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Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17
A Famous Stage Family.

George Drew Barrymore divi3es the
.onors of Cranes new play with the
star. 1t is remarkable sight to see
ihis gifted woman doirg her level best
to satisfy her mother, with her work, a
woman who, at the age of near seventy,
is still bidding for the applause of the
multitude with Jefferson and Florence
at the Fifth Avenue, says New York
letter to the Philadelphia Times. By
the way, what remarkable family the
Drews are. Think Of It, that tonight
the mother is playi:,g al tie Fifth Ave
nue., her son John at Days, her son
Sydney at one of the other swell
theaters, and her eldest daughter is the
talk of the town at the Star. What is
the best part Of this singular run of
talent is that it is all good, and that in
the whole family there has not been
bad actor or bad actress. The mother
is said to be very proud Of her children,
but to be a merciless critic of their act
ing whenever she has an opportunity
Of seeing it. But it is no secret that
she is very proud of Mrs. Barrymore's
work in "The Senator" 1t is the first
time that she has had part to fit her,
but this one does, and today she is the
rival of Agnes Booth or any other
actress on the stage in the comedy line.
Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17
ACOluci(lcn~.

ApropOs of the movement to furnish
books to the prisonern in Auburn Jail, a
Norwegian lady residing in Auburn
told in her picturesque way an episode
which occurred in Charleston, S. C..
Years ago a mother took her 5-year-
old boy into prison when she went to
see his father, committed for some triH-
ing offence. The little fellow stepped
into the adjacent cell, having over it
the number 68. TO tease him the
warden shut the door, but quickly
opened it at ths little fellows screams.
His mother soothed him saying: "No-
body shan't ever shut my little boy in a
dark cell" Years passed. The boys
father and mother died. His uncle
helped him and gave him money to get
to New York. He fell in with bad COM
pany, squandered his money, and in
sheer desperation attempted to commit
burglary in his uncle's house.
That relative was SO enraged he
handed over his nephew to the author
tiles. Looking at the number of his
cell, to his horror he saw ''68'' and knew
that it was the self-same cell that had
inspired his boyish terror. Then his
mothers words came back Nobody
shan't ever shut my little boy in dark
eel" and he wept as he had not since
her death, for he had loved that mother.
The warden's wife found him in
melted condition. He told her his story
and she gave him the utmost sympathy
and kindness during his long term,
shortened by his good behavior. As he
left the cell and took last look at
those terrible numbers .6S' he deter
mined he would make man Of whom his
mother should be proud. BY his trade.
learned in prison, he pursued an honest
and lucrative business, and his taste
for literature, also formed by the warden
provides for leisure hours. Ten years
afterwards he called on the warden's
wife, and she could hardly believe that
it was he who occupied '6S"-Lewiston
Journal.
Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17
Not One OfHiS.

New York Tribune: "Been busy to-
day, dear?" he inquired, leaning pater-
nally toward the young woman whosat
next him in the elevated train, and per-
mitting his distillery breath toplay hide
and seek among the other passengers.
sWhat ?" she asked in sdrprise.
II asked if you'd been busy today,
daughter"
1lE not your daughter" replied the
young woman Indignantly.
sDont you know your pop" he In
quired in beerily playful tones
flush up, you horrid old thing. /
don't know You
~You are my daughter"
Certainly moi"
sScuse me-, scuss ma" said the would
befhther, touching his hat With drunken
eeEemouy. I've got nins dauehteEs
and IT, just . little hard to ksep tack
g 'GMMIReehaxy. Reckon this isone'
q NJ fSxu nishts
- Brothee 6 Chiaf Justies Fsnw
avss = New Rech6na, n. Z. and keeps
obeyt boaE6leseAocl fbe azInna1t.
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Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17
Pluto's Safety Valve.

Two and half miles south Of the
little Mexican village OF Las Hummet
tas, in western Arizona, in low, SANDY
valley, fanked by tall mountains, thar
is . hole about three feet In diameter
and Of unknown depth, from which a
dense cloud Of smoke and steam Is con-
stantly arising. For.10O feet on each
side Of the hole the ground Is moist and
heated. Water collected in the hola
which have been dug n this moist
ground has . tendency t. mako one
very wakeful, besides giving The face
hands and feet = paralytic npmhnea
HUskJ evening y Z o'eldek Afse vol
usnee q sknd IS At dom IS m
pgecsded By : roar that can = hear'
- nilss s. Lssiie Rspuh1scan
Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17
swiss Girls as Beasts of Burden.

swiss Girls as Beasts of Burden.
No sooner are the girls large enough
:opossess the requisite physical strength
han they are set to the most servile
work the land affords. The child has a
,anier basket fitted to her shoulders at
he earliest possible moment, and she
lrops it only when old age, premature
'ut merciful robs her of power to carry
u longer. I have seen sweet little girls
If twelve to fourteen staggering down
! mountain side or along a rough path
way under the weight of bundles of
fagOts as large as their bodies, which
hey no sooner dropped than they hur-
led back for others. / have seen girls
IF fifteen or sixteen years, barefooted
and bareheadcd, in the blistering rays
If an August sun, breaking up the
ground by swinging mattocks heavy
.nough to tax the strength of an able
bodied man.
And 1 have known a young miss no
older than these to be employed as a
porter for carrying the baggage of
travellers up and down the steepest
mountain path il all the region round
about. She admitted that it was some
times very hard to take another step,
but she must do it. And she carried
such an amount Of baggage! A stout
limbed guide is protected by the law, so
that he cannot be compelled to carry
above twenty-five pounds, but the limit
to the burden often put upon girls is
tneir inability to stand up under any
thing more. But the burden increases
with the age and strength of the bur-
den bearers, till by the time the girls
have come to womanhood there is no
sort of menial toll in which they do
not bear a hand, and quite commonly
the chief hand.-Letter from Geneva
Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17
wuY DID sax 10 1rs

ieaw her stzollins By Tie -,
sweet. = shy and wiusome miD
And as she slyly glanced st me,
tnrew her stealthily kiss
She looked around, the winsome mis-.
No prying eyes were there TO zee.
6esponding to my waited kiss,
She waved her handkerchief 1T mo.
We're married. she NO more miss,
And oft ask myself in grief,
Why did throw that fatal kiss?
Why did ste wave her handkerchief?
Boston CouriG.
Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17
An Eccentric Man.

One Sunday afternoon solidly built
old man, with long face and close cut
gray hair, registered at the Grand
Pacific.
want a room ?" asked the clerk.
There is no use of going to the ex-
pense of hiring aroom" was the answer,
1for only few hours. expect to go
west tonight, but I'd like some place to
change my clothing
'Let me give you a parlor room for a
few hours" 8
No. There are few people in the
wash room, l can change my shirt in
there and then sit around the Office for
4 f,w hours No need of spending
mo-es soolishly"
The guest changed his linen in the
wash room and then began to clean his
silk hs- and coat with little rag and
bottle ~ benzine.
The rc;entric person was John l.
Blair, of New Jersey, whose wealth is
estimated at fabulous amounts. He is
rated to be worth from $4O,OO0,OO0, to
800, 0,OO0 600, yet he was seated in a
porter's chair in the Pacific scrubbing
his hat as if he could never get another.
While Mr.. Blair spends little money on
himself he is quite generous to others,
and many kind deeds of charity are
credited to his worldly account. He is
remarkable man, for though SO years
old he presents the appearance of one
at 60, and accomplishes twice as much
as most young men.
His business career was begun SO
long ago that the present generation
does not know him we'll He built the
greater portion of the Lackawanna
road, investing his own money and
keeping every dollar of his securities.
When Scracion was wilderness he
bought :and N and around the place,
and sA~ Il grow from nothing to a
city of 10000 people. Mr.. Blair built
and now owns half the roads in Iowa.
The town of Blairsville, in n. j., is
owned by him OF late years he has
made an immense amount of money in
the west. lie would lay out the route
of a Few road, mark the town sites
along the line and buy up all the good
land before the public knew of the line
of the road. When the towns sprung
up Mr.. Blair bad all the lots for sale.
Chicago Tribune.
Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17
Fashion Notes.

Fashion Notes,
Dress skirts continue to be longer n
all cases than they were last winter.
Tho new English gray is q very
beautiful dye. with a glow Of cream.
pink in its reflections.
Large picturesque lace collars accoms
pany many of the new handsome demi-
toilets and tea gowns.
Some attractive novelties in parasols
are made Of shot silk, with two or three
tucks and narrow frill, pinked and set
en- rather full.
A faint whisper has developed into .
loud rumor, that in certain fashionable
quarters strong effects are being made
to revive the allronnd crinoline.
Black hose, excepting the silver and
gray shades, win be worn with colored
gowns ofevery description in preferences
to those in harmonizing or matching
cOlors.
HeliOtrope appears to be more popular
than any shade of mauvs or lilac, andit
is more generally becoming. Mixtures
of dark heliotrope with the palest tints
of that color are lovely.
Graceful princess dresses of English
gray armure silk with Grecian drapings
of soft gray crepe de chine and garnii
lures of graysilk cord passementeriea ara
favorite gowns with wealthy dowagersj
Among French untrimmed bonneta
the models in lace straw are particular!
ly light and attractive. Varying the
braids wrought wholly of straw are
those finished with bands of fridescent
gimps. The effect is novel and rich.
Single, double and often triple vests
or revers appear on newly imported
toilets, and triple capes, either plain or
adjusted to deeply pointed yoke, are
as fashionably worn this season as last.
The colors most used for these wraps
are gray, Russian green, fawn, marine
blue, golden brown and begonia red,
very deep in shade.
Many of the stylish wool gowns have
loose waists of folded silk, belted and
worn with Kendall coats that have open
fronts, cut without darts, and jersey-fit-
ting backs. Waist coats of magnolia
white, ashes of roses, or pale ecru silk,
are more fashionable than ever, and are
trimmed with Vandyke passementeries
or gold braidwOrk in pointed patterns.
There is no fixed rule in millinery, or
guidance for choice, says the New York
Evening Post, provided the head-cover-
ing is becoming, and not altogether
outre, woman may wear just what
pleases her best. Most of the new hats
have flaring brims, yet with so very lit
tie at the back of the head that often
there is nothing visible except the coils
of hair of the wearer, a sort Of monster
'.lean-to" turning towards the front. Tho
brims on some of the shapes measure
over a quarter Of yard directly in 'front.'
When the hat is of net, lined with
pleated lace, the effect is very becoming
to some faces, but eccentric in appear
ance it certainly is at all times.
Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17
4 Large House.

A ninety room house that Stephen
b. E!kinI Is building near the town of
Elkins, randolph county, w. Va,
Cns o; tLe finest country residences
in the scu..., and is at the top of high
hill-abOut ten minutes walk from the
railroad station. In front is an
extensive lawn. Around the building
is wall three feet higher than the
first floor. At a distance the house,
with its towers, does not look unlike a
European castle. 1t is an extensive
three-story structure, with shingled
sides and slate roof On the first floor
is large hall, which will be lighted
with six ornamental tOrchres, which
will cost about $500 apiece. The par
lor, dining-rOonl, and library, all about
the same size, are on the same floor
and will be fitted up luxuriously. The
children's room is also on the same
floor, but is smaller than the other
three. All the rooms are finished in
hardwood. The fireplaces are massive
The walls of some of the rooms are
adorned with handsome paintings. On
the second floor are the sleeping apart
ments and above half a dozed bath
rooms. The bathrooms are made Of
solid porcelain. The kitchen extension
is two-story building. The first floor
contains the kitchen proper and serv
ants dining-room and the floor above
their sleeping and bath rooms. Ex-
Senator H. G. Davis is preparing to
build house seventy-five yards from
that of Mr.. Elkins. The town Of El-
kins is the terminus of the West Vir-
ginia Central railway.-BaltimOre Sun
Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17
Treatment of the Insane.

Year after year facts are accumulat-
ing which show that many diseases and
arrangements which once appeared to
be in no way concerned in the causation
Of insanity are now capable of inducing
it. In fact, it now seems clear that
serious affections of any important part
of the system may be the means Of
bringing into existence that grave, men
tai state. In women, for instance, I'M
sanity must often be attributed to
diseases peculiar to their sex. Ample
evidence has been offered that constira-
ton and various other affections of the
abdomen are among the exciting causes.
Diseases of the ear as causes of insanity
have long been recognized; and it is al
so a well known fact that it frequently
has its origin in optical defects. Con.
sidering all this and the varied influences
which are capable of making cne in
sane, it has been suggested that in insane
hospitals the superintendent and assist
ant system should be abolished, and,
instead, staff, made up of reputable
specialists, appointed, as in other hos
pit:ls, such as the Boston City hospital
Most assuredly there is every srgument
in favor Of such an innovatiOn.-E"ston
Herald.
New York Sun: "Ah! Mr.. Greene"
he said, as he shook hands with a gen.
tleman from New Haven, as they met
in Union square.
@Glad to see you, Mr.. Smith"
@By the way, l sent you young man
a few months ago"
"You did.
II recommended him as a hust.ec.
Eyes"
1Wen, wanted to ask you how he
developed. When I pass judgement on
q man / like to follow him to see If
am right or wrong"
@Oh, you were right in this case"
@Then he was hustler?"
Indeed he was. When he had been
with me three months he ran away with
my daughter. I took them home, ex-
tendedmy blessing, and now he has gone
With my wife and $1,000 cash. You
make no mistake In Jour man, sir. He
b ct present out-hnstling five good de;
Eeciyeas
Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17
Where Mr.. Carnegie Made Hi!
Money.

Andrew Carnegie, the iron king, made
his first money in the oil country as a
producer of oil. He and some friends
bought the William Story farm on Oil
creek in 1850 for s35, 600. They organized
the Columbia Oil company in May of
that year and proceeded to develop the
farm for petroleum. The farm consisted
of 400 acres, and was not far from where
"Coal oil Johnny" found his pot of gold.
Every acre of the farm proved to be
productive, and it soon developed into
one of the richest bonanza farms of
the region.
It's first years output was 20, 500 barrels
and the following year this was in
creased to $1,000 barrels. The company
was organized with a capital stock of
$3.50 200, and in two and one-half years
dividends had been declared amounting
to lS0 per cent of the capital In three
years the production Of the farm had
increased to IA, 600 barrels. and during
this year the average price of oil was
Ss87K q barrel During the first six
months sof this year four dividends
were declared amounting to 16Oper cent
of the capital stock. which was soon in.
creased to q 10000 In ten years the
farm produced 17l5,s72 barrels Of oil
and il. still producing small amount.
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Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17

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Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17

III bhC uOAt looAi diiu tiC uOtlCc 1tlt
very nervous and inclined to give the
whole thing up and go home
IN THE PUGILIST's HANDS.
But his own particular pugilist decid-
cd the matter for hi:il by pressing him
down on the marble slab like sacrificiai
offering on an altar and began pound
ing him with wet catcher's glove He
alternates this treatment by rubbing the
bather's skin the wrong way with his
closed fist, and hitting each particular
muscle rap with the palm his hand.
The only satisfaction the novice had
was in listening to the whacks the other
prize fighter was giving his guide in the
next room. He felt that he was in part
avenged. When his own body had been
reduced to apulp the attendant lathered
him over with soapy substance that
got in his eyes and mouth and made
him blind and ILL The attendant re-
moved this with hard brush, which
he passed over the novice's body as deli
cataly as sailor swabs up the deck Sf
a man-of-war. Then he stood him up
under shower bath and dropped ton
of ice water over his nervous system
The attendant gave him about five
minutes to recover in the tank, around
which he swan or noated heavily, with
the conviction that he was 90 clean that
fhs sery synshins' wsald show darklj
on hk faeA Then b Hasl1ried on anij
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-13

different elevations without any harm
done. Il there are any trees growing CT
this ground do not cut them down, A. they
viii serve for posts. Have platform laid,
resting On short posts, at sueh height
from The ground as ts IrkaEe > eargent Of
air st al t1n1s uEdsr your 6orEs- The
reader viii see g. oaee fhAs a. tke pests
may Be made q any desired length tie in
equshtiss II tas surface are taken up By
them, and the floor becomes level Tbs
foor having been put down The roof h put
e. And By al means have good roof,
well EAiaxisd, and, Il the czTas il Il the
snow region, with q good pitch Then
mark cot the roosns In eoiEg this yo1
must reDember that the srszse. part of
the LIFE at camp il spent IN the opsn ar,
and thai tke rsost important part et ire
building K therefore the plaza Tbs
should Eo1 be less tbsn L feet wlds-i5 os~
ing becse--sas ~ che end Il shoCld sx-
pand into q large rsSn, wifh two or poss.-
big three SIDES closed One az these Esdes
may % formed By the partlgisn val 81 IRE
sleeping rooz, o-'tke-e ray - sisspasz
rosc-us CT tEo opposite s.aez. ths fst~d &C.
inE reserved fer H. Ereplsce and the
fo1rth bang the edge q Tie lizzzz AID
ooel- c. course.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-13

Tne glory or the summer camp II Ire urc-
place. This must be srilS Of brick, with 9
good ehimney, and mast be wide and deep
enough to take in q good sized log 1t is
by all odds the most expensive thing about
the place, for I have known of camps
where the freplsce eest a. much as the
building. For ali that il is more than worth
every cent paid tsri IL As,ysu sit on this
open piazza, with o bright drs Of good
wood flaming and. cracking before you,
the senSe Of comfort, Of physical delight, Is
something which cannot be pat into words.
The wide part Of tAe piszKa serves gen.
orally rs dining room, and il has there
fore table and some benches Just back
OF it arrange kitcken. wish some old bu;
serviceaAle wood burning kitchen stove,
some shelves, 3 barrel 70 hold water and q
rough table. In 8 summer camp the bar
racks principle must be utilized for the
sleeping rooms. Two of these are enough
one in which the ladies slsep and the
other for the gentlemen. Beds are made
of scantling, with canvas stretched across,
and for bedclothes blankets are BY all
odds the best. Sheets are out OF place On
the floors old rugs or strips-of carpet coIhe
in handiiy, and for furniture the chairs
which have been considered too cid for use
at home acquire new life when carried TO
the summer camp. A supply OF tinware
and knives, forks and spoons ara needed
for the table, while washing arrangements
are primitive in the extreme, generally
taking the shape of a bucket and tin
basin, the latter standing on box. Clothes
are simply the oldest YOU have.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-13

A summer camp does not demand very
much. Find some small or large lake con-
yenieutly neer your home The lake may
not be much more than large pond. but
it is better to hunt up one not less than
two miles long. Observe, if you would be
free from mosquitoes look out for swampy
land and do not, select the camp site in it's
neighbOrhood. Then, if possible, find in
your lake a small island anywhere from
a third of an acre up. 1t is the universal
experience of all people in summer camps
that an island Is the best of all locations.
These islands are not as rule expensive
The ideal island for camp is too small to
make it worth cultivating, and the wood
raised on it is not sufficient in quantity
to make the place profitable. And
speaking about wood. while there
is no objection TO large trees it is
better if there be a good second
growth, big enough to supply shade, but
not large enough to tempt the owner to
cut them down. In default of an island
select some point of land jatting out into
the lake and If possible have this rather
nigh ground. Having found your island
or its substitute buy il as cheaply as you
can. The point of land may be rocky and
absolutely worthless for agricultural pur-
poses, in which case it Is just as good for
summer camp and much cheaper TO buy.
You do not want much land, half an acre
being ample for all purposes. This should
not, unless it be very close 70 city, cost
more than 80, in return fer which sum IL
should be conveyed to you. your heirs and
assigns while water runs and grass grows.
The first step in building the camp is 70
select some piece Of ground which is fairly
level. If this cannot be found II docs not
much matter, for al the rooms may be at
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-13

outdoor life, especially 10 the children. is so
great that all parents feel as though they
would like TO give it to their children if
possible. The fashionable hotels and water
ing places are all very well for those who
can afford to go TO them. and doubtless
their many visitors enjoy themselves great
ly during their stay. But the average man
whose income is small cannot send his wife
and three or four children to Saratoga
Newport or Long Branch. He must find
some place where the weekly payments are
within his means. Say so week.
Enthusiastic Nimrods and fsherfolk have
been wont to talk of the delights of camp
life in the woods. The white tents stand
ing IN front of the camp fire. the green
grass shaded by the trees, the running
stream or the placid lakes formed pictures
the beauty of which was to the last degree
allurlng. But camping is not cheap, and
there are many-especially ladies-whO do
not care for the wild life. Children, too,
are a nuisance to themselves and others in
the woods. They are eternally getting lost,
or taking the beloved fly rods of their elders
and wofully abusing the same. Camp life
appealed to but few of those who wished
for an outing in the summer time An
other condition which any place for the
family was required to possess was ease of
access. The fathers, husbands or brothers
who were forced to work il city required
summer home to which they could travel
on Saturday and return on Monday.
Finally the camp l am about to describe
was evolved from some active brain. The
first of these was seen on some of the
smaller of the Thousand islands but it
it was not long before the scheme was
taken up, and these summer camps, as
they are generally called, began TO appear
in many places. At present they are found
in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New
York, New Jersey, Illinois, Michigan and
California. OF course there may be other
states where they have been built, but
those named are the ones in which l have
heard of the camps.