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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16

poured from the ramparts and embrasures
sheets of flame and tempest of lead ane
iron; yet their intrepid assailants rushed
on like the waves of the sea by WHOSE
shores they fought; they fell by hundreds,
but they pushed on, Keeling under thS
frightful blasts that almost blew them te
pieces, up to the Confederate bayonets."
The story of participant on the UnioG
side, Private Abraham j. Palmer, of Com
pany d, Forty-eighth, now a doctor OF
divinity, is given in his history Of the regi-
ment. He says: when we had gone 1,20c
yards and the head of the column was
almost to the ditch, suddenly the parapets
were alive with men. They yelled; they
fired all their muskets and cannon straight
in our faces. Many fell; others i'm.
paIed their feet on pixies and blades of steel
but the rest climbed up that first bank;
and step by step with swords drawn and
bayonets fixed, without the firing of a
single shot. drove the enemy back, cap
tured their guns, their magazines, and at
last stood triumphant upon the Confeder
ate parapets and the strongest bastion OF
the work was taken"
Following upon this success came most
lamentable occurrence. Nearly all the sur
vivors of Strong's brigade were In the con-
quered bastion or sheltered under the wall
outside. The wounded went back to tn
rear with messages to the division leader
asking for aid to hold what had been
gained. The brigade Of Col. II. S. Putnam
was ordered TO the fr but in the con
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16
A Typical City of the Pueblo Indians.


Isleta lies on the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad, upon the western bank of the Rio
Grande, on a lava promontory which was
once an island, whence the town takes its
Spanish name Its Tee-wahn title is Shee-
ah-whib-bak. It's population, according to
the census, is little less than 200 1t IS
nearly surrounded by fertile vineyards,
orchards of peaches, apricots, apples, cher
ries, plums, pears and ounces, and fields
of corn, wheat, beans and peppers, all
owned by my dusky neighbors. The
Pueblos own over 10000 acres of land, Il
part of which is reserved for pasturing
horses and cattle.
The people of Isleta are, as a rule, rather
short in stature, but strongly built. All
have magnificent depth and breadth ci
chest and beautifully confident poise Of
the head Most of the men are wonder
fully expert hunters. trelesS runners and
fine horsemen Besides ordinary hunting
they have general hunts-for rabbits in the
spring, for deer and antelope in the fall
thoroughly organized, in which vast guam
titles of game are killed.
Their amusements are many and varied.
Aside from the numerous sacred dances of
the year, their most important occasions,
they have various races which call for
great skill and endurance, quaint social
enjoyments and games of many kinds,
some of which are quite as difficult as
chess. They are very fair weavers and pot
terry makers. The women are good house
wives, and most of them excellent seam
stresses.-C. +. Lummis in St. Nicholas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16
How Egxptian Women Paint.

Loret says the ancient Egyptian WON
en- had blue hair, green eyelashes. paint
ed teeth and Redeemed cheeks. lie says
the modern Egyptian women are much
the same; they tinse their hands with
henna, and prolong the eyes by means
of kohol; they stain the nails brown and
paint blue stars on the chin and fore
head. Zone hesitates little about put
ting his hand into hand-even very
small-which extends itself TO you paint
ed brick red One is a little timid
about looking too long into eyes-even
very tender-when the blue star be-
tween them makes you squint." Loret,
however, got bravely over his hesitation
and his timidity, and thinks the fashion
not altogether bad.-POpular Science
Monthly.
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teers.
beach Of the channel of Charleston harbor,
and was an outer defense for Fort Sumter.
The guns of the latter work raked the
| beach in front of Fort Wagner, making
the approach from the Union lines ex-
tremely dangerous Fort Wagner itself
was nearly pounded out of shape by bonn
bardment from the Union feet all day the
18th, but its garrison of LOCO men were
safely sheltered in bOmbproofs, having i'm
penetrable armor of sand. The hour fo-
assault was fixed at niSatfall, in order to
escape the Gre that would be poured on the
column in daytime from Sumter and
numerous inland shore batteries that had
range on the island.
After Strong's brigade had formed for
the attack some precious time was lost in
passing 20 the front the Fifty-fourth Mas
sachuSetts (coloreG). that had been brought
up from distance 20 lead the charge The
colored men made a gallant fight, losing
their commander, Col. Il. g. Shaw, but
fell back TepUlsed. This was at 7:45 D. NJ
Twenty minutes later Stroag's brigade
went forward, the Sixth Connecticut and
the Forty-eighth New York il front. The
thunder OF the guns of the feet was sud
denly stilled to avoid hitting the aSsail-
ants, but the heavens grew black with
clouds, and storm arose In the skies that
made the scene a strange and weird one.
For moment there was an awful hush as
the brave fellows picked their way in dark
ness over th, sand hills toward the dark
and unshEpely mass IN front.
The moment the Union feet checked its
are the Confederstes knew what was coz
ing and issued from their caves 10 max
the parapets. The Confederate com
mander, Gen. Tslisferro, describing n,
attack as he saw it, says that the assaiian:.
were met by whitening voIleys OF direcs
enflading and cross fire, the irregular out
line OF the fort making Il impossible fci
them 70 reach it ST any point IN number
without crossing the lines CT rakin:
fires. 1T was terrible" says the general
but with unsurpassed gsIlantry the FeS!
erai soldiers breasted the storm and rushcS
onward 10 the giacls- Tue C0ufedera-es
with the renacisy OF bulldogs and a hercs
courage which was aroused 70 madness
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very mucn amused at hearing in tbs New
York National Academy of Design the
sharp criticisms of a group of girlish art
students. Waldo sent an invitation for
the students to come to his house TO see
his pictures and studio. There he enter
tanned them with an account of his studies
at the Royal academy in London.
The president of the Royal academy st
that time, he told them, was Sir Benjamin
West, who took a deep interest in the
American students in London, partly be-
cause he was born an American citizen
and partly because he knew that talented
children in this country did not have the
same advantages as European children in
the development of their artistic talent
One day the small American colony OF
students treated the president TO their
opinion of the pictures in the Royal acaGe-
my exhibition. Sir Benjamin West simply
listened, and at the end invited Waldo TO
dinner the next week.
After dinner the president called Waldo's
attention TO some small wood carvings.
Patiently Sir Benjamin West pointed out
the graceful lines of the carving and per
sistently called his guests attention TO
some attempt at giving the characteristics
of nature.
1.-THE first lesson for a man OF taste, !"
said Sir Benjamin, "is to learn what to
admire Any savage can find fault. And
never forget it is the peculiar province OF
the artist to see, to point out and to per
petuate beauty"
"After that" said Mr.. Waldo, in con-
Guiding the story. II was very careful in a
picture gallery If / liked a painting !
said so; if did not admire a picture ]
went to the next"
The girlish students glanced at one
another. They understood why Mr.. Waldo
had narrated the incident. Some, at least,
of that group have not forgotten that flip
pant fault finding is not art criticism
Youtb,S Comnapion
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LIGHT AND AIRY.
The Girl Used to Love So Well.
Ii. F.

The Girl Z Used to Love So Well.
Oh. don't wish that she was single.
That girl used TO love so well,
How we our tones again might mingle
In tales our fond hearts loved 70 tell.
Five -eSrs the darling has been married:
In that. bad luck TO both betell-
Oh. DON'T ! wish that she had tarried-
The girl used 10 love 90 WE'LL
Her bright eyes, I can see them dancing
As II she stood before me now:
see her 10 nv arms advancing.
feel her hand upon my brow;
/ hear little word she whispered.
To answer what from my lips fell.
In fancy there's little kiss heard
Il kiss from lips loved so WELL
Oh. days OF agony and sorrow,
Since from our love We went avayi
walk about and hate the morrow
repetition Of today.
Our lips IN love no more can mingle:
The reason lies Ia what tell:
VIC married. Don't I wish her single.
Tie girl Used 20 love so well
-ThA Ezah
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16
A Word of ADVICE.

Curled up and sitting on her feet,
Within the windows deep embrasure,
Is Lydia; and across the street,
A lad, with eyes of roguish e-;urs,
Watches her, buried in her book
In vain he tries to win look.
And from the trellis over there
Blows sundry kisses through the air,
Which miss the mark and fall unseen.
Uncared for. Lydia is thirteen.
Ny lad. if you. without abuse.
VIII take advice from one who's wiser,
And put your wisdom 10 more use
Than ever yet did you adviser:
If you will let, As none will do,
AnotheT's heartbreak serve for TIVE,
You'll have a care. some four years hence,
How you lounge there by yonder fence,
And blow those kisses through that screen
For Lydia will be seventeen.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich-
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M1lIi 5gle
MINISTER TO MEXICO.
a VISIT TO THE HOME OF HON.
THOMAS RYAN.

He Is Cordial in His Greetings TO Amer
Jeans who Visit Him. and Popular with
the People of Mexico-The senOritas
Are Fond of Mrs. Ryan.
BOSTON, Sept. 14.-"You'H find the latch
string on the outside of the door in genuine
western STYLE" replied member of the
American colony in, the City of Mexico
whom had asked concerning the recep-
ton visitors were likely to receive at the
house of Thomas Ryan, envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary of the
United States.
It is but short walk from Hotel Itur-
bide to the opposite end of the public gar
den or alameda The number of Minister
Ryan's house had been given to me, but it
was unnecessary. As / neared the outer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16

After / had asked all sorts of questions
of Minister Ryan and put Mrs. Ryan to no
end of trouble in opening blinds and pull
ing back curtains that might kodak the
furniture in the White room. l babe them
good morning. Americans who visit Mex
leo may depend upon it that they will re-
ceive a cordial reception, and that the latch
string is always on the outside of the door
at the house of Minister Ryan.
AWARD MOORE.
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IF YOU KNEW

how easy it was 10 rid
yourself of face pimpIes
and blotches. you would
take a few bottles S. S. S.
and remove them.
HER FACE HER FORTUNE.
az was annoyed for a year with PIN
pies and blotches on the face. l con-
suited prominent physians and used
different kinds OF advertised iii
cines, without any benefit. Finally l
tried Swift's Specific, and the smooth
ness of my skin was completely re-
stored by the use of a few bottles"
CBAILoTIE RAINBOW,
ITALIA Theater, New York City.
SOCKS on sLeoD ARo SKIP DISEASES FREE.
TIE WITT SPEc IFIC Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16
A PIeaainR UlusIon.

Because they were more durable Mrs
Calliper had bought table knives with
metal handles. She almost feared that
Colonel Cslliper might not like them,
but the Colonel seemed rather TO DO
pleased with them. "They are he
said, ''just knives as 1 have eaten
with in man restaurants. To eat here
at home and with knife like this is al
most as good as eating two meals at
once. New York Sun
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Souvenir. Of the Occanon.

Judge-You entered this mans house
and stole ten silver spoons. Have you any
thing 70 say for YOURSELF
Ragged Hider-I am a souvenir spoon
collector.
Judge-Let them be a souvenir OF this
occasion for six mOnths.-Jewelers' Circu-
lar
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PERRY'S SAINTS IN WAR.
CAREER OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH
NEW YORK REGIMENT.
They Were Christian Volunteers. but
Fought Like Tigers and Won High
Place Among Crack Union Regiments.
The Deadly Breach at Wagner.
copyright, 1891, by American Press Associa,
ton. Book rights reserved

UST to what ex-
tent the happen
ings Of the civil
war were linked
backward to pre-
vious American
military affairs 10
curiosity exhibit
or has ever figured
out in print. More
widely, no doubt,
than is generally
supposed. The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16

The American artist, Waldo. was once
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16

~ ". Ivy. Pres = 81. OWN. Vice Pres
c A. walker. Cashier. II. 7. Kfa1ser. Asss Cash.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-08
wi, Their stock In Trade.

How many drummers owe their
success to ready wit! How many
more could tell OF failures, II they
would, traceable to the lack at an OPP
perfume momentof buta pinch OF Attic
salt. No one appreciates the force
of these questions better than the old
traveller who gave me this choice
morsel the other day. He had tried
In vain to persuade a storekeeper to
'1ook him through" and concluded
with, 81 am positive you cannot do
better with any man. Our house is
the Oldest, largest, and cheapest in
the line"
Storekeeper-1 hear that same
story every day. Every drummer
that comes here claims the same
things.
Traveler-There, that shows you
how they all impose on people and imi-
tate our methods.
During the laugh that followed, the
grip was opened and the owners good
humor was rewarded with an order.
-[Jewelers' Weekly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-08
A Yankee Henhouss.

Here is henhouse that can be built
cheaply, II one has any Yankee blood In
him. think IL makes neat warm
house for hens when 1t Is desired that
hens should lay through the winter,
providing they have proper food and
care besides. IL is boarded up first with
common lumber and tar-papered and
then sided with clapboards. The frame
is 10 by 10 IT., but can be built longer
II more room Is wanted. The studding
is II. high at the back and Is inches In
front, or on the south side, with It. OF
glass and ~ inches of board at the top.
The glass sash is by 6 IT,, covering the
entire front with the exception of the Is
inches at the bottom and l2 inch board
at the top. 1t slants back #. 3 inches
from tne perpendicular and forms part
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-08

of the top roof. The north side has
shed roof, with rise OF # Z inches. l
cut the boards IT. inches long and let
them come over from the top / #. to
form a cover for the curtain which had
fixed up, and which rolls upon long
pole with crank at one end to let down
over the glass of cold nights. For the
nests and roosts / made platform It.
high by . IT. wide and II. long. The
roosts are it. above IL over the center.
A is the roost, Ii the nest, C the opening
behind the nest for the hens to go in
from the back, ID the doors to IL to reach
into the nest from the front and the
space under the next which is open so
that the hens have the whole Of the floor
room. have given IL thick coat of
whitewash which has filled up all the
cracks in the common lumber on the in
side so that IT looks like hard finished
plastered house. For the floor 1 use
three inches OF old plaster. The plat
form under the roof enables one to clean
out the droppings once week, thereby
keeping the house clean. The house is
nicely ventilated by pipe five inches in
diameter, running from / IT. to IT. 3
inches above the roof. which takes off all
the foul air from the floor-[I. Il. Love-
JOY, in Farm and Home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-08
THE DAIRY.
Feed After milking in wlnter.

The recent examination of a mass of
silo literature, says the Practical Farmer,
with special reference to the dairy and
results, went conclusively TO show two
things, that, for the dairy, the silage
corn fodder should be allowed TO stand
In the field and mature as long as posi-
BILE, or up to the glazing point I'm the
ears. and the work of pittiBq hnstened.
That ia the winter, IL is best not to feed
or disturb the silage until after milking
the dairy. and then fork out the silage
and feed, putting the grain onto the
silage at the time of feeding. Silage so
handled and fed, showed no after effects
in milk. or influences on butter or cheese.
A COW fed upon food that has peculiar
odor, just before milking, will impart a
trace of that order to the milk. When
fed after milking, the system discharges
this odor. through the probable oxygena-
tion of the blood I'm the lungs and fluids,
the twelve hours intervening between
milkings, being ample time for this. 1t
is good plan 10 always feed the winter
dairy after milking, and itcorrects many
defects TO do so.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-08

and sore head are. in case the roup APP
pears. just let II run ID will stop after a
while and 80 will the chickens, and then
you can boast that chickens don't pay.
For drink In summer keep a cesspooi
on hand; II you have none, by oil means
make one. II your fowls get cholera,
simply give nothing; perhaps they Will
get on all right; won't insure this, but
II Is part OF how to fall. Let your
fowls roost In trees, and II you have no
trees put up poles ten or twelve feet
from the ground. as the higher you get
the purer the atmosphere.
Again, you need not pay any attention
TO the nests; the hens will look out for
themselves. III one should hatch abroad,
let her hover near a pasture so the little
fellows can go out In the dew and catch
the gapes; then you can save feed, FOR
they will not eat for some time, as II will
require all their time to open and shut
their mouths.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-08
THE KITCHEN.
common Sense in tho Kitchen.

The main causes of failure in cookery
are lack of care in details and ignorance
of natures laws. Emerson has said:
1--WE must learn the homely laws of fire
and water; we must feed, wash, plant,
and build"
Exactness in measurement and care in
scraping dishes are essential; 1t Is not
safe TO ''guess." II syrup is measured
or an egg beaten, and either poured into
mixture without rinsing cup or bowl,
the proportions cannot be exact Nor,
In order to rinse dish, is it allowable to
add two or three spoonfuls of liquid be-
yond the limits OF the recipe; but meas
ure dry ingredients first. then syrup, and
lastly the required milk or water.
Temperature is the rock on which
many cook wrecks the work of her
hands without knowina s,se cause of dis-
aster. May the day soon come when a
thermometer beating high degree Of
heat shall be considered as great ne
cessity I'm a kitchen as teakettle
Flour cannot be too cold for pastry,
cookies or kindred doughs, while for
yeast bread IL should be warm enough to
favor the growth of the yeast plant For
the same reason warm water should DO
used with yeast, while with cream tartar
and soda it would hasten the escape of
the gas, and cold liquids only are allow
able.
Doughs that stick to rolling-pin, board
and hands In hot kitchen should be set
away till thoroughly chilled, but all
trouble might have been saved by using
cold fat, -four and liqui, at first, and the
texture of the dough would have been
better.
Potatoes are boiled and drained and
then closely covered, instead of being
shaken in draught OF air TO become
white and floury by parting with the SUI
perfluous steam.
Deep frying is loudly inveighed against
by those who lave not the inclination to
discover that less fatis absorbed by pieces
OF fish plunged ia deep fat than those
which are turned from edo To sida in
limited quantity, and that the intense
heat OF the fat cooks 1t more thoroughly
than is possible by any other method,
and IL carefully drained on paper little
fat remains.
What is needed to-day in our kitchens
Is less of the :ook book and moro natural
philosophy and common sense. g.,
knowledge OF common things and every
day phenomena.-[Arthur's Homo Maya
Vine.
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Hints for the housewife.
II will cnrdle now milk

SALT will curdle new milk.
To SOFTEN old putty, use hot iron.
VARNIsH is trough on bugs"-bed bugs
especially.
MIX baking soda with brick-dust for
securing your knives.
You can clean mica, that has become
smoked, with vinegar.
RAW beefsteak applied will remove the
discoloration from bruises.
LAYING tough meat in the vinegar for
few minutes before cooking is said to
make It more tender.
SWEET oil will remove finger-marks
from vanished furniture, and kerosene
from oiled furniture.
A FEW drops of ether dropped into a
bottle of oil will prevent it from becom-
ing rancid for long time.
EQUAL parts of ammonia and turpen-
tine will remove paint from clothing, II
1t is often enough applied.
To CUT off glass bottles for cups, mark
with file where the line is wanted, and
then run around the bottle with the point
OF red-hot poker.
A PITCHER of cold water placed in a
room to absorb poisonous gases arising
from the person of those occupy
ing 1t, is one of the absolute essentials.
In preparing plaster OF Paris for filling
cracks in plaster, use vinegar instead of
water In mixing it. The result will be a
mass like putty, and 1t will not harden
so soon.
GILT frames may be freshened by
busting, and then washing them with one
ounce of soda beaten up with the whites
of threo- eggs. t5craped places muy BIC
touched up with gold paint.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-08
A SeH-Satiafied Woman.

1t is impossible for many people to
realize that there is anything which
they do not affect and that their conse-
Quence in any given case is not the
thing which decides the course of events
One OF these persons, an elderly and
rather stout lady, was not long since
riding In railroad train. She was EVIL
IDENTIFY unaccustomed to travelling, and
her constant fire Of remarks to who
ever would listen afforded not q little
amusement to those within hearing.
The old lady was nervous about GER
tain bridge, a very high one OF which she
had seen pictures, and which she had
made up her mind was not fully to be
trusted. She kept inquiring when the
train would come to II, until 1t was a
wonder that the patience of the conduc-
-tor-hold out. At last she was told That
the bridge in question was at hand.
"Well," the old lady said, with pathos,
al don't know whether we shall get over
alive or not, but IL we don't it shall not
be my fault
She settled into the corner Of her seat
with determined air and closely
puckered up mouth which were only less
droll than the general air OF responsi-
bility which brooded over her. During
sno passage VI Uno oiiuke sne Cou'u NJ
be persuaded to say a word, but seemed
to be holding her breath.
"There," gentleman in a neighbor-
ing seat said, I'VE are over IL safe.
The old woman heavod an explosive
sigh.
SWELL" she said, "if we had gone to
the bottom / should have died with a
clear conscience, for 1t wouldn't have
been my weight that did 1t. 1 bore up
up so that l know / just really made
the train lighter than IL would have
been without me-"