davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19
Perquisites OF Maid OF Honor.

The maids of honor in attendance
upon Queen Victoria receive an annual
allowance of twenty-five hundred dol
lars. but it is claimed that nearly the
entire amount Is spent in dressmakers'
bills. for the plainncss Of attire favored
by the queen herself does not extend to
these ladies in waiting. about whose
frills and furbelows her majesty is ex-
ceedingly fastidious. and it is one of the
unwritten but mandatory regulations
Of the court that the same dress shall
not appear more than twice in the royal
presence When one remembers that
the attendance is almost daily required
the expenses of this much coveted
service can be imagined. The restraint
of court life is severe, but the duties of
a maid of honor are not arduouS. for the
present queen is far less exacting and
fractions mistress than was Queen
Charlotte. under whose discipline the
tale.ved Fanny Buruey suffered so
greatly Is finally to break down In
health.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19

any attempt to conceal the unfriendly
and critical interest which We feel in tho
apparel and the appearance Of our fsllsw
worshipers. 1t is, however. when We find
strangers established In our pew-our
pew, which we have rented often At .
great sacrifce-thaS we are aroused to the
utmost, and even the most even tempered
and gentle at our sex arc apt to lose their
equanimty and to manifest irritation
when they discover intruders sitting in
their special seat, resting their feet upon
the hsssecks and chanting psalms and
hymns from books which do not belong
to them. On several occasions, both
here and in London, I have witnessed
downright alterations carried On during
the middle Of divine service between
ladies, enc Of whom was endeavoring to
Gust the other from \ pew which be-
longed to the former. In one Of the
most fashionable churches of Mayfair,
london, a few weeks ago. the indignant
Iroprietress Of the pew did not content
herself with assailing the intruding lady
with loud protests and offensive epithets,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19
True Nature of Cancer.

While the idea of the parasitic nature
Of cancer had been mooted before,
Messrs- Ruffer and Walker claim the
credit Of being the first to direct atten-
tior to the definite occurrence Of para
sitie-like bodies in connection with the
disease Or. Metschnikof, very high
authority on microscopical work es-
pecialy in relation to germs and to the
white cells or "leueocytes- which act as
a sanitary police IN our bodies. has con-
frmed the observations Of the English
scientists The parasites Of cancer can
easily DO stained with anfline dyes
They are not to be found in the natural
tissues or cells of the body. and they
are not known to occur in other dis
eased states Each parasite consists Of
a central particle. or ''nucleus;" around
this there is living matter or protopiasm.
and from the central part fine raya OF
projections OF the living matter extend
outward. aud end in the rounded wall
or outline OF the parasite
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19


and they seem to grow more and more
cool in proportion as the heat augments.
But the very moment the temperature
becomes more bearable, and the hot spell
comes to an end, our religious feelings be-
gin to blaze up again, and by Christmas
time we are once more in our normal con-
dition of piety. ! am at loss to account
for this curious connection between the
weather and religion, nor can l grasp
why they should affect ono another in .
contrary sense Perhaps some Of my fair
readers will b good enough to enlighten
me on the subject.
But it is about church attendance that
I wish to write to-day and in particular
about our manners at church. II there
is one place more than another where we
are disposed to become rude and discour-
teous it is at church. The sacred edifice
and tho solernnity of the place, far from
exercising a soothing, softoning influence
upon our hearts, seems on the contrary to
arouse the eombativeness and DISPOSE
vailed form is to be found in every one of
our characters Nowhere does one witness
80 much showing and pushing, such an
intentional amount of treadine upon the
dress and heels cf those just in front of one
as at church. Nowhere else does one see
30 many sneering looks or hear 80 many
contemptuous and bitter remarks ~ when
trooping out of the sacred edifico at the
conclusion of the service, while during
the progress Of the latter we do not make
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19
FUNNY EANClES.

SEE-"I thought the heading the
best part Of your poem" Helm 80
sorry you think so. The editor put that
on."-N Y. Sun.
CoBwIesER-''They say he Is fight
ing parson." Brown wouldn't be
surprised I've known him to put per
sons to sleep."-N. Y. Sun.
''OH. sir" cried the beggar, TIN al
most starved to DEATH We'll. stick it
out little longer" said Chollie. and
your miseries Will soon be over.--Har-
pcr's Bazaar.
GUEST ito bell boyl-"What In thun-
der have you done to those brand new
russell shoes of rnine?" Bell Boy Gust
over)-"Sure. sor. N had thin BACKED:
and they naded it, too, begcrra"-
Earper's Bazaar.
Nor LOVER OF Hrs NEIeHBoR's
MUslc.-Jackson in surprisel-"Why,
what induced you to move 20 such poor
part of the city as this7" Johnson
Poor people can't afford pianos"
Yankee Blade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19
Measur ing Fatigue.

Fatigue is measured by the reaction
of time. Cation, the English psycholo-
gist, discovered a method of measuring
the degree of fatigue which is very
rough. but it illustrates in general
way what mean II a teacher were
to wish to learn just how faIgued her
pupils were. she might discover by plac-
ing them in ring, all holding each
others hands. starting with the teacher.
II each were to press with his right
hand the left hand of the person next
to him. and. as soon as that pressure
were felt by the next. press in turn the
right hand Of the person next In order,
it would be found that the time for the
pressure to traverse the circle would
vary with tho degree OF fatigue Of the
pupils and the relative amount OF time.
The teacher would have an infallibls
test of the pupils fatigue
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19
MANS BEST ADVISER.

4 Woman Supplies the Delicses Tact
That He Lacks.
Those mon who have learned to I'M
derstand the value of woman's advice
are indeed wise in their day and gener~
alton. There is no man in the world
who can in some matters give such
sound practical counsel as the woman
who has your interest at heart and who
discovers more by instinct than by pro-
found course of reasoning the best
thing to do.
It is rare advantage to q man, In
whatever pursuit he is engaged. to have
as an adviser sensible, practical wom-
an. In her is found that rare combine
ton of subtle delicacy of tact and plain
soundness Of Judgment that you so sell
dom find in an equal degree in man.
A woman friend is q wise counselor.
She looks at all sides, has fine regard
for a mans honor in any affair, and
will never give him any advice that will
injure his character or reputation. She
is so anxious 10 be proud Of him that
she will never urge him to any &C
ton that will cause her to think other
wise, says the Philadelphia Timea
Besides all this, her womanly timid-
ity makes hersuHciently cautiousnot to
push him into anything without weigh
ing well each phase of the matter,
whereas q man would rush in, hit or
miss, and too frequently would End
himself very wide Of the mark, owing
to his lack Of generalization.
Many q woman, however, who forms
q wise counselor. jumps at conclusions
from her hearts standpoint rather than
the severer tests of worldly Judgment,
and it only proves that this earth is not
irretrievably bad when you find how
often her views are correct, even when
opposed to the calculated long-sighted-
ness in more material minds.
The best adviser a man can possess is
the one he so frequently thinks is I'M
necessary TO consult, namely, his wife;
and he can never appreciate the sur
prise in store for him until he listens to
the words of wisdom she lets fall from
lips accustomed usually to only words
of endearment rather than practical
common-sense talk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19

would take what he wanted to bofl,
stew and fry. and a. the fruit ripened
the crew would help themselves. But
the occasion speak Of was the first in
which over saw bananas displayed IN
the streets of Boston. Cspt BowerT
oldest son, then q small boy, with his
brothers, took three parts Of lunches
from the brig on India wharf and passed
up State street on their way to their
homo on Myrtle street, followed BY .
curious crowd, to whom tho sight was
novelty.
But to all the old West India traders
the plantain and banana has long been
known. not only as Q luxury, but as .
food necessity in southern ATTITUDES.
This was particularly 90 in the 6urinam
trade, of which Boston and Gloucester
had the monopoly. / was talking to
Capt George Pousland, think the old
est surviving member Of . one-time IA
nous and extensive business, upon the
matter, I myself having been brought
up In the counting room Of n old
Surinam firm. 10 remarked: when
we first came to anchor in the river we
sent for the house frame, then unbent
the sails and unrove tho running rig
ging, and then the banana scow would
come alongside with hundred or more
lunches. These we hung for use while
loading, cooking them in various forms
and eating them a. fruit" Capt Pous-
land says he has frequently put them in
bag congresses, placed them IN the hold
on top of his cargo, and that when taken
out at the end of tho voyage they had
all the desirable qualities Of pressed
fgs.
Look at tho difference just fifty years
later. Let anyone go down any day on
Central or Long wharves and sec the
large foreign steamers discharging their
full cargoes Of bananas by the tens Of
Thousands of punches.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19

Manager Augustus Pitou has engaged
cAsuncey olcott, the tenor, to play the
BART created in "Maveurneen" by Come
lian William J. Seaman this season.
The company will begin its tour in
Yookcrs November 10, and according to
the original contract Mr.. Seaman will
be interested In tho profits, which will
70 toward his maintenance in the
Bloominxdabs asylum His wife and
w. J. Hynss, his uncle. win look after
his interests Mr.. Oicott was formerly
p minstrel and drifted into comic opera
p few years ago. He created the part
Of Patrick 0'Flanagan in Miss Decima"
Known here rs Miss Helyset"-in
London. and Is said to possess q rich
kro0ile
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19
ADVENT OF THE BANANA.
Unknown In Boston Fifty Years Ago, Nou
Divides Favor with the BcsE-

Unknown In Boston Fifty Years Ago. Now
Divides Favor with the Bcsz-
A half century ago the banana or the
plantain of commerce, was scarcely
known in Boston, says tho Saturday
Evening Gazette In fact with very
few.exceptions. il was not recognized in
this latitude as edible fruit Occasion
ally the master OF q vessel arriving from
the West indies would send few ba-
oanas 80 Taft OF the Cornhill Ryan of
the Stsckpole. McGill of the Exchanges
coffee house, and Parker. and Others
These fruit specimens were generally
placed up,n the bar counters as o-ua-
mental cur:osities
A little over fifty years ago Capt
Bowers Of the brig Eliza Burgess De
longing - Benjamin Burgess Co.
irading between Boston and ClcstuegUs.
andes some half dorm bS-eAss OF
the rcd banana species. fully ripe. fat
ard luscious booking. IT had long been
sesstsra with Can't Bowers. 81 fearing
csenfucgos. 10 STOW his ioag boat FIJI
al hAAAo-. E. sAia ..n>2D ~ A>Ak
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19

tyranny he seldom ventured 10 rebel
One evening, in his old age, the great
man was engaged in game OF chess.
when antoine entered and said. some
what sharply. but respectfully:
Monsieur, it is ten o'clock"
VERY well, Antoine" the master -
swered; but let me finish the game"
IF You don't como now, monsieur,
you will be tired tomorrow morning"
''Oh, no; think not, Antoine"
"And being tired, you win not want
to get up"
''Oh. yes Antoine; shall get up
mo. monsieur; you viii not get up.
"All right. Antoine; win 60 IN lew
moments"
And If you arc not up. monsieur, u
the usual time, you will derange your
whole day"
I'm minute, In minute!"
And You will have no appetite for
breakfast, monsieur"
Come, now, let me finish this game.
Can't you see the clock Is fast?"
But the clock il slow. monsieur"
81 tell you it is fastl'
1.-THE clock b slow, mon9iem."
''Now. now! The game = almost
done. and then"
But II the game were ssmost done
you would not have 80 many pawns
left, monsieur"
Antoine. should have been done
already If you had let me alone"
But l shall not let you alone, mon
heur."
II tell you shall finish the camel
Get out, Antoine!'
I'VE will get out together, mon
sieur"
Antoine, I'm not . babyr
"You do not cry, monsieur. Aside
from that there b not much difference.
The dialogue went on in this way for
some time. Beaumarchais, Struggling
his shoulders, moved pawn ON the
chess board. and then Antoine, bowling
very low, and with great outward air
Of respect to tho company, seized the
board and tipped it over. dumping the
chcssmen in heap on the floor.
Beaumarchais was on tho point Of
flying into q violent rage. but at the
sight of his valet. who stood by. wear
ing an air of sweet humility Joined with
consciousness of duty nobly done, he
burst into loud at Of laughter and
suffered himself to be led home and put
to bed
The very next morning Beaumarchais
was found dead In bed Whether or
not the excitement Of this mild contro-
versy with his valet fastened his death
Is not known Antoine, at any rate,
was sure that he had done his duty, and
it is quite possible that his care Of the
old gentleman had already prolonged
his life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19

Do ngusaf, and any breach thereof. No
matter how trihing, was considered ex-
trenely bad form. To-day, hewever,
there is SO much loud whispering, talking
and laughing that in those portions Of the
service in which silence on the part Of the
congregation should prevail. the voice Of
the priest is almost drowned by the same
species Of breuhaha that one is accustomed
to hear at theaters before the orchestra
strikes up the overture.
OF course, much of this is attributable
to the ever increasing difficulty which We
women experience IN keeping quiet and
in remaining still. There are many Of
US. indeed the majority, who feel that we
must lie either moving about OF talking
or doing something or another all
the time. Repose and calm are things
of the past Our nervous system is no
longer constructed that way We are
altogether different beings from our an
cestresses, and whereas they retained their
composure and their equanimity even
we women Of to-day, with our increased
sensibility, lose ours and vibrats like violin
chords on the slightest provocation.
Probably it in to this that we must at
tribute the desire manifested by many Of
our sax to be heard in the pulpit Flor
ence Fenwiok Miller, Lady Henry Somer-
set, the Duchess Of Bedford. and many
other women Of light and leading arc
now advocating tho right of eur sex to
preach. Hencefcrth access to the pull
pit is no longer to be restricted
to the masculine sex, and it is argued
that there is NO reason why there
should not b feminine rectors, Wears and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19

but actually brought her pArasoI down
several times in succession and With con-
siderable force upon the head and shoul-
ders OF the kneeiing woman Tie sean-
Gal On this occasion was 80 great that il
was made the subject Of an investigation.
whica revealed the FAC. that the aasail-
Ant. lady ST rank had mistaken AZ
other rsw fer her -wn. and had ackord-
ingly assaulted stranger, whs eozid by
na manner o. means De considered ~
having been trespsssinr.
Ihss - by 70 means an isolated case.
and sererai Of the churches here in sew
York en- Fifth svenue have nsen tie scene
Of disputes between pew cwners and in
srTsnezs that approach ~itA.n . very
measurable distance Of The assault VITA
tie pzrasel IN MAYFAIR.
These arr. however. only some - tbs
many features O. tie dsraxeace cs cur
manners ss ea.erk Formerly dr-crous
behavior - divias vsrsAaD was ssnssAsrsd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19
ANTIQUITY OF HORSE RACING.

Probably Originated BY tho PeIsiAns-Eng-
Esh Sport Only IT'S Years Old.
Horse racing undoubtedly began with
the use of the horse. for that animal ap-
pears to enjoy racing a. much as does
his master. According to the Grand
Rapids Democrat. the Persians probably
conducted tho first regular races The
Greeks introduced chariot races In their
olympian and other games. These races
were very spirited and gave satisfaction
to tho crowds of spectators In proper
ton to tho number of chariots which
collided, with the result of killing
horses, drivers and spectators As the
spectators stood on the ground and
crowded closely about tho small circular
tracks they frequently contributed to
the interest Of the races by allowing q
few Of their number to b run over and
killed The Romans patronized chariot
racing and also introduced mounted
races. The Jockeys rode without sad
dies, wore colors and received handsome
prizes for their skill and daring. Circus
tricks were features in these contests
Horse racing in France was common in
the sixth century. In one case the win
ner received for prize the hand of a
titled lady. In the twelfth and thir-
tenth centuries regular tracks were
built and running races held in Eng
land.
The modern English running race,
however, dates back two hundred and
seventy-hve years. James I. was it's first
royal patron. His nephew, Charles H.,
had a fine stable of horses which he
entered in races. He introduced the
practice of equalizing the weight of
riders and formulated many other rules
and regulations which to-day govern
running races. Silver cups worth five
hundred dollars each were given as
prizes. During the reign of George ".
racing received great impetus. One
nobleman lost one million dollars on
bets. Fast runners sold as high as
fifty thousand dollars each. The king
had fine stable and imported many
choice Arabian horses, which improved
the breed and helped to found the
present breed of Anglo-Arab horse
In that period one nobleman enjoy,
the reputation Of not being q cheata
always running his horses to win.
The hurdle race, which had its originr
Ireland, was in troduced into England
by George ~.
Horse trotting Is essentially an
American institution and dates back
about one hundred years The only
other country in which the trotting
races are popular is Russia, where much
attention is paid to breeding trottera
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19
hOYT'S LATEST SUCCESS.
"a Temperance Town" Favorably Re
coivcd In Chicago.

- Temperance Town" Favorably Re-
ceived In Chicago.
Charles a. Hoyt's latest success, "a
Temperance Town." has received its
initial production in the west at the
Grand opera house, Chicago. Anything
new from the pen of Mr.. Hoyt is always
Hooked forward to with interest by the
theater-going public, for Of all the plays
that are being produced In this country
to-day Mr.. Hoyt's are the most thor
Dughly American "A Temperance
Town." like "A Texas Steer" and the
rest of MIR. Hoyts plays, is q satire. 1t
is said TO differ from them in that, while
some of Its predecessors may have been
overdrawn, this latest work is quieter
in its tone Its plot is based upon an
actual fact IN the Jurisprudence of Yer
mont Christmas day, lS90, George f.
Kibbling was sentenced by Judge L.
IL Thompson be imprisoned for 81
o4s4 DAYS, or approximately fifty years,
In the Nernent states prison for sell
ing liquor without a license. M. Hoyt
has paid particular attention to the
casting of the piece The company iu-
oludes MIR. George Richards. who will
be remembered as Deacon Todd in the
'.Midnighs Bell" Eugene Garfield.
Martin Trip in the same piece; George
Ober, William II. Curry, Miss Elsie
Lombard, Miss Emma Haggsrd and
Miss Marie TART
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19
MID TREES AND FLOWERS.

INSECTS are destroying whole forests
in Virginia and among other trees the
famous popc's pine
NJ GAKvrS. Camden. claims to have
the tales. sInfower stalk in New Jer-
sev- Il is more than eleven fee. IL
height
FRENCH florists are cuitivating
plant whicA bears . dover that IS white
IN the morning. red 81 noon and blue
a. nirht
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19

curatss, as well ~ lady srchdsaoens,
deans and even bishops. Indeed, there
are some who claim that the silk apron
Of tho Episcopal bishop would be far
more appropriately and gracefully worn
by . = woman than by . man.
OF course the male clergy resent this
intrusion on . domain which they
have regarded up till now - being ex-
clusively their own. And they point 30
the verse in the pistles wherein the
Apostle Paul d ares that 'Is IL .
shame for won-- to speak in the
church" To this the would-hs nulpit
orators Of cur sax respond By drawing
attention 70 the fact that St. Psul
himself confessed in his epistlss that he
sometimes spaks '1ike . fool" that IL,
without divine inspiration, and they opins
that the Apostle was speaking like .
fool" On the occasion when he declared
that It was . shame for women to speak
In church" CAR1IB CAhxLsss.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19
AN AUTOMATIC VALET.

Beaumarchsis Couidn't Finish His Came
After His ..Maa'' Said It Wsa Bedtime.
The old-fashiened valet or body serv-
ant Of European gentleman enjoyed
extraordinary privileges. says the
Youths Companion. Often he gave
himself the airs Of the master, while
the master found it desirable 10 obey,
more or less rneekly, Beaunlarc!lais. a
famous French aGthor. had scT-ant,
Antoine by maine, who had tong Seen
in hiA aervicA- and acairsi who's
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19
Mrs. Won Eisner Insane.

Mrs. Won Elsner, the mother of
Marie Litta, the deceased and once IA
nous prima donpa, whose home was in
Bloomington, Ill, has become insane,
and has been removed to the home Of
her SOP, Byron Won Elsner, in Kansas
City. Mrs. Won Elsner is the daughter
Of one of the old families Of Blooming
ton, and when but child fell in love
with and married against the will of
her parents Prof Hugo Won Elsner. a
music teacher who lived In this place,
which was then but a village. Mrs
Won Elsner's health was shattered by
the death of her celebrated daughter.
and again three years ago she met with
. shock in the death of her son. Don
Won Elsner, who had become noted as a
composer, cornetist and orchestra lead
OF. Mrs Won Elsner is in reduced cir
nuunstanceS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-19
A striking r.,.s..s .. .s. Pan. s.,...

A Striking PAi.sssg n the Paris ealsn.
One Of the most striking pictures er-
hibitea in the Paris salon that hiss
attracted the attention Of the art world
represents q battle scene, in which slater
Of Mercy - struck by a stray bullc; while
attending to the wounded 1t is no i'm
aginative episode. During the late Franco.
Prussian war q snperioress of baud OF
sisters, who accompanied the sold isrs to
relieving the suferings Of . wounded
soldier. A young American, Mr.. SEP
mour Thomas, Is the artist.