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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11

| Their fame is not bounded by any city OF
state lines. All three are entertaining
takers and-without any discredit to
their oratorical powers-still better
writers. Each in his turn has enjoyed
| the confidence and friendship, and, in at
least two cases, the affection Of presi-
dent of the United States. In their
journey through life they have rubbed
up against greatness and tipped elbows
with many master minds.
Colonel Clayton McMichael, the editor
and proprietor of The North American,
was once described as ''the youngest
editor of the oldest daily" That was
some years ago-not so many either. He is
still in the prime of a vigorous manhood,
but the silver threads are beginning to
appear here and there. Colonel McMi-
chael is working" journalistin the full
est sense of that frequently misused term.
He generally reaches The North Ameri-
can Office about o'clock in the after
noon. 1t is not until the state house bell
has tolled the hour of 2 in the morning
that he finally leaves his sanctum. He
has two ''dens." One is on the first
floor, in the rear OF the business office.
He generally receives visitors there dur
ing the afternoon. The other is in the
sky parlor of the building, where he does
his writing in the evening.
Colonel McAiichael is q man of pleas
ing address. A stranger is at once struck
with his ease and grace and gentlemanly
manner. He talks sincerely and vigor-
Ously, and has an emphatic style of e1-
pressing himself that can leave no doubt
as to what he means to say. He has
what are sometimes called speaking
eyes" When his gaze first rests upon
you it seems to penetrate through and
through, but just about the time you
are considering the advisability of re-
treating the eyes light up with a kindly
and reassuring glance and you feel that
you are at home and with a friend.
The last time ex-President Cleveland
visited Philadelphia some one men
toned the name of McAiichael. In
stantly the ex-president exclaimed:
"Tell Colonel McMichael was asking
for him. Don't forget to convey to him
my very best regards" Thereby hangs
a tale. Every one acquainted with life
at the national capital remembers
Colonel McMichael's reign as marshal
of the District of Columbia. President
Arthur, who has himself been aptly
described as ''the first gentleman of his
time" when he selected Colonel Nc
Michael for the post, selected a con-
genial gentleman who was also his
warm personal friend. The position of
marshal Of the district at that time was
raised to a plane that it had never
reached before and that it has never at
tanned since When Mr. Cleveland as
sumed the presidency he found Colonel
McMichael's resignation on his desk.
lie refused to accept it and asked as a
favor that the marshal serve out the re-
mainder of his term-a matter of few
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the spider can have nothing to eat. To
prevent such an accident requires its con-
slant attention, and like the captain of a
ship the brave little animal takes up its
position in the centre Of its silken home
and remains there until the elbow" is
over Here the spider is in full control.
The middle of the web is the central station
to which all news relating TO its glistening
domain is sent. Every vibration, even at
the most distant point, is instantly tele-
graphed to headquarters and if the news
be Of vital Importance, the spider leaves for
the scene of danger at once. There it may
find that a strand has broken loose which,
unless instantly repaired, will completely
ruin the web.
But sometimes the accident is of such a
nature that to repair the damage calls for
considerable ingenuity. For instance, the
lower part of the web is often fastened to a
weed When the wind begins to blow the
weed gently bows it's head, and the danger
to the web becomes very great; another
bow more lowly than before and the strand,
snap, leaving the web Tapping like sail
in wind The spider hurries down, but
everything is in confusion; the broken
strands are flying in all directions. 70
fasten them TO the weed again is out Of tF
question, and yet something must be done,
and done at once. Well, this is the way
one little spider solved the difficulty. 1t
quickly lowered itself to the ground and
procured a small chip of wood around
which it fastened a thread. 1t then hung
this to the lower part of the web with a
strong silken cable
'la aer FIJI h.
web firm, and yet gave" enough to yield
to the wind. Accidentally it was knocked
off, but the spider recovered it and hung it
as before. The web suffered no further in
jury although the wind blew very hard.
Some spiders use a very small stone in
stead of a chip of wood, and even fasten
the weight to a web which is five or six
feet from the ground
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11
PHILADELPHIA EDITORS.
NEWSPAPER CHiEFTAINS KNOWN
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

Colonel Clayton McMichaeps Record as n
Journalist and Nan of Afairs-ColOaeI
MeCIure's Physical ViSor and Literary
Power-Versatile John Russell Young.
Copyright, 1891, by American Press Associa-
tion.l
If Philsdelphian were asked to point
out three of the brightest lights in the
journalistic profession in the Quaker
City he would at once name Colonel
Clayton McMichael, Colonel Alexander
Z. Mcclure and John Russell Young.
There are half a dozen others who are
well known abroad and at home, but the
trio mentioned constitute group Of
original, dRshing and brilliant thinkers.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11
Queen victeriA's Horses.

The cream colored horses that draw the
queen Of Englsnd's carriage upon state oo-
casions trace their pedigree back 10 the
time of George l, horses OF that hue having
from tino immemorial been in the especial
service OF the electors Of Hanover. For or
dinsry use Queen Victoria employs four
gray horses. driven by servants in dark
livery, but the cream colored steeds, known
as the sacred Hanoverisns," are seldom
seen by the public except when they are
exercised in the early morning, or whea
the queen appears 1T some great public
function. Al her coronation she was drawn
by such horses as these attached 10 the
''gilded ark" built in 1861. This is seven
teen feet long and Weighs four tons, says
HSrper's BsEsr.
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! 1St, and his writings exhibit a purity
and finish that is very rare in newspa-
per work these days. He has the neces-
sary knack of grasping thought quickly.
This was illustrated even in his youth.
When Young was fifteen years of age
The Press advertised for ''copy boy"
There were fifty applicants. Each was
handed a bit of Colonel John w. For
ney's copy to decipher. No one that has
not gazed upon that copy can imagine
what a mass of unintelligible hero
glyphics it was. Young was the one
boy in the crowd able to read it. He
was engaged at five dollars week. A
month later, through his aptitude in re-
porting a chance fire, he was made a
reporter. He has been in the newspaper
business from that day to this.
He was in Paris during the trouble
some days of the commune, and wrote a
ten column account of that affair. Wen
dell Phillips said that for purity of Eng
ish and vividness of narrative it was
unexcelled by the productions of Ma
caulay. Mr.. Young is short and chunky,
and walks along the street in a half
musing, half abstracted manner. For
some time past he has been running a
series of articles in The Star on Men
and Memories" giving his impressions
and personal recollections of such emi-
nent people as Edwin Booth, Lawrence
Barrett, Roscoe Conkling, Abraham
Lincoln and Cardinal McCloskey. His
success as United States minister to
China is too well known for any ex-
tended comment, while his trip around
the world with General Grant has be-
come history. GEORGE BARTON.
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ghe aahta DAILY eagle: aaedusag nng goueber l. 1891

autumn OF life. The snow white hair
and mustache, however, should not be
overestimated, because the colonel's
heart is young and gay and his nature
as fresh and green as it was twenty years
ago. The petty cares of life apparently
give him little worry and he strolls
along Chestnut street unconcernedly
looking over the heads Of ordinary peo-
pie. There is a magnetism about his
eye and voice that captures a great
many.
Colonel Mcclure is very fond of rural
life and generally spends about six months
of each year on his ten acre farm near
Wallingford, in the suburbs of Philadel-
phia. The colonel claims that he is a
farmer, but his friends ridicule the idea.
They say the only things he cultivates
are sarcasm, irony and invectiye. Be
that as it may, the air of Wallingford
generally brings the roses to the colo
nel's cheeks.
He is brilliant and audacious writer,
and has the credit of knowing mora
about inside politics than any man in
Pennsylvania. Strange as it may seem,
the managers of both parties and the
leaders Of Independent movements have
all been in the habit of going to him for
advice and guidance. Such is the versa
tility of his nature that they have all de-
parted satisfied. The fact that he is
sometimes hopelessly in the minority
never disturbs the equanimity of Colonel
McClure's mind He has a logical and
convincing manner Of presenting his
case-whateYer that case may be. He
spends from eight to ten hours day at
his Office, is an inveterate tobacco chewer
and is passionately fond of the theater
John Russell Young, the editor of The
Evening Star, is prouder of the fact that
he is Philadelphian than of anything
else in his career. He helped to found
The Star about twenty years ago, and
then spent eighteen years in holding
diplomatic positions, executing delicate
government and newspaper missions and
girdling the globe About a year ago
the old love asserted itself. He went
back, and is now at the helm of The
Star once more. He is born journal
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11

till parted by death. Mr.. Burke lived
for short time in Newman. Ga. In
1850 he and his partner opened the
first general bookstore in Atlanta, and a
few years later assisted in starting The
Daily Examiner 1t made brave fight,
but died OF want of support. Mr.. Burke
was three times married and left FIVE
daughters. He was a devoted and con-
sistent Catholic and active IN all organi-
cations for aiding his church and people.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11
A New Code Of Ethics I'm Dre,..

The latest apostle of the beautiful in
dress has arisen % promulgate a new code
OF ethics by which woman's gowns shall
be chronicle or dreSS directory of her
emotions and conditions. Tae holy and
dlgnihed estate OF matrimony shall find
expression In 4 black garment; while love.
Its precursor, too often only its precursor,
Is rooed IN garment upon which the
torch OF hymen, fron poPpies in crimson
and geld, is symbohcsl of loves hypno-
tism. Health wears gown Of Nile green
with border Of lotus flowers. Life is
garbed in white Grape with silver ANTIQUE
traceries. Death is gleriaed in garments
wherein the gelden light Of the sun and
the silver sheen of the moonbeans mingle
II the mysterious symbol of death.
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This viii Not Be PATHS Fareweln

Nine Patti says she is to receive 81, 900
for each operatic performance in which
she takes part in America this season.
Greatly to every ones surprise. she says
this will not be her farewell tour of the
United States She denies that her voice
is weakening or that she intends to retire
She says that her voice is as fresh and
firm as it was twenty years ago, and ADDS:
81 have never more than once or twice
pushed my voice to it's fullest power. II
were to sing at the limit of my strength at
the Metropolitan opera house or Chicago's
Auditorium, nothing else could be heard in
the house" She will sail from Paris for
America Dec. %.
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in 1907, as is be-
lieved, and re-
moved to Amer
lea in 1885. After
working in New
York as a shoe
maker he and a
fellow country
man named Mi
chael L Y n C h
made a tour of
the south, finally
locating in At
lanta, where they
remained friends
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11

French republican vessels at the end OF
the last century. The cap is carved in
wood, painted red and white, with tricolor
cockade at the side.
The one chosen for illustration is from
the masthead of the French frigate Cleo
patre, captured by the English frigate
Nymphe, Captain Edward pellew, after
ward NiscounJ Exmouth, on June 10, 1898.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11
Artificial Eyes.

Celluloid artificial eyes are cheaper than
those OF glass and have q good appearance;
but DR.. Meurer, Of Lyons, says that after
three or four months they are liable 10
cSuse serious irritation, probably rs the re
suit of some chemical change. He has re-
pe2tedly seen this Inflammation aliayed by
simple antiseptic treatment after the re-
moval of the celluloid, but reappearing,
however. as soon as the old eve was rein
serted. though remaining absent if glass
eve was substituted.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11
Things TO Try.

Cranberries for malaria
A sun bath FOR rheumatism
Ginger ale for stomach cramps.
Clam broth for weak stomach.
a wet towel az the back Of the neck for
insomnia.
Hard cider-a winegiassful three times q
day-for sgue and Rheumatism
\ hot, ory flannel over tne scat Of neu-
Talglc pain anG renew il frequently.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11
Published AtIanta,s First DAILY.

Mr.. Timothy Burke, one of the pub
fishers of the first daily paper in Atlanta,
bas recently died in that city of old age.
He was born in County Clare, Ireland,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11

Polly-Can you see anything in the
new minister:
Jack-You can see your image in hia
eoat-Naw Yark Enoch-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11

UP AND DOWN, TO AND FRO.
We swing, swing, swing,
Up in the air and down.
Oh wha; pleasure this doth bring,
In country or in townl
Under the leafy trees,
When gentle breeZes blow.
"Tis there we swing at ease,
Backward and forward go.
And when schoolwork is DER,
And books &re laid aside,
And the red sun once moro
Behind the hills doth shine,
We swing, swing. swing,
Up in the air and down
Oh what pleasure this doth bring,
In country or in town!
Little Men and Women.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11
Bonnet Rouge or Cap of Liberty.

Among the miscellaneous relics and GU
rioSlties shown at the royal naval exhibi-
tion were examples of the bonnet rouge or
cap OF liberty put on the mastheads of the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11

ton from friend who can swim, renem-
bering to keep the head and chin well up,
and to take long. even-not irregular or
hurried-strokes.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11
A SPIDERS INGENUITY
How One Spider Repaired It's Damaged
Web During a Wind Storm.

Here is very interesting letter by an
obseryant friend of nature written for the
benefit OF the youthful readers of St. Nicho-
las:
When the wind is blowing fresh, the
spiders beautiful webs are likely to be
broken at any moment, and without web
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-11
MI1lIi Eagle
Our Thanksgiving
Edition

Will be a thing of beauty and
will be loaded down with the
most toothsome dainties of
Thanksgiving Literature.
There will be an original
Thanksgiving story by Olive
Harper, together with much
other appropriate matter and
artistic pictures that will
Mokn YnrIr MnIIth Wofnrl
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u ". Ivy Pres j. y. OITvEE. vAcs Prua
Z. A. wzksr. C&shisL u 7. Kramer. 49, cssa-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-19

4 firm Of ca,tlrhruleis tbat have l.'cn
IN the hudnrs twenty,ay years iu q
large city report ono certain week last
October 10 have been about tho iullest
they have ever known. The cause of
the dulluo.' was pir,ly that ther' were
brought 10 the city iu that week 5000
head OF booy,s 30 b, disposed uG Bat
the primo cause was that Che cattle sent
IN wurc rot ~ 20 sell Thgy were not
fat enough. The dealers recommended
their customers near home tu keep thcir
bcrvcs a couple 81 months longer and
feed them heavily. so that when the Tar
western cattle had all come IN anl bocu
disposed Of tho home hloycs could b.
brought in aud their Owners "gct SOME
thing for thom."
Tho kind Of cattle that arcu drug To- the
market, that pull the price OF all down,
that arc always with ~ aud yet that
nobody wants, are described thus;
"The hardest TO sgll are and the great
cst decline T. ON steers ol eleven hundred
10 fourteen hundred pounds average,
hall 90 quarters fat what % good
many shippers call Fat before shipping.
There Inns been just Que load Of prime
cattle on tho market this week ont Of
$500 cattle. AMI they brought D. crnts.
Cattle raiscrs will learn from the above
what kind OF cattle not 10 ship,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-19

Com is good for poultry, but see that
you do not feed them on corn alone. 1t
Is like stuhing man on conf bread alone.
Don't feed your sheep on tho ground.
They win waste as much nearly Us thcir
necks are worth.
An Old saying runs thus: "Thc foot Of
the sheep - golden"
Tho average weight Of ilecccs has
doubled In tho United States In the past
thirty yoara,
The highest average weigh, OF heeces
is seven pounds, and Texas sheep have
the hcayiut Hecccs Of all. Then come
next IN order California, Ohio, New
Mexico, Oregon, Michigan, Utah and
Montana.
HanEousos may be warmed perfectly
with he; water pipes, The pipes are 4
inches IN diameter Tho fixtures nrccs.
sary may b. bought Of doaler IA steam
heating and hot water apparatus.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-19
THE ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
GOVERNMENT BULLETIN ON DIE
EASES or THE HORSE.

Dr.. salmon. chief 81 the rnited state.
nutenu uf tnifnai Industry, has rnh-
iishsd document Useful 10 Horse
nFeeder. Distributed rrcc Of charge.
Dr. Salmon. chief Of the bureau Of An.
imal industry. has caused to be- prepared
q bulletin on the diseases u the horse
which will have much value for horse
breeders and farmers generally. The
name % the bulletin IN book form is
Diseases ~ tho Home" and any one
who wants 1t can obtain ~ free by writ.
ing for g. Addurs DR.. %. T. salmon.
chief Of bureau of animal industry. de-.
partmcnt u agriculture. Washington.
ID. G..
Tho circular calling attention 70 the
bulletin says; The need Of wori, uu The
diseases % the horse which would De
distributed 30 farmers ~ q safr and s'i
cniiiic gaide in the treatment of this
species ~ our domestic animals. either
when affected with slight disorders or
serious illnes.. has long Lacn felt This
obvious want has led 90 the preparation
Of the present volume. which is designed
Hs the iir.t uf q series to cover the disease
Of all varieties OF fasa animals
The authors ~ the various articles
were duly advised OF the popular chnr
actor II eas designed 4, hpr.r, o., m,
work. and an effort AVA. arroriipgi,
made b, Thorn 4, pr,a.,t ti.. mstt. r..
treated of in nj. si,pni. iapsrsg.. a.. 49,.
sihle. Dr.. Charlie. Ia Virb...r r,y,r.i. B..
Mics thru. nrtirir. op ,.,,e,to.i. ,f Al.
mipi.t.ru0 lf.'li,ip,.. % .,b..........f A.,
Digestive urgms and .W.prJ, nnl
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-19

On soft country rO4ls farmers can save
blacksmith hills by lctting their horses
20 bafciootod. whcc Stone or rrl.s do
NOT form too great a portion of tho road
surface Even on frozen ground uuaiiod
horses do good work. In this latter con.
ditiou Of roads tho mying of calS sharp
cning In time and oNpcnsr Is very con-
siderable. On the Zee a harcfootud horse
Il No SURF footed TINT he may be driven
or ridden with safety when unsafe for q
dozen miles even with thigp,uoi calkt
Many lame hursosarc cured hy removing
their shoes A shol horse travels on Ice.
and 10 u degree walis. uu stills An
ounce Nt the extremity Of Tho foot g.
largely multiplied In weight as compirsd
to the carrying or IN draiBht -Ex.
change,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-19

Were the iarnor 30 notice the prefer.
cucc given to u clean nul tidy package
Of chickens over u box Of ill packed.
soiled birds hc wonli never afirrwarl
neglect this important adjunct. Punl,ry
should bc packed In small boSes free
from dirt. holding not NOR, than fifty
pounds. The inside Of tho parcel should
be- lined with clean white paper, and tho
poultry laid carefully but firmly In tiers,
a sheet Of paper being placed between
every two tiers. Ia cis.o the heads arc
lcft on the blood should be thoroughly
spongcd from all paris Of the carcass, aud
In every instance wash the lcys and feet
In lukcwariu water Dorothy James In
AnericAn CultiYntnf.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-19
Nee

We blush scarlet or crimson or what.
ever Is the deepest possible rcd that any.
body eau blush rs we mention It, wo
bog The pardon Of our esteemed ountom-
pomrics, too, ever 30 many II them. We
know they will feel toward 20. ever after.
wards much the same ~ the woman
feels toward the man who telll her her
false hair BE- slipping Of
Nevertheless we aro going 90 do II.
We regard It ~ our solemn duty. tnl
W. should be- fccrant 10 the mission put
upon W. " we did not speak ont. even
with tears In our hardened Old ewes. and
say TO all tho world this. Either use that
word "uco" Alright. or don't use 10 NJ all.
Nee Il ths past lnrticiple Of the
French verb "nalirc" TO be- born. and
"a pronounced may" "Who didn't
know thutf' you ask. Well. if you know
IT, then don't say In your ucxt society
column, In speaking OF q newly welded
widow. that "thcre was present at the
high tea that lovely bride. Nm. q. Wash.
ington Smith, ncc Mr. Thomas Jeaer.
son Jones" for when you say TINT you
inform your readers that the fair lady
was born Mrs Thomas jcncr.on Jones.
We have even seen In "a popular paper.
In the advertisement OF nillincr who
had been married and wanted To inform
her customer that she stll continued
at tho old stand, something thu, read
like this Mira Hyperion Fcathorwall
tnec Mrs. Jonathan jurgcnsenl still
keeps the latest styles ~ hats aud bon.
nets Ladies' own material made MP. ="
We have seen In the society reports
within less than wcels. IA the paper
whose editor thinks Il gives 10 Tho pub
lie the purcst English Of any journal la
Christendom, tho same ridiculous mis-.
take. setting forth tina, sons Fashionable
Lady had bccn born alrctay mnrricd.
This l. one % tho mistakes that cause
the people Of the eilete iespolislns OF
Europe TO laugh 10 seorn American 50.
cial prcten-.ons. and that Is calculated
10 make the average observer tired. very
tired. We beg our ambitious young
journalists not TO use the word NEE
except in speaking Of the maiden name
OF married lady. Nay, nayi