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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

row. Her husband MAY SIDNEY CASTBEE.
left her, and she driftcd-drifted away %
America and TO the Pacific coast; drhted
into a career from which there was NJ re
demption.
Yet despite her wild life she retained her
beauty and attracted the homage OF the
dissolute Often she was so rich that she
had more money than she could. spend
Often, too, she went hungry and roOaess
But through it all she kept up communi
cation with her relatives across the sea.
She falsely wrote them that she was hap-
PLY married to a wealthy Californian, and
when in funds sent them costly presents,
The other day the end came. One of her
admirers named Barnett, maddened ~
jealousy, shot her dead and attempted sui
eide. He is at hospital, and MignOn, as
she was called, is in her grave.
She had no money and no property, SO
the poor creatures of the same class tc
which she belonged contributed their
shame earned dollars TO buy coffin and a
shroud. a clergyman consented TO read
the burial service. The girls present at
the funeral followed the hearse 20 Laurel
Hill They cried As the clods fell upon the
casket. Then they went back 10 the great
bustling city of the Golden Gate, and night
and darkness and evil doing again shut
them from the view Of those who have not
kinned
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

AS the story ran-ard a very touching
tragedy of domestic life it seemed 10 be
the naughty count some years since lost q
cherished wife. who left him as memorial
OF their happiness a lovely little ZIri.
The nobleman i'll brookei his bereave
ment. and plunged into colossal Clsslpa-
tiou and unbounded eNtrava gance. While
in the very mselstrom Of his mad career he
met a beautiful adventures named Marie
PolSks. and installed her as mistress OF his
lordly palace. After a while the unlawful
union ceased 70 charm him, and in 1855 be
sent his daughter 10 convent and gave
Marie Polska notice 70 quit The woman
tearfully acquiesced and disappeared But
her heart was bitter, and she plotted
vengeance.
Gong TO the convent she secured pos
session Of Nirgiuie, aud took her TO Amer
ia. Arrived at New York she surrounded
the girl, then Is years OF age. with the
vilest associates. and soon had the fiendlsh
JOY of seeing her grow AS bad as the worst
Of her companions. some weeks ago tie
frantic count, who had been hunting his
child for months. reached New York. and
engaged the services Of United States
deputy marshal. who located both the ex-
housekeeper and the depraved countess
The tale OF shame poured into the naughty
Szirmoys ear 80 affected him that ne
boarded the next steamer for home 10
deed, Eis grief was 50 great that he even
forgot 10 pay the marshal FOX hls time and
trouble
Meanwhile the public had been told IN
pathetic phra~, the woes Of the count and
the degradation Of his daughter, who re-
fused 70 seek tia paternal arms because it
was TOO late" Marie Polska was also
exploited in the fnest style Of the literary
art.
Now it transpires that SErnov is no
count az all, and never held position AZ
the ar;stocratic Niennese court. He i a
postmaster OF small village, and during
the last twenty years has visited America
twice, both times making the voyage 10
and from Europe in the sUeersge.
Nlrglnie SZirmoy left home 20 better her
humble tnrtlIns~- and after reAchinz Nan
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20
knocked Ont Of the Coffin.

No more shocking affair has come to
light recently than the row at a wake in
Rondout, y. Y. A number of people had
assembled at the home OF family named
Dooley on PierpOnt street. Pipes and
cigars were smoked and the growler was
freely worked. Near midnight some of
the party became hilarious and free fight
eusued in which two sons OF the dead man
took prominent part. The coffin WAS up
set and the corpse rolled on the floor. For
a time this quieted the ruction; but after
the remains were picked up and replaced
in the coffin the men came 10 blows again,
and the fight was renewed with increased
vigor. Il didn't stop till every one was
exhausted and well Jumped"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

II the entertainment Is 20 DC given AZ
home state in your invitations what il ex-
pected of the guests, Z gwen by q club. %
course the necessary explanations will he
maize verbally 10 the members. Let csch
dress as nearly as possible IN the costume
Of the country chosen. After the costume
Is under way Investigation will bring 70
light some description OF the country or is
people, some good story-not too long
which shall hit of the national character
istics, some interesting historical narrative.
or q tine selection from a representative
writer or poet. Select sOmsthing OF gen
eral interest and 10 the point 50 regards
the nationality represented. II one D. a good
dialect reader. a recitation or reading AZ
fording scope for that talent would help TO
make pleasing variety ia the programme
For gentleman representing Japsn the
costume should be a loose silk robo ez-
tending from the neck 10 the feet. and
fastened at the waist by an elaborate cir
die. A loose wide sieeyed JACKET is worn
over this. OF course sateen or any similar
material might be substituted for the silk
The feet are incased ia white stocziufrs aHd
straw sandals A selection from "rae Nj
kado" would bc an appropriate oogtr.bU
ton 90 the programme.
The costume OF the japanese women 2.
very similar TO that of the men Paint and
powder ara used lavishly for The face. and
the hair, which is worn high. 3, pl.nl llliy
adorned with ornamental pins placed "a
every conceivable angle.
A typical Chinaman in the everyday
walks Of life wears short. w. g. tr0userz
and a sort Of sacque reaching nsar5y 90 the
knees, the material being either q1.t0n os
silk. White stockings aud to sippeIs Of
silk or cotton and having vcr-- tRlck soles
are also worn. A wig would 3D. necessary
IN order 20 have the qusne rte sutle-
man taking such a character rli-Is read
the "Hcathen Cbiuee
The Chinese woman wears costume u
the same pattern, but the material s. usu-
ally black. the hair j. arcs I'd tke the
Japanese with the same abuntrrr- . pins.
a short sketch 81 the life OF .achiugs
Of Confucius would Dc lntrre-
A good pianist might well ~. o.. char.
acteristic costume Of Gcrml- a.l ply
one OF Memberships Son. Nst49ut
Words" or Beethoven souatae
Frances representative won't [. o. e. vast
field for fine selections Ia taa writing. n
Victor Hugo.
Isaly, the land Of song, shouid surely be
the chosen country Of one whose voice
gives pleasure 20 her friends
A varied programme and one ~ ll &. 2 inter
est might thus b. arrange, and fhe even
ing be most enioyably spent.
Descriptions Of costumes, few o. which
have been limited at, may b. found iu books
on the various countries, stories % travel
or encyclopedias. j.. ID. CowiLs
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should continue to discharge them until
there should be no remnant of either
count or SOthern."
All this and much more was published
under startling headlines on the follow
ing morning. Count Joannes. however.
was terribly in earnest. though, Of
course, nothing came Of his suit except
capital advertisement, Of which full
advantage was taken.
ANGERED BY wH.KIE COLLINS.
Of modern authors Wilkie Collins de-
cidedly had the most remarkable series
of encounters with the class Of people
who identify themselves with purely i'm
aginary persOnages. "A bOurgeoise Of
Paris" he himself has told us, reading
The Woman IN White in a French
translation. wrote 20 say that he had
flung the book 10 the other end of the
room on discovering that Fosco was an
absolutely perfect likeness Of himself
He naturally insisted on receiving salts
faction for this insult, leaving the choice
of swords or pistols TO me, as the chal-
lenged person. Information on which
he could rely had assured him that med
itated journey 70 Paris early in the en-
suing week. a hostile meeting might.
in such circumstances, De easily ar
ranged" Arrived IN Paris, Wilzie Col
Inns looked for his honorable opponent II
vain.
Again Mr.. Collins invested charAc-
ter who was so careful about the guam
tity Of bis food that he weighed IL in
little scales at table Shortly after the
publication OF the novel q gentleman
called upon the author.
You have no right. ST, 70 CariCature
me- exclaimed the caller 70 the aston
ished novelist; Il weigh ny food n h.
tie scales. sir. Here they are, sI-. !
always carry them about with me BY
the advice Of my physician; but Il that
any reason why I should be held Up 70
Tidicule. sir
And the gentleman refused 20 b psci-
fed, though Mr.. Collins protested that
he had never before heard Of such
habit On another occasion a reader q
'.Ar1adaleT called upon him and up
braided him for putting his house into
print The description. II Is said, was
exact, although the popular winter had
never seen the u scA-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20
THE SUPERSENSITIVE.
MEN WHO THINK THEY ARE GARCIA
TUREO BY AUTHOR AND ACTOR.
Sothern's Experience with Count Joan
mesa Duel with Cannons Proposed
People Who Were UncOnsciously of
Tended by wilkie Collins.

One Of the most popular entertainers
the world has seen suffered greatly, ow-
ing to the persistence with which people
would see hkenesses 10 themselves IN
the creations of his fancy. If he chose
the name of Brown, Jones or Robinson
for one of his characters, come real cog
no1nen wrote TO him. complaining bitter
" against his ''satirizing class" and
then pointed out certain of their dis
tinctive peculiarities which were, they
alleged, burlesqued.
On the other hand, If he invented. as
he thought. an uncommon name, some
BODY wanted To know how it was he Sc
lected him for ridicule. Why, asked
the indignant write. did not the enter
tainer choose some common name, such
as Brown, Jones or Robinson. and not
that borne by him: 1t was useless &c
point out TO such people that the enter
tainer had never heard of their existence
even. Each Of them firmly believed that
he was the original Of certain character.
sOTHERN AND JOANNES.
Sothern again; what a curious exue-
rience was his! The actor, when play
ing in America as FitZaltamont IN The
Crushed Tragedian." one morning was
called upon by an interviewer who
told him that Count Josnnes. once an
actor Of the old school OF which Sothsrn
made fun. had brought a suit 20 stop the
performance Of the piece on the ground
that the comedians makeup maIigusA
him and burlesqued lis identity. SOth-
ern thought the affair was a Joke, but
when the reporter assured him II was
serious be said:
If have 70 20 down 70 that court 70
show cause, BY GEORGE pity the man
that brings ne. I won't lei him rest
while his worried life clings 70 HIM. he
shall get kilograms and postcards from
this time on forever. Do about II: Why,
l shall appear. CT course
Presently another reporter was an
nounced. Sothern again professed never
to have heard Of the suit brought agzins.
him.
How would you fight It II the count
should challenge yous' asked the press
man.
Il should prefer the date 70 be tie Ist
OF April. and although haven't very
fully considered the question, think
the weapons should be caEaOn. Yes. OF
reflection. / am sure should insist On
those cannon that discharge 10 shots a
minute. he should 81 upou one OF raoee
engines and l MN a20LaEr- I'D 49,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

The tale Of Bluebeard Is familiar 70
every child. but many have speculsteC
on the original OF this DOGGY, merclleSs
tyrant Some saw il was satire OF
Henry VIII. OF wife killing nOtoriety
Dr.. c. Taylor thinks IL Is a type OF the
castle lords IN the days OF knight Grant
~. According, however, 20 a popular
belief. Charles Perrault, the French
author Of this fascinating story, founded
II on the history Of certain Giles &c
Retz, lord Of Laral, who during ms
lifetime was known by the name @,
''Barbe Bleu.' or "Bluebeard.r On ac
count OF the Peculiar bluish black hus
OF his beard. This lord had mania foI
sorcery and magic. and was accused Of
numbering six wives. De was ultimate.
~ strsngled and burned IN l440.-New
XoTk Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

policy: War means armies. armies mean
shoes, and shoes mcau leather. lam going
10 invest in leather" Asa result Ei, house
became the leading one OF .rs kind Ia the
world. 4, was because Of his own literary
disadvantage that Mr. rayerwc ather Ge-
sired 70 do something Tor education.
Hence his handsome requests % various
COLLEGES. He left no children. and Lis wife
Is an invalid.
Max Blumfeld accumulates wealth by
methods different from those which char
Gcterized the dead millionaire. He is a
money lender, dealer in Old c,o,hes. a
picker up and vendor OF uncousiiered
tribes. When lie cannot let out his coin
Mt exorbitant rates of interest be leaves his
home in New York city and steals away 10
Calvary cemetery on Long Island. There
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

punishment in the shape Of discharge
Freed from the onerOu- lab0rs Of public
life be visited New York city and went 90
a spree II eliminated early one morning
recently ia a shooting scrape at a stale
beer dive
Lally entered the place and demanded
liquor. The Italian bartender, Dolati by
name. refused TO serve him. The ex 20
Hceman at once pulled a revolver and shot
the "dago' through the body Then he
fed. followed by two women who had wit
messed the ARRAY. and who caused his ar.
rest. Now Mr.. Lally IS in Jail, held with.
out bail 70 await the death or recovery 81
his rIrflrn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

The small boy stiIl has aspirations to
slaughter Indians. One Of the genus re-
Gently visited the rooms Of the New York
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty 70
Children, and announced that he wished TO
20 west, as be had been abandoned By his
parents. Close inquiry broke MIN down.
lie burst into tears ard confessed that he
had lied. saying: "A lot of Us boys made it
up 70 20 west and night Injuns. want 70
90 home" He gave his name and address,
and was led away TO undergo the parental
spanking
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20
s-ipdled On, Of III. v.teA..

L doesn't pay 70 DO b1sin@ss With what
the sporting fraternity call '-Gead cold
stranger" = NexsSan wAo was aDoEt C
sail from Hoooken, =. J.. tor German
mex OF the deck the Other dsy three ~ell
dressed Italians They made his aequz51--
anee. and learned that Be bad wi.h him
eightsen god watches * cheap grade.
These they offered 20 pcrchzse, and finally
secured them ca payment * sI5l When
rae Mexican tined 50 bEy : pazssge tiese.
Be found taas re ltaliAns hS1 given ~
CUaIe6srate Ecafy-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

PLY mated client. would agree TO secure
him or her, as the case might be. decres
absolute from an Illinois court holding
sessions at Chicago. They never Instituted
any legal proceedings, however.
They had bogus seal and bcgus blanks
and used these in quilting the seeker after
freedom from marital chains They filed
out DEGREES in their own Office, forged
thereto the names Of the judge and court
clerk, adorned the documents with The
false seal. collected exorbitant fees, auG
sent their clients away as much married A.
when they got into the legal net. Ole OF
their dupes was the mayor Of a Texas
town. who took a new wife, suppCsinc
he had a right so 10 do. He promptly
found himself involved in biSamy proceed
ings, and that tangle being straighteneG
out he went cunning for the lawyers
Through his efforts Buttner and Hughes
were brought to book. Their record OF
wrong doing became public, and now pun
ishment commensurate 70 Their crimes
sJarss them in the face.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

York became the wife of barber named
Monderer Three months ago the two
separated, and the young wife has since
been a hanger on about the Bowery
concert dives. AS for the lovely Polska"
she is poor old washerwoman Of homely
visage, who formerly lived in the same
hamlet where Szirmoy-if that be his name
resides. She didn't abduct Virginie, and
didn't know the girl was in America until
she met her by accident one day on the
streets of New York
The tale was beautifully somber as orig
inally told, the only trouble being that Is
contained few facts aud lots of fiction.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

An indianapolis business man. who has
the reputation 81 "naslhrr will Prob
ably conclude. after hfs rost recent ~
perience. that the pastims doesn't pay lie
stopped a pretty slrI on the streets a Few
weeks ago and kissed her against her viii.
She had him arrested. and be- hss just been
mulcted 40 and eosis by The criminal
court. HIS attorney Rad q hard tins %
prevent a Jail sentence beirs, imposed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

rope and is booked
for a long term OF
imprisonment IN
one of New York's
state prisons Mr..
Buttner, in con
nection with an
other lawyer nam
ed Hughes, did fol-
some years a -four
ishing business IN
the divorce line.
That is. the two
men. having 90
tanned an unhap
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

He dubbed sew
eral citizens dur
ing his days OF
active duty. but
escaped with little
II any reprooL At
last, while in a
state Of undue ex
element. be kick
ed the shins Of his
superior fl Ger.
y hat Of course
was an unpardon
able sin, and be
received summary
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

=
5 ON e existence.
She had know Il
few bright days,
and those were but
dim "reminiscences
of early childhood.
Her mother died
while May was yet
n half grown girl
Her surroundings
then gre I'm
pleasant, and she
sought relief in
marriage. But
wedlock brought
only added sOr-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

The present session of the Delaware leg
islature as still young, vet that body has
before it ninety-fve applications for d.
vorce. At the last session sixty-three
divorces were granted. thirty-nIne 20 wom-
en and tyenfv-fnur 10 men.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

Extremely stout women o. goo-l taste al.
ways wear black. becauss it, tensiencg "a 20
reduce the appearance OF s!zl, ara eject
which s heiRhteoed by softness OF texture
and simplicity Of style
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20
The WAGES or SIN.

The SorrowfuI Life OF an English Girl
Ended by Bullet
Shot through the heart
So closed the life Of May Sidney Castree,
q beautiful English girl resident in San
Francisco. 1t is not improbable that she
welcomed the leaden messenger OF death
as bringing haDpy release from a burden
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20
Der Voice Re.ter.a by = Cold.

In one case at least good hard cold ha,
proved blessing instead Of a nuisance
Miss Elizabeth Cation, 0! Constantine
Mich, lo.t Der voice seven years age
through an attack q scarlet fever. aud
until lately was not able 20 speak above
a whisper. Recently she went 70 her broth
er's in kaiksska 10 stay a few days and
caught cold. which brought on = ft o,
sneeziGc. She snsezed three bours, and
when tie attack ended was 20 weak
that she could scarcely stand. but va
0Terioyed 70 fild that sae had eutireiy re-
covered the use e her voice The doctors
are unable 70 account for it. but those - DO
have heard her talk siuoe her return. and
SIZE has talked al the time ia Joy over the
recovery, have 10 dOabt Of ia reality.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

ISSUED BOGUS DIVORCES

How Two Lawyers OF New York City
Got Into Serious Trouble.
Numerous people throughout the United
States viii be glad to learn that Mr.. VIII
lam H Buttner has reached the end of his
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20
shot BY an EI-PoIIeeman.

Michael LalIy was policeman in ths
employ of the Brooklyn bridge authorities.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20

After sleep of nine months dura'boa
Grace @. Ridley, q Anboy, Ills, has -
covered oDnsclots-e--- -ne has Dot ~ Jet.
ro-e~e- rr,-s ned 1r- -a-re-s ~ sreeca
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20
COUNTESS soR 8 DAY.
The Romance Woven About = Trequenter
of Roucrv nfves

some days ago the people ot New York
CITY were RECALLED with particulars Of a
tnrilhng romance ia real hfe. The princi-
pas 70 the a. AR were Count George SIR
moy' grand chamberlain 10 the Austrian
slnoeror. Tia counts wayvAd daughter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-20
MI1ElIfsyEs9le
ROMANCES OF TIE RICH.
ONE FORTUNE IN COURT AND AN
OTHER IN A GRAVEYARD.

The Contest Now in Progress for Posses
sion of the Fayerweather millions.
Where a nIiser Hoards His Money-A
Girls Dash for Wealth.
Some time ago heard party of gentle
men, all in the prime of life and the re-
cipients Of fair salaries, discuss a question
which had about it the charm of the i'm
probable. The question was. What would
you do if you had an income of $4,000 a
year derived solely from safe investments"
A dreamy light came into the eyes of each
member of the group-that sort of soft, in
Prospective, luxurious CLEAN that belongs
to builders Of castles in the air or gorgeous
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