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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
Strung Women.

There are records of strong women, al
though they are comparatively rare. In
the time of Louis XIV there was an actress
engaged at the Theatre Francois, Mile.
Gauthier, who could break coin between
the fingers of one hand, and roll a silver
plate into the form of cup of conical shape.
No one could bear the pressure of her
hand, and only Maurice de SAKE, one of the
strongest men of his time, was able TO
open her closed hand.
In the same century there lived in Eng
land a woman, Miss Bette Thompson, who
could break chains with her hand. Miss
Kerra, a young mulatto woman, who ap-
peared in most of the capitals of Europe,
was. we believe, the first to perform the
feat, while hanging with the bend of her
knees in a trapeze, of holding man at his
belt with her teeth and turning him rapid
ly round with her hands. The same trick
was performed more recently, among
others, by Miss Leona Dare and Miss Carrie
Wilton.
1t cannot be said that this is exactly q
fitting performance for women, or that the
exhibition of the weaker sex as athletes
generally is an altogether edifying specta-
Gle 1t ought to be discouraged as much
as possible as degrading TO the sex.-Cham-
bers' Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
A Living Monument.

The "Little Bethlehem" charity in Paris
has an interesting history. 1t was founded
a few years ago by the Count and Countess
of Lanrenceau, whose only child. beauti-
full and winsome little girl, was greatly be-
loved by her large circle of relatives, and
on each birthday she was showered with
gifts Of money, which were put on interest
for her marriage dowry. The child died
before she reached maturity, and her sor-
rowing mother took the money which
might have purchased a costly monument
and founded this day nursery for homeless
babies in Paris.
Her example has been widely initiated
by other bereaved mothers, who have de-
voted money intended for memorial win
dows or elaborate monuments to the Lit
tie Bethlehem" Nine. Carnot, wife of the
president of the republic, is a frequent
visitor and benefactor of this charity, and
may often be seen on her way to the Rue
Bacon with her hands filled with fruits
and flowers or more substantial gifts
New York Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
Pure Soil About Che House.

But pure air, pure water, pure milk"
are to be supplemented 10y pure soil. Now,
in time, about any house not provided with
careful drainage the soil becomes complete
~ saturated with poison. And am bound
TO say that this is the case with a large
proportion of country houses. So full is
the soil of Stops and waste that they are sure
TO get into the well at times. For instance,
q dry spell occurs, shrinking the soil and
opening a vast number Of conduits under
the surface. Then a heavy rain comes and
dashes through them, carrying with the
water the infection which it picks up at all
points. On such occasions a well is said to
taste of surface water, but 1t is not surface
water only, in all probability, but organic
decay and filth that have been thrown about
the house instead of being carefully car
Tied off to be used as a fertilizer.
The best possible manure is the soil
about house after it has been torn down
The solid waste from a house can be easily
disposed of, and largely is so, as food for
animals, but the liquid waste is dashed
out of doors or into an open sluggish
drain, where it accumulates until it is
ready to infect the occupants Of the house
a very large part of the waste of houses
should at once be buried, especially decay
ing vegetables, and the dust which is gath
cred by sweeping.-Dr Maurice in st.
louis Globe-Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
Nlfll} Eagle
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GLOOMY
AND CHERRY HOMES.

Pure Soil About the House-How Daush-
tiers Should BE Educatcd-Reason for
women's Small Pay-The Rights of Chill
dren-Bangs of Babies CurIs.
All readers know that dark, lowering
days tend to depress the spirits. The effect
is partly physical, partly mental Invalids
feel the depressing influence seriously, and
even those in vigorous health are sensible
of it to greater or less degree.
Analogous to this effect of dull weather
IS the effect of gloom in the household. In
deed the influence is even more marked in
this case than in the other. Cloudy days
arc the exception in the outside world, and
are soon succeeded by sunshine; but in
gloomy homes there are few riffs in the all
encompaSsing cloud.
The hygienic influence of such a state of
things is very bad, TO say nothing Of its
moral and social effects. 1t is like the at
nosphere of a malarial region, which one
cannot help inhaling.
1t is thoroughly depressing, and this
means that every inherited morbid ten
dency in the members of such family is
strengthened that every iDcipient disease
Is helped toward development; that where
disease is in progress, the power of resist
ance and recuperation is weakened; that
where epidemics are prevailing the danger
of exposure is greatly increased; that the
brain itself, the great center of all vital
forces, works with impeded action.
Is it surprising that in gloomy homes
there is lack of spirit, hope and energy?
That dark thoughts, impatient acts and
unkind words prevail. that little things
annoy, that husbands are unreasonable,
mothers irritable and children cross?
We need not spend words in attempting
20 describe the effect of a CHEEKY home,
where love and kindness reign, and hus-
band and wife and children daily bask in a
sunshine nearly allied to the glory of
heaven, and in turn radiate it into the
world around.
But what shall be done TO change the
gloom to cheer? In some cases, where i'll
health is the cause Of the difficulty, the
doctors advice should be sought. In other
cases, habit of petty fault finding is the
source of the trouble, and must be cor
rected. Sometimes there is a natural
physical tendency to fretfulness, and the
will must be aroused to counteract it.
A gentleman who found a habit of gloom
steadily growing on him, at length one
morning declared, "By the help of God, |
will not yield to it any longerp' He set a
watch upon himself and gradually over
came the evil tendency.
Ia many cases gloomy and irritable
moods are due TO overwork, want of sleep,
improper food foul air in dwellings, de-
ficiency of exercise in the open air and
sunshine, or to lack of change of scene.
In such cases the prime thing is to remove
the cause of the evil.-Youth's Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
How Daughters Should BE Educated

To inaugurate an economical fashion is
well; only let it be one of prevention, not
of cure. To rear a girl in absolute depend
ence, good for nothing, selfish in her aims,
and exacting in her demands, is a sin
against the daughter and against society.
To begin at her birth to economic and re-
trench in every department for the accU-
mutation of money, that this monstrous
perversion OF her life may be accomplished
aud maintained, is grotesque and heathen-
ish. Girls thus trained will fail of attain
ing high order of womanhood. Their
aims will he petty, their ideals low, and
nothing very excellent can be expected of
them in wifehood or motherhood. Let the
reform already iuaugurated be made fash
ionable and be carried on.
While we carefully guard whatever is
womanly in our daughters, let them be
trained to more OF fiber and firmness. Ed
ucate them to self denial if pecuniary cir
cumstances demand it, and not to self in
diligence. Accustom them to he of service
in the household, to regard economy as
praiseworthy and even heroic, and TO add
10 all their other accomplishments prac-
teal knowledge of work and the possession
Of some lucrative vocation or industry by
which they can support themselves. Such
girls when portionless will carry to their
husbands doweries in themselves.-N
American Review.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
Great Opportunities for spinster..

There is great chance for old maids in
the Argentine Republic" remarked Henri
Bosquet, of Buenos Ayres. There are
about sixteen men to one woman there,
and the unmarried males are more than
anxious to secure wives. This is especially
true of my city. When new woman. as
we call the welcome arrival, comes to town
about fifty men make q wild effort TO Sc
cure her It is quite an Interesting con-
test, and the one who captures the prize is
looked upon as something of a hero.
The local papers write columns about IL,
and about everybody IN the city turns out
TO the wedding. Ii doesn't matter much
about the woman's age or looks; she is re
ceived with open arms and married off in a
jiffy to some real nice man. The woman
will have about fifty good looking suitors
to pick from, so she need not be anxious
about not finding the kind of man she
wants. The love making doesn't last long,
however. Three days is the usual limit ("
Chicago TribIne.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
How to Fold a Shirt.

Few things put man in a temper more
than badly folded shirt, no matter how
well it is Numbered. There is certain art
in the method of folding" that if carefully
followed insures stiff cuffs and an unruf-
fled front. Spread the shirt on a table or
bed, fold over the two sides lengthlvays, so
that they lie one over the other upon the
bosom. Turn the sleeves back half way
from the shoulders, doubling the sleeve
gussets in half and allowing them to lie
straight down on the folded body. Then
take the whole and give it a cross fold up
ward, so that the lower part of the shirt
which is turned over shall cover the upper
part of the sleeves and bosom.-Yankee
Blade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
Pretty Girls as Nurses.

"She's Kings Daughter, God bless her
and she's been all through this house, leav-
ing joy and sunshine in her wake"
1t was an old, mixed woman who
spoke. Her eyes were 6mmed with tears
as she gazed affectionately at pretty young
girl, scarcely twenty, who was just turn
ing the corner.
The scene was a Brooklyn street, in one
of the most densely populated parts of the
city, and the young girl member of the
Kings Daughters.
1--WE do all the good we can," said an
elderly member of the order, "but the
greatest service is being done by our young
girls just budding into womanhood. They
are interchangeable workers, and each day
finds them climbing tail tenement house
stairs and in the sick rooms of the very
poor. New York Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
A Cure for Toothache.

1t is not at all uncommon to have tooth
ache with perfectly sound teeth, or in
teeth that have been recently filed. With
out explaining the cause for this l would
simply recommend very convenient little
application, which you can readily prepare
yourself and keep on hand. Take piece
of chamois skin, or of fine closely woven
flannel, and soak it thoroughly in good
extract of Jamaica ginger, or what is bet
ter still, in tincture of capsicum, which
you can obtain from any druggist.
Let this dry, and put it away until the
time OF need. To use it in the case of the
toothache have mentioned, with pair of
scissors cut a small piece off, and place it
between the gum and the lip, directly over
the root of the offending tooth. This will
act as a counter-irritant, and its effect is
really marvellous. - Laury McHenry in
New York World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
The Rirhts of Childhood.

Every child has a right to as cheerful a
Childhood as IL is in the power Of those
standing near her 20 give; and every child
mas rgnt TO something as valuable and
necessary as food for ner bodily growth, and
that isfood for hes spiritual growth. None
Of the demands OF fashionable OF OF polit-
ical or OF any other sort of life should be
allowed to interfere with her receipt of it.
This food she cannot receive If left to
lower companionship than that TO which
she IS entitled-to solitary life with one
teacher. however refined that teacher may
ha; 10 exile from the daily life and thoughts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
One Reason FOR woman's Small Pay

Often, where men and women seem to
be doing just the same work, the woman
Is requiring one trifiing concession and an
other which she really pays for in her own
wages.
The bottom of it all rests of course on
the simple fact that the fewest women take
their work seriously With vast share
Of them the serious business Of life Is get
ting married, and none Of them could be
In better, but this turns the work they do
into a mere eNpedient for support until
marriage comes, and the inevitable result
is the lower scale of wages for women.
But for iris women would drive men
out of some pursuits, like stenography and
typewriting There is something in the
feminine capacity for taking pains which
really fits her to do work of this order bet
ter than man, provided she gives herself
20 il instead Of devoting half her energies
10 giving herself away 10 some man.-Her
Point of View in New York Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

The dining room should always be re-
garded as place of pleasure, where fam
lies gather, not merely for the purpose OF
satiating their appetites, but TO indulge IN
a free and pleasant discourse on the sOcls-
bic topics of the day. All business cares
should be discarded when entering this
apartment, and feeling of blissful sereni-
" should promptly take possession of our
busy minds. 1t is this control that allows
Us TO feel the cravings of hunger that as
sists the process Of digestion, and that aids
immensely in correcting the evils which
ultimately lead to a chronic state Of dys-
pepsia. Bright pictures very often have a
charming influence in this respect.-Dr.
John Shippman in Halls journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

Baby curls on the brows of grandmoth-
ers! 1t is a fact that great many false
bangs are made out of the soft silky curls
that grow on the heads of the lttle folk.
4 deal of the hair is imported for the pur-
pose from France and Germany, but much
is bought right here in New York. The
dainty golden curls Of the four-year-old
who has grown too mannish TO wear long
hair are not now believed with mamma s
tears and wrapped in scented silken tissue
and put away in a treasure box, but they
are shipped off scientifically in a hsirdreSs-
er's shop without sentiment, and sold for
goodly sum, which will perhaps buy a
cap 10 cover the shorn head.-New York
Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
4 lag Of MIX.

Here you are, two pounds of chops.
good scant weight, I" said the merry Gran
ston street grocer TO the young man OF
family who lad brought in an order from
his wife, 'aud now for your milk; where 5
Your can The young man of family pro-
tested that he hadn't read the order. and
had not been equipped with a can. "Never
mind, said the grocer; here, hold on TO
1t, and he dexterously slipped one paper
sugar bag inside Of another and flliped the
corners into place The two quarts of milk
were poured into the inner bag. The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
To Prevent a chimney from Crackinr.

People who use lamps-and everybody
does more or less-come in here and ask
me to pick out chimney that can war
rant against cracking Now the fact is
any lamp chimney is liable to crack. But
can give you a remedy which will come
nearer keeping a chimney from cracking
than anything l know Of, and it is simple
Wash the chimney in coal oil aud do not
attempt to dry it with a cloth or anything
else. That chimney will smoke until it
gets as black as black cat before it will
crack. / have never had a customer who
tried this who came back for another Chin
ney.-lnterview in Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
A Milk Bath.

A milk bath means a beautiful com
plexion and a luxury. If purses would
permit the extravaganza Che city milkmau
would not. Water clear is just as bene
fetal as water combined with a little milk
Here is mock milk bath that is almost
as beneficial r the skin as pure milk
Make up dozen or more bags of cheese
cloth about foot square. Fill them with
oatmeal and pure white CASTLE soap, shaved
fne-two-thirds oatmeal and one-third
soap. Add a little borax and some pow
dered orris root and tie up the bags Sc
curely. One bag in twelve gallons of water
makes a delightfully."- refreshing bath and
the skin like velvet.-Chicago Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
small Paw for Poets-

Soutbey is considered TO have been
generally well paid poet he received,
however, but ESQ for rs Joan Of Arc,
and only sIl5 for the frs1 EDITION Of ''rha
lshA" SnelLey's writings brought him II
no profit, and Goethe complained that ms
works were great expense 70 him Roo
ert Burns and Thomas Campbell both
Jared more or less BADLY, and were nearly
al their lives engaged in hand 70 hand
fight with poverty. Csnpbeliis Pleasure
Of Hope brought him in only so.-Loncon
Tit Bits
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
ShakeapeAre md RaciIIis.

Would that they were bacillis to strike
thee deadr' l wonder if that was what
Shakespeare wrote. lie was so far seeing,
and knew everything, and those Elizabeth
an proof readers, of course, were not all
they ought to have been. You see, basil
isks" were fables creatures. Shakespeare,
of course, knew that, and how could a
basilisk that did not exist strike anybody
deadS But bacillis-ahl Divine William,
you anticipated good deal Of human nat
ure in these enlightened times, and why
not Professor Koch's discovery'-Boston
Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
The Kings Cat.

There are circumstances that make it
seem likely that the cat in England is q
foreign importation. The kings cat was
called 1.-THE keeper Of the royal granary."
The old Welsh laws provided curious
penalty to be paid by the one who should
kill this cat of the king. The offender WAS
TO pay as much corn as would cover the
cats body when held up by the tail. This
goes to show that cats were rare and had
a market value-Exchange
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
they Settled the Pin Money Question.

They Settled the Pin Money question:
He was young man who had been few
, ears married. In answer to a question
about pin money he said: 81 get my wages
every Saturday night. / carry the money
home and give every cent of it to my wife.
If want any ask her for it. She buys
what we want. and she puts in the bank
all we can spare. 1t is as much her inter
est as it is mine to save all we can. If she
is fit to be my wife and to bring up the
children she is fit to be trusted with the
money, and / never ask her what she does
with it,"
Another man, who receives monthly
wages, said: when l am paid hand ove-
to my wife as much money as she earned
before we were married. and that was 81 a
week"
There is peace in both these houses. There
is no need of comment.-Woman's Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

grease in the milk prevents II from going
through the paper, as water would. ex-
planned the grocer. II had hard work to
get people to believe they could carry MIX
in bag at first, and had to let 1t go at my
own risk. I've sent it so half mile by
slow transit; still I'd advise you not to stop
to tell any long stories on the way home.
Providence Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
Having the Bulge.

A broker in Boston has brought box %
cigars regularly every month for The man
in the Office on the floor above him. HIS
reason is that the man could leave the
water running in his washbasiu. and there
by food the room below. The one above
probably accepts the cigars on the ground
that the one below could star a smudge
ard smoke him out Detroit Free Pres.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

As an experiment trained pigeon was
recently dispatched from a certain news
paper Office with request that it might be
liberated for its return Journey at 9:4J a. N.
1t reached home at l:l0 p. IN, having COW
cred in the mean time 40 miles. flying at
the rate Of forty miles an hour.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

Most Of the Jests which have been cur
rent IN bla,iaad for ceazur are know 2
also Throughout EurUye- Students Of fox
lore assure u THAI 10 far greater extent
than Is generally understood these y7Sis are
az AslaI5e origin many OF them having
come from * far sss- IS China sno Japan
some a them are thousands OF ySArz cd,
and VINO maze them lat is question LAX
cs1 never &c answered.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

II your child j. cross. do not punish him.
but divert bis mind from tbe subject thai
annOys him II he continues 70 oe cross,
suspect his stomach. and assure yourself
that this IS in perfect order. troubled
digestion Is the roo; Of bad temper.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

or her father and mother; or if her moth
e. sees her only in the hours of fatigue
from pleasure, and never for any length OF
time when her faculties are brightest and
at their best, and her own higher nature
ready to ;mpart its strength to her child
Harper's Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
Lines Of ReautV-

Sister-What! You engaged 10 that ugly
Miss Goldpursel She is all angles.
Brother-I fell in love with her hand
writing. IL is full of lines OF beauty.
Her handwritingY
"Yes. / saw it on a check. Good News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

Miss Rachael Sherman Is the idol q Der
soldier fathers heart St i . gay. soei-
ETY. loving giri, with a taste Tor politics,
gorgeous Titan hair and delicate CON
plexion-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

The wife OF Lucien Bonaparte, ID.
Princess Marianne, who j. separated from
her husband, lives in Ajaccio, and IS the
only member Of the Bonaparte family now
living in Corsica.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

There is certainly sound sense in Marshal
Booths succinct statement Of the Saliva
lion methods. Said he: "ScruboIogy and
soapology, instead Of theology, in dealing
with the submerged tweutieth of SOCIETY {"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

There are thousands and thousands of
wives and mothers in New York who make
ends meet by sewing on overalls that pay
IS cents, shirts 60 cents. vests 80 cents,
trousers 50, flannel shirts 81 dozen. They
are obliged to find their own thread for the
overalls and shirts, and carry the work TO
and from the shop. If they take street
car one-tenth of their earnings is gone.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

Salt will curdle new milk Hence in
preparing milk porridge, gravies, etc, the
salt should not be added until the dish is
nrpnarpd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

enjoyed the same style of education that
Charles Lamb records was received by his
sister Mary. She was "tumbled early into
a spacious closet of good old English read
ing, and browsed dt will upon that fail
and wholesome pasCurage."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

Kerosene will make tin tea kettles as
bright as new. Saturate a wooden rag and
rub with it. 1t will also remove stains
from vanished furniture.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

Every one = presumed % know soue
French- Eve-y one wns car skoan kn0w
Gexz.zE-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04

Gray gloves do not show soil as quickly
a the tan shades do, and are especially
handsome with black or gray costumes.