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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
AN AMERICAN EXPLORER.
William Aston CHAMBERS Expedi-
ton to Central Africa.
The Young Adventures Daring Trip
Through Massailand-TheO Objects of
Bis Present Journey Are Said
to he Purely Scientific.

We give herewith portrait Of Mr..
William Astor Chanler, the young
American who is known to all inter-
ested in African explorations from his
daring trip through Massailand, around
Mount Kilima-Ni arS, some three years
ago. Mr.. Chanler is son of the late
John Winthrop Chanler, and is just now
the object of wide attention because of
his expedition to section of the dark
continent which. owing to the invet-
crate hostility of the inhabitants, has
hitherto defed the most persistent en-
deavors of all explorers. Mr.. Chan
ler's expedition will start from Lamu,
on the east coast, in the territory of the
British East African Company. His
caravan will muster two hundred rifles.
He is accompanied by Lieut.. Hornet, of
the Austrian navy, who has already
travelled in Africa to some extent. The
only other white man will be his serv-
ant, George Calvin. The objects of
the expedition are purely scientific, and
the equipment is rs complete as posi-
BILE, including great quantity of per-
fected instruments and cases for the
preservation of botanical and entomo-
logical specimens
After leaving Lamu the expedition
will proceed up the Tsna river to Mount
Kenia. Thence it will 60 north, ira
versing the territory east of Rudolph
lake, tract Of country of which moth
ing is known, except that it is inhabited
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26

hair was particularly dark, and her skin
lance at which was sitting. Her gown
was made very simply, with the excep-
| ton. perhaps, of a very sweeping train.
| The gauze it was made of had fine silk
| threads running through it in narrow
stripes. The only adornment on the
skirt was a tiny ruffle at its edge, and
the bodice was simply gathered top and
bottom. At the bottom it was covered
by a soft yellow sash, with ends that
stretched almost as far as the train, and
at the top it was finished by little
heading. She wore no sleeves, just
shoulder puffs, and gloves to match her
gown. Even the flowers in her hair
and at her waist were of the same deli
cate shade.
Then my eye was caught by beauti-
full pale green chiffon and gold passe-
menterie dress that tall girl with
golden hair was wearing. The full
plating at the skirts edge was confined
by gold colored ribbon; the waist, cut
in wide v, was partly covered by an
over bodice Of beautiful gold passemen-
terie, and she, too, had nothing more
than high puff on the shoulder.
A girl posed in daring attitude in an
easy chair near me, lorgnette in hand
and devoted admirer bending over her,
wore shining white with funny little
streaks of sunshine running all through
it. 1t must have come from some east
ern land, for it had very foreign look
about it. 1t was cut extremely low
both back and front, and was caught
up in queer little folds here and there,
SO that the sunshine streaks came out.
/ should have liked to see her dance,
but she didn't rise from that chair once
through the whole evening.
There were number of black gowns,
thin and soft-looking, and any quantity
of white. One set had four pale blue
gowns in it, all Of which were very
pretty.
A great many of them wore natural
flowers in their hair. Fine wreaths of
rosebuds, or faint blush roses, now take
the place of the Greek band and ribbon
bow. The low coil is adorned at the
side with flower sprays. The wreaths
are made on fine wire and look very
pretty. Bugs and insects are still used,
put on long wires, SO that they move
with every motion of the head.
One maiden that l watched had her
hair fixed in a very sweet and artless
fashion. Pm sure it was her first season,
she looked SO pretty and shy. She was
all in white, too. Her hair was very
short, reaching only to the shoulders,
and had soft natural wave in it. It
was gathered together at the back of
her head, and intertwined once or twice
in pretty, indefnable fashion, and
then allowed to fall loosely over her
shoulder. 1t was very charming, and
all the men there that didn't know her
cast longing glances in her direction.
She'll be spoiled before long, very
much fear. EVA A. SCHUBERT.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
Spontaneous Human COMBUSTION.

Dickens has been much criticised for
his apparent acceptance of the fact of
spontaneous human combustion. Be
this as it may, the late Sir William
Gull, one of the most renowned of Brit
ish physicians and surgeons, testified to
a remarkable case before the committee
of the house of lords on intemperance
during the summer of 1886. He said:
"a large, bloated man, who was suffering
from difficult breathing, died at Guys
hospital. At the post-mortem on the
following day the body was found to be
greatly distended with what proved to
be alcoholic gases. When punctures
were made in the skin and lighted
match applied, the gas which escaped
burned with blush flame, like car
buretted. hydrogen. We had as many
as score OF these little flames burning
a. one time"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26

yoke of velvet. The sleeves were per
fectly plain and tight fitting, and puff
Of lace of a style borrowed from the
middle ages hung over. The collar
was lace, also. Her costume was out
of place on those shining sands, de-
cidedly.
A pretty lowered foulard had long
lace bow falling from throat to belt.
The bow had small loops and long
pointed ends.
IN the evening saw more gowns. In
big rocker on broad piazza, looked
In one of the hotel windows and
watched the gay dancers had seen
wonderful and gorgeous combinations
that afternoon, but they were forgotten
for the moment as | watched the pretty
colors going in and out through the tC-
ures- The first girl that / picked out
from the bewildering maze was the
simplest Of all | could let my eyes rest
on her quietly enough, for she hadn't
a bit of any co@oring in her whole
gowning beside creamy yellow. Her
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by warlike Nilotic tribes. This country
has been the objective point of many
abortive expeditions, and was the scene
of the massacre of Baron Van der
Decken, and of the more recent and less
tragic failures of Revolt, Prince Ruspoli
and Ferrandi.
Mr.. Chanler believes, according to .
cable account, that by entering the
country of the Gala and Somals from
this direction, and thus taking them I'M
prepared, these fierce tribesmen will be
disposed to assist the strangers on to
the coast and get them out of the coun-
try quickly rather than to drive them
back into the interior, where, by STIR
ring UP their enemies against them,
they might be source of trouble to the
Gala and Somals for years. He hopes
that, marching down the Jubha river,
he will be able to reach the coast within
two years after leaving it, having trav-
eled three thousand miles through the
least-known portions of the continent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
SMALL BED CHAMBERS.
Facts That Are Well Worth Careful Con
sideration.

Facts That Are Well Worth Careful Con-
sideration.
There is reason to believe that more
cases of dangerous and fatal diseases
are gradually engendered annually by
the habit of sleeping in small. unventi-
lated rooms than have occurred from a
cholera atmosphere during any year
since it made its appearance in this
country. Very many persons sleep
in Sx1O rooms-that is, in rooms the
length and breadth of which multi
piled together, and this multiplied
again by 10, for the height of the
chamber. would make just 500 cubic
feet, while the space for each bed, &C
cording to the English apportionment
for hospitals is 2,1O0 feet, but more in
order "to give the air of a room the
highest =, rec of freshness" The
French hospitals contract for a COM
plete renewal of the air of room every
hour, while the English assert that
double the amount, or over 1000 feet,
is required. -Four thousand feet of air
each hour!
And yet there are multitudes in the
Guy OF new L DIX VINO steep Win Closed
doors and windows in rooms which do
not contain thousand cubic feet of
space, and that thousand feet is to last
all night, at least eight hours, except
such scanty supplies as may be obtained
of any fresh air that may insinuate it
self through little crevices by door OF
window not an eighth of an inch in
thickness. But when it is known that
in many cases a man and wife and in
FAINT sleep habitually in thousand-feet
rooms it is no marvel that multitudes
perish prematurely in cities; no won
der that infant children wilt away like
flowers without water, and that thou
sands of them die in the city of New
York alone. Another fact is suggestive,
that among the $4,000 persons who
sleep In the lodging houses of London,
expressly arranged on the improved
principles of space and ventilation al
ready referred to, it has been proved
that not one single case of fever has
been engendered in two yearsl-N. Y.
Times
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green. Then there was girl in fawn'
of quite heavy wool, and with it she
wore sailor collar and turned-back
cuffs of sheer muslin embroidered in
blue. The next girl I noticed had a
fawn skirt also, and lovely silk waist
of faint, beautiful blue-green shade.
A girl with very pink cheeks wore
deep old rose profusely trimmed with
rich creamy lace at the bottom of the
skirt, in long paniers on the hips, in a
full yoke at the threat and in big pufs
on the sleeves.
A pale lavender was very pretty hang
ing in coat style over a tightly-gathered
bodice of black tulle. The sleeves had
overpuffs of black also, caught down
with small gold bands. A very queer
gown seemed to be made all Of small
founces. pinled in little points. The
tight-ftting bodice had almost been cut
away, except under the arms and lit
tie at the front near the waist, and
the space left had been filed in with
these little hounces, the top one of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26

trunk have round opening, which is
closed by means of slides easily removed
in time of danger. Otherwise the
trunk is arranged in the usual way for
holding the wardrobe and valuables of
the tourist In time of shipwreck it
can in less than minute be converted
into an excellent hfeboat which braves
even heavy sea. In that case the
trunk is opened, the inside tray re-
moved and the contents which it is
necessary to save squeezed into the side
compartments of the trunk. A caout-
chouc covering folded around the bottom
ring is drawn UP and pressed into the
slide around the top circle Thus the
trunk becomes perfectly waterproof
The person then steps with both feet
into the center hole and draws the
trunk up to his hips by means of the
outside handles. He Is now ready to
jump into the water; to brave its dan
gers without difficulty. The tests
which have been made with this inge-
NOUS hfe-saving apparatus haveyielded
1eaping even from high surfaces the
body does not become entirely cub
merged by water, head and shoulders
remaining steadily above
The trunk, when in use as such, car
ries easily 800 pounds, and when In the
act of serving as a ife-preserver the
two compartments, which are made
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
The Schools of Greece.

Miss Mary E. Burt, who has recently
returned 70 Chicago from Greece, says
that the common school children of
Athens are taught ancient and modern
Greek, French, and sometimes English
Unlike American children, they have
no school readers" but as soon as they
are able to read they are put at once
into the classics of their own literature,
80 that before they have reached years
OF maturity they are familiar with
Homer, Xenophon, Herodotus, Plutarch
and the dramatists. They do not recite
nursery rhymes, but instead learn the
best myths of Hellenic literature.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
TIE IOWA BUILDING.
III VIII BE an Ornament to tho World
Fair Grounds

III VIII BE an Ornament to the Worlds
Fair Grounds
Theplans for the Iowa building were
designed by the Josselyn 60 Taylor Com
ipany, architects. of Cedar Rapids.
The pavilion will be provided with
,glasssides and theexhibition:of the state
viii be arranged in the center, where a
,sVace "a by 125 feet viii be made avail
able. The main building will be of two
,sssories "a by 100 feet, but the construc-
Ntiun viii be snch that the two buildings
will be of the same genera appearance.
/ Itis estimated that the united build
iings viii afford 1900 square feet of
ispace, OF which over 5000 feet will be
in the pavilion
The main entrance will be at the
isouth end of the portion to be erected
and will face the wide driveway at that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26

which was fulled on a high collar; each
one grew narrower nearing the waist,
and then wide velvet belt came up over.
The sleeves were made of four Of these
founces, each one hanging loose, the
lowest over a velvet cuff. This same
founce arrangement was repeated ON
the hips.
A small, slender girl looked pretty
in white naipsool, all ruffles and fur
bellows, and so did another in silver
colored chiffon, with dark blue silk
sleeve puffs and dark blue belt and col
lar.
A clear brunette trailed past, clad in
an old rose foulard of princess cut,
sldllfully combined with moss-green
velvet and Venetian lace. The velvet
was inserted all the way down the back,
falling in fine folds below the waist
line. long, pointed yoke of lace lay
over it, and over this again a smaller
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
Colors In China

The Chinese superstition about lucky
and unlucky colors is one that foreign
merchants must observe when they at
tempt to sell their wares in China. The
use OF black paper as a wrapping for
needles has initiated against their sale
in China Blue must especially be
avoided on wrappers of goods intended
for the Chinese market, while red is
suspicious
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
CHEAP FIRE ALARM.
The Quaint Device Now In Use in New
Jersey Town.

Jersey iOWns
The present illustration is taken from
the fire alarm at Boiling Springs, oppo-
site Rutherford, n. j., saws the Scien-
tifc American. The machinery for strik-
ing the gong or ring was made by a
blacksmith of the town. The gong is
held up in place by means of 3s-inch
wire rope which goes around the gong
and over a heavy piece of timber at the
top of the tower. The striking appar-
atus with bearings are also connected
to this piece of timber. These bearings
are made OF 2x1S bar iron and the strik-
ing material mostly of 9s-inch round
iron. The L-shaped bell crank, with
shaft, is forged in one piece. The lower
section of bell and the lever below are
joined together by means of a piece of
%-inch round iron with a forked con-
nection at the top and bottom. This
piece of iron runs through a piece of
gas pipe which is bolted to the floor as
a support. One end of the lever works
inside of yoke which is bolted to the
side of the building. To throw the
clapper or ball back the lever is drawn
upward, which throws the upright part
of crank with forked connection back
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
WOMEN OF FASHION.
How Things Are Looking at Mar
ragansett Pier.
Some of the Costumes - Tho Saturday
Night Hop and tho Gowns One Sees
Thers-The Fantastic Girl In
White and Gold.
TCoPYRIGHT, 1921


NaTagansett is looking very bright
and CAV this season. The roads have
all been fixed up so that driving is
good; and since the Village Improve
ment society has got In its work, and
built that Thousand feet Of walk on the
ocean front, it has grown very popular
for evening strolls. On Saturday after
noon it was pretty sight to watch the
gay pcomenaders. There was such a
profusion of color and such an endless
variety of combination that could not
grow weary.
One girl was startling in bright red
Of some gauzy material, polka dotted
with black, and big red gauze hat.
Another looked very pretty in a long,
loose gray coat that covered her whole
dress, although caught a glimpse of it
as she walked, and saw that it was
white silk She wore low white hat,
white chamois gloves and stockings and
low shoes of the same spotless shade.
Behind her came girl in pongee silk,
made up with tiny rufaes of bright
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
An Infant Industry.

De Writer-What are you doing now'
Scribbler-Writing ten thousand dol
lar prize stories for the Great North
American Literary syndicate
What do they pay you?"
Ten dollars a week. N. Y. Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
The Little Ones View.

Mamma" said little May, I'm
afraid I'm naughty, because I've got an
awful stomach-ache."
ut was the pie you ate. think, May"
''0h. no, mamma The pie was too
good to behave like that It must be
me."-Judge
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
A Hint 90 Many Others.

Mrs Murray HiIl-whati No. going
70 the beach this summer
Mr. Murray HilI-No, my dear. money
4. too scarce; but we can get the same
rural enjoyment by sleeping cot In the
back yard and dsubing our faces with
FIVE cents worth Of walnut tuice--Tex-
Is SiftinvA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
saved Something.

Boggs - When Hawkins failed he
made everything over to his wife. didn't
he?
Creditor-Al but his honor. He pre-
served that for uA-JrdrA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
A Serious Defect

Teacher IN kindergarten - You've
omitted something. Mabel, in making
your letter IFS" What is it?
Mabel guess l forgot TO put eye
brows over 'em.-PuclS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26

Gaen she was Child. she cried for Castoria.
when she became Miss, she cluuE to CsstcriA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26

We'll. Uncle Reuben. that's . fss
pair Of oxen yOu have"
"Ta~zA"
What have Jon named them
@1Siga ones Pilot an Ia OF ones
Rud6er-
Strange names, aren't t5syT
MOT far s1@~-z Puck
worth EseptsE,
Lsiy-I want yoa 70 take tssiA dog
back He l. handsome. admit, bet be
can: be taught Anything a. ali. and IA
Of TO earthly Csc
Dealer (ssosslyl-T-e- mum lcEso~.
mum; but just think svot a ane rnz
he'll EsAx~ akea hes de@d-A- i.
weexly-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
A Fiuzncler.

The Bank Cashier-You insist on my
having fortune before | marry your
daughter
The Bank PRESIDENT do, sir.
The Bank Cashier Qeaving)-Very
well, sir; ] shall have one before even
ing. And-by the way-you will have
no objection 20 the ceremony taking
place in Canada?-Life
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26

BE (despoDdently) - Our narriags
viii have 70 be postponed ! have Lost
my. situation and haven't any income
at all
She ChopefuIlyl--That doesn't matter
now, my dear We won't need any.
I've learned how 70 trim ny OWE h&tA-
~. j. Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
DAVIDSON & CASE
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Wjllll Eagle
UNIVERSAL TRUNK.

It Can Be Used for Carrying Luggage by
Land or Water.
This trunk, which has just been in
vented, does not differ In appearance
from any other ordinary trunk. 1t is
covered with good strong canvas. has
an inside tray and is built within the
dimensions prescribed by steamer regu-
lation. The edges are made water
proof by an excellent layer of rubber
filing. The top and bottom Of the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26

Landlady-Why do you wish 70 leave
my house, Mr.. Starboarder? Don't you
like the table?
Mr.. S.-Oh, yes, very much indeed l
don't know that ! ever saw better
one. It's what you put on It that I
can't stand any longer.-Detroit Eres
preSS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26

WV CoLER Jr Priest CoLEH l. SIN. Y.Pres
CHAs. n. PooE. Casaier-
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ward, which in turn forces back the
elapper. By pushing the lever down the
clapper strikes the gong. The gong is a
6-foot tire of driving wheel of a To-
connective, is 1e! inches in thickness, 8
inches in width and weighs 500 pounds
1t yields a deep tone like bell On a
still night it can be heard about two
miles The clapper weighs about forty
mounds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-26
THE TRUNK AS A LIFE-FIoAT.

perfectly waterproof by the caout-
chouc mantle, can still hold several
changes and all the valuables the ship
wrecked tourist carrieswith him
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-11

IN my Sunday school class, said
u bright young woman, us the sweet.
est little chcrub you ever saw. she
Is much younrcrthm the other mem.
bcn, but she insists ON remaining IN
my class. Some days ago instruct
cd each Of the little ones to mcmorize
u verso or sentence from the Bible.
Knowing that tho infant brain could
not retain n long sentence the mother
Of my youngest pupil gave the child
the Shortest in the good book Jesus
wept The following Sunday | called
upon the class to ful.ill my instruc.
tons. Finally | came to Margaret
What is yours, my dcarf | asked
Jesus Killed., she lisped. - Kansas
Citv Times
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-11

Awashington capitalist who has
recently returned from tho interior
of Florida tells this story Of his trip;
Having obtained tho title 10 tract
OF land by what Colonel Carter OF
Cartcrsville' calls "somo very ungcn.
tlemanly foreclosure proceedings, %
he set out 10 Wow his possessions. In
tho midst Of u swampy waste he
found a very dilapidatcd cabin In
the doorway hung n worn gray blan.
kct and over the top Of this blanket q
giiz2lcd cracker looked out at his
visitor. The tenant surveyed his
landlord and the landlord his tenant
for u moment, until the latter broke
the embarrassing silcncc. Stranger,
no said, Il ain I 80 poor rs YOU thinl,
be. don't own this hcrvabOuts. -
--Washington Post
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-11

non. and the mental and moral arc sure
to follow"
The Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke, the
author and clergyman. believes the
brain TO be touehingly arrrociative Of
all kindness shown TO iho stomach. aud
snlluu and uuiHanagoablo when the la,.
ter Is oppressed. a. .h1 same timo al.
lowancv must bo made for individual
tastes
My food" he said. must bo taken
at regular intervals and be largely u
the firinacoous kind, while yours. pos.
hbly, may be taken when and rs you
chose. a single sandwich Of caviar
would incapacitaio me for several hour8.
So, say, be kind to the machinery q
tho body. After all, the best diet for
the brain Is u constant variety In the
quality aud quantity Of our intellectual
food"
There seoms to be no particular edible
which holds q magic power uvor tho
realm Of thought but by selecting food
with Wow TO digestihili,y IN indi-
yidual cases the body Is aided In per.
forming iu various functions, and tho
brain, with 81 other organs, Is thus en-
ablcd to discharge It's duties properly as
well. York Herald.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-11

pEsFnisr sENf-wELkLy hLNs
pthii,hsd sgsfy russiay and ihdsy, sah'c1p'
den piss, In ad,anss. per year. $500 'is nonih'
81 IS; three monihs. 81. postpaid OF delivered y
raftcr