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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-29
Discovery Of Won MoltE..

A Danish diplomat has just related
how Emperor William /. once told Of
his discovery Of the genius OF Won
Moltke. 81 may claim tho credit OF
having discovered him." said the EN-
peror. "In the twenties ! first saw his
face at review OF Brandenburg regi-
ment. He attracted my attention by the
keenness OF his face and the extreme
lanlness OF his figure. put away his
name in my memory. A few weeks
later found paper in some military
work by Moltke's regimental officers
that was amazingly clear and concise.
II concerned the defenses Of Copen-
hagen. At the bottom Of the last page |
read the modest little signature; Hell
muth Won Moltke. l wrote word OF
commendation on the margin and d.
rected the Chief Of the General STAFF To
call TO 1t the young man who afterward
became Field Marshal. was tho first
one to smooth his way to greatness"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-29
CHAPTER XI.
TFnpTTD.

In the first furry Of surprise at Rays
acceptance OF an imaginary proposal for
his daughters hand, Russell lost sight
entirely OF the fact that he had made no
proposal. The benevolent old gentle
man terminated the interview with a
hearty handshake; and before Russell
recovered the use Of his vocal organs
the two men we're out upon the street
where confidential discussion was not
possible.
Whatever may have been the subject
Ray selected for his remarks on tho
way TO the yacht, they sell far short of
bis companions attention. Russell's
thoughts worked hurriedly upon the
problem presented by the strange re-
suit Of his attempt to obtain an edict Of
bsnishmentagainst himself. That such
an exile was now more than ever nee
essary was evident enough, but it was
also clear that 1t must be voluntary.
He should keep out OF the way of temp
tation; and here he was being led
tamely to the villa again.
Somehow, he was more than usually
glad TO 90, although his conscience ex-
erted feeble restraining force. Why
was II? Rays favorable view Of him as
possible son-in-law meant nothing to
him. lie had no shadow Of an idea that
he should ever take advantage OF it.
But that "word Of Encouragement" as
Ray had called IL, was matter OF a very
different nature. Could Ray possibly
have given such hint on any weaker
grounds than absolute certainty Fa-
ther and daughter were on terms Of the
closest confidence Russell had often
observed 1t, with feeling that the mill
ionaire had been blessed in other good
things than dollars. Ray should know
the state of his daughters heart as soon
as she did herself, and II he said that
she thought kindly OF q man IL should
be infinitely encouraging.
There was only one ground for doubt
and It lay in the old fellows firm belief
that he knew very nearly every thing
that was passing in the minds Of those
about him. He was one OF those men
who believe that their eyes are electric
Iearch lights vhich they can turn upon
the souls Of others and expose all hidden
;hings.
This belief in him was coupled with
total inability TO read the ordinary
external signs Of emotion. II always Is.
These eagle-eyed fellows are the ones
Who can see man poisoned with strych-
line and swear that he looks pleasant,
md stick 10 IL with confidence un-
moved, after the unfortunate has died
convulsions Russell thought Of all
his, and II seemed to him probable that
Ray had not received any verbal intims- !
don from his daughter, but had de- !.
,ended wholly upon a glance Of his In (
alliblo eye.
"If that Is the case" said Russell TO
himself, "she does not love mev-and I
lis exultation was Immediately changed
o gloom. But his reflections had con-
dnced him that he loved her, long boz
ore the two men reached the yacht
nd he had resolved to tell Ray the
ruth about his supposed offer, and 10 pro-
ARE some way Of backing out Of the
vhole entanglement
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-29

you out az lellow with a very level
head, and ! don't make many mistakes"
"If ever get rich," Russell replied,
sit will be by such methods as that deal
with Remington and others by which a
man might feel disgraced."
"Oh, all this sentimentalism is natural
at such time" said Ray, cheerfully,
"but there's nothing in 1t. Remington
will play some other chump and get his
money back. It's all in the game"
"But I'm only an ltenturer, any
way. have no solid hopes; and my
character is becoming as unsettled as
my circumstances. l am flush to-day
and broke tomorrow; honest in the
morning and scamp before night.
When think OF Miss Ray"
"Yes, when you think of her." said
that young lady's sire, with good
humored smile-"when you think OF
her your sins look big and black. I'm
glad Of 1t; could ask no better guaran-
tee that you really love her."
Russell started up in astonishment,
but before he could utter word Ray
continued:
'I've been waiting for you to speak
to me like this. More than once have
thought you were going to begin. Whom
You showed hesitancy about coming up
to the villa knew why. You said
She's rich mans daughter and have
only my Wits"
"But, my dear SIR" Russell broke in,
~ have never ventured to remotely con-
slider the possibility"
"0f course you haven't, but you may
begin now. Don't speak to her yet; she
is'only little girl you know. OF course
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-29

you haven't SO much as limited any
thing OF the sort to her, and l wouldn't
for year; let US say for year. dare
say you wouldn't have thought of doing
so. What you wanted to say to me, and
what saw that you wanted to say-for
fathers eye can not be deceived-was
that you felt 1t more honorable to tell
me straight out that you were in love
with my daughter and then ask the
right to let every thing go on as before.
It's only few months that we've known
you, and that made it harder. / pitied
you, and says to myself: I'll help him
out And because think so we'll of
you, young man, and trust you so fully,
and hate to see you down.nearted, I'll
give you word of encouragement:
believe the little girl likes you pretty
we'll already"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-29
CHANCES OF LIFE.

Table Used by the Leading Life Insur.
ascs Companies aud Societies
The probable duration Of life, or in
other words the number OF years to
which, at given age, person may or
dinarily look forward, is a necessary
basis for the calculations Of insurance
companies. II is derived, OF course,
from the average OF great number OF
recorded instances. The following is a
table which one insurance company has
adopted, beginning at birth, indicated
by o in the age column. and showing
the probable remaining period OF life at
each Hve-year stage up to one hundred
years:
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-29
TWO SIDES OF LIFE.
FIRST


'Tis clean. and turn, and mend. and make
Small garments TO keep whole and neat;
'Tisstew, and fry, and boil, and bake,
Tempers and stomachs to keep sweet
There's nests to make so snug and warm
To rest the little tired limbs;
Small feet TO guard from every harm,
To bear with childish whims.
A ceaseless round Of patient toll
OF tiresome, unremitting care
OF children's never-ceasing moil--,
Each day is one long wear and tear
OF nesh and soul; impatient words,
Spoke Oft in haste, yet scarcely said
Tnl they're rcpented Of with tears
These make, with many other things,
The woman's hopes and fears.
SECOND.
Small feet to keep In narrow ways,
Sweet souls toguide from earth to Heaven,
Inquiring minds TO bathe in rays
OF lightfrom Him whom God hath given
To cleanse this wayward world from sin.
To recollect in after years
For It is very sweet TO know
That never any bitter teays
BY act OF ours were made TO fiow.
And thus we counterbalance pain
By deeds like these the vict'ry's won
And each may hope one day to hear:
Beloved, thy works we'll done"
Farm, Field and Stockman.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-29

Mrs. Manhattan Beach-You must
make biscuits for supper tomorrow
night, Bridget.
Bridget-Sure, mum, can't make the
biscuits for supper this avening, for I'm
invited TO a ball given by the Grave
Diggers' Association, and me hands. gre
always so white and nice afther I've
made biscuits. Texas Siftlngs.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-29

He twho has Just been accepted) do
you believe In long engagementsS
Chicago Widow-No. prefer short
ones. tthouEhtfully)-plenty Of
hem.-Life
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-12
The Dog on the Farm.

A farmer once told the Listener that
there was nothing IN the world that
would keep crows out Of field of young
corn except living man or good sized
BOY with a gun. he had tried all man
ner of scarecrows that ever were In
vented, and hung strings about in all
sorts of ways. and the wise birds came
in and pulled up the corn just the same.
There was once q time, when people first
thought about it, when white string
around a field would keep out crows
they thought 1t was u trap. But 1t took
the whole tribe only year or two TO
See through this device.
A dead crow hung up by the feet wiD
scare away some crows-no doubt fe-
males, Of superstitious turn Of mind
but it won't keep of the canny old
agnostics among them. d farmer whom
the Listener knows once had a shepherd
dog who, at the command "Go down
and keep the crows out Of the cornfeld, ,"
would take charge Of the field and keep
away every bird Of them efectually.
Dogs, especially collies, might be trained
easily TO perform this duty, though oc-
casionaliy, no doubt, the crows would
divide their forces and give the dog
more work than he could do. Few Of
our farmers, By the way, realize the
amount Of help in their work that they,
can get out Of agood dog.-BOston Tran
script
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-12
A Minister Forty-nine Years

Rev. Lydia Sevton was born in Sussex
county NOW Rockford), in the state of
New Jersey, April u, 1899, and is therefore
ninetytwo years old. During the past
forty-nine years she has been preaching as
a Unity Brethren minister in various por-
tons of the country with remarkable sue
cess. She sremarkably vigorous, and pre-
diets that she Will live TO the year 1900,
thus extending her life into three centuries.
Mrs. Sexton was appointed chaplain of the
Kansas state penitentiary on Jan. l, 1870,
and held the Office two years, during which
time eX-Congressman Harrison Kelley was
one of the board of directors.
She has many relations in New Jersey,
Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri,
Arkansas and Washington. Her memory
Is excellent and her sight remarkably good
While on visit to Little Rock recently
she made a silk quilt. Her voice is clear
and melodious, and she delights to sing
sacred songs TO the congregation. The
grandfather of this remarkable woman
was the French marquis, Anthony Cozot
who came TO America early in the Seven
teenth century.-Seattle (Nash.) Letter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-12
A Patent Horseshoe.

A patent covers horseshoe which pos.
sesses many advantages. On its under
surface is stamped a pattern which gives
number of points for the securing Of q
better grip on the pavement, and this,
where wooden pavements are used is an
important consideration. The shoe is
about half the weight Of an ordinary
shoe, being two and half pounds the set
Of four; it takes less time and less money
to fix, has only four nails, as against the
usual seven. Being a three-quarter shoe,
it leaves the frogs and heels on the ground
which prevents conclusion to the foot
and leg, contraction and corns.
The only preparation the hoof requires
after the old shoe is taken off is that the
rasp must be used on the toe and quar-
tiers, making a reduction of about one
eighth of an inch on the lower side of the
hoof The frog and heels and back part
of the foot should not be touched. This
shoe is made in accordance with the well
established principle that the more the
hinder part of the foot-which is very
tough-is used, the harder and healthi
it becomes.-New York Telegram.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-12
Boarding versus housekeeping.

The question of boarding versus house
keeping has so far been discussed almost
entirely from the standpoint of city life
But in the country we have more people
than in the cities. The average country
girl would consider it fearful extravaganza
20 go boarding. 1t is quite possible in the
country Tor young couple to keep house
and live well on what it cost the husband
for his board alone, say thirteen dollars
month. To pay the double of that for
board would absorb the entire income.
Rnd, of course, is not to be thought Of But
aside from the question, of expense, most
country girls prefer housekeeping, as it
gives them feeling of Independence
They are doing something for a living as
well as their husbands. 1t would be lust
as well if city girls mad more of this spirit.
The divine ideal of wife is a helpmeet for
q man, the boarding house idea is simply a
help-eat. What does she do with her life
anyway She begins, perhaps, by weaving
crochet or some species Of fancy work, reads
little, grows weary of being alone, and
strolls away for gossip or Irritation with
some one who is as idle and useless as her
self She is offering premium to the gen
Uleman who finds some mischief still for
idle hands to do" and if be does not avail
himself of his opportunity it is because he
Is too busy with others of her class.
When Charlie comes home he can't catch
her up in bis arms and give her z big hug
and kiss as be could and probably would
do In coy little home of their own. All
this must be suppressed, and if the woman
considers having nothing TO do as an
equivalent for what she misses in this line
she is a mercenary little wretch unworthy
the love of good, big, warm, honest heart.
But probably she does not love him. As
like as not, for those girls who are board
Ing are usually such as would never have
married poor mau, but who are WilIingto
marry any man who asks them, provided
he is able to give them good time either
IN stylish house with a retinue of serv-
ants or in boarding house with nothing
90 do.
When the love is all one side it does not
last very long, and boarding house is as
good place as any for il, for even home
would soon cease TO be a home to the man
who has married a woman without a heart.
III the parties are mutually in love when
they marry, It boarding house will starve
their love to death or at least TO emacia-
ton. Don't risk it girls.-Cor. Toronto
Globe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-12

Fluffy hair, which was the envy of every
girl that did not possess it, has given place
to glossy, well kept locks, which, however,
are curled and ironed into the crinkley
waves which are very fashionable. The
great fluffy bangs covering the forehead
and ears. and reminding one of Shetland
pony, are today scOrned. The smartest
way of arranging the hair is the way in
which fashionable Paris hairdresser re-
Gently did it. Dividing the hair on either
side he pinned it upon the top firmly with
little pin. He then braided it in one long
braid and doubled it underneath, pulling
it through a strand of the braid at the nape
of the neck. In this way the braid does
not sag down or look ungraceful, but fits
to the shape of the head, following its
curve up to the crown, when it is combed
apart, divided and the ends made into &
smooth, beautiful bowknot.
The bang he cut into different lengths
and curled it in five distinct curls, three on
the top, curling them crosswise. Next
taking all the remaining bang, save very
little on the forehead, and curling it to-
ward the back Of the head, he finished it
by curling the remainder over the fore
head. He then waited until it was all en-
tirely cool, when he pulled the curls all
apart, touching none but the very light
bang on the forehead with the comb, in
this way keeping them in little curls set
ting close to the head.-Exchange
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-12
When He Served the Queen.

I served the queen for several years,
and | look back on the experience with
neither horror nor shame. During the
twenty-five years that have passed since
then the a1nelioration in the condition of
the soldier has been incalclllable. But
should be untrue to their memory If |
did not lift up my testimony that the
men of the Old days endured their more
arduous lot with grand primitive resig-
natiCn.
They knew that the quartermaster and
the butcher were In collision in regard
to the meat ration, that the troop ser
geant major cooked their accounts, and
that the pay corporal had glutinous fin
gers. Their captain habitually addressed
them as brutes; the surgeon left his du-
ties for days to go hunting. There was
no quick escape for them from those
abuses, for some of them were ''llfers." "
and all were long service men.
But there were no professional eg1ta-
tors in those days, nor any barrack room
lawyers ''who knew their rights" there
was not great deal of that commodity
Of little of which the poet speaks rs
"a dangerous thing" and there were no
halfpenny newspapers. The discipline
was rigid, how rigid no younger of to-
day can have any idea; but insubordina-
ton was undreamed of. - Archibald
Forbes in Fortnightly Review.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-12
Policeman and 2TodeI.

There is big, picturesque policeman
on the Broadway squad who is noted
among the habitues of the Rialto for his
flowing blond mustache, who turns an
occasional dollar as an artists model.
Having posed during his watch on deck
for the benefit of the common people in
the flesh, he is transferred to imperisha-
BILE canvas to gladden. the artistic eye Of
generations yet to come. He has the
trunk and arms of a giant In the opin-
ion of distinguished artist, this police
man is the best specimen of massive
physical perfection he ever saw. OF
course, the lady artists have all had a
hack at him with pencil and brush, for
which he invariably gets one dollar Sit
ting Nc wonder he carries the air of a
man thoroughly satisfied with himself.
New York Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-12
A Wealthy Widow,

There can be little doubt that a CHILEAN
widow, Donna Isadora Cousino Called the
Countess of Monte Cristo'), is the wealth
lest woman in the world, her coal mines
alone bringing her $4,000 a week. She is
the possessor of millions of acres of land
as well as millions of money, is the owner
of coal, copper and silver mines, acres of
house property in Santiago and Valparaiso,
a feet of eight iron steamships, smelling
works, railway, and other productive
property that yield her a stupendous in
come. Nine. Cousino owns every house in
the town of Lolita, and its 7,00Oinha bitants
depend on her for support. In Coronel
nine-tenths of the 5000 inhabitants are on
her pay rolls.
She pays about $780, 900 a year in wages
in these two towns alone, most of which
comes back to her through her own supply
stores. The widow lives most of the time
in Lolita to superintend her business. Her
vineyards supply nearly all the markets of
Chill with claret and sherry, and her Gel
lars Il building 800 feet long and 100 feet
wide-are always full. Madam is about
forty-fye years old, and says she will never
marry again.-London Tit-Bits.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-12
Widowed Dome stios.

The mania for getting married which
besets so many domestic servants often
results in their finding themselves either
widowed or deserted in the course of a
few years, with a number of young chill
dren to provide for. They are generally
both able and willing to return to domes-
| tic service, but that way of earning liv-
ing is barred to them by the necessity of
looking after their membranes at
home. knowing of many such cases, a
benevolent gentleman down in Lanca-
shire proposes the establishment of homes
which would take care of the children,
the mothers contributing toward their
support in proportion to their own earn
ings.
The author Of this scheme of relief be-
lieves that it would be gratefully ac-
cepted by the mothers as a most well
come change from the unceasing cares
which now make up their daily lives
At the same time it would benefit so
city by increasing the supply of women
servants, a want which becomes more
pressing every year. As further help
toward that object il is proposed that all
the girls admitted into the homes should
be specially trained for domestic service
In its several departments. This would
enable them to go out into the world at
a comparatively early age, and 10 help
their mothers instead of taxing their
scanty resources.
The main difficulty of realizing the
scheme, which certainly has taking
look, is in raising the funds, In the ma
ture of things the homes would not be
wholly self supporting. even if the ex-
penses were cut down in all possible
ways. 1t would be necessary, therefore,
TO supplement the income derived from
the mothers contributions by subScrip-
tons collected from the charitable pub
lie, and one hesitates TO advocate another
appeal to that necessarily solicited quar-.
ter-Loudon Globe