
many years ago that children wore no
dark colors at all No color or tint was
too delicate for them, and the mother
who put dark frock or cloak upon her
child was considered far more hard
hearted than Pharaoh and more econom-
ical than loving, but she was bound down
to backache and sideache from the extra
labor entailed on keeping her little girls
always sweet and clean in the delicate
dresses. It was not uncommon to see a
little child dressed for ordinary occa-
sions in a white cashmere which had
been laboriously embroidered by hand,
and if it was hard on the mother it was
no less hard on the child, for no freedom
could be allowed a child for natural,
healthy play.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
TIE WICHITA EAGLE,
Free RseIlnlaE eli Car ser,lee % Denver

Free Reclining Chzir Car Service 20 Denver
and Rstarn. siz ;hs santa &c Eozf@.
TIE Archis9o. Toueka & Santa Re are
now running daily free reclining chair cars
On their night train % Denver. Passen-
gers leaving Wichita 81 4-sj p. IA. VIII
arrive ~ Pueblo for breakfast the next
morning. Colorado Spring a. 10&0 3. m.
AID Denver for ciuueF- In zstdl1lou - fire.
Teciiu.ug chair car service Pullman T-ser-
vation may be hsd upon Application -
union ticket Office ard uuiou dersar.
" u MUEUsOc-
Gi6ltt Pass. and ticket agent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
An Expcns;re Torn.

How long were you IN Pa-is."
Il wasn't Ions N Paris. was votUlly
short N Paris. Chatter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
nElqhnn1a RIanEG

Deeds, mortgages, etc. Nebraska forms)
for Oklahoma for sale at this office. Ad
dress the Wichita EAGLE, Wichita, Kan.
117 IF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

Old pa.ers foE sale At this olnee-25 cents
PER hCndre0 A1
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d56tf

One of the best evidences of the superi-
GRITTY of Imperial and Tally-Ho -four is that
inferior brands are represented Just as
good" They are not. Don't be deceived.
139-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.

We cz-rT = complete line a al < Ids O. Eooks
and Blanks sach IS sre psc6 b Peal Estate AEsEis
co1sh-suE q Deeds. Ne-teASes. AhSfrscts. Keeps
Books. Note BooEs, Rex ReZ4stsr1- aotATy Fzoste
Records and Banks. Ccutxzct Boezs- PsckeS Esal
Estate Books 1cT Pam ard C3ty PreSETT. &c ~
oers By nal pToEz ply ATTENDED %. As1FsAS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

EaDid Increase IN the Number of People
Engaged In Scdsntary occuPztions-Sani-
tsry Rules Ignored by the NIasses-Better
Needed.