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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.

Fabrics and Dssigna That Are. Pcpaias
in Ornamental Needlsvsrk.
White flannel Is used occasionally for
teacloths; these are pinksd at the edge and
we'll covered with fine embroidery. Dali
cate shades OF silk serve best for flannel
work.
A otcover Is decorated In Q novel fashion.
1t is Of cloth. and sprays Of flowers tied
with ribbons form the design; but the nov
city consists In the flowers (which are prin-
cipally harebells Of blue. pink and yellow
tints) being raised from tho ground. They
are sewn on to look as much aspoadble ike
the natural flowers No PADDING 10 ssed to
raise them; They are hoilow. but, being Of
cloth, they win not easily get crushed
A new way of making up . tea cory Is to
slash the sides and I'LL in. with pu1s of
pongee silk; the coy Is Of plush. embroid-
cred with arrasene.
Cross stitch embroidery is as fashionable
as ever, ard it is certainly well adapted for
the decoration of household linen. Moth
ing looks better for ornamenting chamber
towels than strip of cross stitch. Most
of the designs are carried ont In blue and
red, but they also show we'll in shad,. OF
gold. The best OF the towels have inser-
tons Of lace and handsome knotted fringes.
Some with Russian designs-quaint figures
are embroidered twelves inches or more
deep at both ends. These are the over
| towels.
Enameled camp stools fitted with work
bags tthe lining of the bags matches the
shade of the enameled stool. but the out
side is of some bold patterned cretonne) are
much admired. They are made on a large
scale and will not tip over readily.
White satin Is being used for cushions,
though not so handsome as the damasks
and brocades. IL is very charming IL the
decoration is rich. Arrasene or fine chenille
| flowers with silk embroidered foliage make
| the most perfect decoration Imaginable on
| the sheeny white ground Water green ar
rasene with light bronze foliage. and soft
brown arrasene with delicate yellow green
leaves. are lovely colorings. The double
| silk frill that surrounds the cushion
! matches the flowers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
The World,s Moner.

According TO the estimates Of Director
Leech. Of the mint, France is the richest
country in the world in specie, with gold
currency of 500, ooo, 800 and 500 0o.oO IN
silver. The United States comes pext, with
s72, 600 90 in gold and t42 Oh. 600 Of siI
yer. Great Britain has ESQ, oeo, 90 gold
and 800 p0, go silver. Germany, SO, ooo, :
100 gold and s145, coo, oc silver. India, 600. :
ooo. 600 silver: China S7oc, ooo, 900 silver, etc.
Director Leech es1fna.es the total gold or
culatiou Of the world AZ g. TT 90 and
,oe total silver circulation .. =, 81. coo
Of the latter q sac, ooo. 600 Il legal tender
Iron Trade Review.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22

None aoticeu Jne sT1gnr grrlsh figure
clad in shabby sealskin cloak, that crept
up the marble steps. 1t was Bedalia Nc
Guffy. In an instant she had reached
Ethel Beanpoddy's boudoir, silently sand
bagging the lackey at the door. She burst
inside only to find Reginald Travers cover
ed with confusion and Ethel Beanpoddy,
who sat in his lap.
The wronged girl wife raised her bands
and shrieked.
The continuation of this thrilling and
passionate love story will be found in No.
1,O12 of the Queen of the Kitchen, the best
paper ever published. For sale at all news
dealers.-New York Evening Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
An Item About Floors.

It is easy TO stain or oil a hard wood
floor. but what TO do with the Ordinary cot
tage floor is another matter. A simple and
cheap method OF treating the latter Is TO
have it smoothei down by carpenter,
painted. and the cracks filled in with putty
aad finally painted over with several other
coats and vanished The paint for sucn a
floor should be chosen IN some dark wood
shade which hArmonizes with the decora-
tons of the room, Fever IN conspicuous,
staring color that refuses 10 lie in place
Probably covering Of mating Is as use
full as any way OF treating such floor
which il TO be caxpesed w1ia ylxA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22

n
ing wax, sulphur or reSinl the card will
attract light substances, such a. crumbs Of
cork, elder pith, etc. Balance q walking
stick across the back Of chair. and you
may offer a wager that without touching
it, blowing upon it or touching tho chair
you can make it fall. All that you have
to do is to dry the card well before the fire,
rub it on your coat sleeve and hold 1t close
follow it as iron follows the magnet, until
its equilibrium being destroyed, it falls TO
the ground.
Instead of walking stick you may bal
ance on the back of the chair fishing rod
or a long pole. The pole will Be attracted
to the electrified card just the stick was,
and its greater. length win enable the COM
pany to get abetter view OF the experiment..
Effect of Cold on tho Strength of Steel.
The French government has had con-
Quoted for them series Of experiments on
gun steel, at'very low temperature, says
The Railway Review. The specimens,
some of which were hardened and others
not hardened, were cooled to IS or 100 degs.
Fahr below zero by imrnersing them in
q bath of carbonic acid gas and sulphuric
ether. The test bars were prepared in sets
of threes, one to DO used after being cooled
to about 100 degs-, below zero, while the
other two were tested at normal tempera-
ture. As a result of these tests, it was
found that both tho hardened and I'm hard.
ened bars had their elastic limit raised
about II per cent. when tested cold. The
breaking strain of the hardened bars was
increased about per cent. and that of the
unhardened bars about 3 per cent by cool
ing. The elongation OF the hardened bars
was diminished IA per cent, and the TN
hardened bars 10 per cent. These changes
were only temporary, however, as with the
restoration of the bars to tho ordinary
temperature their original properties re-
turned. Another series Of tests were con-
Quoted for which the bars were prepared
in sets Of three as. before. These were
tested by means Of asdrop weight instead
of being subject to tension, as in the pre-
vious case 1t was found that the cooling
of the bars increased their brittleness. As
an average each hardened bar required
L. 81 blows to fracture 1t at 100 dogs. be-
low zero and IA blows at the normal tenn
perature. The unhardened bars required
SO blows to break them when cold and 14.6
blows under ordinary conditions. As in
the previous tests, the metal regained its
qualities when restored to a normal tenn
perature.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
there. He succeeded in establishing the
MadaWaska training school at Fort Kent.

Madawaska training school at Fort Kent,
in which the brightest youths are taught
English and from which they 60 out to
teach it. When the land titles of the dis
trict were in dispute some years ago Mr..
Dickey induced the legislature to appro-
pirate $4,000, buy off the claimants and
give warranty to all the holders. No
wonder he is popular.
He was born in Damariscotta, Me-, June
10, 1910. His father was drowned at sea
when he was a child. and his mother
moved far inland. He obtained an educa-
ton by the hardest work, and after max
ing small competence in business found
himself affected by lung disease, and there
fore went up into the timbered wilderness
and engaged in numbering. Fort Kent
was then a military post, and his family
were among the first citizen residents. He
is known far and wide as the Duke of
Fort Kent"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22

men, including such noted people as Edi-
son, Corliss and Bell, is anticipated
There will be excursions, speeches and dis
plays.
While the prime object is OF course TO
mark the cloee of century OF American
invention. the needs of the patent Office
will be discussed '.and concerted pressure
will be brought to bear upon the repre-
scntatives in Congress from ell the dis
tricts in the United States TO pass laws 70
facilitate the operations Of the bureau"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
DemagnetixinR . Watch.

A move. method of demagnetizing .
watch is, according to The Electrical
Work, due to Massachusetts, genius. The
apparatus consists of a compound horse
shoe magnet placed erect, with its poles up
ward and a suitable support placed at
some distance, perhaps two or three feet.
above it. From this support is suspended
by twisted thread cardboard tray in
which is the watch to be demagnetized.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
Paste foe Peiishinx Br~ss.

Nix two ounces Of powdered rotten s,ons
with as much soft soap and oil Of tzrpcn-
tine ~ will make IT. The consistency Of
thick paste. Wash the articles requiring
cleaning with bran and Very hot water,
70 insure tbety freedom from grease, then
dissolve q Hale % che paste IL water. put
IL On the metal. aiiev IL "a becorne perfect
" dry, then rub IL OF with soft clo.h and
aftsrward with q chAuiols. II the passs IL
KEEP: In tn /. will keep for months.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22

Have you any photographs Of Jour
children. Mr.. Peek asked friend Of tbs
Hon. AIpheus Peck
Il should say / had answered Mr..
Peck Eve about a bashel Of them"
why, Alpbeus" exclaimed his wife
well. haven't WEI Haven't we photo
graphs Of all four Of them, and don't four
pecks make a busheif" - De.ro!: Free
Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
Time for Sleep.

"Will you kindly sing something" he
said after a somewhat prolonged pause in
the conversation.
What shall singr' she asked, running
her fingers carelessly over the keys of the
instrument.
Anything-something appropriate.
Something appropriate" she repeated,
looking at the clock; "then viii sing a
lullaby. Cape Cod Item.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
A suggession.

St<axb@r-Heiloi For The first time II
ny life ny Laundry has ben retained
promptly What shall 1 do 20 csleora.e
the EVENT.
Singeriy-You Nigh. pot OF clean col
kr-Ciothisr aud Furnsner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22

legislature a dis
trict $50 miles long
and as big as some
of the states. He
has served almost
continuously since
ls4a, has n ever
been defeated, and
ct the last four
elections received
a unanimous vote
They don't hold
any caucus now,
he said in a recent
interview: 81 { b e
boypiuSf and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
C.use fo. Dissatisfaction.

Merchant-The postal service is in a
wretched condition.
Friepd-Never noticed it.
"Weu, have. During last month sent
ont one hundred and fifty statements OF
account, with requests for immediate pay
ment, and, so far as l can learn, not more
than two of my customers receved tnelr
Issters. n-.Exchauge
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22

Botta's wife re-
Gently in n e w
York and but very
few who read it
remembered that
this kindly old
l ady W as once
quite noted among
American author
esses. S he W a 8
then Oh aElott Q
Lynch, and besides
her poem her
paul at Athens. :"
SrWoctaJ Enunf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22

the chairman, and
J. Elfreth W at
kins, the secretary
of the committee,
have been in COM
munication with
inventors all over
the country, and a
large assemblage
Of DISTINGUISHED
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22

The Mark Lane Express calls attention
20 q new tnventien, for which patent has
Just been taken out, that Ii a substitute fer
bone or ceilulosd- This new material tbs
inventor produces by reducing casstn 20 .
partly gela,4noGs condition By meaes OF
oorax or ammonia, and then mixing u
with mineral salt cissIved in acid or wa
Ter, which bqnid y subsequently, evapoya.~
ID. The resulting product b>.ns tie new
material called ~lzc:.te" The material
nay be nodded into any desired form and
eolored as repaired, either by The ADMIT
are OK pigments CT by anilins or e;hsf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
rzfsnfp Soup

Take abou: onssSurth o. pound Of sal;
pork; chop il moderately nns and fry IL
out; turn the IA; from IL into . soup ks,-
tie; add one large onion chopped hne. half
= eupfnl Of chopped CELERY aud tive good
sized pzrsnip~ cut In small pieces. add cal,
and little white pepper and one quart Of
water, cook slowly until ths vegetables
are tender, then pour the soap througa .
coarse sieve OF ooiandsr. tArnmirg through
the pulp Of the psrznIps; pat IL On 20 Tea,
again; add o0- pm; Of nilk. ons acd ooe-
half tae4espoonf1is Of butter and Lite
cayenne; do not allow ts~ soaP'o boil hard
after tee mix Is sddsd. and after 70 IL
poured into the tureeo add . seaspoo5faa
OF finely cut beet: cut tbe bees IN sloes
and wipe each slice dry Dstorc cutting i
Ear .l~s s-azxaA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22

ask il am willing to run again, and then
get the ballots printed and cast them l
am SO old now tina. want to quit, but the
folks coaxed so hard this last time that |
thought ought 20 come.
OF course there is very unusual condi-
ton in his district Most Of the people are
Acadiaus. French in blood and language,
and he has been their patron and advocate
fra..s tina TINA rhaY hslAn 70 be nEmaznna
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22

ONE WAY TO pEsAoSETIZE A WATCH.
When in position the supporting thread IL
allowed to untvist; and the watch is grad
ually removed from the magnetic feld.
The authority quoted says that The same
results conld be obtained by the use OF An
electromagnetic energized from battery or
other source OF current as well as By en-
ploying permanent horseshoe magnetic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22

of t b e American
patent system has
about completedits
work, and the OBJ
seryance promises
10 be q notable
event in the history
Of " a shington.
Hon John Lynch,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
FnIt Pinch.

Put one pound OF sugar and Guar. 81
water into q saucepan; add the rind OF one
Ynandartd and the yellow rind Of a lemon.
Boil five minutes and stand aside 20 cool.
When cold strain and add the Juice Of
three lemons and three oranges Pull one
mandarin into sections, split the sections
and throw into the punch. Add about one
dozen white grapes. cut into bslvez. and
SUFFICIENT cracked ice 70 rssts the punch
palaaably cold More water may Be added
IL NECESSARY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
A Centurv of Patents.

The executive committee for the celebra-
ton of the beginning of the second century
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
gh amiehta nalu gag aaednesdan 8orung apr22 1891.
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
TOPICS SURE TO INTEREST PRO-
!. GRESSNE MEN AND WOMEN.

Electric Attraction Demonstrated with
/ Commonplace Articlss-Simpla Scisn-
I. tiio Recreations Suitable 70 the Draw
/ Ing Room.
Take in dry weather bit OF thin paper,
say q cigarette paper, and rub it smartly
with the hand or, still better, with . brush
In short time Il viii become electrified,
and will adhere to your hand. your face or
your dress, resisting your efforts to dis
place it, - II it was coated with some glu-
tinous substance.
Now electrify in the same way piece Of
thick paper, say . postcard. and you will
find that Gust as happens with glass, seal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
THE DUKE OF FORT KENT.

He Has Served in the Maine Legislature
for Half . Century.
The Hon. William Dickey, Of Fort Kent,
Aroostook county, Me-, represents in the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
Knew His Man.

St. Louis is becoming noted as the home
of the corn doctor. On nearly every street
corner there stands man with banner
prociaiming his wonderful skill. The other
day man went into the press club and re-
marked that some one had just fallen into
the river.
"a MANI" the reporter asked.
Eyes"
Ibid they get him QUIT"
"No."
learn his namef"
mo"
The reporter wrote the following para
graph, Yesterday afternoon prominent
corn doctor fell into the river and was
drowned. ''-Arkansas Traveller
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-22
A WOMAN OF BRAINS
Mrs. Botta's Lifelong Devotion to Liter.
ature and Art.

"Mrs. Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta"--
such was the full name In the announce
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-28
TIMELY TOPICS.

T. F. Mcdonald will positively open
his newly equipped Globe Wine Room,
in the rear of Richardson's and Kaisers
clothing stores on Tuesday, September 1.
Tomorrow Reid x Hughes will offer
fifty dozen mems half hose, full regular
made, at 124 cents a pair. They are
cheap, very.
Flour drops ten cents a barrel at
Kelly's to-day, and he predicts that it
will be lower. This is good weather to
buy six loaves of bread for a quarter.
Chris Downey has several tenements
for rent, three of them near the Center
square.
Ten thousand people use O'Brien's
new patent brick bread daily; only five
cents per loaf. Stores Bishop and Bald
win streets.
Nugent the druggist sells fly, mos
quito, bug and flea exterminator that
does the business every time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-28
HOUSELESS AND HOMELESS.
Four Little Orphans Tramp From
Meriden to Litchfield.

Four Little orphans Tramp From
Mcriden to LitchfeId.
This weeks Litchtield Enquirer con
tains pitiful story. About three weeks
ago Mrs William O'Rourke was taken to
the town house hopelessly insane. Ten
days later she died. Previous to her re-
moval to the town house her four
children, all of tender years, lived with
her. When they were left without a
mother, an aunt of theirs living in Meri-
den arrived in the village and volun-
teered to take the m home with her and
bring them up with her own children
The children's names were John, Kate
William and Michael, aged respectively
IA, ~, 8 and 6.
follows: The little ones had not been
long in their aunt's house when the
children of the latter began to quarrel
with the orphans. What followed could
not be ascertained. but this much is
known beyond peradventure, and that
Is the four children were turned out of
doors at o'clock in the evening to find
a home for themselves.
Supperless they tramped along the
Waterbury, Meriden & Cromwell rail
road track until they reached Hanover,
where they crawled into a hay-loft
The two youngest began crying and
after trying in vain to quiet Them
John. the oldest, approached the house
and asked the owner, a kind and sympa-
thetic person by the name of Doolittle,
to give his sister and brothers shelter
for the night. The four children were
taken in and fed, and the following
morning at 6 o'clock they began their
journey again. They walked to Water
bury, and on to Thomaston, where they
stopped at Mrs Murphy's house.
Mrs Murphy, who formerly lived in
Litchfield, knew the children and took
them in. AS soon as Willie, who is a
very delicate child, entered the house he
was overcome by fatigue, and it was
necessary to summon "a physician.
Restoratives We're applied and the boy
rallied sufficiently to take nourishment.
The physician in attendance stated that
had the hoy walked two miles further it
would have cost him his life. The
children walked fully twenty -eight
miles before reaching Thomaston.
Father Finnegan of st Anthony's
church of this village was telegraphed
to for instructions. He wired back to
send the children to this place as he had
secured homes for them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-28

They Want Peace.

MYSTIC, August 2S.--The report of
Secretary Hall of the Universal Peace
union is carefully compiled report of
the twenty-five years work of the union
prepared by President Love from the
formation soon after the close Of the
civil war 1t has worked year after
var with variable success, for its one
object that arbitration should replace
war in the settlement of all trouble.
Thirty branches of the society have been
established in the country and as many
more in others. Two hundred and
thirty-three treaties and settlements
have been effected 10y the work of the
union which at the exhibit, in Paris
received the gold medal in 1899. Their
efforts are now to be crowned with sue
cess An international tribunal of ar
hitration is to be established at Geneva,
Switzerland. By the efforts of the So
ciety August 1895, has been set apart
for peace principles at the Columbia ex-
position at Chicago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-28
FIFTEEN CENTS INVOLVED.
Cornelius Hayes Threatens to sue
ThOmns Ward For SIander.

Cornelius Hayes Threatens to sue
Thomas Ward For SIander.
Reporter Cornelius Hayes of the Sun
day Herald is about to bring suit for
Islander against Thomas Ward, a bar
tender employed at John Sandom's
saloon ON North Elm street. Ward
says that Hayes and another man called
at the saloon Monday morning last and
that Hayes called for and received
drinks which he did not pay for
Hayes claims that he settled for the
drinks. Yesterday Mr. Ward received
letter, as follows:
Waterbury, August 81, 1891.
THOMAS WARD
We are instructed to say that unless
you Immediately write and deliver to
Cornelius Hayes an apology for the
Islander you publicly uttered against
him, Monday afternoon last, we will
bring suit. Yours,
WEBSTER & O'NEILL.
Mr. Ward told reporter this morning
that he would make no apology, that
Hayes did not pay for the drinks. The
bill amounted to fifteen cents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-28
Police Troubles in Danburv.

DANBURY, August 28.-M. j. Heating.
who has cen on the police for the past
twenty years, was formally expelled
from the department last evening by
the common council. Mr. Heating has
been at the head of the police for about
ten years and has won some fame in
that time by many brilliant captures of
horse thieves. OF recent years, how
ever, the force under Captain Keating's
management, has lapsed into inditfer-
ence in the line of discipline. The
charges were drunkenness and extort-
ing money. Two weeks ago a hearing
was granted Captain Heating, but he
did not put in an appearance Testi-
mony was taken, however, and on the
strength of the evidence, Mr. Heating
was expelled.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-28
POLICE COURT.
Liquor d. aIers Acquitted of Charges
Brought by Agent COIIey.

Liquor ID. aIers Acquitted of Charges
Brought by Agent CoIIcy.
Liquor Agent Colley had four cas,s in
court to-day, two against John w.
Reardon, and two against Frank
Brothers, for selling to minors and al
lowing mirrors to lolter He lost the
four. Yesterday morning Michael
Carey was charged with drunkenness.
He said he was 20 years of age and his
case was continued until Saturday to
allow Agent Colley to arrest the saloon
keepers who sold him liquor. This
morning Carey and his brother came
into court and swore that Michael was
% years of age, and was born February
7, 1869. Carey thought yet relay that he
was only twenty years of age, out upon
looking up the records found that he
was %. Attorney Lowe appeared for
the defendants and had the laugh for
once on the liquor attorney. The latter
tried hard to disconcert the witnesses,
but it was useless and Judge Bradstreet
discharged ReardOn and the other cases
were nOlleu.
John Lyons charged with lascivious
carriage was fined 81 and costs. On
July last Officer Reid arrested Mrs
Kate Clarke and Lyons near the Meri-
den and Waterbury depot. Lyons es-
capped on the way to the station. The
woman was sent to the town house and
Lyons kept shady ever since until az
rested last night.
Patrick Donovan, IL years of age,
was charged with breach of the peace.
He was throwing stones at a neighbours
chickens, when complaint was made to
the police. He was fined 81 and costs.