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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
WAYsIDE eLEANINeS.

An average Of four persons die daily in
England from delirium tremens-
1t takes 100000 pounds Of ink every
year tn print Uncle Sans paper money
and revenue stamps.
Chicago's public library, though less than
twenty years old. is said TO have a larger
circulation Of books than any other in the
country.
When il Is p. Ii. at Attoo island. Alas
ka, IL is e.5s a m the next day on the
eastern coast Of Maine Thus the sun never
sets on American soil
Twelve per cent Of the working e5sss Of
Great Britain and Ireland are ~oneD-Its
percentage Of working women being larger
than Is found ia any other coaBtry ia the
world
The great Chinese cyclopedia. consisting
Of 5000 volumes. was pablished during the
reign Of Emperor Kang- IL u the largest
cyclopeciia in the world. Only i0o copies
are completed
Schultz is very common name among
Germans. A striking iIluE7rsts0n Of tnat
fact - found ~ the city directory Of Ber-
In. which hAs neatly 30 pages Sf citizens
bearing thst name
Tie sz4-e GIainz room AZ the White
Hou-e hs- t--en neas Is decorated "a CosSEAal
ssyie Tne eelang = 4doyneo w5tb reefs
and fest0ons II American fruits. broken ~
mes5allions u tiss a Alizsgican cage. Or tbe
walls are sk6eid- q irusis and leaves
azuked by horas - riesty 6Ijed wits In
dkas az-z kno 7~@rn~s
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A doctor says linen should never be worn
next the skin. .he- EFe
To remove finger marks from hard
wood door use borax.
Lard applied at once will remove the dis
coloration after bruise.
Whites of eggs may be beaten to a stiff
froth by an open window when it would be
impossible in a steamy kitchen.
Clear boiling water will remove tea
stains; pour the water through the stain
and thus prevent its spreading.
All sorts of vessels and utensils may be
purified from long retained smells of any
kind by rinsing them out well with char
with sand soap.
A disinfectant which combines cheapness
with general worth is found in perman-
canate of potash. One ounce will make a
bucketful of disinfectant. 1t is a crystal,
and can be kept in this state until ready
for use
Steaming the face at night over bowl
of very hot water, and then bathing it with
very cold water, is the simple method of
giving it Russian bath, and will tend to
make the skin whittier and smoother and
the flesh firmer.
To remove a grease stain from colored
material, lay upon it piece of butchers
paper and press with warm iron. In a
moment grease spot will appear upon the
paper. Put clean piece over the grease
spot and proceed as before until no more
grease is brought out on the paper.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
DADV,O Skin and Scalp purified and beaT
DA ID i - titled by CUTIcURA SOAP. Al

Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, fought
with Sam Houston at San Jacinto and the
Alamo, and once escaped with his life by
drawing a white bean when the Mexicang
had selected detail of Texans TO be shot.
Parnell was exceedingly superstitious.
1t is said that he would not remain in q
room where three candles were burning.
and regarded green, the national color Of
Ireland, as being very unlucky. Purple
was his favorite color.
Ex-Governor Houser, of Montana, began
life as surveyor on the Missouri Pacific
railroad He emigrated to Last Chance
gulch, where Helena now stands, and got
a job to turn the windlass of mine hoist.
Now he's millionaire.
W. R. Hearst, the San Francisco editor,
is young man of twenty-five, with an ex-
tremely English appearance, particularly
as respects his clothes. His fortune, left
him by his father, is estimated at from
$40, 600, 900 to S15,0OO,OOO.
Timothy Hopkins, the adopted son of the
late Mrs. Searles, has a five acre patch, of
violets at Menlo Park, Cal, from which he
ships large quantities of flowers to San
Francisco daily for six months every year,
and receives a handsome return therefor.
Henry Sanford, the new president Of
Adams Express company, is about sixty
years of age and the wealthiest man in
Bridgeport, Conn, since the death of P.
T. Barnum. His connection with the COM
pany began as a detective about forty
years ago.
Cluny castle, Andrew Carnegie's much
talked about Scotch estate is large build
ing of graystone, surrounded by about
900 acres of land well stocked with
game. Here he entertains in princely style
during the summer months of his residence
in Scotland.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25

| OF appeals recently formed In Chicago. Sha
thus comes the nearest to admission to the
!: supreme court of any Chicago woman.
One of the few women entitled to wear
the royal red cross bestowed by the queen
upon Florence Nightingale and Mrs. Grim
wood Is Mrs. Bond, of Chicago, who won
the honor by her heroism as nurse in the
Zulu and Egyptian wars.
| Mrs. George Gould is said to care moth
| ing for society, but devotes all her time to
her home and children She does her own
marketing. keeps q set Of books showing
| her household expenses, and altogether
proves herself to be model housewife.
Miss Mary Holland, of ST. Louis, has de-
cided TO adopt the profession of trained
nurse as her life work. Miss Holland is
hbout twenty-five years old and is a daugh-
ter of DR.. Robert Holland, rector of st.
Georges, one of St. Louis most popular
Episcopal churches.
The Duchess of Marlborough has intro
duced, among other Improvements at Blen-
helm, an American elevator. Her town
residence in London is also supplied with
one, the car of which is beautiful struc-
ture decorated in white and gold. The
duchess operates it herself.
The new Countess of Dudley is very
beautiful woman, but the statement that
she is handsomer than the dowager coun-
tess, her mother-in-law, is difficult to be-
lieve. The senior countess is one of the
beauties of Europe whose charms only
ripen and expand with age
Clara Louise Kellogg (Mrs. Strakosch),
was petting a strange dog at her summer
home near Hartford, when the animal
swallowed diamond ring which she had
removed from her finger The jewel was
valued at $780, and the dog at fifty cents,
and he became the property of the prima
donna.
Mrs. Frank Leslie's age is given in the
marriage license record as thirty-eight.
Wilde is her fourth husband. She was
first married March %, 1854, to David c.
Peacock, who was succeeded by E. G.
Squiers. About 1870 she married Frank
Leslie, an English engraver, whose real
name was Henry Carter.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
WHIP AND SPUR.

Robert Rysdik, the coming trotter, has
shown a mile in 2:14.
The news that August Belmont, Jr., viii
have racing stable, was most pleasing to
the turf world
The Australian newspapers say that
Idaluim, full brother to Sir Modred and
Cheviot, has been sold to go to America.
Three trotters can claim records as 2-year-
olds inside 2:20. The trio are Arion, 2:15s<<;;
Monbars, 2:1s, and the great Sunol, Risk.
The celebrated Australian horse Carbine
has been struck out of all his engagements
in consequence of an injury to his near
fore leg.
The Cincinnati Trotting association has
abandoned the fall meeting and will en-
deavor this winter TO get into the grand
circuit.
NJ Aumont, of England, refused an offer
of $4,000 for his mare Tenebreuse, the
winner of the Grand Prix in 1887, and ST.
900 for his mare Wandora.
A newcomer to the western turf is
Charles Fleischmann. the well known Gin
cinnati banker He paid 81, 700 for two St.
Blaise colts, and has entered them both in
the American Derby of 1898.
At the Gatwick meeting in England Fred
Barrett, the jockey who rode Sorceress,
used the lightest saddle ever built. Is
weighed exactly pound, and proved suf-
ficiently serviceable to enable him to win.
The Detroit Driving club will increase
its capital stock to 100000, and either pur-
chase the present park or secure another
elioihle location In the future the club
will hold both trotting and running meet
ings.
c. F. Dunbar, owner of Johnston, the
great PAGER, thinks that Directs 2:06 mile
over the kite track at Independence does
not equal Johnston's 2:06H at Chicago,
2:O61< at Cleveland and 2063l at Hartford,
over regulation tracks.
The boom that American horse racing
has enjoyed cannot be better illustrated
than by the fact that in 1880 the money
given in prizes by the racing associations
amounted to about $160,000, while in 1891
ii reaches nearly 81 600 600
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
MASCULINE MENTION.

Dean Hoffman is the richest clergyman
in the world.
The Rev. Sam Jones was once drsyman
in Gainesville. Ga
Henry Clews' early life was spent as a
porter In a wooden house at s. week
The presidents feet are very small and
neat, and they are always encssed IN the
finest OF kid shoes
NJ Pasteur has now, by the grace Of the
emperor Of Austria become Baron Won
Paste1r, and been decorated with the Or
der Of the Iron Crown
Senator Joe Brown Is called the "Riche-
lieu Of Georgia politics Il has been his
ambition 70 acquire wealth, and be Is now
one OF the richest men in Georgia
Governor Toole. of Montana, a one Of
toe finest looking men IN the state. tie is
not more than thirty eight years old. =
tall and well propOrTioued and has h0e
face
Lord Portsmouth, i known as one % the
few Engiish J-e-s who have refused the
Order Of the Royal Garter. He modessiy
declined il on the ground that be had done
nothing 70 e1tit.s hin 70 Il
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
CROWN AND sCEPTER.

The German emperor has shaved of his
newly grown beard.
The deafness of the Princess of Wales
and her sister, the czsrina of Russia, was
inherited from their mother, the queen of
Denmark.
There are twenty-seven royal families IN
Europe. which have about AGO male MEM
bers. OF these twenty-seven families no
less than eighteen are German.
The emperor of Austria, at home or
abroad, is always in uniform, except when
he goes out shooting, and then he wears
Tyrolese costume, with green worsted gait
ers and legs bare at the knees, In the High
land fashion.
Queen Olga OF Greece, who has just ceie-
brated her fortieth birthday, became q
grandmother at thirty-nine. The Empress
Frederick became a grandmother at the
same age, while the empress of Austria at
tained that dignity at thirty-six.
King Humbert is 8 daring sportsman,
passiouately fond of hunts OF all kinds,
aud he has a little rustic shooting box on
the Tlano-del- Rey, plateau 400 feet
above the level of the sea- where he spends
the nights. Often fourteen and fifteen
chamois are bagged By MS majesty in one
dsy
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
NAVAL FLAG SIGNALS.
The black flag is the symbol of piracy

The black flag is the symbol of piracy.
A pilot flag is the jack, bordered with
red, hoisted at the fore.
The red flag is a mark of danger, and
shows a vessel to be receiving or discharg-
ing powder.
A flag at half mast means that death
has occurred, and hoisted union down is a
signal of distress.
A flag of truce is white flag displayed
to an enemy to indicate desire for par
ley or consultation.
The yellow flag belongs to the quaran-
tine service, and when displayed is sign
of contagious disease.
A convoy flag is white, triangular in
shape, bordered with red, and is worn by
men-of-war when conveying merchant
sells.
A church pennant is white pennant,
without swallow tails, charged with blue
Latin cross, hoisted at the peak, during
divine service, over the ensign.
A compass flag is square flag divided
into four squares or cantons-blue, yel-
low, white, red-hoisted over the numeral
flags of the signal code representing the
points of the compass.
A dispatch flag is white, square flag
with five blue crosses generally known as
the five of clubs; hoisted forward denotes
important and urgentspecial service which
must not be interfered with by any officer
junior to the one by whom it was dis
patched.
The cornet is square flag divided into
four equal parts of alternate red and white,
and when hoisted anywhere without other
flags is peremptory order for all absent
boats and officers to return on board with
out delay. 1t is also signal far sailing,
and has long been used in the navy for
that purpose.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

A reproduction of Independence hall is
now proposed as Pennsylvania's building
at the exposition.
The Association of Civil Engineers of the
City of Mexico has voted unanimously to
attend the exposition in body.
New South Wales, Australia, has de-
cided to participate in the exposition, and
has appointed commission of twelve to
collect exhibits.
Charles Garrett. of Hot Springs, Ark,
will exhibit at the fair his extensive collec-
tion of mineralogical specimens, including
the famous Hot Springs diamonds.
American jewelers. are contemplating the
project of massing their exhibits at the
exposition, believing that a more effective
showing can be made in that manner.
The National Brick Manufacturers. .asso-
citation has appointed a committee OF five
to secure an international exhibition of
clay working machinery for the Worlds
fair.
Albert Bierstadt. the artist, has just re-
turned from four months visit to Europe
He is at work upon his great picture of
''The Landing of Columbus" for the
Worlds fair. ue
The state department at Washington has
been notified that Russia has appointed its
royal Worlds fair commission, and that
the president of it is Privy Councillor Behr,
director of the department of finance.
The Latin American bureau of the
Worlds Columbian exposition has received
information that the Argentine Republic
has appropriated $1,1OO,OO0 to pay the ex-
penses of its representation at the Chicago
fair in 1892.
1t is expected that there will be fully
5000 dogs entered in the exposition bench
show. The various kennel clubs propose
to supplement the already satisfactory
premium list by a number of very hand
some medals.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25

Finley Ross earnestly invites your at
tention to his magnificent showing Of new
and stylish furniture, carpets etc Your
own interests cannot be better served than
by familiariHng yourself with these goods
and prices, because they represent stand
ard grades and bottom prices. bought
this stock with one particular aim and OBJ
ject always in view; there must be none
better, and there must be none sold
cheaper / have made it a fixed fact that
there will be no better goods offered you
anywhere, simply because l have in stock
the best that are made.
have made it an absolute GER
>tainty that no better prices shall be OF
fered you anywhere. In view of these
facts it is certainly apparent that Ross
Great Furniture and Carpet Emporium is
a perfectly safe place to trade. That is
worth a great deal to buyer, this knowl-
edge of perfect safety in securing full value
for each and every dollar. / am deter
mined to make it profitable place 10 buy
goods, and to do better by you than any
bOdv
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
onlck and Comfortable Trim.

Two new trains have been added to the
already excellent connections east that the
Great Rock Island route has been offering
10 its patrons.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
has put on new train, leaving Chicago
daily at 1920 IL NJ, and the Fort Wayne
Pen nsylvania lines). one at l0:45 a. m.
These are daily trains, scheduled on
fast time, and arrived at New York city
next afternoon at : o'clock, and via the
first mentioned Boston passengers reach
their destination two hours later.
The fast vestibuled express from Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo, via boUn
Kansas City and st. Joseph, arrives at
Chicago at $50 a. m., daily, and the
vestibuled express from Omaha and the
Iowa main lines arrives at Chicago at
SOS a. m., dali JOHN SEBASTIAN
General Ticket and Passenger Agent
E. ST. JOHN, General Manager 33-tf
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
FIN. FEATHER AND FUR.

A swarm of flies cannot travel at
greater pace than eleven miles an hour.
At the time of birth the octopus, the re-
nowned devilfish, is not larger than COM
mon flea.
A blackbird that was blood red, except
head and wings, was shot by sportsman
of Allowsy, \. J.
Wild dogs never bark; they simply
whine and howl. Wise men say that bark
ing is but an effort TO speak on the part OF
the animal.
A Truckee saloon keeper has curiosity
in the shape of a couple Of big trout Joined
together Ike the Siamese twins The body
Of each is perfect. but they are united by
membrane attached TO their bellies. They
are alive and frisky
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
RAILWAY RUMBLES.
M AVERAGE locomotive costs $40, 900.

An average locomotive costs $4,000.
There are over /, 100, 900 railroad cars and
S3, 600 locomotives in the United States.
The Erie road has adopted the policy OF
allowing no advertising signs except its
own in its passenger stations.
Russia is experimenting very extensively
with the idea of using metal sleepers upon
the railroads in that country.
The longest horse car line in the world is
that connecting the City of Mexico with
Jalapa-seventy-tw miles. The trip Is
made in eight hours.
On the fast German day trains running
between Bretten and Ulm dining cars are
shortly to be introduced. They will each
have dining room for eighteen persons, a
kitchen and buffet.
A train of tourist cars is now run over
the Canadian Pacific road three times a
week between St. Paul and New Whatcom,
Wash, via the Great Northern to st. Paul
and the Bellingham Bay and British Co.
lumbia road.
The four track system of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford road has been
extended fourteen miles by the completion
of the work between South Norwalk and
Bridgeport. The work is to continue until
New Haven is reached.
Mr.. S. n. Fl. Clark, vice president and
general manager of the Missouri Pacific
railroad, has been requested by Jay Gould
to assist him in bis executive duties and
take the responsibility Of the bulk OF Mr..
Gould's railroad affairs.
A new railroad, to be known as the
Pennsylvania Midland, is now being built
in Pennsylvania under a charter secured
several years ago. 1t is said that the New
York, Susquehsnna and Western Is back
ing the enterprise and that the road will
be operated in the coal interest Of that
company The road viii be fifty miles
long and will run from Stroudsburg To
Scranton through heretofore undeveloped
region
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
Ar-You se,ne 70 washington T-rr,.ory.

Parties emigrsting TO the northwes
will find 1t to their interest by calling =
the Rock Island ticket Office for informa
tion regarding rates. routes and acc0mmo
ceived by agents of other lines as to this
route You are invited to call at the Ofice
and be convinced as 10 the superiority Of
the Great Rock Island route over all
others BY patronizing this line You can
have the choice of four different routes
west of Denver. For speed. safety and
sion. W. Il. WIsHAET. Ticket Agent.
Office 100 East Douglas avenue. ceorne
Ma IN street d69-tf
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25

Winter Tourist Rates Via The Santa Re Route.
The Santa Fe route have placed on sale
Winter Tourist tickets TO the following
points: Austin, Corpus Christi, Fl psso.
Galveston, Houston. Lamyassas, Rock
port, San Antonio, Texas, Deming. Lake
Valley. Las Cruces, Silver City and So
corro, New Mexico Transit limit of 80
days in each direction, with final limit of
June l, 1892. Stop-over priviledges will be
allowed within the limits in each direc-
ton. For additional information apply at
Union ticket office, 15S North Main. or
Douglas avenue station.
l25tf w. d. MURDOCH, D. z. A.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25

When you CO. take the Frisco line to St.
Louis and the east for the reason that il is
the only Wichita line rnnning two solid
trains daily without change Of any class to
st. Louis morning and night and it Is the
only line having palace reclining chair and
Pullman sleeping cars in morning and
night trains. Always on tinne and sure of
making eastern connections at st. Louis
union depot. 24tf
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25

For Kansas City, st. Louis and all points,
east take the Missouri Pacific railway.
The shortest line TO St Louis by As miles.
No change of cars Of any kind between
Wichita and st. Louis. Only fifty hours
between Wichita and New York City via
he Missouri Pacific railway. City ticket
flice 10 North Main street. l0l tt
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
Scaled Proposals.
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
WICHITA. Kan. Nov. II 1891.

WICHITA, Kan, Nov. II, 1891.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
mains and sewer district No. 1, Wichita,
Kan, in accordance with the plans and
specifications now on file in the Office of
the city engineer. A certified check for
81 900 must accompany each bid.
Proposals must be in sealed envelopes
marked Proposal for Flushing System. :"
The mayor and council reserve the right
to reject any or all bids.
156-7J FRED SCHATTNER, City Clerk.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25

The supreme. court having established
the title of F. w Oliver as receiver to the
assets and effects of the First Arkansas
Valley bank of w. c. Woodman & Son,
all depositors and creditors are hereby
notified that they must establish their
claims in the court of common pleas, and
are hereby requested to call at the bank
between the hours of 9 o'clock a. NJ. and 4
O'Clock p. m. +. w. OLIVER.
d155-tf Receiver.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
FEMININE FANclEs.

Tbs Countess Of Paris knows how TO
handle rife with dexterity born Of
much practice
Mrs. Della 7. :. Paruell, mother Of the
dead IRISH ,.e5esnan, reads the most
Grabbed na 81 ri5ius without glasses ~
TIE age Of *, eaty-slx-
Walter BesanI's sister. Miss Mabel, is an
enthusiastic tricycle. rider. and thinks
nothing o. a thirty or forty nile spin over
the country with lady companion
Mary \ Ahrens was the only woman
who qualified 20 pEzssacs n tas zeS eGa<a
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
Through Sleeping Cars Kansas City to Hot

Commencing Nov. 10 the Missouri Pa
cific Railway company will resume its
through sleeping car service between Kan
sas City and Hot Springs, Arkansas, "The
Worlds Sanitarium and Resort" leaving
Kansas City via the "Wagoner Route"
through the beautiful Indian Territory
and Arkansas valley via Coffeyville. Wag-
oner, Ft. Gibson, Van Buren, Fit. Smith
and Little Rock. For tickets, descriptive
and illustrated pamphlet, and further in
formation call on or address cQmpany's
agents or H. C. Townsend, G. P. Agt., St
Louis. 2f
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
ADVICE IN Motl,ers

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup should
Always be used for children teething lt
soothes the child, softens the gums, allSys
ali pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for diarrhCea. TWenty-tiVecsutS
bottle Used by millions of mothers.
d64 If w46 st
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25

matter would ooze
from the points. In q
short time it spread over
the top OF his head. then
soon scabs formed on
head and fSce- We used
everything We could
hear OF for nearly five
months IL grew worse
all the time. I saw your
advertisement OF the CO.
TICCRA REhEDIES in the
Chicago Weekly" We
puchased @ TIcU r A
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menced their use. IN
hree weeks there was
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
City Man.

A handsome lithograph map of the city
howing all the streets and location of tn
ubIic buildings. ETC., for sale at thi
Office 59-5