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Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02
THE KANSAS UNIVERSITY.

The Kansas university has issued its
catalogue for the current year. From it
we gather the following summary:
The alma mater of each instructor is
now given, showing that some of the
best institutions in the country are rep
resented. The faculty now numbers
thlrty-three, slight increase over last
year. The enrolment for the first term
only (the second term opens February 4,
is 521. This Is a very marked increase,
especially when it is remembe that
preparatory classes are being dropped
out each year. 4 much larger number
than usual are being enrolled in collegi-
ate classes. The entire preparatory de-
partment disappears next year. Here
after students will be admitted by exam
ination, or on certificate from ''any pre-
sident, superintendent, or principal of
any college, academy. or other incor-
porated institution of learning. or of anv
high school, showing that such students
have completed all the preparatory
prescribed studies,' as laid down
in the catalogue. This provision
does away with much of the cum
bersome machinery with which the
university has heretofore tried TO
keep touch with the state schools.
Nineteen high schools are given whose
published courses fully prepare for one
or more courses in the university: and
thirtytive which nearly prepare. Pro
vision has been made for persons of
mature years and character" who desire
TO take up some special work.
The library has been greatly enlarged.
and Is evidently becoming the center of
university life. All departments show
an increase in equipment and an i'm
provement in facilities. This seems es-
peclaIiy true OF the department Of cleo
trical engineering. which has now q
training shop in mechanical engineering,
and is IN advance of anything Of its kind
IN the west. 4 new and Interesting fea-
ture in this catalogue Is q comparative
table exhibiting the growth of the uni
verslty from Its beginning in 1866 70 the
close Of the year 1883.
1t should be remembered that there
are no fees whatever in connection with
any work in any department. General
instruction, as well as that In music,
law, pharmacy and engineering, IS Ell
tirely free. This is not known to be
true Of any other similar institution in
the country: and this fact alone ought
to double the attendance II single
year. All correspondence should be ad-
dressed to the Chancellor. Lawrence,
Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02

There is strong demand for money
for commercial and industrial purposes,
and the banks are losning their funds
freely. This is certainly encouraging
intelligence to the country, and 1t Is
hoped the revivifying effects upon busl-
ness may be such as to be felt at once.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02
For the Eagle,
ESTRANGED.

Though far apart, my darling. side by side
As when our hearts with iightest raptures beat
Before our footsteps trod the paths OF pride;
Our close companiOnship hath never died;
True love and trust are always fair and sweet.
And years from life's best hopes can never hide,
A kindred soul that made its own complete.
So thou dear one, shalt come once more to me.
The sweeter grown for all thy years of pain,
Ny longing arms shall open wide for thee
And thou shalt nestle on my breast again;
Then perfect love shall richly crown the years,
And both be better for our grief and tears
FREEMAN L. MILLER.
Canadian Texas, Jan. %, 1880.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02

The silver question is an important
one to the western farmer. India raises
a large quantity of wheat, enough, at
least. to make her a decided rival to
western wheat growers. If silver COM
mands high price, the effect will be to
raise the price of wheat. 1t will be
readily seen, then, that the silver ques-
ton is of vital importance to American
wheat producers.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02

The suit brought by the Standard Oil
company to prevent the city of Toledo,
Ohio, from issuing $3.50, 900 worth of
bonds in order to pipe its own gas, has
been decided in favor of the city. The
proceedings were declared lawful and
constitutional in all particulars.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02

Prof Cragin, of Washburn college. and
his class in natural history are in costa
cies over "A magnificent specimen Of aIli-
gator gar, n fish brought up from the In
dian territory and said TO have dwelt in
the waters there at a time when the ocean
covered that territory. The specimen be-
fore the class is eight feet three inches in
length and three feet around. Its skin,
scales. teeth and part of the tail and fins
are in perfect shape.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02

than anything else It has taken out
and kept out and still keeps out of legiti-
mate business large volumes of money
that ought to be SO employed, and would
be today but for the reason named. We
have become nation of gamblers, so to
speak, and until the unnatural, vicious
habit and practice Is abandoned and
every body gets down to straight, legiti-
mate business we have little hope of a
material betterment of existing con-
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02
No Good to a Town.

Prom The American.
The tigst-iisted. penurious old nickle-
grabber who cares for nobody but him
self, but goes on absorbing like a sponge.
never spending anything, is of no ad-
vantage to 8 town, and It only takes a
few to kill any town. Such one as we
speak of may in the course Of time hoard
up some money, but is not likely TO get
very rich. Liberality begets prosperity
and the liberal minded. progressive busi-
ness man builds up himself and his town
at the same time.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02

The railroads should ever have the in
terest of the agriculturalist at heart.
The traffic of the roads is increased IN
proportion to amount of produce mark
eted by the farmer
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Our Precocious Neighbor

Our Precocious Nelghbor.
From the OEiahonas City JOaTEAL
Kansas is % years old today, and a
wonderful state she is for her age
Wichita EAGLE.
Yes. Kansas is all right-we think q
heap OF Kansas, but she will have to hide
her diminished head before half as many
years have rocked the cradle Of the new
born king-Oklahona-
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02
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Daily Eagle
MARSHALL NJ. MURDOCH. EDITOR.

All the southern points report active
trade with an increase in the volume of
business transacted extending through
out that entire section.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-02

The railroads are doing an enormous
business. East bound shipments from
Chicago increased 107 per cent last week
over the same week last year.
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and then tack felt the circle At the toy shops
they have little plsvthing led the soap bubble toy
which is novelty for this and which has an
arrangement for blowing the bubbles, tin for the soap
water and bat but 1t is doubtful If the children
would like this elaborate arrangement well as
the penny pipe and the homemade bat.
The German method Of caring for a young infant
has many things to recommend It. II certainly Sc
quiet and rest for the child from relatives who
tossing it up its dormant intel
lect. from overland friends who chucking IL
under the chin TO II it Will notice. The French
baby soon as it is born, is put into an elaborate
bassinet, cradle standing basket made OF pnins'
of sheer muslin over soft waddng. and trimmed IN te
daintiest style with pale blue, white or rose ribbons
II is thus made show piece and appears very OFTEN
on display. The English baby is usually laid In
crib on soft hair mattress with the thnnest possible
hair pillow under It's head, and Is Kept quieV thoueh
mothers. OK course adopt the French oass'net.
The German baby the contrary, is laid In nest
This Is a pillow Of down soft wool. covered with
fine linen which IS made to OPEN In this papooselike
arrangement the small Is laid and tied up Win
ribbons at the side. II the infant Is born Jaegerite
as many German babies are nowauays' MS nest u
made Of pure wool. covered with white wool ana
dalnty trimmed with wooen lace ana Ms eiouhg
consists of a high.nccked wool shirt, ribbed band
exouisteIy soft and warm, and highnecked, moder-
ately long slip made Of the softest wool tarea Whiie
the infant Is in the nestwhch he Is carried about In
Till he Is able 10 hold up his head-he does not need
much more clothing The objection TO tlis method OF
handling baby Is that IL abrdges us liberty. There
~ .r,a,n rights that every baby possesses and which
~ f. o,,e likely TO assert viva one OF these is
the right 10 kick and toss it's arms about
All things considered. the English method OF giving
babv soft hair mattress and, above all. hair
inflow. II any pillow Is needed, Is TO be commented
"A the most sensible. But the heights and depths
of those English brass cribs The wonder grows as
an. ,oots At them that any Engllshman has ever
survived the inevitable knocks he received in them
in infancy The American fashion of a crib with
side that let's down. that II becomes an alcove Of
the he'd has not been introduced apparently in Eng
land At least none of the English brass cribs sold
IN this country are made in this way. They are
contved that the most careful mother would
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figured garments, resembling III color the flowers OF
the field and rivang in ueness the work Of spiders
for some OF 1t is now In the market with longitudinal
stripes of pale pink, primrose, lavender cIoxblue
with limitations of Arabic letters, flowers, insects and
birds woven into the fabric. 81
needs every day. Each generation grows up the
! as the preceding one verify there is nothing, new
under the sum- The preacher goes to addlti his
most mournful Of all dissertations, that everything Is
vanity" vanitas vanitatum.7 Here we beg very
cheerfully to differ from nm-nohIns is vanity that
Is done In honest everyday fashion TO make lthotc
around one happier and brighter. Even pretty c2hes
and pretty household articles have their mission, and
how much more the yearly Christmas gifts that loving
fingers prepare for the home members OF the home
circle! For this rather rambling preamble means
an Introduction to some things really desirable in
the way of homemade gifts. As the most useful is
not always the newest, will begin with several
articles that have been already tested and found most
acceptable. and will therefore bear repetition
In the first place photograph frames, although they
are no novelty never come ainiss. The following
directions for making a double folding frame can be
applied to the for which we VIII presently give
the design Take smooth pasteboard and very sharp
knife, and cut four squares 6l2xs. From two
of these squares cut out the centre. leaving
frame OF one and half inches. Cut the silk plush
onchalf inch every way larger than the frame. Lay
on the frame itself split layer OF cotton batting cut
in the shape, and neatly. To turn In the
inside the material must be little slit in
this fashion:
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way Of finishing chimney piece Is TO panel up to the
ceiling with wood painted white to correspond with
the mantel, and two little chimney seats on either
side Of the fire give cosey look to the single nook.
Rug door cushions. too, pretty addition and look
most invtingly comfortable. Hang on large hooks
screwed into the woodwork, all that is necessary to
keep neat hearth and bright fre-bellows, easily
handled poker and tongs and hearth brush. There Is
greater enjoy nent apparently for than poking
his own fire. and telling his wife how fire ought be
made.
The chimney seats mentioned be very easily made
BY any carpenter twonch bevelled board of the right
width and depth for a small seat forms the top
Nail strip Of wood TO the mante the width OF the
seat as a support and fix the board hrnly by
For the front support out, also from a two-inch
board the shape given In the sketch The scat should
be low not more than foot and hall high, and
be finished of with a cushion.
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The library oeiled with California redwood and the
floor stained with burnt SIENNA vanished aud waxed
and shining, is attractive room to begin Here
we would not put up the white muslin curtains how
ever but get thin material (silkone Is Lrety and
cheap which has Indian yellow effect this will
blend well with the red colorng of the walls and
floor The rugs too should be Indian yellow In tone.
II you can only have one get white gostskin from
vantine's to go with 1t. large writing table is an
essential but il is prettier II 1t Is not the stereotyped
library table with drawers either side, although tho
latter is doubtless convenient than merely largo
table. The fireplace might be made Of either terra
Gotta or brick. pretty way OF making very mex
pensve brick fireplace is to have the brick form an
arch-chlppng the ends into points-and building the
crate into brick sides wide enough 10 put ketAe
or plate to warm. Little brick chimney seats may
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as the idea may not just wants 1t. IL Is
simply piece Of material cut little larger than the
paper book, neatly lined and with pocket In which
q, slim the title leaves Of the volume thus keeping II
teadv In It's place This diagram represents the in
side lining, and A the pockets with ribbon to tie
IL II one likes.
photograph cases, which are getting In vogue again.
ora made In the except that the pockets
are deeper; and the same tiling MADE long ana mar
o -. hold mems ties, and wadded with sachet
nowasr. makes pretty gift for a brother. or per
ssns some one who Is not brother. One recently
rad. had the motto "This Is not thu only ts which
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book covers-with pieces from her wedding dress. A
scrap of your grandmohers brocade for Instance, or
some small bit Of stuff that ycu have picked up In an
Eastern bazaar when on your travels-anything that
has association well beauty would be more in
teresting than material bought from shop-athoush,
Of course you find lovely things for the purpose
One of the prettiest book ever saw, was
made OF pale san with hinges and corners OF gold
and silver Spanish embroidery, which is done by
crossing and recrossing the heavy bullion thread
closely together and sowing 1t in its place with fine
yellow silk II it is gold and white silk II silver The
way of making the bookcover is almost too well known
to be repeated STILL perhaps 1t is better 10 give It,
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three spaces for books This painted white and filed
with books makes really attractive Of furniture
We have now two seats and three tables add
piano II You are musical and several comfortable
chairs. and You afford to wait for anything more
In this hang your prettes pctres Us the walls
arc white they will look better covered much as
possible
There a sketch OF q white and gold mantel
given In The Tribune several weeks ago, which would
look well In this room. This sketch had design
cut in the plaster but the rough plaster gided would
look we'll without the effect Of the basreief pretty
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Your frame is now ready. and you can proceed with
the back Lay your other two pieces Of cardboard on
the lining quarter of inch apart, leaving as with
the Others an ample margin Of material Turn over
the edge and glue neatly with very strong glue Be
tween the two pieces of cardboard paste strip OF ma
teria the quarer-ofan-inch space left between
them: this serves as the hinge. You have now your
back and fronts and all that is needed is to glue them
together Wait however. until they are thoroughly
dry, and then put a coating of glue on the sides, so
that the top and bottom will he left Open Place the
frames squarely over the backs, together and
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SONG.
7 have loved f,owrs that fade

I have loved fowss that fade
Within those magic tents
Rich hues have marriage made
With sweet unmemoriet scents
4 honeymoon delight
A 10Y Of love at sight,
That ages in an hour
Ny song be like fowcr'
/ have loved airs that die
BEFORE their charm Is writ
Along a liquid sky
Trembling TO welcome II.
Notes that. with pulse OF fire,
Proclaim the spirits desire.
Then die, and are nowhere:
NV song be like an airl
Die, song, die like breath
And wi'her as bloom:
Fear not howery death,
Fear not an empty tombl
Fly with delight, fly hence!
Twas thine loves tender sense
To feast. now on thy bier
Beauty snail shed a tear.
-(RoBERT BRIDGES.
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half yard, attach scissors einery-bss and needle
book, and finish at the top with full bow. There
Is hardly anything, however, woman Would rather
have at a Christmas gift than drawer-ning sachets-
that L. fat silk slkolne cut the exact size OF the
bottams Of the drawers with powdered perfumes be-
tween the layer OF cotton which is tackled between
the two pieces Of material 1t is tulsm to say that
the simplest thing is often the most useful and &C.
ceptable but it is astonishing to how often the
most elaborate Christmas work is toled over that Is
really not worth the time and labor given 1t.
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place under heavy weight. This frame can ts made
In groups for four and six and eight photos
The accompanying design for a screen Is
easily carried ont and costs next to nothing,
and combined with the photo frames might be made
very pretty. Buy small, low clothes-horse with
two panels, gid the reds, and each point screw
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small brass tip finish then hang the photograph
frame. made we have already described from the
top rail, tie to the top and the bottom between
each picture From the second rod hang soft silk or
plush curtain, which should reach the floor.
Another ever useful present is the book-cover for
paper books. odd bits Of embroidery and scraps OF
rich figure dresses are beautifully utilized in this
fashion. One girl has kept pieces of all the dresses in
which she had particularly good time, from her
contingent" gown until now, when she intends TO
complete her library-for she makes them all into
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BINDS u.s., embroidered Oh the cover Blotters arc
always useful and pretty; and a becoming and prc.'y
httie adjunct to the toilette Is ribbon chateA"o
which Is made In this very simple manner: 10 'h''s
lengths Of ribbon varying from three quarters anu
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be added II desired, with brick hearth in between.
A redwood shelf with brackets will a mantle.
This fireplace although rough, is very effective and
will cost much less than regularly finished. 1t
would have to be done when the were building
the chimney. For your furniture go slowly and buy
bit by bit You viii find 1t more satisfactory In the
end. We have finished the first floor with the
exception of the kitchen and laundry which will DO
dealt with later. Next week We will take the bed
rooms theme.
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soap bubble party is pretty way of entertaining
children. or those Of larger growth. there is
fascination about the ary fairy things that makes
grown up like 10 try his luck in producing "a per-
feet beauty" the children say. 4 novel idea for
such an entertainment is to have little bats covered
with felt: bubble can be battel up into the air
number Of times before 1t finally bursts into nothing
and it is delightful to number OF children eagerly
keeping the pretty things up above their heads.
The bats be easily made of stiff wire and then
covered with thin felt Twist the wire into this shape
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Here are some figures for simple evening
dress, furnished by girl who is very "canny' about
clothes and who declares that ga covered the outlay
for this very pretty gown. which can be put In the
tub and washed II II were gingham. and which
with taste and ingenuity be changed into new
frock number of times during the season Buy
twelve yards of white dotted Swiss at 90 cents per
yard; fifteen yards grosgrain watered ribbon, at
% cents twenty-five yards Of SOFT effective lace, at
"a cents per yard; a waist lining and thread for SO
cents. This ltuc frock is simple that girl can
easily make II herself and thus the dressmaker's
bill. Tho waist is short, with a round neck, the
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In olden times scents were IN great favor, but as
dstilljng was not then invented, ladies carried them
in the form Of ointments in precious boxes nolo"ea
from a single ONYX. amethyst emerald Many OF
,hase costly yinaigrettes can be now In the
rorsepu AZ Naples Roman ladies applet 10 the
skin after their daily bath liquid paste OF roses
called rhoduIn. and an ointment made OF mes oao'
lrinum Their long hair was washed every night WIN
wild thyme water and then rubbed with lavender OIL.
rb had also oils extracted from the foxglove. sweet
marioram cinnamon, iris, water mint, Wild vine ahu
narnolia and IL surprising that modern cheinlSts
have not found IL worth their while TO rdisoover eee
forgotten essences ri,
perhaps however, our degenerate noses would fall
IN recognize any in extract OF foxeloVes
Or If wild vine for our sense of smell seems TO have
suffered by civilization far It's aouteneSs Is con-
cerned II certainly cannot compare with the subthty
NJ a ssyages olfactory In the primitive stage
of human progress these powers Of smelling were oil
great assistance In the struggle for life as help IN
obtaining food and protection against dangers Oh
many sorts To this day, with the forest races Oh
Borneo gesture Of smelling takes the place Of our
shaking hands and il is the custom OF some tribes Oh
avages IN greet relative comrade by smelling him
all over a mode which doubt has sometimes lts
drawbacks We may be considered lucky that our al
vsnced state of civilization has deprived us OF this g'
~ a doc-like scent For such faculty undei tho
nresent conditions Of city exisences would be lar
outweighed by It's numerous annoyances.
In the South Of France there are innumeraols
dover farms where plants grown for The perfume
stIers Of the Brgasque country. They fragrant.
dewy. idyIlic places, where violets cultivation
like corn, and roses grow like currant bushes inc
mink. the amber. the white and the purple OF ,ons
acids of hyacnths glow under the hedges of sloes and
cactus with pierce the biae air with their broao'
sword-like blades But our modern perfumcrs nave
not vet been able 10 obtain from all this wealth OF
blossom a perfume which is any way true 10 nature.
All their extracts and have indeIcrbabe
something which robs them Of the sweetness OF an
opening bud and endows them with a harshncss,
sicllsness and a pungmcy which arc never found
In the dew-laden flowers, these Tiny esuser manu-
featured by Gods hand. The gpni4s OF man. great
as IL Is will destroy the beauty and perfection
OF nature, which IL always best untouched ard there
Is more charm In the faint odor Of . 50 pink
or q bunch Of aorss than y 70 b found In I'll the
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1t Is fancy Of the hour for ladies to buy huckaback
and damask toweng by the yard and hernstitch their
own towels at home very beautiful quality OF
toweing linen may be purchased by the yard at so
cents. Towels Of the same quality, yard and
quarter long and hardly wide would cost at least
$1o dozen, that considerable saving is effected by
such fashionable pasme In case the worker wishes
to make fanciful elaborate towel, such rs are hune
over the Others the rack all the stitches OF Mexican
drawn work can be brought into play and very beau
tiful artistic pieces Of work produced
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The tidy which has long been detested OF man,
though beloved Of woman, Is finally driven out d
use use IL over had after oil abandoned.
In place of tidy scarf knotted at side Of tho
chair In careless, apologize way cluster Of
ribbons Is sometimes used, but either Is In doubtful
tas