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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
THE GIRL WIFE IN INDIA.

wretcbed Existence of the Girls Who Be-
oome Widows at an Early Age.
On the day Of her marriage, the East In
dian girl is put into a palanquin, shut up
tight, and carried to her husbands house.
Hitherto she has been the spoiled pet Of her
mother; now she is to be the little slave Of
her mother-in-law, upon whom she is to wait
whose commands she is implicitly to obey,
and who teaches her what she Is TO do to
please her husband-what dishes he likes the
best and how TO cook them.
If the mother-in-Iaw is kind, she will let
the girl go home occasionally to visit her
mother. Of her husband she sees little or
nothing. she is Of no more account TO him
than little cat or dog would be. There Is
seldom or never any love between them, and,
no matter how cruelty she may be treated,
she can never complain to her husband Of
anything his mother may do, for he would
never take his wife's part.
Her husband sends to her daily the portion
of food that is TO be cooked for her, himself
and the children. When it is prepared she
places it on one large brass platter, and it is
sent to her husband's room. de eats what he
wishes and then the platter is sent back with
what is left for her and her children They
sit together on the ground and eat the re-
mainder, having neither knives, forks nor
spoons.
While she is young she is never allowed to
60 anywhere The little girls are married as
young as three years Of age; and, should the
boy TO whom such child is married die the
next day, she is called a widow, and is from
henceforth doomed to perpetual widowhOod;
she can never marry again. As widow She
must never wear any jewelry, never dress
her hair, never sleep on a bed-nCthing but a
piece OF mating spread on the hard brick
floor, and sometimes, IN fact, not even that
between her and the cold bricks; and, no
matter how cold the night might be, she must
baveno other covering than the thin garment
she has worn in the day.
She must eat but one meal q day, and that
Of the coarsest kind of food, and once in two
weeks she must fast twenty-four hours; then
not bit of food nor q drop Of water or medi-
cine must pass hsr lips, not even II she were
dying. She must never sit down nor speak
in the presence OF her mother-in-lsw, unless
commanded 70 do So Her food must be
cooked and eaten apart from the other won
ems She is disgraced and degraded woman.
She may never even look on at any Of the
marriage ceremonies or festivals. 1t would
be an evil omen for her to do so.
She may have been high caste Brahminio
woman, but on her becoming q widow, any,
even the lowest servants, may order her to dc
what they do not like to do. No woman in the
house must ever SPEAK one word Of love or
pity to her, for 1t is supposed that if a woman
shows the slightest commjseratlon to a widow
she will Immediately become a widow herself.
New York Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
Eating a Birds Nest.

To an American the idea Of eating birds
nest, which Of necessity cannot be otherwise
than filthy, Is repulsive; when it is known
that the nest to be eaten is composed of the
birds saliva, the thoughts Of using such a
thing for dessert causes a nausea The bird
building this edible nest Is a species of swift,
not unlike the American chimney swallow,
nesting in the caves and under shelving rocks
along the coast of China and Japan. In some
cases the nest is composed of a groundwork
of twigs or seaweed, but the best and clean
est % nests, which, Of course, bring the high
est price, are composed entirely of pure mucus
from the salivary glands. The material in its
hardened state IS brittle, librous white and
transparent, very Ike pure gum arabic, or
even glass. With the Chinese the edible birds
nest is a most aPpetizing delicacy, and they
viii eat it when tWo-thirds of the entire struc-
ture Is composed Of a framework of hair,
feathers and straw.-St. Louis Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
ing Nine. Gerster's wonderful

visited the United States for the first time Gin
1870 she had been triumphantly received at
Berlin, Florence, st. Petersburg and London.
Seven years before America heard for the
first time the wonderful voice of EtelSa Ger
ster, Annie Louise Cary made her debut in
New York. The younger generation of music
lovers hardly know who Annie Louise Cary
was but the older ones, VINO heard her sing,
remember her with thrill of admiration
for her talent and regret for her absence
from the stage
She was born in a little town in Kennebec
Ne, in 1912 Even when she was little
girl her voice was SO rich and mellow to
attract attention and her father sent her TO
Boston to study music. Shortly afterwards
she became member of DR. Bartol's church
choir and did so well that her friends organ
lied a concert for her benefit, and the result
enabled her to go to Europe in 1866 to pur-
sue her studies. In 1867 she made a success
full debut in Copenhagen as AZucena in III
Trovatore.n she sang in Sweden and Nor
way under the management of Ferdinand
Strakosch and, later, won veritable triumphs
in Stockholm, Berlin and London.
The young prima donna was rapturously
received in the United States when, in 1870,
she made her first professional visit to the
country of her birth. She sang in company
with Kellogg, Nilsson and other famous
artists, and was at once established as the
representative American cOntralto. Miss
Carys admirable qualities did not stop with
her ability to sing. As a woman she was as
lovely as she was talented as a singer What
ever was hers was also the property of the
poor-she played the part of ''booter lady"
in real life as well as she played and sang her
mimic parts Oh tho stage.
a pretty story Is told of her kindness to
poor German woman and her little child 1t
was during the early days of the famous
mission at Five Points New York city. Miss
Cary as well as many other prominent peo-
pie, was straining every point to keep the
tiny oasis in Gotham's desert of iniquity
green, and was a frequent visitor to the mis-
sion house. She sang one night some simple
songs to the group of children who had been
gathered together from the surrounding
slums, and her sweet voice and gentle man
ner completely woD their hearts. 1t was per-
haps a weei, later that a carriage drove up to
the theatre door just as Miss Cary was finish
ing her evenings performance. 1t contained
one of the ladies from the mission, who told
Miss Cary that poor German woman had
called at the mission and asked with stream
ing eyes to see the lady who had sung 20 the
children Tie woman would not tell why
she wanted To see Miss Cary. but begged for
her so piteousIy that they finally promised
to put the case before the great singer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17

Miss Carr hesitsced only long enough 10
change her stage costume fer a street dress
before she drove pesV haste 10 the address
given by the German woman. They found
her in = cold. cherries attic of a back street
tenement. and in her saivering arms she
clasped sick child. The latter, during her
lnfreQuent moments of consciousness. CON
stanrly called for the lady who lad sung at
the mission.
Miss Cary relieved the tired mother OF her
burden and held tie CT Id IN her own arms,
while sue sang softly the same songs the little
girl had heard her : before. The chlld's
waiiugs ceased at - IA the meantime
willing hands had bull s warm fire in the
empty stove and had brought noIrlShinS
food But cold and bur ger had already done
their work, and the child sighed away her
little life ia Mss Cary's arms as the great
singer sang low and sweet Of the angels and
be who has said: suffer little children 10
come unto me-
Miss Cary retired from the stage about
twelve years ago, after having married a rich
New Yorker named Raymond She mas
charge OF one Of Go.ram's Big charities, and
whore good Is 10 l. zone rlcre Is she Sas
sang IN CHORUS during a Brooklyn concern
not long ago, but says she has not courage to
sing a solo II public now.
Perhaps it is hardly fair 70 class Clara
Louise Kellogg with tle prime dome Of the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
Future of Glass in Mechanics.

In recent attempt to determine the place
that viii ultimately be occupied ~ vitreous
substances in mechanics it is SEATED that NJ.
: de la Bastie, French chemist, has during the
past few years conducted a series Of expert
ments which have resulted in a method Of
rendering glass sufficiently tough for use In
molding many articles hitherto made Of iron.
1t is promised that the huge sub-Atlantio
pneumatic tube, for the connection OF the old
with the new world, the suggestion Of which
was received with Indifference and increduli-
ty some time ago, may eventually turn out
TO be not SO chimerical as at first glance 10
was judged TO be- A glass car fitted into a
tube Of the same material would spin away
at an incredibly fast rate. No appreciabIs
heat would be generated, and the great hard
ness and smoothness of the material would
greatly lessen the retarding influence Of fric-
ton, which win be one Of the most important
considerations in all systems Of future rapid
transit.-New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
AntirnItv of Face Painting.

The custom Of painting the face was
brought to Gaul and Germany by the Ro-
mons. & few centuries LATER 100 different
aalves for the complexion were sold ID the
German market Ia modern times France
has been the great manufacturer and con
sumeT Of cosmetics. IN England, too, the
use Of them has been general In 1919 the
English parliament found it expeCient to con-
slider bill to tire effect that 'aA women,
without distinction as TO age or rank, maid
ems as well as widows. who should deceive
the mala subjects OF lis majesty and mislead
them into marriage by means Of paint, salve,
beauty water, false teeth, false Spanish wool,
corse1s, or padded hips, should be punished
under the provisions Of the law against sor-
Gerry, and the marriage should be declared
rlull Berlin Courier
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17

--rvrA WV
tax pains to be
courteous to them. The joke about the cold
ness of Mary Andersen is proverbial; but it
said that all the witty paragraphs sent out at
Our Mary's" expense had been rehashed
from similar ones written with Clara Louise
as their subject. Down to November, 1887,
she was looked upon as being almost without
sentiment. Then her little romance devel
oped. Years before-no one seems to know
how many-she had been saved by plucky
young man from drowning This young man
was Carl Strakosch, nephew of Max Strak
osch. He was a good deal younger than
Miss Kellogg; but his heroism resulted in a
strong friendship between them, and the
friendship developed into love. They were
married in Elkhart, Md, and so far as any
body knows have been very happy.
Writing Of Kellogg's marriage recalls
the entirely different but no less unu-
sual one Of Christine Nilsson. This latter
took place in Paris in 1887 The Spanish
Count de Casa Miranda was the bridegroom,
and the strange part of it was the story that
Nine. Nilsson married the count not because
she felt any very overwhelming affection for
him, but because she loved his daughter SO
well. The latter was at the time a grown up
young lady, and had for several years been
Mime. Missions travelling companion and
dearest friend. Her father, the count, was
very fond of his daughter, and objected tC
having her away from him so much. Finally
the matter was satisfactorily arranged by
the marriage of the loving papa to the nc
less loving friend, who thus became the mann.
ma of her beloved companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
Plain Dress for Sunday.

Have you ever noted, " said an observing
man, how much more quietly and plainly the
women OF New York dress on Sundays than
on other days Of the weeks Go up Fifth av-
enus any wesk day and notice tire costumes,
and then 60 up the same streso On Sunday
and nots the difference. And il need not be
st church tinae either; you VIII see the same
thing any time Ii the afternoon. dare say
there's plan - It, and it seems 10 me : very
ssuslb.s AID listing taiug, too. Now York
Evening sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
NJ(IlIf Eagle
THE OLD CLOCK.

Dingy and brown is the veil worn case
Where the busy wheels goro1ad;
On the sYia.ltel old, in it's RlemoTied place,
Ticks the clock with a noisy sound.
How the FURNISHED hands DER its homely fact
Once moved with a leaden creepl
Twas a sluggish pace, DER its circled space.
But now us dismal sweep.
Il clicked al day with a steely ring,
It clicked in the midnight hour;
hesteady swing Of the well worn spring
Uncoiled its iron power.
The hands Stilmove with welcome noise
While softly pazrrs the cat;
A buzZing fly the dog annOys
As he groEls from the deerSkin nat
The golden hours that made youths day
One dream Of boyish fun
Are shorter now, and the shadows play
Ger LIES declining sun.
The clock ticks on, in its soulless race
While the busy wheels 90 round;
The years are traced on its lettered face
As it clicks with a soberer sound.
New Orleans Picayune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17

By the way, it was just before her mar
rage 10 Count de Miranda that Nilsson had
her exciting earthquake experience at Men
tone. 1t was o'clock in the morning when
the shock came, and almost in an instant the
hotel was ruin. Notwithstanding the crash
of falling walls and ceilings lime. Nilsson did
not lose her presence of mind. She did not
stop to dress. but she did stop to unlock her
trunk and take therefrom about $780, 900 in
money and jewels. The counts daughter
shared her room as usual and, wrapping
themselves in blankets and bedclothing, they
made their escape as best they could.
This was not Mime. NilssOn's first thrilling
adventure. In 1885 she was singing at Stock
holm She had just finished song when the
enthusiastic crowd rushed toward Charles
XII square. The police vainly tried to stop
them-women tainted and children screamed
and a frightful panic resulted. The scene
that followed was horrible in the extreme.
Hundreds OF people were trampled under foot
and the air, which so short a time before had
been filed with the divas wTinglng tones, re
verberated with the cries Of the wounded and
diving. Nine Nilsson through it all remained
calm and did her best 10 prevent the panic
from extending TO those near her. She dis
bursed thousands of kroner to relieve the suf-
ferings of the wounded and gave several con-
certs, the proceeds of which were devoted 70
the same good cause. DAVIS DEACONs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
A Kitchen Necessity.

A good range or cooking stove lightens
woman's work SO much tha5 every kitchen
should contain one; though the parlor be IN
furnished or the house Imprinted, have a safe,
reliable stove with which 70 do the family
cooking. doubt if there's man living whe
would bother with an implement as trying as
a burned out, cracked cooking stsve tnat
takes three times the fuel it should to heat tins
oven hot enough 10 baie. ! cooking stove
should he roomy; it Is a mistake to buy a
small stove. A range with SIX lids, large
oven, elevated warming oven and other con-
veniences is the joyof a Housewives heart. a
stove with four lids, revolving top, reservoir
will do. There are many good kinds made
Stoves and ranges should have large fire
boxes. When wood is burned in winter,
chunks and small logs can be burned therein
at night; If the drafts are properly regu-
lated the fire viii keep until mornins.-Good
Housekeeping.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
The Policeman and the Babv.

"Some people have peculiar ideas as to the
duties of policeman" said Sergeant Burke
"a few minutes since, was coming down
Broadway and l saw a nicely dressed lady,
carrying a child of about . months old, I
should think, stop the patrolmas i'm front of
me. 1 was near enough by this tfzes to hear
her first question, which was:
"'How often do the horse cars pass hereF
"'About every ten minutes, ma'am,' was
the officers reply.
Dear mel l have been waiting here
longer than that now she continued Then,
looking up at the officer, she asked, with q
most innocent and appealing expression,
Would you mind staying here and holding
baby until the next car comes2 l am so
tired
''When I tell you that the officer in question
was the oldest bachelor on the force, and had
never in the memory Of man had baby in
his arms, perhaps you can imagine the look
on his face as he turned and stalked away.n
Kansas City Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
Why Many Women Fan.

The reason 50 many women Of fairly good
features are 20 utterly embarrassing Is, they
think OF little else than the drud-ery of their
lives Their faces reflect only pastry and
mutton chops, w-ggan and darts or invita-
tons and menus for LBcl. The drudgery Of
fashionable life is 10 more elevarng to looks
or physique than the cares Of kitchen and
nursery. You women Gad nothing III life
worth living for but loveliness and love, and
suicidally put to death all that make these
things. Shirley Dare in home Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
THE LOST CHORDS.
Some Queens of Song Whose
Reigns Have Ended.
FOUR DIVINE DIyAs OF THE PAST.

EteIka Gerster, the Bavarian Prima Donna
Annie Louise Cary and What She Did
"for Charity's sake'-The Marriages of
Clara Louise Kellogg and Christine Nilsson
1t is a notable fact that the honors of the
stage are seldom divided equally between
drama and song. Fifteen years ago, for in
stance, there were more great singers than
great actresses Now the case is reversed.
Fifteen years ago Gerster, Cary, Nilsson and
Kellogg were in their haIcyon days; but it
would have been hard to select at that time
four actresses as great. Now, we have one
or two truly great prima donnas with many
Of great PROMISE and fully dozen actresses
of almost phenomenal talent.
When Gerster's voice gave way after
months Of illness the calamity was not hers
alone; the whole world lost by it, In 1887
she sang for the last time in public. When
she landed ia New York on a November
morning Of that year she intended TO carry
out an extended concert tour. She sang
once in New York; but her old admirers,
who had gone expecting to hear that won
derful bell ike voice, which had 50 pleased
them in times gone past, were disappointed.
A few nights afJerward she sang in New Ha-
ven. 1t was apparent that she could not
continue the tour, and she retired to the
home of her brother, New York physician,
hoping that a few months of rest would
bring back her waning vocal powers. 1t was
a vain hope. That New Haven concert was
her last.
Notwithstanding Nine Gerster's wonderful
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
Fresh rIouers in Gsrmanr.

1t appears that from the beginning Of No
venber, 1888. to the end Of May, 1885, cut
flowers to the value of over 4142, 773 were
sent abroad from Cannes, Of which the ma
jority went to Berlin and other large towns
in Germany. The art Of arranging fresh
lowers artlstically is said to be most success
fully practiced by German lady florists, q
large number Of whom make comfortable
living by this employment. The trade has
during the last few years been particularly
Furnishing, gifts of fresh flowers being very
popular with all classes in Germany Not
only is every family festivity made the occa-
sion Of gifts of flowers, but the custom Of be-
slowing bouquets or posies on the parting
guest or friend is greatly increasing. The
rich lady takes her magnificent baskets and
fanciful bouquets into her carriage as she
takes leave of her friends at the station, and
the poor woman carries away her pot Of
fuchsia or mignonette, wrapped in a piece Of
pink tissue paper and ornamented with a bit
of ribbon.-Pall Mall Gazette
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17

The government q Sa-atotI- Russia, sails
each year 70 tie peCp,e sn immense quantity
of tar for Ike II their UuslaeSs- A. rre saIes
are OF credit, and g. the peasants can neither
Rad nor VITA. the account 81 es1cl : &egs oT
means O. certain signs male VITA 51e ter uTon
his door post Pay DAY CONES every fall a,ld
then only are tee door posts q Sz-zsoH
washed clean until new EccoUnt = Started
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17

According TO German authority ehs fol-
lowing affords a simple means Of copying a
drawing on ordinary Opaque drawing paper
Stretch the paper over the dr1>4fng in the
usual manner and soak IL with benzine by-ths
aid Of a cotton pad, when the paper beoorn-s
completely Transparent On this The draw
ing can be traced either with India ink. pen
chi or water color. The bannne evapOrates
on exposing the paper 70 the air, and leaves
IL In its normal condition
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
Important Law Point

Law Student-I notice that IN selecting q
jury you always question them about their
religion. Why Is that, Ar. hardnuttl
Mr.. Hardnutt great criminal lawyer)-It
is always well to know what a Jurymsn's re-
Hgion IS, you know.
Law Student-Are you afraid they WON'T
have reh Eion euoughl
Mr.. Hardnutt-U m-no; afraid theyT have
too much-New y ork eekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17

The native African Is noted for his fine
white teeth, but, although cleanliness is pre-
sumably a virtue Of civilization, the African
does not keep ms 'lvOTlea" clean without an
effort lie uses a short stick Of fbrous wood,
which Is chewed until the fiJers Of one end
separate and resemble brltles, and spends
considerable time rubbing the end Of this
little stick over MS testh.-New York Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
MY LITTLE COTTAGE DOOR.

When the sezrs begin TO glimmer,
In the soft sky overhead,
And the daylight wakes DINNER,
And the rosy light is dead;
Al the cares OF day forsake.
Al the toiling is DER,
And now socn I viii bet2ke ne
Tony little cottage door.
There the joys of life hover,
And there IS no grief or cara
And no trouble ere viii enter,
For tbs love that's dwelling there;
Love that flils the heart with dreaming,
Bright ming all things more and mora
and its holy light Is streaming,
In my little cottage door.
And so fondly do l cherish,
That to save from pain and care.
would lay mo down and perish
For the loved ones dwelling there;
And pray 70 Coo IN heaven.
And pray It Ger and Ger,
That the dearest blessing given,
Enter in my cottage door.
Atlanta Constitution
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17
Queer PrescriDtions,

eve have the queerest kind Of prescrip-
tons called for sometimes" said pharma-
cist few days since. Not very many days
ago a reputable physician sent TO ask me if
could get him some Of the virus from bee
sting, to be used, think he said, In scarlet
fever. And another physician once told me
that he had secured marvellous results in a
case where powerful opiates had failed by
using virus from the bite of rattlesnake. ~
New York Evening Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-17

The alleged immunity Of smokers from in
fectioUs dlseese is uo- mere fancy. as Il :
shown toe tobacco smoke destroys microbes
or delays Jhei- development Attention Is
called 10 the injury 20 the infants q 'He poor
in their croNdsl apartments ~ tobacco
smoke, the symptoms being saaEeo eyes, LIST
less ways, restless nights, nausea and los q
appetite, which disappear o. removal Of The
cause.-W asnlngtoa star