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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-08
THE SLAUGHTER At W0CNDED ENEE.

Prom
An officer ACCOMMODATING General MeS's party. which
arrived last evening. ~ubstautatcs the serious report
concerning the blundcr made at the Wounded knee
cU~og cement Their, Is d~puiug the fact that the
Slaughter Of soldiers at Wounded Knee can be partially
ascribed to the reckless firing OF Their comrades sad
he .,.,--,,..-. 1870. .,...,. .,.,t
conse1ucntly they not prepared for II. Their
no'itinn was such that many Of the cavalry horses
we're killed by the fire Of the soldiers and two
companies Of the troops fed for some hundreds OF
r,s In e,cape the extreme danger they in from
The firing of their comrades. II Is bclievcd-n fact.
IL cannot be dOubtcdhat some Of the casualties among
the troops resulted from TIE unfortunate arrangement
az the forces
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-08
Authorities WHO DIFFER ABOUT SKATING.
lie didn't appoint him either.

From The Utica Herald. ali.
That clever writer and amiable woman Mrs H fnSns
f. Barr will have 10 admit that she has been sha .r,
on thin ice 50 to speak. In undertaking 10 u, .rs.
her readers in the mysteries. graces, science aH Ina
toms of dancing and skating she c0lldes WIN , U
worlds champion: and II is not the latter VINO i -
thrown Mrs Barr describes skating a, par 70
cellcnce "thc pursuit purely idle gay ara ara'b NV
cratic SAYS half the work Of the skater oU niss
The foot that IS on the ice,' tells OF the zen ASl-
~ combrdees Shire and Lincolnshire who. with '.s o
long runners and fair wind. Do their niie an +be
minutes, etc. etc. The article has come u S con,.
eve of Joe DOnoghue who. having beaten a. AZ ali
petltors and holding the worlds skating ree9IG ina
distances must be conceded competent to loini Is"S
with any skater with the pen. From aaron sn 70
ba writes TO THE Newburg Journal In responss 90
Mrs Barr. Declining TO discuss tle " e,aScy i'm.
d. arstocracy" of skating. he says IL mas alMs1, lie
pressed him as "anythng but an lille pursuit. ,e!nc
giyes the foot off the ice credit except n pr
ready 10 use when It's turn comes. dINayS M - on
be savS that the work Is done by the foot tat !. 80
The ce- With pardonable impaticnce ihc ~, mile
dismisses the romancing about the zen sha.e as
i'm two inmates" by pronOuncing II honsvrn.' i,tsd
tbe,e never skater In England WHO cndeS 10
a mile In less than three minutes joe conorjence
Mr. Barr the dancln floor. but puts Ms cNl,ions
and quite extensive observation against her nar
rrg,rAing skating and skaters in every ts Is
ticnar II she has faith in her teacnlnsSn ornrogbue
only one thing for her TO do challenge Jof ~ re-
i'm person or by champion, after the mamie. ina
hecca 10 meet her 90 good leo In FAR Gonuesr Inc
vonGuished 10 crown the victor chdilPioN "
theory and practice Of skating
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-08

is found in the impossibility of going To the
theatre. Bat the Prince Of Wales Is a regular
frequenter Of the theatre accomplishing his NlSit
as other people do, by dining at an unusually
early bour n. w. l..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-08

The Empress, as soon she entered the room, ad
vanced TO where all the ladies present were standing
and began to talk eraciously to them In turns. The
Emperor had walked up to the VOWS Of bowling gentle
men ranged on the Their of the hall and cOnvcrscd
with them. lie then Joined the Empress and spoke
quite long with Princess iohcnlohc, Countess schon-
born and many others. At . O'Clock the Empress. fol
lowed by Countess Gocss, her grand mistress Of the
robes and by Count N0pcsa, her master OF ceremonies
nroceedcd 10 the Ritcrsaa where the debuantcs were
presented 10 her. The ceremony over, the Court,
headed by the Emperor and Empress repaired 10 the
mIrror-room where tea served. 4 superb bullet
for the guests prepared IN the PiciTdura-room.
The Imperial tca~tabe glittcring with gold plate
and Venetian glass, and covered with JacqueminOt
and nOsette roses trails Of which fell the pale
blue silk and lace tabcclOth down 10 the hOor. At
IL o'clock their MajesteS retired and half an hour
later all the guests had left the fOfburg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-08

Four hundred invitations had been sent by frihce
Uobenlohe. the Grand Master of the Court Court
Tasso Fesetics who achieved notorety the other udE
NV refusing to receive at his Castle oil Ncshel 'o
Prince of Wales because he was accompanied oS D',o"
uir.ch ,roro the splendid violet velvet dress OF
HUNGARIAN macnate 1t was trimmed with priceless
sable and literally covered with jewels Inc algre'e
on his kapak the hilt of his sword ana the uiodu
golden belt round his waist were all sparhHhS
with huge diamonds. sapphres and rutles' Count
Badeu was respondent in the purple velvet costume
of a Polish noble; he also wore jewels Of great value
and the front of his godlaced coat was encusted WIN
nearls and emeralds Many of the wore the black
velvet and white Saline uniform Of the "Tohanlter
Order; as also did Archduke Wilhelm, who is the
grand master of the order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-08
THE BEA UTIFUL EMPRESS.
THE PRESENTATION OF DEBUTANTES.


Notwithstanding the death two days previously
Of the Archduchess Maria-Antona. the Empress
held her Court DIawiug-rOOm on saturday hlEh''
nostpOnng the beginning Of the Official mourning
for her young niece until the following day 50 a.
to avoid any disappointment to the lanes VINO "ai
made preparations be present at the Court lccep-
ton. These preparations were OF an eAcee"i"e'S
elaborate nature, for the occasion was one OF oo''
cradle Importance inasmuch as it was the nrsl od"-
room which has been held by the Empress for several
years and there were less than fiiy-NN young
debutantes anxiously awaiting their presentation 10
their sovereign.
The aspect of the Hall of Ceremonies when the
Imperial cortege made its entrance was absolutely
fairy-uke Arrayed In superb uniforms ana exquisite
dresses were the very pink-the hnc neur-ol ''o
Austrian and Hungarian aristocracy' Only 'losc WIZ
could show the proper number OF no0hary quir'ereN'
untarnished by any bourgeois or pleben staih' ANU
mesallance on the part of ancestor even couple
of centuries back. is considered as suhc!eht eIe !"
render a woman no matter how high her rank ana her
title unworthy Of being received at the euquettcoouu
Court of Vienna. The existence OF thS su1cl iu'O
with regard TO ancestry leads the great houses Vi ~
Austro- Hungarian arstOcracy to exercise great c''c
in their matrimonial alliance and restricts lhelr choioe
of partners for life TO the members of their SET Inc
consequence Is that almost all those present on oa
dav AT the Iofburg were related to one another Calling
each other by their Christian names. The dlpiohdu'
corps had not been invited, and consequently uIc
company was limited to the Imperial family ana 10 'Ic
great bouses of ancient nobility. The magnificent haii
was brilliantly lighted, and the walls and conso' were
decorated with groups Of feathery palms white caheina
and banks of vioets The long mirrors between 'e WIZ
d0ws we're surrounded with thick wreatnS OF Noie's'
heOtropes ard pale yellow mmoSa blossoms WIN heio
and there fragrant bunch of tcarroses Posted III 'o
adjoining hall and salons were the Hungarian Body
Guards wearing their silverembroidcred uniforms. IEh
boots and scarlet kalpaks with snowy hcron'S plume
the Reiter Garde Escadron. in dark green coats eod
enaulettes white leather breeches and long patent
leather boots with silver helmets on their heads' anu
the Body Guard Of Archers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
Fins on Ills Feet.

Billy Barber, sole owner of Barber's Raft,
ON VOLTS pond, Sullivan county, N. Y,
has a peculiar habit of going barefooted
the year around, and it is said that he has
never had on a pair of boots, shoes or
socks.
1t is claimed that Barber was found on a
raft up in "Old Sullivan" on a cold Novem-
Der day thirty Weight years ago, when he
was about ten days old. Billy had not a
particle of clothing on at that time, and
how he came to be on the raft no one could
ever find out. 1t has been suggested that.
Jonah like, he was cast out on the raft by
a big pickerel. This looks almost plausi-
BILE, for exposure has caused fin like ap-
pendages to grow out of the sides of his
pedal eXtremities just like the fms on
pickerel, and between the toes he is webbed
somewhat like duck.
When he was found young Barber was
taken in, cared for and reared to manhood
by poor but kind hearted Sullivan county
fisherman. He has never been away from
home in his life, and has never seen a
locomotive or steamboat or heard the
tinkle of telephone bell He cares for
nothing but fishing, and summer and
winter you can find him on the pond
either on his raft or the ice
During the winter this peculiar character
can be seen daily staIding on the ice bare
footed watching his tip ups.-New York
Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
Too Much for a Gourmet.

Once on time a woodcock was sent as a
tribute of respectful admiration to a
French cure. Done to a golden brown and
reposing on an equally brown sliceof toast.
the repast awaited the knife and fork of
the good priest, when he was called away
for moment. His absence was short, but
alasl IL was long enough for cat-a mis-
cradle cato make off with the expected
treat. At least that was what Catherine
the cook told the cure when he returned
Easter came, and the good woman was
obliged to kneei before the confessional
and confess her misdeeds. When her
venial sins had been disposed OF she stop
ped short.
We'll, Catherine, go on" said the con-
fessor; ''others are waiting" 81 dare not,
father" rs it so very badt" Eyes, yes,
father. You remember that woodcock 2"
THE woodcock stolen by the cat-do
not" exclaimed the priest in dolorous
voice. 81 was the cat" gasped Catherine.
you ate it," asked the priest. Eyes. IA
Their, next day" And ehows" Cold"
Cold and you a cook, who might have
made it into salmiI Wretched woman,
you shall not have absolutiol4p - Ex-
change.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
Several Kinds Of EeIs.

Often il smelling on the ice what is IN
correctly called a conger eel is caught.
This fish has al eel ike body and sculpin-
like head with a perfectly diabolical ex-
preston. The fishermen always cut of
the hook ard allow the fish to drop in the
water after han1meriug him 70 death
They viii snap at the finger of q person,
and are said TO be very poisonous, which
doubt, although l have noticed thai cats
viii not eat them The true conger or sea
eel ia often 10 feet long and weighs 100
pounds. Then there is the so called
Slime eel, )" which gets into Goldfish in the
trawl and eats them out, leaving only a
sack Of fish bones when be Is through.
These are worthless, but the true eel Is
deloscy second 70 no fish Part Of his III
name comes from bis tenscity OF life. His
slll covers fs 50 sDugly when out Of water
that bis gills are bong time in drvirg up.
The founder is another FISH nearly as
tough. Spawn IL never seen in eels as in
Smells toncods. ctr And :. = 1yster-
70 most people where ard now they depoSi:
their eggs Some claim that the white
81 ossauce cinging 10 their sifes = spawn
&c. ". Singer IL Lewiston Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
The Study of Sanitation.


We should have teacher of sanitary
living and dietetics in every school in this
country.
The family doctor can do much to en-
tighten the general darkness by insisting
upon the value of sanitary living as d
means of preserving the health. The sue
cess of the earlier practitioners of homeo-
pathy was largely attributable 10 their in
sistenee OF reasonable attention TO the
needs Of the body. When il does not oc-
cur to the physician 70 give explicit orders
about sanitary observances, the nurse or
mother should ask him for them, and
should supplement them by studying al
the sound authorities in her reach.
AS a matter of fact many diseases pro-
coed from disturbance OF the nutrItive
functions, and the doctors prescription Of
drugs Is secondary in MS purpose OF help
ing nature Hutelaad says that the gas
the treatment OF disease, which endeavors
to reach the evil through the digestive
organs Is incidental 70 the earliest practice
OF rnedlclne, and, surviving all changes Of
theory and practice, the intestinal canal
still remains the battle ground where the
Issue OF the graves, disorders Is decided
That many Ct the reIaedies are 70 be
found within tie range Of ordinary food =
but natural when We consider how many
medicines are of vegetable origin. Nest Of
the old women's herbs and siIples" s-tn
hold high place in the modern pharDaco-
poeis, and conversely some OF cur every
Day foods have poisonous properties: FOR
instance, our pleasant, familiar nutmeg.
wherevIsh We spice our c1s.arris and hos
toddles. Is virCisns POISON, an entire
globe BEING capable Of killing person If
taken a. once.-Julier Co-son II Harn~.s.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
Mr.. Beecher Was Surprised.

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's love for
children was well known. He always lis
tened to their prattle with interest, and
they talked to him with fearless frankness
on all subjects. He was sometimes rather
startled by their remarks. He used to tell
the following story with great enjoyment
One Sunday, as he was returning from
church, he was overtaken by one OF his
Pensioners who held his little daughter
by the hand. IL his sermon that day he
had earnestly exhorted every one to prac-
tice human kindness. The little girl, evil
IDENTIFY anxious that her father should be
rebuked, volunteered the information that
papa had scolded Mary that morning.
"And who is Mary?" inquired Mr..
Beecher.
"Why, Mary is our cook" replied the lit
tie gossiper.
well, well, that is too bad. But hope
pa doesn't scold mamma" said Mr..
Beecher, with a twinkle in his eye as he
glanced at his old friend.
"Well, guess not" said the small dam
sci. ''My mamma isn't servant-none of
my parents amt servants. Why, they
amt even servants of the Lord. "-Boston
Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
previously, and the Iunkhead OF clerk dit
not know your number.

| previously, and the Iunkhead OF q clerk die
not know your number.
Would ever find you?
| Heavens. how painted. To think that
l was just upon your heels. and then that
you should again dlo1 into utter darkness
II guess that c,e1k must have though,
that was triae Inore than mentally in
| competent for l erzcced up and down
| pulling at my hair and bemoaning my mis-
| fortune.
II was upon the point of rushing out
| when the phone rang had the door hall
open, but that ding Eng-ling somehow ap
| pealed to me and therefore paused.
Say, bawled out the green clerk,
| guess this is what You want. Here's a lady
says: eff T. r. Rusty (which is my namel
of 2l7 William street calls in the morning
you may hand him the note Ileft."'
Heavens and earth but l went out OF
that store with mighty bound.
''Those numbers-2l7-are most indelibly
impressed upon my mind. I never shall
forget them.
"Well, sprinted down the street yelling
out Two hundred and seventeen at the top
of my voice until reached the cab / had
left.
THE driver said we were very close TO
that number, and running up TO one house
he saw that it was COZ Then looking down
the street short distance he noticed this
house and the light in these upper windows
There's tn place. he said. I've been
there, an know it,
SIN a fash cleared the space, bounded
up the steps, pulled the bell, and-well, you
know the rest"
Thus you see what mighty close call
had" said my companion, as he finished
his cigar and threw the stub into the biaz-
ing fire.
II have only to add that the lady who
was so decidedly instrumental in saving
my hfe-by sending that telephone mes
sage-now mas my name, and together we
are bearing the joys and burdens of life
81 might also add that we never move
now without at once leaving our new ad-
dress, together with our old one, at the
nearest drug store; and also that 1 never,
positively never, take medicine of any kind
whatsoever without carefully reading and
rerea6ing the label"
'That is certainly a remarkable Incl
dent" said. land puts me in mind
Of
just then a long whistle sounded from
the distance and we both jumped up and
looked down the track, where the bright
headlight of a locomotive was SEEN
"Helloi here she comes" said my fellow
traveller, and we each gathered up our
traps.
regret to say that I have never since
CHANGED to meet the interesting companion
had the night I waited for the snow
bound train.-George Henry Cleveland in
Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
TIE woRLDs VERDICT.

The drops Of water slung across the cameis nack
Had leaked, and ali the day upon the desert sands
The water, drop by drop, had fallen, till at last
The skins were wen nigh drained. and that which
still remained
When gathered in the cup Of gold made fewer
drops
Than there were jewels bordering the goblets
bowl
The brother pilgrims, who together sought the
OF holy Ais martyred sons. at Maggrib, saw
The ruin which the day had brought unto their
lives,
And each one looked tho other steadfast in the
eye.
Each saw the shadow of the wings of AzraeL
Yet for a moment neither spoke. save in low
prayer,
And then the elder whispered Brother. drink,
and peace and life be thine"
The other answered: God is God.
1t is the Prophets will-<arink thou"
Thus argued they
Until Fl Maria, and they laid them down to rest,
push
The goblet with its precious drops of life away.
1t was FL Ghadda when they walked. The burn
ing sun
Had been on high four hours, and within that
time
Had dried the water up. When this the brothers
saw,
They bowed in prayer. and rising. loosed their
beasts,
And babe them wander where they would. Then,
sick and faint,
They laid them down again, and in their dreams
of thirst
The cup o'erfowed with crystal water which each
gave
Unto his brother
When again the red sun set
They passed into the Garden of the Faithful Ones
Next day a caravan passed by that spot, and saw
The brothers lying with their hands stretched out
IS though
To grasp the golden cup, each still in deaths en-
brace.
And one long bearded sheik, whose hair was
white with age,
Picked up the cup. noted the studding gems and
sighed,
Questioning the greed by which man was made
to give
Up life and all life held for one small bit Of gold
And then the caravan passed on again.
-Flavel Scott Mines in Harpers Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
A Cows Milk Easily Poisoned.

Why should we protect animalss I have
told you already one reason-because every
cruelty the animal suffers just before death
poisons the meat.
Now l am going to tell you another. II
you throw stones at a cow, or brighten OF
injure her, it goes right to the milk and
poisons the milk.
| wouldn't for SO drink the milk of a
COW that had been badly treated, if !
knew it.
In Switzerland, 1t is said, they will pay
higher wages TO milkmaid who can sing
to the cows than to one who cannot.
In the hall where the Wisconsin Dairy
mems association holds it's meetings they
have put up great sign on the wall, al
ways speak to your COW as you would to a
lady. n-George T. Angeles
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
n Mysterious Visitor.

New Servanr-Please, mum, there's
Strange Lady down stairs ana she didn't
have no card. she took off her things
as If she intended to stay, and she looked
around the room with her nose in the
air, as if things wasn't good enough for
her, an she rubbed the winda- to see il
it WIS clean, an she peeked in the dark
corners, an then looked at the dust on
hcr fingers an shifted.
Mistress-I can't imagine who the
Creature can be. Ny husbands mother
and sisters are in Europe. New York
Weakly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
J. P. ALLEN,
.Druggist t.
Everything Kept in a Fnstela& Drug Store
los EAST DOUGLAS AVE.
WICHITA, KAN.



The knowledge that some women possess
of business and finance rs astonishing. And
| then again the knowledge that some WON
| en- do not possess on the SELF same topic is
( stin more astonishing There is one pc
| culiar thing about a woman's business
tact and talent 1t doesn't seem to matter
how bright she may be, as soon As check
gets into the transaction she rs in deep
! water. / had occasion the other morning
to pay bill of 81 so, and with the air Of a
man proud of the fact Hnst a thinly clad
collector did not have TO wear out four
pairs of shoes chasing him, 1 walked into
the store and handed out CHECK for the
amount Of the bill The young woman
looked at both sides of the check and
studied it carefully. reading it rs II it were
continued love story. She finally glanced
up and remarked:
II don't know about this.
Thinking that she meant to cast some
reflection ON the value of the check. was
just getting myself into shape TO retaliste,
when asmile came over the young woman's
face as il she had at last reached the land,
and she said:
II haven't handled many checks, but /
guess know how"
1Hbu sHc lnQOfscO bDc IrSaptsst
bill, handed them both back TO me. and said
in very sweet way:
Thank you very much"
This left me with my bill receipted and
q check for 80. In other words, was
g. so ahead in the transaction explained
the situation 10 the young woman. but
from the vacant look On her face it was
easy to see that she couldn t grasp the mis-
take The check was too much for her.
told the story in part . few minutes
later TO a cynical newspaper man, and he
remarked:
THAT shows whs. . woman knows about
business. Did you give sas check backr'
be asked.
YES"
well, il seems TO me that that shows
what you know about business" WAS his
next remark, made in . disgusted tone
Kansas City Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
BETRAYED.

People who are sly should be discreet. A
lady who had servant somewhat given to
curiosity inquired upon returning from a
visit one afternoon:
did the carrier leave any mail, Marys"
Nothing but postal card, ma am"
"Whom is it from, Mary?"
"And did you think I'd be reading it.,
ma amf" said the girl with an injured air.
Perhaps not; but any one who sends
me messages on postal cards is stupid and
observation-disclosures ALL.
You'll excuse me, ma'am," said the
servant, loftily but that's nice, purity
way to be talkin' about your own mothern
Youths COMPANION.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
Strong Men Must Have Great FINN.

Charles Louvier, carpenter of Paris,
found it child's play to roll tin basin be-
tween his fingers into cylinder. On one
occasion he carried off soldier on guard
who had gone to sleep in the sentry box,
depositing both on a low churchyard wall
close by. An equally amusing story is
told of Dane, knut Kundson, lock.
smith, who, while standing in window
on the ground floor, lifted with one hand
half bullock from the shoulder of a
butcher who was toiling past with his
load.-Chambers' Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
Ascending Mont Blanc

The first woman who made the ascent of
Mont Blame was a young French mademoi-
sells OF &2-Marie Paradis by name-who
accomplished the feat in 1909. A few years
since, Miss Stratton, a brave English girl,
MADE the ascent in mid winter She is said
to have frozen two fingers on her way I'D,
and she fell in love with her guide and
married him when she reached the foot Of
ths mountain. York Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-24
Faithful to His Meerschaum.

An old resident tells Us that the reason
be doesn't smoke is because he can't find q
pipe to suit him. He smoked one meer
schaum pipe steadily for twelve years, and
then left it on the rail of the steamer on
which be is engineer, and somebody
Knocked it overheard. That was twelve
years ago, and he has remained so con-
slant to the memory of that pipe that no
other would take its place.-Bath (Me.)
independent