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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-14

A few years since about twenty-seven fam
flies of my acquaintance combined and as
sisted the intelligent washerwouan Of dozen
of the households to organize, in her hired
house, laundry of very moderate proper
uons.
The woman was English, widow, strong
and executive, as were her two vigorous and
willing daughters. With a small outfit, these
three women Numbered for the entire twenty
seven families.
Other families Joined the organization until
it numbered thirty-eight. They would re-
ceive nothing to be Numbered after 8 O'Clock
Monday morning-they would have every
piece of clothing out of their house by Thurs
day night.
Not only did these three women make a
living, but they maintained handsome &C
count in bank, and bought three story brick
house, with modern improvements, in de-
sirable part Of the city. The business was
continued till the death of the mother and
the marriage of one Of the sisters compelled
its abandonment.-Mill Journal.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-14
How Not to Go to Sleep.

''In these days of innumerable hints for
health and comeliness," says prominent
physician, ''let me tell beauty how not to 60
to sleep Let her take care that it is not
with frown or discontinued expression, for
such viii be apt to leave its imprint during
her sleeping hours, and contribute just so
much TO permanent unbecoming lines. As
she finds herself sinking into the drowsy
arms of the drowsy god let her close her
mouth easily, allow the eyelids to drop
gently but fully over the eyes, and, just as
she yields herself TO his soothing embrace,
summon some pleasant thought that shall set
the seal of peaceful content upon her face
She should not lie with one hand under her
cheek, common habit with youthful sleep
ers, which wrinkles and slightly nu,nbs the
skin, and, of course, she should breathe
always through the nose. This latter prac
tee can be readily acquired if one is not adj
dicted to it, unless there be some pronounced
nasal impediment. Persons who have passed
their first youth are apt at the moment of
falling to sleep to let their jaws drop slightly
and the lines of the mouth settle themselves
in heavy curves This is not necessary until
the muscles relax with age, and a little
watchfulness at the moment of losing con-
seriousness will lessen the tendency. New
York Star.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-14
How TO Make a Scrap Book.

Now, as to making a scrap book, prefer
the agricultural reports, as the books are
nicely bound, and each page holds just two
columns Of ordinary newspaper print, entire
ly covering the printed reports" and leav-
ing white margin on both sides the paper.
A half inch of margin should De left at the
top and bottom of each page, for by much
turning of leaves the edges become frayed,
and can be trimmed off without interfering
with the print.
First of all, cut out every other leaf Of
your intended scrap book.
Trim all edges even, and paste ''true to the
line"
Ordinary -four paste, cold, and as thin a.
mucilage, quickly and evenly applied, is the
best If put on properly, the paper you are
pasting will not even be wet through, and
will dry in fifteen minutes after it is in your
book.
Clippings are taken from the weeks papers.
put smoothly into box, and the work is done
on rainy days or at times when one feels like
doing nothing"
When the book is filled then comes the in
dex, and in that one point is the utility of your
work manifest The blank pages at the be-
ginning and end of the Report are just
what is needed.
Number your pages carefully, and write
your index OF the articles in alphabetical or
der.-Cor. Cleveland Leader.
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Mans FIattery of Woman.

/ would also advise young women not to
depend for happiness upon the batteries OF
men, IL is poor compliment to your sex
that SO many men feel obliged in your pres
ence to offer unmeaning compliments. Men
capable of elegant and elaborate converse
ton elsewhere 6, netimes feel called apon at
the door of the drawing room to drop their
common sense and to dole out sckening fat
teries. They say things about your dress
and about your appearance that you know,
and they know, are false. They say you are
an angel. You know you are not They tell
you that ''you are looking singularly beauti-
full this evening" when you know very well
that the remark is only a commonplace one.
Some men think that e conversation with
woman is interesting only IS it is dotted and
spiced with batteries and meaningless com
pliments. Determined TO tell the truth in Of
fee, and store, and shop, they consider it
honorable to lie to woman. The same thing
that they told you on this side of the draw
ing room, three minutes ago they said to
sone one on the other side of the drawing
room. Oh, let no one trample on your self
respect. The meauest thing on which a wo-
man can build her happiness is the batteries
of men.-Rev T. De Witt Talmage in Ladies
Home Journal
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Tho Way to Make Coffee.

Let heaped teaspoonful Of freshly ground
coffee be used for each breakfast cupful you
wish to make. Put it In the bag or other
receptacle, after having heated the coffee
pot, and pour boiling water on it-half the
quantity Of boiling water which you wish TO
have OF coffee. While it is percolating into
the lower part Of the coffee pot put into a
saucepan on the fire the same quantity of
uilk as you have used Of boiling water Let
1t be thoroughly heated, but do not let it
come to e boil II it boils the flavor of
boiled milk will destroy the flavor of the cof-
fee. As soon as tine boiling water has all
gone through the coffee pour it out of the
coffee pot into previously heated jug, and
then pour it again onto the coffee. Let it
percolate through a second time, and then re-
peat the process a third time. This done,
pour the coffee into the saucepan of milk and
leave it on the fire for minute or two to be
further heated, but don't let it come to 3
bol.-Pal Mall Gazette
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About Women Authors.

1t seems to me that we need not be dis
tressed lest "our girls' will be demoralized
by what their sisters write. No one was ever
yet made pure by ignorance. And women
are not as rule made ''immoraln by other
women. We must remember that in spite of
the orthodox" critics Of the day, Jane Aus
ten, Harriet Martineau, George Eliot, Char
lotte Bronte, Mrs. Browning and Mrs. Stowe
did fairly well, both for themselves and the
literature they were to degrade. May it not
be just as possible that the Olive Schreiners
and tie Mona Cards may be looked upon
with more or less approval long after those
who map out ''the only proper topics" for
literature shall have been buried under the
debris Of the outgrown prejudices of the
present days-H. II. Gardner in Arena
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When Woman Wa. Mans EQUAL.

Miss Amelia B. Edwards says that from
the time OF the pyramids 70 the reign of the
Proienvs woman WIS, legally and socially,
mans equal in every way, and at times his
superior. Women carried on business in
their cwn names. entirely distinct from their
husbands
Marriage contracts which have been dis
covered show that astate OF affairs prevailed
contrary 10 present customs Then the man
promised 70 serve the wife ii all things
The NAV accepted the woman 70 be his
wife and she became possessed OF not only
her own property ous al OF her husbands
Il was hers absolutely. On the other hand
the vile engaged TO provide the husband
with food and clothing aud 70 see that hi.
body was properly enbaimed after dsath
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Wonderful Floral Decorations.

In a land where roses are in bloom the year
round, and where there is an endless variety
of other flowers all the time, it might reason
ably be expected that the women would bs
fond of flowers: but TO those from colder eli
mates, unaccustomed 10 such a wealth of
flowers, the ingenuity, taste and patience OF
SiameSe women in making floral decorations
are very wonderful On great occasions
among the higher classes the decorations are
usually the work of the women. Sometimes
You VIII see a large table covered with lace
like spread which is made entirely of flowers.
The foundation part is network made OF
small, fragrant flower that they always use
when ii is in bud. and in that condition it is
about the size ana shape of an ordinary white
bean. 1t seems as if millions of these little
buds must have been neatly fastened together
first, then larger flowers beautifully arranged
for fringe then border added. and then
the heavier lacework in the middle; and ali
this Is done so quickly that the flowers viii
look as fresh SIS if they had been just plucked
from the stem.-Montresl Star.
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Trials of DresSmakers.

Eyes, we meet many cranks," remarked
dresSmaker. The first grade are those ladies
who have dresses altered. had some expe-
rience with one of this class not long ago.
She sent for me. Miss X she said, Il
want this dress made over. The material is
very expensive and cost me 81 yard. ! am
almost afraid to let you undertake it, very
well, them said, rising. However, think
/ will trust you she continued.
$50, after the usual preliminaries of meas
uring and fitting, / sat down to take the dress
20 pieces. | applied the scissors and cut the
goods or the bias With that she groaned
aloud. ! worked for half an hour while she
continued to get more and more nervous. At
last she arose 4 can't stand it any longer
she said 4 am too nervous. You must go
can't have you work any more today SO
! left.
The next day received note to call. 4
suppose you might as well finish what you
have begun she said when ] entered, but
work as quickly as You can
"Well, | was never before so harasSed. She
groaned whenever touched the scissors. The
dress turned out a perfect success and fitted
her splendidlv. As a result the lady has taken
q great fancy 10 :ae and | like her, although
social gayetieS have MADE her partial vic
tim to nervous prostrat.on.
Il recall another case, continued the dress
maker. II made dress for lady out of de-
cGedly cheap material. When she tried it on
she said: 1t is too long | took it up an
inch. The next day she said; 1t is too short
let it down the inch She said: Oh, dear,
you have made il too long once more took
1t up half an inch. Then it was TOO short
once more. Seven times | let up and took
out that half inch. At last she said: That is
right It was right. because it was just as
had it at first ! IS. a dressmaker needs pa
thence. Detroit Tribune.
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A Savings Box for Girls.

1t need not be a box at all; it may be a
silk bag, or a big welled inkstand, or it may
be a Satsuma jar. But have it. Then, when
the day is done and the purse is being looked
over, count out the pennies and spare some
to the savings box Ny dear girl. it is your
independence. The pennies, half dimes and
dimes count up and then, when you want to
surprise mother with a birthday gift, when
you want to go on a frolic, or when you
would like TO have good photograph, a real
ly good one TO give somebody who is very
fond OF you, the money saved is then brought
forth. just try going without a few things
"a car fare now and then, some candies, or
the very latest in collars, and dedicate the
ducats to the box You viii be amazed TO
see how they accumulate And best of sll,
the saving habit wall come to you. That does
not mean lack of generosity, it means thought
for the future. Some masculine philosopher
said women only began TO save money when
they had passed 30, but if that is true it is
because the savings box idea was not taught
from youth, says writer in Examiner.
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Cleaning the Finger Nails.

thing which is very much overdone is
the manicure business. Too much polishing
is not entirely beneficial even to the beauty
Of the hands. They become so tender as to be
easily Redeemed and roughened, and the nails
20 brittle that the slightest contact with any
thing hard breaks them down into the quick,
causing intense pain. The fear of this makes
it impossible for young girl to take any
kind of good free arm exercise, which is so
essen tial to the beautiful development of arms
and shoulders and to the covering of collar
bones with the fine layer of muscles. An ex-
tremely ugly fashion is that of trimming the
nails to sharp points. If there is anything in
this world worse than a oreaking door to set
ones teeth on edge it is to shake fashionable
hand and feel slight Craze from such claws.
1t is feline-New York Letter
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-14
Feminine Nervousness.

An observer in the back pew of a church
will notice that during the sermon the heads
of women move restlessly about, while men
are comparatively motionless. This may be
attributed to the more volatile nature of wo-
mans mind, and to the fact that she does not,
like man, take pleasure in listening to logical
discussions OF trains Of thought" Iptellec-
tual strength is seldom feminine character
istic. 1t is a strange fact that women rarely
fall asleep in church. / regard this an in
deT to her character, and as due to her nat
ursl alertness and self conscious regard for
her appearance. Women never forget that
they are observed, and they carefully guard
against appearing at disadvantage.-Bow
Bells.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-14
A Woman Superintendent,

One of the largest dry goods houses in
Brooklyn has a woman for its general super
intendent. When first employed she was
placed at the notions counter, and almost i'm
mediately change for the better in that de-
partment was observed. Before long she
was transferred to the book department with
increased pay, and here the same results fol-
lowed. From one position TO another more
responsible she was advanced, because some
how she bettered the service and discipline Of
every department into which she came.
Finally, by natural progression and by the
law of the promotion of the fittest, she be-
came managing superintendent, with general
oversight of everything and big salary
Detroit News.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-14
A Matrimon Trunk.

The most sensible thing an engaged girl
can do after she announces the fact to her
friends is to get a matrimonial trunk, and let
that fact also be known.
If her marriage is some months off, she
will have supply of house linen sufficient to
last her lifetime stored away in this gener-
GUS receptacle, for every friend and relative
who does pretty work viii contribute some
thing useful and dainty to the store which
the coming bride is laying away. A girl
here who is going TO housekeeping as soon as
she is married has trunk nearly filed with
embroidered and hemstitched linen, in whose
folds are laid away delicious little satin
sachets and sprigs Of rosemary and sweet
Observation-Disclosures Constitution
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-14

ed, her health failing, was obnged TO return
with her three children to her fathers house.
Did she complaint Not word Of unkind-
ness, bitterness or jealousy of others has ever
passed her lips. Her Oldest child is mentally
deficient, her second partially deformed, while
the third, daughter, is just growing into
womanhood.
How does this unhappy woman bear it!
Slender and silent, with hair that has been as
white as snow for years land she is only a
little past 40, she bears her saddened, blighted
life uncomplainingly, while compelled to ex-
ercise the closest economy in her household
expenses and in the education Ct her children.
Is not this martyrdoms-New York Letter.
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Androcles gave himself up for lost, but the
lion, instead of attacking him, stopped before
him, laid his right paw Oh Androcles' lap and
with low moan of pain licked his hand.
Androcles recovered little from his fright,
and looking at the hons paw, saw large
thorn in it, This he immediately pulled out,
and gently squeezed out the poisonous blood
and matter around it, which probably freed
the lion from the great pain he was III, for he
again gently licked Androcles' hand and then
left him. Soon, however, the lion came
bounding back and laid at Androcles' feet a
freshly killed fawn, and for several days he
brought food in the same manner.
But the frightful solitude of the desert and
the fear that his savage companion might at
any time forget his act of kindness and turn
upon and devour him, were more than An
drocles could bear; SO he resolved to return
and give himself up to his master, and this
he did
Now his master was at that time making a
collection Of very large and fierce lions to be
sent to Rome to furnish a show for the Roman
people, and when the collection was complete
he ordered Androcles to be sent to Rome at
the same time with the lions, aud that for
his crime he should fight one of the lions in
the amphitheatre for the entertainment of
the people.
This was all carried into effect Androcles,
after being all alone it the desert, now found
himself in the arena before multitude of
people, looking forward again to the dreadful
fate of being torn to pieces by lion.
At length huge lion bounded out from the
place where it had been kept hungry for the
show. With great leaps and roars of rage ne
came toward Androcles, who stood in the CEN
ter of the arena with short sword in his
hand. But suddenly the lion stopped, looked
wistfully at Androcles, and letting his tail
droop, crept quietly toward him and licked
and caressed his feet Androcles, after mo-
n,ent of great establishment, recognized his old
Numidian friend. This sight was intensely
wonderful to the excited spectators. After
hearing Androcles' explanation of it, they
begged the emperor to pardon him. This the
emperor did, and also gave him the lion for
his own.
Androcles kept and treated as gentle
companion the faithful animal that had. in
return for kind act, supplied him with food
and saved his life.
Dion Cassius, the great historian, says that
he himself saw Andrpcles leading the lion
through the streets of Rome and the people
gathering about them and saying, This is
the lion who was the mans host; this is the
man who was the lions physician"
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Two Opinions.

Lord Burleigh says 10 his son: "Cse great
prudence and circumspection in choosing thy
wife, for from thence viii spring all thy fli-
ture good or evil: and it is an action Of life
like unto strategem Of war. wherein man
can err but once" But Martin Luther evil
IDENTIFY had a far better opinion Of women
when he said
He who loves not women, wine and song,
He is fool his whole life long
Exchange
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Probably very few irnve4e-s, g. they af'x
Their signatures 20 tee register, noSics tie fact
that nine-tentns Of cie best hotels IN tae ceaa-
Try are supplied with susa t1oo-s by me same
firm. Sach i tee csse, however, and what
i nore 70 the point. tIe registers ac1'; cot
the hotels cent Lssy sEe srpalfed gratis
by a firm in Ceiczgo. who makes is lInney-
and lots Of IL. toe-from The advertising Print
ed in TIE books all that IS asked OF re hoseiz
Is e contract taet tbeT w7j use n5cta-r regis
fersthan those supplied by EEs .s.n zs4ensicnsc
snd j; furnishes gooi books, sl1h . G2s 9aal-
itx At ..s-cr-.H.a .zrEz-s-t- Iezs<a.l
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Girls at Outdoor PLAY.

Hockey, formerly looked on IS q school
boys amusement, has now become a fashion
able sport for girls. Hockey clubs are started
somewhat on the lines OF lawn tennis clubs:
bosa ladies' and gentlemen become members,
a suitable ground is procured, days and time
tor play arranged and tea provided on or
near the ground.-Excha1ge
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To Prevent Screening.

1t is -ery common thing for young house.
keepers 10 scorch their liner when learning 70
iron. Do not be discouraged Wax your
irons thoroughly ana seep them in dry
place This viii prevent their sticking u
you find scorched place expose IL 10 the hot
tgs5t rays Of the sun l. viii De oohte-ated n
.horr EMe-ExcnsrCe
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Ell DORADO, Kan, Sept. Is SO.

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Nineteenth Century ,rsrsvrslom.

/ saw woman the other day, who was
brought up in luxury, married TO the man
she loved and who expected to inherit q large
property. The money was diverted into other
channels, the husband proved a good-for-
nothing and the young wife, her pride wound
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Fr-tToS Kan March o 1882


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