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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04
FEMININE FANCiES.

Mrs. Mackey now owns the famous ball
dress made for the Empress Eugene. 1t
cost $4,000.
Lizzie Arnold, of Fenton. Mich, weighs
only eighteen pounds and is twenty-seyen
years of age.
A Polish lady, the Countess Branicha,
owns what are said to be the finest sap,
phires in the world.
BY the death of Mrs. Polk, Mrs. Grant
and Mrs. Garfield become the only surviv-
ing widows of presidents. Mrs. Tyler, the
second wife Of President Tyler, died in
Richmond in July, 1889.
Mrs. Douglas, wife Of the once famous
physician, who attended General Grant On
his deathbed, has just received an appoint
ment TO a subordinate position in the treas
ury department at Washington.
Nine Gautlereau, the reigning beauty
Of Paris, has a large nose and prominent
chin, while her eyes are too small TO be
really beautiful But her figure is mag,
nificent and her complexion lovely.
Secretary Bayard's daughter, the Count
ess Lewenhaupt, intends TO pass the fail
and possibly the wi-5er in Sweden. It Is
not improbable that she will make her
permanent home in King Oscars kingdom
Miss Lincoln. the eldest daughter Of the
Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, United States
minister 70 England, Is one OF the most
popular girls in London society. Sne is q
blond, having very fair hair and dresses in
perfect taste
Mrs. Tom Thumb. who IS one OF the
most popular freaks" i1 America. IS paid
$50 a week by her managers. She has
a handsome home in Bridgeport. Conn,
and when not under an engagement lives
there IN luxury and ease.
Clara Barton, 50 widely known for her
labors in extending the Red Cross society
and the Women Relief oorps. is the only
woman VINO ever sal ia the Swiss national
council. no other woman ever received, ~
she did from The Old Kaiser William, the
iron cross Of Prussia
The Countess Of Caithnsss. the new high
priestess OF theosophy. - the exact anita
esis Of her predecessor. B.avatsky Her
figure IS slender, her manners elegant ard
and her tastes refined S3s dresses in great
taste Her only resemblance % BiaFEtsky
hes II her tondneSs for dianODds.
\ clever Engiisa Toraans Aiss Clsrs
Miiiard. q Tsddingron. MIddiesex. hss
made new departure IA woEnsns work,
starting shop for the ssls q rare Old
books Shs calls i The Book Seeke-s'
Hzve1," AMI she publishes an occasloDas
cstalozzs of ber wars. entitled '.EuTe<z
The oIdsss woman minister IN tEs United
Ssatss IS the Rev. Lycia SeZtoa. who =
noF ia beF rlEety-shird ysas- So Aas
b@ea fn tie ministry between forty ard
fifty years. and he.2 tns Pos-tiSa q cbsD-
lain IN TIE K4asas sfzts Psu.tenfsaTy dur
ing is7a and lsTL Her dissemination -
that q the Cu.ty BTethrsn-
TIE vile q the .ate Edward Burgess,
tae yzcAs deslEner. wzs a Mlss Caroiiae /.
Sul}iT2ut. q Columbus. o. She was d
arxnGed 1-csa al Cd Ez1 Az.zscGgA-s< EsE-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04
A Cotton Planters beautiful vifs

There was until recently summering
at Manitou, Colo, writes Fred r. Fas-
set, blond. whose symmetrical and
perfectly rounded figure is character
lied by all the languorous grace Of
the south. Her complexion has that
soft purity seldom seen beyond baby
hood in the north, but which southern
women seem to have inherited the secret
of retaining at viii. She is fond of dia-
monds, and as they sparkle in profusion
about her person her face, in its soft
moonlight beauty, reminds one of deli
cate opal framed in a setting Of brilliant
diamonds. Upon her white, tapering
fingers jewel studded rings seem no more
out of place than do the myriad glisten-
ing dewdrops on the stalks Of valley
lilies. But while her person gives every
evidence of daintiest care. one has only
TO listen to her brilliant conversation to
learn that her mind is no neglected
waste. Blossoms of thought and fancy
are luxuriant and wreathe her every SEN
tence. For two seasons she reigned as
Miss Fenton, noted southern belle, but
is now Mrs. w. A Snead, wife of one of
the vealthiest cotton planters of Mem
mis-
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The Kind OF Men They Like.

Reading about the superb management
pf big fire the other day, certain girl of
my acquaintance remarked: ''Is there any
thing so grand in man as forceS In my es-
timation, those firemen and the chief svho
so splendidly controlled them are as far su-
perior TO the dancing youths we meet at
parties and hops as meat is better than
foam" Put that into your pipe, you cal
low striplings who aim TO be lady killers!
1t is not your tennis suits, nor your small
feet, nor your ability TO dance and lead the
german that makes woman's heart
klndle at your approach.
1t is your response TO an emergency, your
muscle in a tilt against odds, your endur-
Rnce and force that will win the way to
feminine regard. As for me, there is some
thing pathetic in the sight of a big, hand
some fellow In dancing pumps and Prince
Albert coat. would rather see him swing
ing blacksmith's hammer OF driving a
plow through stony burrows IL need be.
The original man" was not created to
Shine in the military schotJische or win his
laurels in the berlin.-New York Cor. Chi
eago Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04
WAYSlDE GLEANlNGs.


The Vatican contains 20s staircases and
1,100 different rooms.
One marriage out Of four IN Japan inva-
riably ends in divorce.
The highest altitude ever reached BY 9
balloon was seven miles.
Sonora, Mexico. levies tax Of two dol
lars on every child born within It's limits.
The English fag floats over one-sixth Of
the population and one-eighth Of the sur
face of the hsbitable globe.
1t is reported on unguestioDed authority
that the natives Of Alaska ars drinking
themselves 20 death with startling rapid
ity.
The Notre Dame cathedral. Montreal,
has the largest bell in America 1t weighs
q, 80 pounds. is feet inches Ia diameter
and feet high.
A "berdash" was a name ancientIy given
in England 20 a sort Of neckdress. and the
person who made or sold such neckcresses
was called "berdasber." hence the pres
ent term 'hsberdasner."
The natives of Malay peninsula have in
use the smallest coin in the world Il is a
wafer made from the resinous juice q a
tree, and its value j. estimated TO bs one
ten-thousandth Of q penny.
The oldest Newspaper 10 the world Il tbs
Peking Gazette, pamphlet a inches
long By 4 inches broad, consisting of about
twenty pages. bouud 80 a yellow cover.
In which form Il has existed for 20 ysars-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04
An Ancient Parsonage Torn Down.

The oldest parsonaG in Kings county
n. Y, has just bee. torn down. It
stood in Flatbush, near Brooklyn, and
was erected during the latter part of the
Seventeenth century Originally it was
surrounded with palisades and, thus de-
Tended, formed a refuge for the settlers
against Indian attacks.
Johannes johnson built it, and in 1714
sold it to the Reformed Protestant Dutch
church as residence for Dominic Free
man. 1t remained a parsonage until
1918. Since then it has been harness
shop, an inn, headquarters for the Flat
bush Republican association and an
Italian boarding house. 1t was char
acteristic specimen Of Dutch architec-
ture. 1t had an old fashioned double
door entrance, small panes of glass in
the windows and shingled gables. Its
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

gave Mr.. Wood complimentary dinner
at Cottage City, Mass. The board then
presented him with a series Of elegantly
engrossed and gold framed resolutions
complimenting him on his "sleepless
vigilance, forethought and wisdom" and
declaring that sit is to his business tact,
financial ability and general skill that
the final com mpletion of the great ediice
is largely due.
In his reply to the address accompany
ing the resolutions. Mr.. Wood said that
lit was standing disgrace to the life
insurance companies, banks and trust
companies of New York and Brooklyn
that they refused their aid because it
was a church. For their lack of faith
and works let them be condemned in the
old Presbyterian fashion, and for the
friends that did assist, glory and honor
and praise"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

1t will devote for the purpose. Then, il
possible, it should call in the services of an
artist OF experience, who will give the best
result fer the sum appropriated.
In the main streets of most cities there is
often a monument OF some kind. Groups
of statuary could be used very effectively
to illustrate events associated Herewith.
They could be set upon draped pedestals
and surrounded with appropriate accesso-
ries. The cost of such groups would be
comparatively little, and unless destroyed
by storm-it would take a tornado to
completely obliterate them-they could be
stored away for use on some other occa-
sion. Instead Of flags, prayer rugs or strips
of carpet should depend from window to
window of the buildings, and each win
dow should be framed in evergreens.
Those frames should be connected with
flowing lines of flowers or evergreens.
At intervals portraits or medallions,
suitably decked, might be introduced with
good effect. Balconies could be treated in
the same way as the windows, the simple
rule being borne in mind that all success
full decoration depends on graceful lines
and harmony of color. From corner to
corner of the carpets or prayer rugs, fes-
toons and wreathes of flowers may be hung.
On the streets Venetian masts should be
erected at intervals. They should be fes-
tooned from top to bottom with flowers; a
cheaper mode of attempting the same effect
is to paint them in bright colors. The
streamers from the tops can be allowed to
float with the breeze or be loosely tied at
either side of the street. When this is done
and wreaths of flowers affixed, the effect
is very fine. Tripods filed with flowers or
palms may be placed between the masts.
In this way we would approach the decora-
tive beauty of continental cities and escape
the stiff, upholstered look of our past efforts
in public establishment.
If illuminations are required they can be
easily provided for, either in simple or COM
plicated form. In fact, almost any effect
can be secured. Everything, as | said be-
fore, is governed by the taste of the manip-
ulator and the amount Of money at his
disposal JOHN W. PoSTGATE.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

Isaw a good natured and innocent look
ing man give one OF the city hall park
louDgers a quarter the other day. and after
he had gone away l sat down beside the
recipient and asked:
How did you appeal to his symps
thies?''
Told him had lost my all"
"All but your cheek, OF course. heard
you saying something about the Missis-
sippi river"
''Yes; l told him that was going down
the Mississippi in a hatbozt and that we
were carried over Niagara falls and tbs
whole family drowned but NE"
Great Scot, mani but you didn't locate
Niagara falls on the Mississippi"
Yes. did Amt they therei'
why, mol They are up here near
Buffalo"
is that facts l saw him give little
jump when l put the falls way down there
but l fixed il all right"
"How could you"
"Why, I remembered sonsthiug about
Buffalo, and 50 I located i down below
vicksburg and bit him al night. Do boats
run over the fzllst"
Never"
rs that So Well. 10 harm done. ] can
fust ss well sink nv craft i've miles ADORE
as 20 have her 20 over The only object =
20 drown TIE family and lose nv FL. yo1
know. Coalda't pur ten oents WITH this
and help me- reach uy mothers be6stde n
Paterson before she di@s, oou.d youP'-A
Quad n New YORK EvsulDg Work.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04
A Scientist-Dipiomat.

Sir George Bsden-Powell, who has been
appointed by the British government one
of the agents in the Behring sea matter, is
in this country now. In diplomacy he has
not yet won fame, but as naturalist or .
follower ot Sir John Lubbock Sir George
is widely and favorably known. He has
written several brochures which have been
translated into all the Continental Ian
guages. Sir George is, Notwithstanding
this success in a by-path, an accomplished
dipionatst. He was at Berlin during the
early years Of his career, and is said 10
have formed himself on German models.
When Sir Julian Pauncefote's successor is
appointed, if Lord Salisbury be still in
Office, the post at Washington is expected
20 fall TO Sir George Baden-Powell HIS
colleague in the present British-AmericSn
discussion is DR.. Dawson, of Ottawa, Can
ada
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

Boston IS the only city IN the world
which preserves an exact record Of the pro-
ceedings % its common council Every
motion, argument and remark. no mao-
ter how -uimportant. Ia Etenogrsphieallg
taken down.
The Sandwich islands alphabet has ~
letters, the Burmese, 10. Italian. -, Ben
galese, 81. Hebrew, Syriau. CbBldee and
Samaritan, - each, French. -. Greek. "a
Latin, .: German. Dutch and English, =
each: Spanish and Siav0nic q each; Art-
bic. =; Persian and C0ptlc. 90. Georgian,
s.; Armenian, -; Eusslhn. A.; NuscovifA
-; sanskrlt and Jspaness. %; Ethiopia
and Tartarian. 90 each
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04
The aUiehta Daily gaa1e Sunday 1oring 0etube 4, 1881

IF we wish to attain to the highest de
gree of success in public decoration We
must study the subject more thoroughly,
and instead of each citizen decorating his
own house or place of business without re-
gard TO the general effect, the whole
scheme must be placed IN the hands OF the
most competent person available, and not
in charge of a committee selected at ran
dom because of the success of its members
in other than artistic lines.
Natural products can be employed to
give a characteristic touch to the decors-
tions. In a wheat section q number Of
pretty devices can be constructed from the
sheaves and ears; in a cotton district the
plant and its product can be arranged in
variety of pretty forms. Captain Alfred
Thompson, the well known New York
artist, once adorned a ballroom in Kent
with nothing but hop plants, hanging
them in graceful festoons from the win
dows and working them into a variety OF
fantastic forms. The scent of the hop
plant is very sweet, and the senses OF the
dancers were therefore doubly gratifed by
the arrangement.
But this use of characteristic products
may be carried too far. Queen Victoria
museum of art in a rough district of Lon
don. The citizens wished to mark the
event by an elaborate decorative display.
They knew little of such matters, how
ever, and yet were averse to employing
professional aid. In the midst of their di-
lemma two gentlemen went among the
tradesmen and claimed to be royal COM
mission on the establishment of the dis
trict for the visit of her majesty. Their
instructions, though Of the most grotesque
kind, were received with delight. They
told the vendors of meat, vegetables and
groceries to arrange their goods in all man
ner of odd shapes. The proprietor OF a
corset shop was commanded to put stands
of his wares on the outside, and haber-
dasher was advised to stuff stockings OF
every hue with sawdust and hang them In
front of his windows gayly festooned with
ribbons. The timely discovery that the
commissioners were none other than John
L. Toole, the comedian, and Lionel
Brough, the burlesque writer, prevented
the consummation of this huge hoax.
Any city or town having occasion fol
decoration, and wishing to avoid the still
mechanical garniture of its neighbors,
should first decide what amount OF money
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04
HOW THE OLD HOUSE LOOKED.

solid foundation walls were of the native
stone of the region, and huge chimneys
of the same were topped with brick.
The large, square timbers showed the
marks of the ak with which they were
hewn before the days of sawmills. The
long, sloping, overhung roofs made COW
erings for the piazzas in front and rear
of the house without posts to support
them
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

Talks cheap, but when it's
backed up by a pledge of the
lard CASH of a financially re-
sponsible firm, or company, of
worldwide reputation for fair
and honorable dealing, ii
means business !
Now, there are scores of
sarsaparillas and other blood
purifiers, all cracked up to be
the best, purest, most peculiar
and wonderful, but bear in
mind { for your own sake)
there's only one guaranteed
blood-puriher and remedy for
torpid liver and all diseases
that come from bad blood.
That Outstanding solitary
and alone-sold OF trial, is
DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery.
If it don't do good in skin,
scalp and scrofulous diseases
and pulmonary consumption
is only lung-scrofula-just let
its makers know and get your
money back,
Talks cheap, but to back a
poor medicine, or a common
one, by selling it OF t,zaI as
/" Golden Medical Discovery
is sold, would bankrupt the
largest fortune.
Talks cheap; but only Z" Dis
covery Is guaranteed.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04
The JEWEL cAsKET.

Gold ears Of corn are designed Tor slssva
buttons
Tourists chains are made q obiong sii-
yer ilDkA
Tiny silver chairs have plush seats foF
pincushl0ns.
Small scent TASKS o. crystal are overiaid
with perforated silver ornaments.
Silver matchbsxes with backs u perfo.
rated ornament are pretty aud pew.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

ginia family, and was so beautiful blond
that Fagnani. the Italian painter. chose
her for the model Of Erato, the muse =
lyric and amorous poetry, in his well
known picture Of the Mine MUSES."
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

Teacher--JobnBy Cumao. 81 Tour fathsg
can do piece u work in seven daTn. nnd
your Uncle George can Do e in nlne days.
how long would g take both of taemf
Johnny-They'd EeTsr 80 j. dcns
Tbey'd e. around and swap GsA stor.ea---
E-rrh
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

The WhiSkersd Pyramids
There's a-hissers On tse pyramids.
Those wonderful Cd prcDs
OF is.s sid Osiris
AEs taey are mutton CheoP%--
-Dstro-s EEss Pres.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

Wood, treasurer
and chairman of
the building com
mittee. So the
Dther day, after
Rll business and
mechanical de =
tails had been
cleared up and
settled for good.
the board of Tab
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04
Isnecial Corresnondence.l

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-Tmes occur in the
history of every city and town when civic
pride demands some attempt at street deco
ration. The visit of some famous man,
the holding of fair, the celebration of an
anniversary-eache calls for decorative dis.
play to impress strangers with the public
spirit of the place and its ability to do JUS
tice to the event. When General Grant
made his triumphal tour across the eonti-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

BUILDER OF THE TABERNACLE.

MT. John Wood Dined and Given a Well
Earned Testimonial.
After the burning of DIR. Talmage's
tabernacle in Brooklyn some time ago,
the pastor and his flock began to arrange
for the erection of the new and imposing
structure in which the services are now
held Work was begun, advanced rap
idly and reached satisfactory completion
largely through the efforts of Mr.. John
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04
OUTDOOR DECORATION.
SKILL AND TASTE NECESSARY TO
COMPLETE SUCCESS.

We Do Not Often Need Lessons from
Europe, but In This the "Erete Mon.
arches OF the Old World" Could Teach
Us Something.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

Italy's debt in the aggregate is some
thing stupendous. The provincial and stats
obligations combined amount TO s, ,0oo, 600,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04
Wichita Wholesale 4 Manufacturing Houses.

@ @ @ S3 & reliable TS furnished thus
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

Five little enameled swallows on twig
Is pretty design on a silver brooch.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

Mrs. Mackey now owns the famous ball
dress made for the Empress Eugenie. 1t
cost $4,000
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04

1t will devote for the purpose. Then, il
possible, it should call in the services of an
artist Of experience who will give the best
E..r. Ii. ..r,r tc.l
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30
A PURE BAKING POWDER.

A baking powder that can be de-
pended upon TO be free from lime and
alum is a desideratum in these days of
adulterated food. So far as can be
judged from the official reports, the
Royal seems to be the only one yet
found by chemical analyses TO be en-
tirely without one or the other OF
these substances. and absolutely
Tn is. it is shown, results from the eX-
elusive use by its manufacturers OF
cream Of tartar specially refined and
prepared by patent processes which
totally remove the tartrate OF lime
and other impurities. The cost OF
this chemically pure cream Of tartar
is much greater than any other, and il
is used in no baking powder except
the Royal" the manufacturers OF
which control the patents under
which it is refined.
DR.. Edward G. Love, formerly an
alyical chemist for the Z. S. Govern
ment. who made the analyses for tn,
New York State Board of Health il
their investigation Of baking powders
and whose intimate knowledge of tn
luSI6ulcubS VI dll UAOSO SO1u III OA1
market enables him to speak authori
tatiyely, says of the purity, whole
someness, and superior quality Of tn
Royal"
K find the Royal Baking Powde
composed of pure and wholesomes IL
gradients. 1t is a cream of tarta
powder, and does not contain eithe
alum or phosphates, or other injuriou
substance"
Prof. Loves tests, and the recen
official tests by both the United State
and Canadian Governments, show tn
Royal Baking Powder to be superio
to all others in strength and leayenin
power. 1t is not only the most eel
nomial in use. but makes the pures
| finest favored and most wholesom
food.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30
THEY WILL TAKE PART.

For a long time it was the cry of the
opponents of the Mckinley law, that
because of that measure good share
of the foreign governments would re-
fuse to take part in an exposition IN
der the auspices of government that
would so unjustly discriminate against
them. Fate has always been cruel to
the free trader, and has treated him
| in the same ruthless manner in this
particular case. Up to October 18th
thirty-one nations and fourteen colo
MES had formally announced their de-
termination to participate in the ex.
position, and their total appropria.
tions for that purpose will aggregate
S., $40, 600. Among the larger appro.
priations is that of Brazil, s445, 900
France, 800, 1000: Germany, $3.50, 900
Great Britain, s125. ZOO: Guatemala,
1925, 900; Japan, $500, 900: Mexico. $780,
600: Peru, 500, 600; Argentine Repub-
lie, 100000: Austria Hungary, $685.
600: Bolivia, S150, 200.
And not only have they made sufi-
cient appropriations to give them a
good display, but they are taking hold
of the matter in way that will guar
antee them fine exhibit.
The British commissioners have
been to Chicago to look up their site,
and express themselves as very much
pleased with the outlook. In their
report they recommend among other
things the erection of a handsome
building upon their site. They were
well pleased with the outlook for the
fair, and were of the opinion that its
success was assured. Mr.. Dredge. one
of the British commissioners, in an
interview in London, said that since
his return from this country, he had
met with encouraging indications of
interest on the part Of Eng
lish manufacturers, number of whom
have announced their intention to
send large exhibits.
The indications are that the expo
sition will surpass anything Of the
kind ever undertaken, and as an edu-
cational force prove one of the great
est factors of the closing years Of the
10th century. Moreover the fact has
already developed that congress made
no mistake when it located the fair in
the west.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30

THE Board of Trade of Rochester
met Saturday night and decided TO
guarantee security TOR the amount Of
81, 400 and interest as the share OF
Olmsted county for the Worlds Fair
fund. Here is promptness truly COM
mendable. Organized efforts in other
counties are being made. Lyon
Brown, Faribault and Scott counties
have sent word TO the commission
that their quota will be promptly
raised, which daily reports from
Others are to the same purport. As
soon as President Willard announces
the committee authorized by the
Board of Trade active work will be
inaugurated in Blue Earth county.