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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13
MASCULINE MENTION.

Ex-Governor Hoadly, of Ohio, has white
manner OF speaking.
Frederick W. Vanderbilt has bought the
English steam yacht Conqueror. This
purchase makes the Vanderbilt feet num-
Der four yachts.
Lawyer William c. Beecher bears no re-
semblance to his father, the late Henry
Ward Beecher. He is tall and slim, and
though young man has very gray hair.
Fred Emerson Brooks, the California
poet-humorist, is large, thickset man,
with smooth face, black hair and a promi-
nent nose, and never fails TO win bis audi
ence.
The new Earl Granville is pale faced
lad of nineteen. He is at present a student
at Elton, and cannot take his place in the
house OF lords until he attains his ma
jority.
Alva Gould. the discoverer and one OF
the owners Of the famous Gould & Curry
mine, is now peddling fruit and confec-
tionery 70 passengers CT railroad trains at
Reno, New.
Sir John A. Macdonald, the Canadian
premier. is an omuivorons reader, and his
house IL the first destination OF all the new
books received at the parliamentary library
IN Ottawa
Mr. j. W. Arkell. proprietor Of Judge,
is executor Of the great Drexel estate. His
face and hands are somewhat dishgured
from burns. His father made his money
in manufacturing paper bags.
Senator William E. Chandler, Of New
Hampshire, keeps his age exceeding ely well
He IS quick as lightning 20 see the point Of
a story or argument very witty and YER
liable bundle of strong nerves
James B. Colgate, the wealthy banker
and prominent Baptist. founder Of Colgate
university, at Hamilton, N Y. Is over
seventy. has a head OF heavy white halr
and lives in paIaeial home at IenAers.
Henry II. Stanley, when ne sailed fron
New YORK, TOOK with Ein the comfortable
sum Of sic, GO, as his share Of The sSg5, so
taken Z for the hundred lectures delivered
by min under the management OF Major
Pond
Charles r. Soathinsyd. wlss was Senator
Evarrs' law partner for more than quar-
Ter Of century. and i rcSy managing the
late John jacob Astor's estate. Is Of plain
appearance. about seventy years O. ace
and q bachelor.
Ike new nrsSidAnt az tie kAn.as s-2..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13
SNAP SHOTS.

Daniel K. Young is among the best ANA.
teur photographers.
Frank La Mamma, of the Brooklyn Acad.
envy of Photography, intends spending part
of the summer in Europe with his camera
He is now in Wales.
Amateurs who visit Europe are having
much less trouble in securing permits "a
take pictures than formerly. In France
there is now little difficulty in using the
camera.
Central park. New York, is favorite
place for photographing, owing TO the dry
walks and excellent vantage ground tina,
may be obtained. Permits are necessary
in order TO take pictures there.
The latest novelty in Photographic appa-
ratus is Watkins exposure meter, which
has just arrived from Europe. The idea OF
this device is TO show the amateur the
time to expose his plate under various con
ditions.
The Brooklyn Society of Amateur Pho
tographers gave most pleasant exhibi-
ton of lantern slides recently. The views
were made from negatives taken by foar
members of the society while on a cruise in
Narragansett bay.
DR.. Charles Mitchell, Of Philadelphia.
recently gave an interesting exhibition of
lantern slides before the Society of Anna
teur Photographers in New York. The
views were nearly all taken in Switzerland
and On the continent.
An amateur photographer is no longer
regarded az a fend or person To be
laughed at as men in all branches and
kinds of business are finding oct that an
amateur photographer connected with
their offices is n very handy man TO have
about.
Mr.. Charles Simpson, who is now in
Europe on a long trip. sends over word that
large number OF pictures will be sent
over TO the coming exhibition Of the Soci-
ETY. of Amateur Photographers in connec-
ton with the Boston and Philadelphia
Camera club.
The annual report of the Harvard OBJ
servatory shows that the work Of star
photographing, carried on under the Hen
~ Draper fund, has been active. A map
has been made from observations In Peru
and at Harvard which shows the stars
even 10 the eighth magnitude from 20 degz.
south to the south pole.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13
STATIONERS' NOVELTIES.

A miniature hat box in colored leather is
made TO hold pins or wax matches.
A basket work Irvine holder of bronze is
handy article TO have on the desk.
Imitation kangaroo leather cigarette
boxes are ornamented with filigree silver.
Mourning cards bear designs OF flowers
beautifully printed in subdued sepia
tint.
More note paper is sold in the United
in the world.
Pictures Theoretically sealed between
thin sheets of transparent ceuulold never
lose their fresh appearance.
An English fad is the sporting letter case
made of various feathers and ornamented
with horses heads, whips, etc
The latest style cologne bottle represents
a ffuted column surmounted by we'll cut
figure of seraph that acts as stopper.
\ pen is in the market that will write
letter of 90 words without having TO
dip the pen in the ink. It Is not fountain
pen.
A pauier-r1ache canoe which looks ex-
actly like birch bark IS propelled By an In
dian maiden. The device answers as an ash
receiver.
4 nickel paper weight, having rubber
center piece that is ribbed Oh the bottom so
that it remains in place when in use on
slantiug surface, is recent clever inven-
ton
a wickerwork slipper with gorgeous col
cred satin ribbons interviewer and tied in
bows neatly conspicuous Is clever recsp-
tacle for bonbonS- The toe OF the slipper
is brightly gilded-
Cambria stationery makes a charming
writing material II is made in imitation
OF pure white and unbleached cambria. and
although the paper IS slightly rough. it az
foris pleasant and easy writing surface
Buffalo News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13
MASCULINE MENTION.

Ey-Congressman Morrill,, of Kansas, has
taken out a commission as notary public
Captain William Bruce, of San Fran
cisco, has just cut his third set Of teeth at
eighty-two.
Cornelius Vanderbilt keeps his face
smooth shaver, except an inch of close
cropped whiskers. His features are refined
and intellectual
The Rev. Frank Ciendenin. who is to
marry Miss Gabrielle Greeley, had held to
the theory that ministers should never
marry. When he met the lady named he
renounced.
A J. Drexel, with banking houses in
London, Paris, New York and Philadel-
phia, is quiet and unassuming in manner,
and master spirit in extensive railroad
and other enterprises.
The new president of the Florida senate,
Jefferson b. Browne, is but thirty-three
years of age, and refers with pride to the
fact that he kept Florida lighthouse TO
obtain money for an education in law.
Senator Edmunds is only sixty-two years
of age, but he looks as if he had weathered
many more winters He appears quite
feeble and worn out, and his tall, bent form
and white beard indicate an old and weary
man.
President Balmaceda, of Chilli, is stern
and arbitrary man, with cold gray eyes,
thin bps and an angular chin. He pos
sesses more education aud ability than are
usually found in a South American die
tator.
Henry Cabot Lodge. the Massachusetts,
congressman, has a slender but sinewy fig
ure, the face of 4 literary man, abundant
brown hair and Van Dyke beard. He is
dignified in demeanor and always well
dressed.
Sir Charles Dixie IS forty-eight years old.
He Is man of average height, with long
brown beard and g deep voice. He is
wealthy, capable OF hard literary work, a
convincing speaker in parliament and q
man OF good manners and excellent taste
in dress.
Among the queerest of post-mortern
gifts were the silver vials which the late
DR.. Charles F. Heuser an eccentric Balti-
more physician. arranged TO have distrib-
uted among his friends after they had been
filed with ashes from his cremated body.
Ex-JUdge Tappan, grand sachem of Tam
many Hall, although nearly seventy years
of age and possessed of wealth. is untiring
in his profession, and his erect form, bushy
hair and quick step make him prominent
figure among New York's best known cit
liens
Representative Shiveiy, OF Indiana, is
pointed out IS one of the handsomest men
in congress. He is pictured as having the
head of poet, with wavy black hair, clear
cut features, dark eyss aad a fetching mas
tache. He is over six feet tall and IS wei
proportional
J. Rogers Maxwell, the designer of the
sloop Shamrock, IS big. strong and gen
tlemanly yourS fellow. Is fuli OF snap and
fire as d dynamite cartridge, and he has
plenty OF money 10 foot his yachting bills.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13

Teachers association, Professor d. s.
Pence, lost both his hands when boy by
an accident. Yet he can write, play the
piano aud do almost everything that one
can do with hands.
Edward NJ. Knox, the famous halter, is
tall, fine appearing gentleman, with a
smooth face and white hair. His son and
partner. the husband of Florence Rice
Knox, the contralto singer. is one OF the
tallest men in New York.
The Freemason who succeeds General
Albert Pike as the highest dignitary OF the
order in this country is James Cunning
ham Bachelor. NJ. D., of New Orleans,
lieutenant grand commander Of the grand
consistory of the ancient and accepted
Scottish rite in the southern jurisdiction.
He is a Canadian by birth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13
United in Their Old .ss.

One OF those rare and touching stories OF
constancy with which all the world SYM
pathizes has recently been made public nc
Berlin. In ls4i Herr Reinhardt was SUI
perintendent OF a large farm near tae Ger
man capital. He loved and was beloved BY
Frsulein Freund. the daughter of a gov
eminent official. The girls father op-
posed the match aud the young couple
separated. vowing they never would break
the engagement. Reinhardt went 10
America, where he remained until abcus
five years ago, when he returned 10 Berlin
and fitted up quarters worthy wealthy
old bachelor. AT a reception short time
ago he met the love OF his youth. She. tos,
had remained single. The other day taey
were married. He is seventy nine and aha
il ssys atty three years OF age.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13
DOGS FAMOUS Nv HISTORY.

The memory Of -the dog OF Marathon"
lives with the memory OF the Grecian he
roes who fell with il in that famous battle
against the Persian hosts.
The Greeks raised statues to their dogs.
Socrates swore By his dog and Alexander
the Great bonored his by building city
with magnificent temples. which he ds1i-
Gated 20 its memory.
There was dog named Softer, so noted
among the Corinthians for his fdelity and
watchfulness that he was voted a silver
collar, on which was the inscription. -Cor.
!nth's Defender and DeliYerer"
Plutarch mentions sagacious dog that
King Pyrrhus found beside the murdered
body Of his master. Afteruard it sprung
fierceIy upon tso OF the kings scidiers,
thus pointing them cut a. the nurderers
A monument was built over the remains
of the dog owned by Xan;ippgs. the father
OF Pericles- Denied admission upon bis
masters ship, be swan Alongside Of II
from Athens TO SaJamIs. aud fell dead
from exhaustion 81 the feet Of Xantsppas
the noneu: he stepped spoa shore
Homer erected q beautifuI memorial 20
Argos, tie dog owned by UIyss1s-no. cot
Of marble. bsIt II fervent verss. that IL far
more enduring. When U!ys-sz. after his
long vznderinzz, returned 70 hIs home dis
gTtIsed a. begzar. bis cog. t5en twenty
year old. blind and feeble, Vas tie GYz. -
recognize him
De Montdsdis-, az officer under Charles
Of France. was murdered His dog usx:
Maczire. a brother of-esr. and syrznx q,
his tsruz:. The king suspected haeas-=
was the murderer. and ordered dog and
u1sa - do battle. The nsa1 was aIsosse1
club and sselc. add tie dog . cark 30
whlch he r. gnt retreat The dog fzst<ns-s
his teeth in his antagoniszs throat, ard
Aacairs eorfessed his gszil- and xzs exc
cutSd-Goodsoa Gazsfte.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13
The aaeha Daily aaele aaeduesdaY aoruiug aau 49, 1891.
FEMININE FANc,ES.

Mrs. Drexel has Worth gown Of black
velvet, banded with Russian sable.
Mrs William Aston has a snake ring of
6ne gold wire which moves as If alive.
Miss Susan B. Anthony does not look Co
be over sixty. but viii soon De seventy-five
years old.
Madame de Barrios has such profusion
OF jewels that she might wear new parure
each day.
Mrs. Bennett Edwards, the authoress
has made donation of 81 900 for the
Darkest England" scheme.
Mrs. Annie Besant is sister-in-law OF
Walter Besant, having married. in 1861,
when he was twenty years old. = brother
of the novelist.
The two daughters of George NJ. Pull.
man, the palace car king. are tall, graceful
and rather pretty. Their dress is notable
for its simplicity and quietness.
Della Beck of Cokeville. Pa, at the age
of eighteen years tips she beam at SIC
pounds. Her bust measure is sixty-one
inches and waist fifty inches.
Mrs. P T. Barnum expresses the opinion
that woman can often make her husband
happy by letting him alone, and especially
by refraining from TOO many foolish CUES
tionS.n
Annie Louise Cary Raymond has kept
her promise that she would sing no more
in public after her marriages, but her de.
ightful voice Is often heard in the hospital
wards of New York
Anna Dickinson looks harassed and ageo
even though much OF her old time vigor
remains. Until within three or four years
she seemed TO be the one woman who had
discovered the fountain of youth and drunk
heartily.
an on whom the passage of years seems TO
make little impression. 1t may be she is
too quick of wing in her constant fittings
TO and fro across the Atlantic for Father
Time 10 know where to lay hands on her.
Mrs T. S. Gould, of Georgia, is one of
the most active and stirring of American
women. She was one of the main insrru-
ments in the creation of the Covington and
Macon railroad, and aided in its manage
ment, and in addition manages a farm of
400 acres.
Miss Frances Wizards long practice in
presiding at public meetings has given her
an ease of manner in the chair that many
a man might envy. She is among the few
women who produce the impression of be-
ing no more embarrassed when acting as
chairman for a large assembly than she
would feel with a single guest in her own
drawing room.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13
LIGHT AND AIRY.
when = Mans Dead Brot..

When our skies are bright and sunny.
And cur pockets full % rno1sy.
On. the worlds dream Of pleasure thsn-
and LIES jolly Joke.
Then cur path. bestresa ~itb rSsss.
With each turn new charm GisslDses.
But il ali looks very di1'rent Skisn a asa's
dead broke.
Strange how friends viii round as hove.
While we stand knee decT Ia e.aycr.
We are SURE there isn't anything tas.f friesd-
ship can revoke
Then they ten as we're loo Loo
As they give us tsffy tols-
But they quickly cease thsir sniliEz when Q
mans dead broke.
Oh fellow man and brother.
Let's Be true 70 one another.
Les Us Hghssn up each burden. let "a keas
each others Joke
When we nsisf0rfrns besz IL.
LIT IL give 70 those who nszd r.
Nkile we cease 20 tgra ogr bs1k because D
mas dad b-Dks-
-rhiczZs Herald.
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No Chemicals
W. BAKER & co., Dorchester, Mass.
pI.trlbution Of the Hebrew Race.

Some highly interesting information has
been published recently by NJ Leroy Beau
lieu, OF Paris. This author. after long re-
search, now gives TO the public the resalts
OF his inquiry as 10 the geographical dis
tributon of the Hebrew race. Never since
the beginning OF the Christian era has is
been SO widely scattered as at present. Yet II
the 5000 zoe living lsraelites 4.o1o ooc nsvs
their homes in one eountry-Russia. There
are in Austria, i.soo. 0oo, In Germany,
600 coo; in England. 10000; liz France.
Soooo. ia Italy, 5000. and in European
Turkey, ~. o0o AS far north a. Sweden
and Norway the Hebrews are few. In the
whole of Asia there are only abou, so. 90.
most of whom are in Asia Minor. Syria and
Palestine. with few thousands in Persia,
India and China The Hebrew population
Of the United States Is placed at 80. 90.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13

American woman to receive a medical
diploma She graduated at Geneva, n. Y,
in 1S49.
Mrs. Margaret Craper, of the Massachu-
sets Gazette and News Letter, was the
first American woman to do newspaper
work. She wrote during the years OF the
Revolution.
Mistress Margaret Brent, spinster and
gentlewoman," was the first American
woman to appear in court as an attorney.
She prosecuted and defended causes in the
provincial courts of Maryland in 1647. She
had 10 successor until Arabella A. Mans
field was admitted to the Iowa bar in 1860.
New York Recorder
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He Travelled with the Lions.

II had an interesting experience, sale
Mr.. George Boniface, Jr. 81 happened
to be passing one of the dime museum
when 1 noticed large placard announ
ing the appearance of the elastic skin
man. Having never seen this curiosity
bought ticket and entered the mu
scum. Twas startled by the resemblance
which the elastic skin man bore to some
one had seen. l could not recall tn.
name, but the resemblance haunted
like dim ghost that had come out 0,
long ago. While 1 stood wondering the
reporter for local paper came up to in
terview the elastic skin man, and hearc
the elastic skin man say: My name is
D. B. Hodges. In 1887 | was agent for
Rumsey & Newcomb's Ministries. Since
then have been idle
''In few moments" continued Mr.
Boniface, ''who should come along but
Arthur Cambridge, Charley Griste and
Gus Pennoyer. They shook hands with
the elastic skin man and began talking
over old times.
Lets see, Charley asked the elastic
skin man, what show were you travel
ing with when l first met your
Upon my word, L don't remember,
said Mr.. Griste. The first show | ever
travelled with was a den of performing
lions, run by-well, now, it's curious
that can't recall the namep
"'Was it Van Amburgh? asked the
elastic skin man.
'''Bless your heart, no. said Mr.
Griste. Why, he taught Van Amburgh
the business. Funny can't think of his
name. He was a great friend of old Bill
Coup's-oh, yes, now recall the name
it was Danielr "-Eugene Field in Chi
cage News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13
ELECTRIC SPARKS.

Laundry irons are now heated BY cleo
tricity, to the great satisfaction OF the
ironers-
made from the fiber Of the fir tree by
means of electricity.
After long opposition on the part of thu
vestry the electric light hiss been intro
duced into old Trinity church, New York
1t is said that according 10 population
Three Rivers, Mich, has more telephones
in Use than any otner town In the United
States.
An expert electrician insists that an
electric train, making rs miles an hour,
would require 700 feet IN which to come
to standstill.
Il costs eight shillings, or nearly two dol
lars. for a three minute talk over the Lon
don Paris telephone line. The enterprise
is proving financial success,
In self acting electrical balance shown
IN Paris the loading OF the pen starts a
motor. which carries the weight out on the
arm until the eq1ipoise is established. On
enptying the pen tire weight returns
II has been noticed that platinum. when
placed IN an electrical current, IL heated 20
dull redness- This fact is the basis Of an
invention of an electrical saw. which viii
cut quickly and neatly the hardest wood
Edward A. Hyde, OF Keuoshs, Wis, "a
said 20 be the inventor Of gun in which
the proiectiles are fired By electricity. No
gunpowder i Used, and the inventor claims
that the guns may be mace OF wood c.
paper, and ye, De effective a: long range.
4 Washington geologist says that when
a bolt Of lightning strikes bed Of sand it
plunges downward into The sand for dis
lance less or greater, Transforming into
glass the silica n the material through
which il passes ThHs. BIZ It's great nest,
IL forms a. once glass tube " prec5sely It's
own size.
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He recently sold s3,OOOOoO of Long Island
railroad stock in daal

He recently sold $1,000, 900 of Long Island
railroad stock in one deal.
A mysterious person signing himself
simply "Hez" has been contributing many
thousands of dollars to charity through
the hands of the Philadelphia Bulletin,
keeping MS identity carefully concealed.
He is now found to be Henry Isle VAIN.
q venerable member of the Society Of
Friends.
DR.. David Starr Jordan, of the Leland
Stanford university, is an athlete and
sportsman as we'll as a scholar and parson.
He says Of himself: six feet one and a
half inches high, l weigh 215 pounds, but 1
can swim, play baseball and talk Norwe-
gian," and you cannot tell him much ne
does not already know about trout, rods
and reels.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13
Two Famous Men Converse,

A young woman was favored with a
chance to hear two famous poets con-
verse. She was walking in Cambridge,
and saw Longfellow and Lowell strolling
little way ahead. Her quick step soon
brought her near them. She thought to
herself. 'Now l viii get the freshest
utterances of two great men," Just be-
fore she overlook them she saw pretty
child coming along. and about to meet
them. "What are little girls made off,
said one poet to the other. Sugar and
spice and all that's nice, and that's what
little girls are made christian
Union.
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r.r.~.II,a IN. Hss~a, Tiger.

Fast Indian sportsG1en Kay that ths trus
Bengal tigers are DYING Cut. TIE advances
o. civilization drives the creatures from
their Old hAunts. and the rewards oesrsst
for the destructioG Of Wild b@asfs eaecaFs
age 4ndiscT1 inmate slaughter. "a tAzat tigers
are rare. eTs1 IN the izlssas - the ErshEna-
Tscotra. v E.re they formed lie 'alsf poPziz-
ton sotne year a.o. &oS ssrcrts z9.a aszr
spend days hunting for tlgszs Eit.10at ob~
tatrsIrg n E3HZie bsssf.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13
CROW. AND scEPTER

The Grand Dnke Michael. ~so has -
marrying toe woman &c wanted eIs1Gss.
TIE car, Is thirty years II age
Ear E1sIn Arnold says The niksso O,
japan = Always obliged - wax alone -
ps.blse. aEs arm BIS, considered to7 szscrs-1
f9r sYsa tbe eE presz - aka
Entergs wiIlfazn l. .x5d 20 be f04sd =
gDsux asxs1t disguised az 2s@at 20 ergtaln
lzguor shops and MUSE eziis ~ssre ~
soisi>rs AID salgDrz are 20 - scuad. 80 81
der 20 pArS - cE.t.elEu-s Q. hn a.laY 40
EAyy.
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What Trnuhled Him.

az don't think I viii evan again use
slang in the presence OF ladies'" said Willie
Washington. II was at Miss Pepperton's
the other night-wathah late, to be suah-
and happened to remark, Anything you
say goes
did she seem displeased;"
NO, but she Immediately took occasion
to pronounce my name verwy slowly and
distinctly. "-Washingtou Post.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13

A system of electric railway signaling
has appeared in England, in which, if
two engines come on the same section Of
line, bells are automatically set ringing
in each engine by an electric current.
The same arrangement allows telephone
communication between the engineers
and also with the signal men.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13
Canned Fruits in Pompeii.

a curious story is told of the origin of
canned fruits. Years ago, when the ex-
cavations were beginning at Pompeii,
some jars of preserved figs Were found
in the pantry of one of the buried houses.
On being opened the fruit was found to
be fresh and good, thus showing that
centuries ago the art of preserving fruit
was practiced and that we are indebted
to the ancients for many delicious dish.
New York World.