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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27

gone into dwelling house. Immediately
after the shock the water came pouring
through the bottom planks. The lower
cabin filed in four minutes Every por-
ton of the boat was shattered
One passenger named Huest, Of Detroit,
jumped overheard with a bag containing
81, 800 in gold. Huest was saved, but the
gold went to the bottom and was never re-
covered A number of passengers were
drowned and for many years afterward
the disaster to the Swallow was topic Of
conversation throughout the country. The
Rochester and the Express came up shortly
after the accident and took off all the pas
sengers that could be reached. There was
a thick snowstorm at the time, but it was
claimed that the cause of the accident was
the absence of the pilot from his post, and
it was also charged that he was intoxicated.
The old engineer is now boarding with
his brother at Bedford He is always IN
good humor, and is fond of telling and Of
hearing good stories Allen Studwell has
never been at a discount and he hopes to
reach par before he dies.
H. FowKES.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27
The Chiidren's Eyes.

The constantly increasing near1ghted-
ness among school children, and the very
general need and use of glasses, ought to
suggest to us whether or not we are suffiei
emily careful of the conditions affecting
the eyes of the young. Do we see to it
that the books they read and those they
study are of a clear and large type, re-
quiring no strsining or forcing of the Wis
ion; and do we encourage a large and open
script for their handwriting Do we see
to it that our school houses are built with
a view to the falling Of the light in the
right way for the children's safety
Do we have the lights at home so regu
lated that no blaze shall produce blindness
and no dimness make sight difhcult' Do
we make sure that the child holds his book
at the distance which gives a correct focus
that he holds his body properly in relation
to his book or work, that he looks of fire.
quently, thus changing the character of
the demand on the eye, and that he Is not
allowed to continue long in any effort re-
curing the too intent use OF his eyes9
Do we keep ourselves on the lookout, too,
for the first indication Of feebleness or
strain, in order that artificial aids may be
reSorted TO in season TO prevent any posi-
tive evili That precaution in all these di-
rections is wise is evident from the fact, II
we look for it, that In those living what
might be called the natural life-that is.
without books or fine work-there is very
little trouble with the eyes where the con
ditions Of good bodily health otherwise are
Northumberland Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27
For Girl. who Wish to study Art.

A woman most familiar with the advan
tages offered to girl art students in both
Paris and New York advises those young
persons whose motto f. Art for moneys
sake" TO do their studying in America
Even for those with higher motives she be
lieves that almost as good advantages are
to be had at home There ia DO pot boil
ing work TO be had at Paris" she says
land even IL there were American girls
could not compete with the trained French
artist artisans There are DO pupils 70 be
mad for obvious reasons. In America there
are pupils 70 oe bad verswbers. and there
Is pot boiling art work galore for any gi-i
or woman with pluck enough 10 strike out
for herself, and 70 read the newspapers
advert isements, art notes and labor inter
est columns.
1t Is not absolutely necessary that every
girl who studies art should do 80 with the
idea Of becoming an easel srTis.4 II IL jasI
a. socially respectable 70 De q successful
artist artisan. making two thousand a
year. "a 10 sell pictures 10 the extent o.
five hundred and scheme 70 get yourself
Invited TO dinner 20 make cut yoEr liTsii
hood do not hesitate 20 say thas, with
us various technical ar schools, New York
offers superior advantages over Paris Tor
women for the study q applied art--thsi
il. art Of ! rensursraEive sort cut q which
good hyeliho1is may be earned By woEn
-. 7s-EeSr York Pcsz-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27
The Famine in Russia

The United States minister to St. Peters
burg, Mr., Charles Emory Smith, has just
sent an official report TO the state depart
ment telling about the extent Of the fam
inc in Russia. Its horrors have by no
means been exaggerated by the reports
heretofore spread. Mr.. Smith says that
the famine is general in thirteen provinces
of European Russia and partial in 1--WE
provinces. The population Of the thirteen
provinces Is -, o00 coo. and Of the five where
famine is partial the population IS as many
more. The official estimate Is that there
are now in Russia l4,ooo. 0oO without food
or the means Of support and that many
more are inadeouately supplied
These districts are all agricultural, and
for three years the crops have fallen short
OF an average Last year, owing 70
drought, the crops were in many places
total failure. the bread which many are
eating Is made OF Wild arrack. potatoes,
chat and leaves, and much disease i pro
dueed Within the radius IL oHe lasie
there are 10 cases Vi typAus fever Ally
assistance 10 be valuable should ts prompt.
as ia April the roads viii break up au,l IL
practically impassable, - thst II supplies
should arrive then they could not be dis
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27
Coils p. Huntington.

NEW YORK, Feb 15-Collis p Hunting
ton, frequently called Central Pacific
Huntington, from the fact that he was one
of the builders of that railroad and be-
came very rich thereby, has added so large
" to his fortune during the last twelve or
fifteen years that he is now supposed to be
worth about $50,000,000 Despite his enor-
nous wealth he has simple tastes, mex
pensiye habits and is wholly free from os
tentation. While neat in his dress he is
rather careless, consulting comfort more
than style, in which he is conspicuous
exception to the great majority of Wall
street men, noted for their fastidious and
fashionable attire. AS an instance, he has
always been opposed to silk hats, so gener-
ally adopted in the financial quarter, con-
tenting himself with an anonymous soft
felt of uncertain though visibly antique
date.
Speaking on this subject one day to a
fellow magnate, he said: 81 feel that am
well enough off to wear what like. If !
depended on 5000 or s., 900 clerkship,
suppose l should be obliged to mount
stovepipe."
Plain, practical man, though he is, he
has been very lavish since his recent mar
riage, his second wife, an attractive widow
whom he had known in California, being
much younger than himself. and naturally
caring for luxuries to which he is indiffer
emit He has latterly bought high priced
pictures, paying $4,000 each for some of
them, many rare books, fine old china and
exquisite bric-a-brac etc. All these are to
adorn the new mansion he has nearly FIN
ished at Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh
street, in which his wife takes the deepest
interest, desiring TO make it one of the
show houses of the city.
Huntington, having no children OF his
own, has adopted son of his present wife
and also a daughter, lately married to
German prince, whose debts, reaching
round million, he generously paid of to in
sure his connubial peace of mind.
The railway satrap is now past seventy,
but he is as vigorous and alert as he was at
forty, and looks the reverse of aged. He IS
a fine physical specimen, very tall, broad
shouldered. erect and muscular. His sim
plicity of life has served him in good stead,
and he bids fair to be a monetary power
for years TO come D. D.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27
AN ARTISTIC LUNCHEON.
A Pretty Scheme for the Decoration Of
-Four Small Tables.

A very pretty arrangement for luncheon
party of sixteen is that of illustrating he
four seasons with four small tables, each
seating four people. The first, or spring
table, is all in delicate shades of green and
white. Lilies of the valley and maiden
hair fern in clear glass vases stand on q
centerpiece wrought with catkins, and pale
green ribbons lie along the cloth from the
center half ~ 70 the corners, where they
tie round lily of the valley bouquets, the
loops and sides of the bow falling with the
cloth at the corners nearly TO the floor.
The summer table is sure to be rose table,
and Dresden china effects of mingled blue
and pink are pleasing though not exactly
novel. The autumn table is sure to be yell
low and its flowers chrysanthemums, and
the winter table is set with quantities of
cut glass. In the tall cut glasses holly
berries and snowdrops are intermingled,
and the glossy green ivy leaves form a mat
around the central candelabra of cut glass
with scarlet silk shades. The only IN
pleasant feature of this style of luncheon
is that sometimes a tactless hostess seats
the sensitive maid who has seen a gcod
many seasons come and 90 in vain at the
autumn table, and she doesn't like it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27
Children and Sunday.

There is a home at which | am fire.
quent visitor, that has among its inmates
several children, and these little ones hail
the coming of Sunday with delight look
ing forward to it from the very dawning
of Monday morning until the close of the
long week. They have toys with which to
amuse themselves during the week, but
the very choicest, loveliest and most priced
of them all are saved until Sunday, upon
which day they are brought out and given
them.
These children especially love to draw,
each and all of them, and upon Sunday
they are provided with any amount of ma
terial-drawing books, pencils, brushes and
paints They have some very daintily made
craving books, fashioned by their mothers
hands, made of pretty drawing paper and
tied with bright baby ribbon The pencils
too, are better (of finer lead and enameled
surface) than the every day" ones. As S
matter of course, soiled fingers are not per
mitted TO touch the dainty books, and
therefore upon Sunday the little hands are
extraordinarily clean.
The children too young to appreciate
this kind Of amusement are wen supplied
with toys, the finest and most attractive
among those in their possession being kept
for their Sunday pastime. Among the
toys reserved for the holy day are a great
number of beautiful stone blocks; another
(although there are enough dolls to bring
out fresh one for every day in the week.
is lovely doll, exceeding all other dolls
in beauty of face, form and dress.
During the week these little ones play IN
a children's room or nursery, or in the
family sitting room only; but on Sunday
the pretty ''best room" is thrown open to
them, and, in their fresh. clean attire,
their best beloved playthings in their pos
session, they seem inspired to I've gentle
and polite-Detroit Free Press
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Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
BEDFORD, n. Y, Feb. 15.-Allen Stud
well, who resides in this place, is believed
TO be the oldest engineer il. the world. He
celebrated his ninety-second birthday on
the 2lst of October last. 1t is favorite
expression with him that if he lives till
1900 he will have seen two centuries end
and third one begin. 1t is quite possible
that he may round up the century and
begin another one, for he is hale and
hearty, and physically able to still follow
his profession were it not that for two
years he has been so deaf that he could not
hear the signal bells. He takes long walk
every day, and has worked during the past
season every day on the farm with the
laborers, moving, raking hay, binding
grain, digging potatoes, chopping and
hauling wood and milking the cows. Last
winter he sawed five cords of wood,
Pop Allen" as he is called by all his
friends, was born in North Cascob, Conn,
Oct. q, 1899. His early life was spent on
his fathers farm, upon which the old
homestead still stands, as old as Allen is.
He began to follow the water when he
reached his eighteenth year, shipping as
deck hand on one of the market sloops run
ming on the route to New York He left
the sloop in 1925 to ship as fireman on the
old steamboat Constitution, then running
between New York and Albany Hemade
such good fireman that in 1897 he be-
came second engineer. Two years later he
was raised to the position of chief engi-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27

The matter Of having gravy ready whso
wanted is very important part Of the
household economy. and many q ciEh
which otherwise might be fiat, stale and
Improbable" Is made nutritious and pal
stable By The addition o. hsB cup q
strong gravy. Make your cook keep ali
the scrap'ugs q gravy from the BEEF
steaks or sny made gravy; season vel
with salt and pepper and keep In the re
frigerator- L viii always be wanted In
the next days cooking
II yOu hare no gravy reAdy when yoo
want IL. you can always make Il by taking
some baDes Of cooked meat. cracking them
and patffug them IN a saucepan VIA anT
bits o. meat or Eriztle Cover them with
cold ~A.er AID stew slowly !o- two hours
and you viii hare capfuI q good grzvy.
This should b dor1s daily vita TIE bones
and bits q Fnsas +s5sfs oveE New Eng
Land Homestead
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27
Brightly Burning Lights.

IF lamps be good and have proper atten-
ton one cannot wish for a more satisfac-
tory light. The great secret of having
lamps in good working order is TO keep
them clean and TO use good oil Have a
regular place and time for trimming the
lamps. Put folded newspaper oG the
table so that any stray bits of burned wick
and drops of oil may fall upon it. Wash
aud wipe the chimneys and shades Now
take of all bose parts OF the burner, wash
ing them in hot soap suds and wiping with
a clean soft cloth Trim the wicks and
turn them quite low. With a soft, wet
cloth. well soaped. wipe the burner
Thoroughly. working the cloth as much as
possible inside the burner to get of every
particle OF the charred wick Now fiji the
lamps within about one inch of the top and
wipe with damp towel and then dry
one Adjust all the parts and return them
TO their proper places Whenever new
wick Is required in a lamp. wash and scald
the burner before putting in the wick
With a student lamp the receptacle for
waste OIL, which Is screwed On the bottom
OF the burner, should be taken OF at least
once a week and washed Sometimes
wick VIII get very dark and dirty before il
= half consumed IL is not economy 20 TT
10 burn it. replace it with a fresh one. TIE
trouble and expense are slight, and the N
crease In clearuess and bTillisucy viii re-
pay the extra care When a lamp Il Lighted
1t should not az once be turned up 20 the
full height: wait until the chimney =
heated Beautiful shades are often cracked
or broken BY having the hoe ehinneys resi
against them Now, when lighting lamp
be careful that the chimney : - perfectly
straight and does not touch tl-e shade Al
any point The Shade should - placed ca
the lamp As soon a. il = lighted
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ant. II you have a waitress, she viii place
the finger bowls on as you finish with the
fruit. II fresh fruit be served there must
also be placed NJ each seat fruit knife and
plate. The knives and spoons should be
placed at the right and the forks and nap
kins at the left, the tumblers to be at the
point Of the knives. There should be
space between the knife and fork for a
breakfast plate.
Have the dish OF fruit In the center Of the
table Have tray cloth at each end Of the
table. Spread little butter plates az the
top Of each plate. II individual salt and
pepper bottles be used, place them az the
side Of each plate II large cues place them
at the corners Of the table Put four table
spoons on the table. either IN two corners
or beside the dishes that they will be used
in serving. Put the carving knife and fork
az the head Of the table and the cups and
saucers, sugar and cream, cofeepos. hot
water bowl, etc. and the mush dishes a;
the other end--St. Louis Republic
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Possibly IN. E1pIanatssn-
Pears
Soap

Whoeycr wants soft
hands, smooth hands, white
hands. or a clear complex
ion, he and she can have
both; that is, If the skin IL
naturally transparent; un-
less occupation prevents.
The color you want to
avoid comes probably nei-
Their Of nature or work. but
of habit.
Either you do not wash
effectually. or you wash TOO
effectualIy: you do not ger
the skin open and clean, or
you hurt IL
Rcmetly.-Usc Pears
Soap, no matter how much;
but a little IS enough if you
use il often.
Al scrts - tsar-s s-li e, ezpe1aaay
sT@Gxssss AZ sosis d Se0slr Ss= i
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GERTRUDE HUTCHINGs.
A California Girl Whose Attachments Are
Many, Not to Say Startling.
tC,o.;oI Co.,o-1a.5a,oo


CoULTERvILLE, Cal, Feb. 10.--Miss Ger
trude Hutchings, who is teaching school
at this place, is as magnificent an example
of the California girl as could be found
from Siskiyou to San Diego
Her father was one Of the earliest of
those enthusiasts about the Yosemite val
ley who went there to live, and Miss Hutch
ings-"Cosey" Hutchings she is called by
all her friends-has lived nearly the whole
of her twenty-five years surrounded by its
inspiring scenery.
Almost every summer she and a girl
friend u young woman who is now study
ing medicine in Philadelphia, go off alone
on long expeditions into the mountains.
Sometimes they ride and sometimes they
walk, taking with them single pack
mule to carry their camp outfit. They
wind about through the Sierra mountains,
going wherever their fancies take them,
sometimes coming across a miners or
hermit's cabin, sometimes not seeing a
human being for week at time. Some
times they follow the trails that thread
the mountain passes, and sometimes they
strike out for themselves across the noun
tain sides, where there is no track of man
or mule to show the way, relying only on
edge to bring them out at the point they
wish to reach.
When night comes they find spring or
a running stream, build big campfire,
hobble their mules and turn them out to
feed, get their own supper, and when bed
time comes they pile lot of wood on their
blazing fire, wrap themselves in their
blankets and lie down on the ground be
side it, with their six shooters in reach,
and sleep the sleep of healthy, fearless girl
hood.
On one of their expeditions they had been
making a long circuit in the mountains
and reached Lake Tahoe out of money.
They sold the mules they had been riding
and walked home, a hundred miles or
more, straight through the mountains-a
particularly wild and rough district of the
Sierras. They reached the YOSEMITE with
blistered feet. For two days they treated
their blisters with strong salt and water
and on the second night they went to a
party and danced until morning.
Miss Hutchings is handsome girl, with
a shapely figure and bright, intelligent
face. She has modest, attractive manners
and very sweet and womanly disposition.
Just before she began her school term
she attended four days examination at
Mariposa She finished at in the after
noon. At 7 o'clock she mounted her horse
and rode alone through the forests and
across the mountains, fifty miles TO Coul-
terville, reaching here at in the morning
to begin school that day.
FLORENCE FINCH-KELLE
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F.reakfAS, ss.az ne plainess meal o, the
aay. fi.e Arrangement - the table shonI1
zsssafS t.s simple The esozh sAo8id X
sEa.t5ess III sseA FersssG1 seat place
katie, sosk geaspooa ~ desserts s1sss, tafH
bier asd napssn AID Il f-es5 fruIs = 10 =
ser*ed- = aa=eF toEL q there De 10 se-T
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sured good price for Baby Mckee, but
when he was also favored by the prestige
of being brother to the greatest 2-year-old
trotting stallion the world has ever seen, be
was sure to fetch very large sum Arion
now holds the 2-year-old trotting record
2:l0sl, and was recently sold TO Malcolm
w. Forbes, OF Boston. for Sl25,OO0
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SOLE OF THE SHOE.

In the present turbulent state Of the
pugilistic public's mind, the pictures of
Sullivan's fighting shoe in this article are
of interest. The champions footgear is
strongly made, and the sole of each shoe is
provided with spikes to prevent the pugil
list from slipping when in action.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27
The Sale of Baby Mckee.

Blood will tell, or at least that is what
F. P. Olcott, of New York city, must have
thought when he paid S25. 900 in cold cash
for Baby Mckee, the 2-year-old brother of
the world famous Arion. Baby Mckee is a
son of that prince of sires Electioneer, and
his dam was Manette, by Nutwood The
name of his sire was enough to have in
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A lannon's French Baritone.

Jean Lassalle, who recently joined the
Italian opera troupe in New York, is one
of the greatest baritones France ever pro
duced. He originally intended to be a
painter, but finally entered the Paris con
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Dignity is good thing. but IL you are in
the rear of big crowd and wish to see the
procession don't stand on it. Get on
barrel
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sULLIvAN's FTGBTTNG SHOE.

son, James f. Corbett and one or two 9th
ers profess to greatly desire meeting
with John L. Sullivan, the worlds cham
pion. There has been great deal of nego
tiation and more talk, but a fight for
worlds honors seems as far off as ever.
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II Is related OF Siebenkees, an snfDens
German scholar. that having finished rad
ing one Of his beautiful imaginings % his
wife. who appeared 70 be listening with
bated breath and eyslids ohst down, hs
closed the book with inward satisfsction
at the completion Of his iaDors. only %
hear the sharer o. his joys exclains
MY dear. pray don't pus on yoar len
stocking tomorrow-thsre "a hols IN IL %
London Tit-Bits.
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when Baby was sick, we gave her Csstoria-
en- sac Was a Child. she cried for CSstoria.
en- she became Miss, she chung 10 CsstoriA-
zen she had Children, she gave them CSstoria
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Queen Victoria's crown, kept with other
a regalia under strong guard at the old
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27

servatoire At the age of nineteen he was
admitted to the Grand opera, being the
youngest debutant that institution ever
knew. He is very handsome man, six
feet tall and as muscular as prize fighter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27
Steel Wire and Picket Fence.
Manufactured BY ths
Arkansas Valley Fence Co.

We want all dealers IN Lumber. General Bsr
chandIse, AID HARDWARE. 20 write for price list
and Discounts 10 the trade
He Wichita Street, Wichita. Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-27

The first overhead trolley electric street
railroad in England is under construction
in the suburbs of Leeds by an American
company.
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sULLlvAN's FIGHTING SHOE.

How the Footgear Worn by the Big
Pugilist Looks.
The air is full of pugilistic wars and ru
mors of particularly rumors of wars
Frank P. SlaVin, Peter Maher, Peter Jack