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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30

easy to get friezes for any shade of
cartridge paper printed in stenciled pat
terms. The hand painted stencil work
would of course be expensive if a pro-
fessional worker was engaged to do it.
AS rule, it is better to choose the up
holstery of room in contrasting rather
than in similar colors, so as to avoid a
monotonous effect in color. In a draw
ing room more delicacy of color is allow
able than in ether rooms, aud bright col
ors are introduced in bric-a-brac orna-
ments, in wall curtains and in other
decorative ways.-New York Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
New Plays Require Capital.

A theatrical manager has a big con-
tract on his hands in this age when he
starts ont TO produce a new play. The
expenses are enormous Salaries" said
one of them, "are In individual cases
higher than ever before. The companies
are larger and the scenery is simply ter
ribly costly. We put on scenery now
which would have made managers stand
aghast IN the old days Transportation
runs up another big account and there
are thousand and one necessary items
TO swell the total II play is failure
il does not take long to sink fortune in
it. 1t makes manager turn pale 10 90
into his theater and find rows OF vacant
seats grinning at him. He knows that
means 'stopF and he can't afford TO wait
very long for the tide to surn. New
York Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
WALLPAPERS.
Valuable Points About the Interior Dec
Grafton of Your House.


There is no excuse at present for the
use of a gaudy, ugly wallpaper. Excel
| lent, tasteful designs can be found at
low price. Do not attempt niggard
economy in this matter. Few rooms re-
quire more than ten rolls Of paper, many
much less; and there is often only the
difference of five or ten cents on a roll
in the price Of pretty or cheap, ugly
pattern. A beautiful paper for ordinary
use can be purchased at twenty-five
cents roll, and if properly cared for
will last many years. The laborer who
hangs it should not charge over ten or
twelve cents a roll 1t is the fancy of
the hour to use wide border or frieze,
varying from eighteen inches to twenty
/ two in width, and usually wide enough
/ to cover the space from the tops of the
doors and windows to the ceiling. This
frieze is usually separated from the main
body Of the paper by narrow picture
molding.
/ This molding costs about eight or ten
cents a foot, put up. The paperhanger
can do it, and it is much better to let
him, as the carpenter, though he may do
it as well, may not be SO careful not to
/ lnjure the new paper in the process. An
amateur could probably learn easily TO
/ put up this molding. 1t is put up with
/ brads, but care must be taken not to
nick or scratch it in putting it up, as it
/ is already finished in gilt or natural
wood stain. When purchased already
! finished the picture molding costs much
/ less than when the carpenter makes it,
and finishes it on the wall, as is some
times done.
A picture molding properly put up
will last as long as the house. In par
! lors, where delicate pictures in black and
white or water colors will be hung, a
white and gold paper is desirable, but in
simpler parlor a cartridge paper will
| probably give more satisfaction. Choose
one in brownish terra Gotta. robins
/ egg blue or silvery Divine gray, and
have the frieze above it of lighter tint,
stenciled off with a pattern in black or
gold or silver, and separated by gilt, or
! in some cases an ebony picture molding.
There must be an abundance of pictures
hung on this plain background or it will
be monotonouS Remember that it is
an artistic rule that the base of room
should be darkest
Where there is a dado used, it is al
lowable TO use heavy dark color; never
pronounced color, as such shades are
utterly out of place on the wall The
middle space of the wall should be a
medium shade, the frieze should be sew
eral tints lighter and the ceiling should
/ be still lighter. Where two colors are
used. one for the main wall and another
| for the frieze, the colder color should be
used above. Thus, in bedroom pspered
with palest rose and blue, the blue should
be used for the frieze and the warm color
below; and the two may be separated by
an ebony or ivory and gold picture
molding.
The dado and frieze are not often used
together now, except in houses where it
is desirable TO bring down the ceiling
and make the walls appear lower. They
are more often seen in halls or dining
rooms than anywhere else. Ii Is quite
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
The Doctors Died.

The deadly patient for once taxes the
place Of the fatal doctor. About two years
ago 4 woman presented herself at the Mar
haitian Eye and Ear hospital. New York,
for treatment for csEarrh. Two days after
ward The doctor who trsltsd her dissd sud
denly. SIX months afterws<d TIE woman
went again 70 the hospital. and the doctor
who attended her died 81 heart failure tso
days later. This second death caused tie
woman 70 be called ''the faEsl patient. %
and toe physicians iokinaiy said she would
klll the next ore who treated Der. = short
time ago she went again 20 the bosps "a.
and expressed lear THAI ste ra8gt1 hot BE
treated because Of tie h leex tsstSszsscsd
hsr VISITS. Or. David Philips hzSgeso
* this Eazxes1ion. but two DAYS sEser ~
operated upon her he wa t0und 3ss-d n
bed TIE womsa bas peesAEz not yes m
zhsd her deadly car1sx, and TIE coc-oSs
are wondering who WIN - h-g Eszt ss<sirz4-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
How to Make Strong Castings.

According to The Commercial Bulletin
some Of the English iron founders have
adopted a simple practice in making
stronger castings. The method is merely
the introduction of thin sheets of wrought
iron in the center of the mold before cast
ing. This idea was first applied to the
casting of thin plates for the ovens Of
cooking stoves, and a sheet of thin iron in
yhe center of a I-inch oven plate renders
it practically unbreakable by fire. Recent
ly the process has been applied to the cast
ing of large iron pipes, core of sheet iron
imparting additional strength and lessen
ing the liability TO fracture. AS an evil
dence of an additional strength that may
be impaired by this process it is stated that
plate of iron one-fourth Of an inch thick,
cast with perforated sheet of % wire
gauge wrought iron in the center, possess
es six times the strength of a similar cast
plate with no core. The H-inch plate thus
made has the strength of a plate one inch
thick.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30

"You needn't tell me-" remarked
Lewis A. Rice, son of the late John A
Rice, "that dogs can't reason. There's
my bull terrier Jack. I'll bet hat he
knows as much as anybody, and I'll tell
you story to prove it, A year or two
ago / went away from home, leaving
Jack behind with the family. The first
day after left he was disconsolate. and
wandered up and down the house appar-
emily unhappy. He wouldn't eat any
thing either. Next day it was just as
bad. The third day he got into my
room and found there pair of my cuffs,
which had been forgotten. These he
carried off and secreted, and then came
back and ate a square meal When he
had satisfied his hunger he got the cuffs,
put his paws on them and went content
edly to sleep.
For weeks he carried those cuffs
with him wherever he went, and nobody
could get them away from him. AT last
somebody did steal them, and Jack re-
fused to eat and moped around disconso-
lately. Then he found them again and
was happy. Now, / say that shows that
Jack has the faculty of reason. He
knew those cuffs belonged to me, and as
his affection for me was great they COM
forted him little in his sorrow at my
absence. Chicago Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
Testing the Hardness of Iron.

The Industrial World mentions a meth
cd for testing the hardness of iron while
in the process of manufacture which has
been devised by Mr.. G. A. Casperson, of
the Forsbacka iron works in Sweden. The
Inventor, it is said, conducts a current of
Electricity through test piece of iron
br steel, letting it melt the same, upon
which the strength of the current necessi-
Ptated in the operation is compared with
the strength Of current required for the
fusion of a standard piece of metal of de-
termined degree of hardness, and of the
same diameter as the piece to be tested.
The hardest piece will resist longest, but
melt If the current be maintained suffi-
GENTLY. BY the aid of an ampere meter
metals of varying hardness may be tabu-
lated, so as TO furnish a scale, it is said, of
hardness.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
A verntahle Ronanet.

While stood in a Sixth avenue drug
store the other evening an old man,
poorly clad, entered and bought bottle
of perfumery. which he sprinkled over \
bed of what looked like cut flowers IN .
tray he carried upon his arm.
he asked me 10 buy bunch. only
FIVE cents" he said. My bouquet con-
sisted Of three reses Tho white rosa
was a turnip, delicately carvedi the yell
lew rose was made from a carrot and
the red one from beet.
The old mans skill in duplicating
flowers IN vegetables was certainly adj
mirable and the perfumed spray made
the illusion complete.-New York Her.
aid.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
An Ingenious Automatic Device.

A recent invention of considerable inter
est is described by Fire and Water. 1t is a
device for automatically shutting off the
gas when it has been blown out, instead of
being turned off in the usual way. The
principle upon which the invention is based
is the expansion and contraction of a me-
tallic loop made of German silver and
steel, and which is adjusted very close to
the gas flame. One end of the loop is free,
while the other is secured to the fixture.
A valve controlling the gas is attached to
the free end; and when the gas is burning
the valve is open and the gas freely es-
capes. If, however, the gas is blown out,
the loop Will quickly cool and contract,
and the valve will shut off the gas. 1t is
said that the device is exceedingly simple
and it responds quickly to the change in
faTnnerafiIra-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
Smoke blossoms

'Did you ever see smoke blossonF
asked an old smoker. We'll, the way TO
make them is this: Blow ring in still
atmosphere and then watch it The
smoke making the ring reTolyes toward
the center as you look toward IL While
it is floating away a part OF the ring
shoots slowly away from the rest, form
ing loop. When the two sides Of this
loop comes almost together the loop
seems to burst at its apex, and lily
shaped blossom appears there Some
times this blossom will break up into
ether smaller loops and they viii pro
ducs smaller smoke blossoms as 0id the
larger one. can't account for it, but E
smoke ring invariably bears these queer
blossoms. New York Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30

Place on the table lighted candle, and
in front of it, at two or three feet distance,
attach to the wall a sheet of white paper to
form your screen" Between the light
and the screen interpose some Opaque body,
for example, an atlas or other large book.
But under such conditions how are we
to cast the shadows on the screen? Sim
ply by the use of a mirror, placed at the
side of the table The reflection of the
mirror will appear on the wall as lu-
minous space, oval or oblong, as the case
may be, and if you have placed it at a
proper angle with reference to the screen,
and move your cardboard shapes about
cleverly between the candle and the mir
ror, you will forthwith see little fantastic
figures projected in shadow on the screen.
The uninitiated spectator is wholly at a
loss to discover how you produce them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30

Rand takes the IN WATER
form of a small brilliant sphere. Great eff
fervescence is also produced as it floats
along, for it reduces the water to a COM
mon temperature by its contact. BY de-
grees the small metallic ball disappears
from view after blazing into fame, as
shown in the cut
This remarkable experiment is very easy
10 carry out, and sodium is now easily pro-
cured at any shop where chemicals are
sold. The combustion of sodium in water
can be explained in a very simple manner.
Water, as we know, Is composed of hydro
gen and oxygen. Sodium, by reason of its
great affinity for the latter gas, combines
sith it and forms very soluble oxide
The b, ',oten is released and thrown off,
rs we shall perceive by placing a lighted
knatch in the jar, when the combustible
gas ignites.
Oxide of sodium has a great affinity for
fwater. IL combines with it, AMI absorbs
il in great quantities. 1t is a solid, white
Substance, which burns and cauterizeS the
skin. Ii is also alkaline, and brings back
the blue color to litmus paper that has
been Redeemed by acids. Sodium combines
easily also with chlorine. Ii plunged into
Jar containing this gas it IS transformed
into a substance which Is sea salt. We
know that caustic soda, or oxide OF sodium,
Is an alkaline product possessing very pow
frfui properties; it burns the skin and de-
4trcys organic substances
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
Eismet-

In her brown eyes her wonan's soul
Shines radiant as the dawn;
II we but meet, my self control
Is gone.
Her low, sweet brow. her soft, brown hair
Her beauty make complete;
When she comes near the very air
Seems sweet.
She has tender. gentle voice
That pleases every ear;
whene'er she speaks. meas hearts 70
joice
To hear.
And yet, her road 20 HAPPINESS
r barred with iron doors,
Because, her little brother SAYS
She snores-
-Sonervile Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
rsnecial cnrresnondence.l

NEW YORK, June I5.-Scarcely had Mr.
Connery's novel descriptive of certain life
in the Mexican capital appeared from the
press when the announcement was made
that he had a new work of fiction under
way, and that it will appear in time for the
summer readers. Mr.. Connery's latest
novel is reported to be a story of life in
New York city, and the plot is based upon
some of the dramatic incidents in political
affairs, of which he became cognizant when
he was busy editor here.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
Are You With Us I?
IN LOVERS WALK.

In Lovers Walk the wind is wild;
To right and left the leaves are piled.
Or wTithe amid the branches bare,
Or pad the runways Of the hare,
Yet here the sweet June days have smiled
With wonders then the woods were aisled;
The freshest rose and airs most mild
Were found by those who wandered there
Ii Lovers Walk.
For all those hearts unreconciled
That were with whispered words beguled
When larks were Keeling in the air.
And scents were blown from everywhere,
The wind is sobbing ike a child
In Lovers Walk.
Hester Middleton Synes-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
Much Worse OF.

Rsggles-Don't beg there. Them folks
is wuss of than we are.
Beery Bentley don't show it.
Raggles-Oh, | know 'em. They're
tryin' 70 cut dash on s. 400 year and
five children 70 feed.-Harper's Bazar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
An ornerxtholorIst.

A Gratiot street woman was out IN the
back yard cleaning her bird cage and
filling it with nice bits OF lettuce and
athar dainties for the warbler within.
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possible with a
pair of scissors to
cut it like a ball
Of soft bread that
has been kueaded
in the hand. 1t
is lighter tn a n
water, and when
placed in a basin
Of water Goats on
the top like a
piece of cork, only
If Is diSrurbe Il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30

IN THE WORLD OF BOOKS
THOMAS 8. CoNNERY AND HIS
FORTHCOMING NOVEL

he Is a Journalist by Profession. and
Has Been a Diplomatist, but Now
Proposes to Make Fame az q Story
Writer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
An BE Could Ia, for Ten Cents.

A young Bostonian visiting this city,
and who thought himself very smart,
was easily sold by an old gag Pre-
tending to be something OF al epicure,
be was praising the sea products found
near the Hub, when Philadelphia law
yer remarked: "But you should eat our
oysters They would knock You silly.
Why, can give you al the Philadelphia
oysters you can eat fox ten oents!'
The Bostonian bet fifty dollars on his
reputation a. an oyster eater. So one
evening, after period Of seTni-starvation
10 fit himself for the contest, he and the
lawyer went TO well known oyster sa-
loon not far from Broad and Chestnut
streets. The lawyer threw dime on
the counter, and told the oysterman 70
60 ahead Ten oysters were opened and
rapidly consumed by the Bostonisn. His
mouth watered for more, but the lawyer
declined 10 order them, claiming he had
won TIE fifty dollars. A storm Of re-
breaches greeted him, IN tbs midst Of
which he calmly remarked: Ny dear
boy, have you not had al the oysters yoz
can eat for ten cents7 Ask the man He
won't give you any more for the money.
-Pnilaisiphia Record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
That Peculiar Metal, Sodium.

To preserve sodium it is necessary to
protect it from the action of the atmos-
phere, and to keep it in bottle containing
oil Of nantha. Sodium is soft. and il is
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30

A vessel at SEA pat On al speed 70
escape oolossa! WATERFRONT, which cane
roaring along and threatened % sn-ut
u. Tns watsrspoUt eventually passed
close 20 the vessel. which was lifted some
yards on the wave which the WATERFRONT
sucked up a. il passed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30

Wnen Baoy vas sick, we gave her Castoria,
2 When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children. she gave them Castoria,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
NlllIll s5glt
SHADOWS ON THE WALL.

An Amusing Recreation for Ho me En-
tertainment Illustrated and Desc ibed.
In the method of producing shadows on
the wall here depicted, the exhibitor, as
well as the cardboard figures, are placed be-
hind the spectators, position which has
many advantages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-31
MODERN LANGUAGES
Papers Read Before the Association IL Its
Sessions Today.

Sessions Today.
The Modern Language Association met in
the lecture hall Of the Columbian University
at 10 o'clock this morning and remained in ses.
sion about three hours Before the reading OF
papers was begun the association spent few
minutes in the transaction Of some
routine business, with Prof. C. W.
Kent Of the University Of Tennessee
in the chair. A resolution was adopted pro-
v,ding that the next meeting of the asso-
citation shall be held in Washington dur
ing the Christmas holidays of 1892.
1t was also voted to hold q meeting
in Chicago in the summer Of '93. A PROPOSE
ton was brought forward to make Washington
the permanent meeting place of the associa-
ton. and, though no action was taken, it was
received with general favor.
Inc mornings program WAS rs follows:
'Phiology aud Literature ill American Col
leges and Universities, President Henry f
Shepherd, College of Charleston, s. c.; zig
nored Resources Of French Literature for Col
lego Study" Miss Louise Both Hendriksen,
Brooklyn. n. Y: The Preparation of Modern
Language Teachers for American Institutions "
Mr.. L. II. Babbitt, Columbia College, New York.
Mr. Babbitts paper was postponed to the
afternoon session, which began at 3 O'Clock.
The regular program for the afternoon in
cluded
THE Isenos of Louisiana and their Dialect"
Prof Alcee Fortier. Tulare University. Louis-
ana; jean dc AlGiret. Critical Study in the
History of French Literature" Mr.. Julius
Blum, Johns Hopkins University. Maryland
Paper presented for publication: The Histori-
cal study OF English III Virginia" Prof. John
b. Henneman, Hampden-SIduey College, Nir-
GINA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-31

The Historical Association held 4 session las.
evening al Columbia University. The program
began with an able address. entitled Some
Characteristics OF Boston Puritlus.' by P-of.
Barrett Wendell OF Harvard University.
Hon. A r. spofford. librarian oi Congress,
spoke upon Lotteries in american History"
parliamentary Government in Canada"
was the title of u paper by J. q. Baurinot.
c. NJ G., L. D., u. {. LOT OTTAWA. Canada
President James C. yelling of the Columbia
University read a paper. slavery in the
Territories, Historically Considered" The
program closed with an illustrated lecture
npon Historic Portraits of benjamin rank
hn," by Clarence Winthrop Bowen. Phi. D.,
Of New York. The fine stereopticon views of
various portraits which supplemented the
lecture added greatly to its interest. ...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-31
CITY AND DISTRICT.


AIFAU@a Dill Nye's "Caai"
SA-!osAL great ,dy ''NiObe."
AcADE-.E III Mua.-.-FTLn. Daniels in Little
FucA
HAKEIs' BI1r.-''iiis Ni5s the Baron
KErSAN's T.YcrUE TREArE9.-1 Manchester S
French F"Iy Go.
ODD FELLOWS U4r- s. F.-OII Fellows
.terary Entertainment and Hop.
! NATIuS.L E1rIcs' As,:ol.I--Bail Of tie Capt.
E.s.C ti.Ial Associations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-31
To Set Aside an Assignment.

A bill to set aside 1.-THE assignment made on
December "a by George b. Mickum & Co., gro
GERS, at l645 18th street, was fled by Mr.. +. p.
L. Sands yesterday for L. b. Bruce & Co. of sos
and 3o7 Exchange place, Baltimore. and tenn
porary restraining order against execution of the
trust Was made. In the deed OF assignment
\. VI. Matthews of Baltimore is made pre-
ferred creditor and the bill charges that the
assignment was made in bad faith and to the
complainants' injury. The bill states that tic
assets are about $500 in stock and 81, 200 in
open accounts and the Indebtedness is Sl,l50,
Oh which 1881. IL is due complainants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-31
Our Or Sonrs

Our Or Sonrs
tendency. caused by change VI climate,
does not teel right.
THE NERVES
Seem strained to their utmost the mind confused
and irritable. This condition fads excellent cor
rectve IN Hoods sarsaparillz, which. by its reyulat
INK and tonins powers. soor cures
INDIGESTION,
Restores harmony to the system, gives strength OF
mind nerves and body. whc IT also purihes the blood
ard removes all traces Of Scrofula Salt Rhcula, &c.
Il for = long time suffered severely with
DYSPEPSIA,
And could find no relief until was persuaded to use
When FIRST began to use
HOODS sAIsAPARILLA
I weighed lo6 pounds. now weiah 135. My appe-
tite is good and my general health excellent" FAM
ME s. DAVIS. Staurton. Va.
QUESTION:
N.B-In view of the great benefit others derive from
Hoods sarsaparla. ought not to t-y this excel
lent medicine.
HOODS PILLS cure liver Ills constipation, bilious.
ness anndice. sick headache. indigestion. Sold by
all drugg SITS. Price. % cents. 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-31
The Oldest Inhabitants.

The Oldest Inhabitants Association will meet
in their room. Corcoran building. at 10 a. H. to-
morrow. when Mr.. Allison Nailor will give
sketch of his visit to Europe at the public
meeting of the society AT II noon the MEM
bers will form In a body and march to the Ires-
ideuts reception
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-31

n. John 10; !e, IS chairman Of the central
democratic committee sent the following con-
grat''ls;ory "ispatch to Gov. Hill on Tuesday
night: Democrats Of the District Of Columbia
sead greetings. Your manly s:aud for the
right against attempted theft has doubiy en-
Gvared YOU to our peUyIe.''