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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-30
Human Discomfort.

A rich man of Boston has one son. He
led him about, he instructed him, he
kept him as the apple of his eye. The
son became of age this summer. The
father has no other occupation save that
of nursing his income, and as he is a
man of sense and liberal views he told
his son that he must not stand idle, yet
left to him the choice of business or pro-
fession. At the same time he wrote pri-
vately to twenty-four friends and ac-
quaintances asking their advice in the
matter. The twenty-four were promi-
nent each in his own calling.
And each replied in turn, complaining
of his business and advising the father to
seek elsewhere for the future prosperity
of the young man. The law was crowd
ed, journalism brought but little money,
banking was an uncertain prop, and so
on throughout the catalogue. The IA
Their is still undecided, the boy is idle;
and all because no one of the twenty
four is contented with his lot, while he
admires the fortunes of other men.-Bos-
ton Post.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-30

There is pretty baby in Chinatown
who enjoys the proud distinction of hav-
ing been baptized in purple velvet
brocaded dress imported from Paris.
Her name is Suey Mey Lau. The bap-
tismal name, Suey Mey, means crystal.
She is the daughter of Tom Yin Kim
Lau, q well known dealer in Chinese and
japanese curios. The little one is ten
months old Her handsome costume.
although of expensive European ma
terial, was made up in the Chinese con
ventional style for babies, that is, with
loose blouse and wide trousers.
Little Suey Mey was baptized on Sun
day in the Chinese Methodist mission by
the Rev. F. J. Masters, pastor of the
church of which Suey Mey's parents are
members. She has one sister. eight
years old, who was baptized some time
ago. The number of Chinese babies who
have been christened in style similar to
white babies is surprisingly large.
Chinese mothers who have adopted the
Christian faith carry their babies to
church as early as possible, and Chinese
parents often take their children with
them to the communion table Just az
soon as the little ones are old enough to
be taught. They are beautifully dressed.
often in rich silks. and the infant class
In the Chinese Sunday school looks liter
ally like a convention of oriental dolls
in all the colors Of the rainbow.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-30

A woman on a bridge train had baby
about year old in her lap, and next OF
her right sat an oldish man who was evi
IDENTIFY FOND Of babies. The child looked al
him, and he smiled and clucked in return.
He was getting along finely, when all of a
sudden the kid puckered his lip and began
TO howl
There. there. Don't cry. my precious
lamb, said the mother in soothing tones
Seems to be afraid Of me" observed the
man.
Yes, sir, ne do. and can't make it out.
had him up 70 the zoo the other dar, and
be looked at the Dig hIppopotamus for half
an hour and never uttered whimper!'
The old gent wriggied around looked
foolish, and observing large assortment
Of fall and winter smiles in that end OF the
car he went out on the platform tn view
the wonder Of the Nineteenth century
New York World
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| question on which the uncertainty rests.
Downs has been training quietly at Ira
Vers' Island all summer, and is in magnid-
cent shape for the contest. If Remington
WINS the race and the track is fast new
record Will probably be established.
u Kfbblewhite, who will arrive from
England in time for the meeting, is the dis
turbing faction in the five mile race With
Kbblewhite out, it looked like Connects
race, but it is an open question whether
the latter will win, especially after having
competed in the onemile race. w. McCar-
thy, of the Xavier Athletic association, will
run well, but it would be a very great sur
prise to all if he should win z. c. Carter,
who holds the second for the distance, will
that he will be up to his old FORM
The two hurdle races promise close con-
tests between T. T. Ducharme, of the De-
troit Athletic club, and A f. COPELAND,
Manhattan Athletic club. Ducharme beat
Che Manhattan crack in both races last
year, but it is said that the latter has been
improving since then. At any rate, the
Detroit man will be doing well if be takes
one event.
The broad jump is the most open Of the
nelo events. =. ,. ReDer, Malcolm Ford
and COPELAND have each cleared more than
% feet, their records being % #. 81 in,
% #. in. and % #. s1s in, respectively.
Reber's best performance was done at De-
troit only two months ago, and his chance
for winning, therefore, appears little the
best.
In the weights, James Mitchell, of the
New York Athletic club, will meet his old
rival, G. A. j. Queckburner, of the Man.
haitian Athletic club. The latter won the
championship of England last summer
and defeated all the best men in that !
country. He will have hard nut to |
crack, though, in Mitchell, the latter hav-
Ing frequently broken the worlds record |
in practice recently with both the hammer |
and 56-pound weight.
WALTER G. DOM.
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wouIdn,t Cali Her ..Iadr.n

A handle" to ones name is often a
cheap acquisition. THE clouds may drou
down titles and estates" but to the mind
oil sensible American such things are
hardly worth seeking or Using.
The late Leonard Jeroine's three pretty
daughters, somewhat TO his grief. chose
Engiishmen for husbands. but though he
lived abroad during the latter years of his
HE he remained independent and a good
american 10 the end. In fact. he never
Acknowledged Lady Randolph Churcbill's
title, and the first visit he paid her
after her marriage he astonished the finn
keyat the door by asking for Mrs. Church.
hill"
The cockney footman at first seemed in
clined 70 throw the tall, amused looking
American down the steps, and holding tbe
door half open announced, Indignantly.
'Er leddyship is at 'ome. but not to the
likes of YOU"
Whereupon Jerome smiled gently
reached in the doorway. and. by twist of
ms long, strong hand on the back of the
iootman's coat collar, twirled him round
like top.
=, Now" said he, 'go tell Mrs. Churchill
enAt her daddy is down here in the parlor
ehu wants TO see her, and I'll stand in the
NORWAY and see how fast your calves can
ear'! you up those steps. "-Youth's Com
paniOn-
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A Man of Nerve,

A pretty exhibition was given by the
students of Springfield Medical college,
under the auspices of the Young Mems
Christian association. 1t was the resus-
citation of a man who had been smoth-
cred by smoke. In a large hall had been
erected wooden structure, which was
filed with Roman candles, frecrackers
and other combustibles. In the midst
of all these the unfortunate had been
placed for suffocation, and the building
fired
Shortly afterward the victim of the
experiment was taken from the house of
smoke in thoroughly unconscious con-
dltion. He was put through a process
of pumping and rubbing, and in the
course OF thirty minutes was again walk
ing around the hall This Mr.. Taylor
thinks the quickest process he has ever
seen for bringing to life a person who
has been smothered or one who was suf-
located from slnoke.-Richmond Dis
patch.
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The telephone is about to have a new
application, namely, that of foretellins
storms. A new discovery has been made
as to one of the properties of this means
of transmitting sound. By placing two
iron bars at seven or eight meters dis.
lance from each other, and then putting
them in communication on one side by q
copper wire covered with rubber, and Oh
the other side with a telephone, a storm
can, it is said, be predicted at least lively
hours ahead through dead sound heard
in the receiver.
According as the storm advances the
sound resembles the beating of hailstones
against the windows. Every fash of
lightning, and, Of course, every clap OF
thunder that accompanies the storm pro
duces a shock similar to that of a stone
cast between the diaphragm and the in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Commercial Ga
Zette.
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A Sui. Against the nrapalrn Bridge.

| In short time the most important
damage suit that has ever been brought
against the Brooklyn bridge will be
tried. 1t is for 81, 900, 600. and will in
volve some nice points of law A
Franco-American inventor named Du
Bots is bringing the suit. He claims
that in sinking the caissons Of the bridge
certain patents belonging TO him were
infringed upon, and that without the use
of his inventions the bridge could not
have been successfully burit. So i'm
portant does District Attorney Clarke
consider the case, and of such grave
moment to the interests Of the two cit
les, that at his request the services of a
well known patent lawyer have been
secured as counsel, and he has al
ready received from the bridge 81 900 as
a retaining fee.
There is an interesting story told of
Bridge Secretary Henry Beam in con-
nection with the sinking of these Gals
sons. He says that it was at first in
tended by the bridge engineers TO sink a
regular Golfer dam. and on this place the
big piles that support the bridge struc-
ture, but that William g. Kingsley op-
posed this plan, giving as his reasons for
SO doing that no ordinary Golfer dam
would hold in the fierce currents of the
East river. Then it was that the sink
ing of the caissons was decided upon.
In other words, they used Golfer dam,
not in the regular fashion, but upside
down. And now the wooden box rests
on bed of rock forty feet below the
bottom of the river.
Mr.. Beam says that Mr.. Kingsley
would have been the last man in the
world to have allowed the invention of
another man to be used in the con-
struction of the bridge without paying
him for it, and that if Du Bots patents
were infringed upon it was by accident
and because the bridge engineers did not
know that that style of Golfer dam had
been patented. Brooklyn Eagle.
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A WELL KNOWN BASEBALL MAGNATe.
james A. Hart, Now President OF the
Chicago Club.

james A. Hart, Now President OF the
Chicago Club.
A prominent figure in the baseball world
is James A. Hart, president of the Chicago
! Baseball cluO. His connection with the
national game dates back to his school
days, twenty years ago. He is a native of
! Girard, Pa, where he was born in 1856.
His first prominent position in baseball was
that of manager of the college team at the
Grand River institute, Ohio, where he was
studying.
| In 1874 he was manager Of the Nameless
club, Of his native town From that time
until the close of 1888, Hart was, at one
time or another, identified with amateur
teams as manager
His professional career began in 1884.
when he was vice president and resident
manager of the Louisville club of the
American association. In 1885 and 1856
he was vice president and sole manager of
that club. In the winter of 1867 Man.
ager Hart took the Louisville team to
California, and by careful, energetic and
shrewd management made brilliant sue
cess of the venture. In the early spring of
1887 he bought the franchise of the Mil
waukee club and made it a success. and
1883, after running it throughout two
seasons, when it was a member of the
Northwestern league and Western asso-
citation, respectively.
In the winter of 1878 Mr.. Hart took
the Chicago, Philadelphia and St. Louis
teams to California. The combination
cleared expenses and had a little pin
money besides In the fall of 1888 he ac-
companied the Spalding Around the
World" combination as far as San Fran |
cisco in the capacity of business manager.
When the Spalding party returned home |
Mr.. Hart made all the arrangements and |
managed the two teams during the ten |
games played in this country. Ar the end |
of this trip Mr.. Hart was engaged to man
age the Boston League team. At the close
of the season Of 1889 he resigned from the
Boston club to accept position in A. G.
Spalding's Chicago establishment. He
went to England last year and took charge
of the baseball league there, managing it
with care and good results.
When A. @. Spalding decided to retire
from active interest in baseball last spring.
Mr.. Hart was elected to the presidency of
the Chicago club, which Office he now
holds. The fact that he was deemed able
to succeed Mr.. Spalding is "a splendid trib-
ute to the mans efficiency and qualities as
q leader
Heis shrewd observer and knows all the
points of the game. He has nearly always
made money for the clubs with which he
has been connected There is not a man
lger in the country, save perhaps Jim
Mutrie, who gets so much free advertising
for his club as Mr.. Hart. He is a splendid
,alker, and, knowing what news is. always
has some pointers for newspaper men. He
has strong personal magnetism, and his
players always like him.
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". C. DOWNS

vincible. Owen himself appears to think
his clubma is fast enough TO win, for he
has given up sprinting and will compete
in the quarter mile. Cary, think. ought
to win both sprints, but when he has done
he viii know that he has been racing.
No event will arouse as much interest as
the quarter mile run. The race lies be-
tween w. c. Downs, New York Athletic
club; NJ Remington, Manhattan Athletic
club, aud John Owen, Jr., Detroit Ath-
letic club Remington's friends say he
can't be beaten, and point TO his unbroken
list of victories in England last summer,
his great speed for short distances and his
strength to uphold their statement.
Downs hackers admit the Manhattan
mans good points, but eagerly cover every
cent OF Cherry Diamond" money that Is
shown. Owen is the dark horse. Onh
his friends know what he is doing, and
they are reticSnt They will accept odds
OF two TO one against their man though.
Judged on their public form, Downs is
better than Remington. He mas record
of 40 seconds for the quarter mile made
on an oval track Remington's fastest
time Is ~ 2-5 seconds, made at Stamford
Bridge, London. England. on a track nav
ing straightaway start OF 80 wards. aud
therefore az least three fifths OF = second
faster. Remington men say their pet mas
improved since then Whether his i'm
proTement will be sufficient 10 bring him
up to the Harvard mans best form il the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-30
widow NuIcahey's Sudden Demise.

In village an Irishman named Casey
kept a small general store. On a very
cold but clear day in winter q fellow coun-
trymRn dropped in and was greeted by the
storekeeper with the words:
That's a fine day, Mr. Mooney"
at is, Mr.. Casey What's new wild you
today!"
''Sorra much / have that's new, Mr..
Mooney, but mournful news. You heard
of the death of Widow Mulcaheys You
did, Yis-no!"
Not word av it. Mr.. Casey, and hope
it's not true. anyway, but what disease
lid she die sy' The neighbors II miss
her"
''Yis, AR. Mooney, a dRcent woman was
Mrs. Mulcahey. Many a yard Of calico l
sold her, and many a spool of thread, for
whiu she had the money she never spared
expinse, and she always looked nate AID
illiganL"
But what did ye say she died av, Mr..
Caseyf"
We'll, ye see. she jast went out IN the
yard 10 the pump with pail in her hand
10 get drsp Of wather. She fell an the
ice, struck the back Of her head and
walked into the house a corpse "-Hsrper's
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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS.
Useful Points for Variety OF Occasions
as Given by Uarper's Bazaar.

| as Given by uarper's Bazaar.
| The groom at a morning wedding NAV
wear a cutaway coat, but the frock coat l.
| preferred. His light suit for travelling Is
correct. The ushers enter the church first,
| followed by the bridesmaids. The maid OF
honor preeedes the bride. This order Is re-
yersed when leaving the church. At the
reception. the bridesmaids stand on each
side near the bride, and the ushers receive
the guests end present them TO the bride
and groom.
Tea gowns are worn in ones own home
when receiving few friends, or when stay
ing in the country house Of an intimate
friend. They are not worn when giving a
formal reception.
Serve coffee in large cups for high tea,
but do not make another service Of It later.
Coffee at dinner is, of course, only served
after dessert, and always in small cups
Inclose the engraved card Of your guest
with your own; or, II you are writing your
invitations, simply invite your friends TO
meet Miss Smith"
Have the calling card for the young GIRL
trifie smaller than that Of her mother. il
should read simply, Miss Smith" The
young mans card Is quite small long aud
narrow, and should bear his entire name.
prefaced by ''Mr." You, Of course. send in
your cards by the servant; on finding The
person mot at home" leave them with the
servant
Let the lady preceds you IN being shown
20 your seats by an usher. Precede the lady
going up stairs, or In any place where there
Is the possibility OF meeting annoyance or
inconvenience.
IL Is correct 20 write out the date and
place it at the end Of formal letter. A
first call should be returned within a week
or ten davs
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cisco. Those of the winners at these meet
ings, whose chances warrant, will be sent
by their clubs to the great games in the
Mound City. The entries will include be-
sides several English. Canadian and inter
collegiate champions
The programme of events in which the
athletes will compete is as follows: 100 yards
and go yards dashes; quarter, half, one mile
and five mile runs; one and three mile
walks; 100 yards and 900 yards hurdle races,
and two mile bicycle race. On the field
will be decided the running high and run
ming broad jumps; pole vault; putting
l6pound shot; throwing 16- pound hammer
and 56-pound weight, and individual and
team tug-of-war contests
There has probably never before been a
championship meeting regarding the re-
suits Of which there has been so much dis
cussion and so many divergent opinions.
Those best posted in matters athletic con-
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STYLES FOR ELDERLY LADIES.

How to BE Well Dressed, Though Middle
Aged and Even Obese.
When figures have lost their youth and
graceful lines, and silver threads appear
among the tresses, it is mistake to adapt
styles designed for the young to those OF
ripper years. The best plan is to select from
among the fashions those which meet the
difficulty best, and to reconstruct on the
necessary grounds. Black is always safe,
but there are many colors which are be-
coming to skins and colorings of middle
life. Most reds suit fair women as well az
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Berkeley Athletic club, win probably not
compete in the bicycle race, so Murphy
and Zimmerman, the New York Athletic
club cracks, are supposed to have ''cinch"
in this event. Alvah Nickerson, also of
the New York Athletic club, looks like the
winner in the high jump On the results
of the other contests. however, hardly any
two opinions are alike.
In the 100 and 220 yards dashes L. H.
Cary, Manhattan Athletic club, is slight
favorite over Harry Jewett, of the Detroit
Athletic club. Those who remember how
Jewett's club mate, John Owen, Jr., beat
Cary at Washington last year, and broke
the worlds record will think twice before
laying odds against Mike Murphy's other
pupil The Detroiters declare that Owens
mantle has fallen on Jewett's shoulders,
and that the latter, like the former, is in
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sleeves are desir- MANTLE IN BLACK LACE.
able. In mantles long sides prove to be a
great help TO short, stout figures
With hats and bonnets much must be
left to the individual. 1t Is, however, ad-
vlsaole TO disguise the nape of the neck and
the lines which will come beneath the chin.
This Will make 1t necessary for bonnet to
be continued low down in the neck. and
strings made of black lace or chiffon should
be tied beneath the chin. 1t is only quite
old ladies who will reconcile themselves to
wearing strings to caps, but the same re-
suit may be produced by encircling the
throat with soft diaphanous materials.
Middle age should abjure linen collars. In
the first cut is illustrated bonnet which
while quite dressy, is appropriate to middle
age Ii Is made in drawn fawn Grape with
jet bands; black velvet tulips are placed In
front and at the side. The strings are of
lace, as is the bow tied under the chin. In
the second cut is shown a stylish mantle
well suited TO conceal undue embonpoipt
1t Is In black lace with a yoke of black
SILK The trimmings consist of jet passa.
menterie.
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Really So.

There is no end to fish lying stories. One
comes from Yellowstone Park that it is
possible TO land trout from the shore of
one of the noted rivers there and with
single curve ofthe wrist TO drop the fish
into hot spring. from which it may be
taken in few minutes fully boiled. New
orleans PicayuEe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-30

a dog, near Hannibal. No, was bitten
> rev days ago by copperhesd snake
ano was cured by ammonia. given in
perna!ly' and mixture of ammonia and
caroolic soap applied to the wound
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-30

II Is not generally known that the new
yachting cap Is an adaptation Of the
German military cap, made familiar In
many portraits Of Stanley.
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Keeping Up with the Times.

"Why, Bill, what on airth hev You done
to yer old canawl boat2"
''She warn't fast enough to suit me,
Tommy, and he'd her hull made over ter
the same shape as the new yatch GIoriana
they are all jawin about. We're passin
everything on the canalr'-Life.
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ATHLETES GATHER
National Meeting of the A. A.
u. at st. Louis.
1T is THE YEARS BIGGEST EVENT.

Experts from All Over the Country and
Some from Europe Will Compete.
Several Records Likely to Be Broken.
w. C. Dohm Makes a Few Prophecies.
copyright, 1891, by American Press Associa-
tion.l
The Amateur Athletic union, of the
United States, will hold, on Oct. 3, at st.
Louis, its fourth annual meeting for the
decision of the national championships of
America. Sectional championship games
have already been held in Boston, New
York, Baltimore, Detroit and San Fran
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cede that George
R. Gray, of the
New York Ath-
letic club, will win
the shot; that w.
G. Dehna and H.
II. Baxter, of the
same club, will be
first in the half
mile and pole
vault respectively;
that Arthur Gale,
of the Acorn Ath-
letic association
of Brooklyn, will
win the individual
tuc-of-war, and
the Acorn four the
team tug. Fl. Cur
tbs, the recentEng-
lish Importation
of the Manhattan
Athletic club, is
booked for the two
w a lks, W lille
Tommy Connect is
down for the one
mile run. Willie
Windle. of the