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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
What Did He Hear
A Lively House Game.

A game which will give a good deal OF
fun is described by the Detroit Tribune:
zone of the company becomes postman and
is given pencil and paper. The others take
seats in chairs arranged in a circle. The
postman then goes to each of the company,
giving each one the name of some city or
town, which he notes on the paper. He
then announces, for instance, My letter is
going between Boston and Chicago I'm
mediately the names are mentioned, the
persons representing those cities must
change places, the postman at the same
time endeavering to get a seat. IT he sue
ceeds, the person losing becomes postman,
and announces letters going between New
York and San Francisco, Lowell and New
Orleans, and other places, the persons
named changing seats every time. Failure
TO answer TO names involves a forfeit
Should the postman say, i have letters to
go all over the country every person in
the room must rise and change seats, and
in the scraE bic the pcstman is pretty sure
30 get seat. Amy one falling to change
must pay forfeit Many Imaginable scenes
are sure 10 occur"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
Fun and Tender Feeling in Monkeys


A writer on the monkeys of India says
they have a game like the English boys
cock of the dunghiIl or king of the castle,
but instead of pushing each other from the
top of knoll or dust heap the castle is a
pendant branch of tree. The game is to
keep place on the bough. which swings
with their weight as with cluster of
fruit, while the players struggle to dis
lodge one another, each as he drops run
ming around and climbing up again to be.
gin anew. This sport is kept up for an
hour at a time with keen enjoyment, and
when one is nimble as a monkey it must
be splendid fun.
MIR. Robert Morley tells in Nature Notes
story, for whose truth he vouches, which
seems to Indicate that monkeys may have
very tender feeling. A friend of Mr. Nor
ley's, native of India, was sitting in his
garden, when loud chattering announced
the arrival Of large party of monkeys,
who forthwith proceeded to make meal
of his fruits. Fearing the loss of his en-.
tire crop, he brought his fowling piece, and
to brighten them away fired it of. as he
Thought, over the heads of the chattering
crew. They all fed away, but he noticed
left behind upon bough what looked like
one fallen asleep with its head resting
upon its arms As it did not move, he sent
a servant up the tree, who found that it
was quite dead, having been shot through
the heart He had it brought down ana
buried beneath the tree, and on the NOR
row ne saw sitting upon the little mound
the mate of the dead monkey. 1t remained
there for several days bewailing its loss.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10

THE CHEETAH STRIKING DOWN DEER
more intelligent and docile, allowing itself
to be handled and instructed in the art OF
hunting deer. This animal has long been
domesticated in Persia and India, where
packs of them are kept by native princes
and employed in the chase. The manner
of hunting with the cheetah is as follows:
The hunters, having first carefully COW
cred the head of the cheetah with a leath-
ern hood, set out in a light cart drawn by
horse, proceeding very cautiously till the
game is discovered. The hood is then
taken off the cheetah, when the animal
begins to creep stealthily toward the UNI
suspecting herd, taking advantage of
every brush or hillock to hide his approach.
Whenever the deer show alarm, the
cheetah is among them in a moment,
strikes down his victim with one blow of
his paw, instantly tears open its throat and
begins to suck the blood. At this time it
is difficult to withdraw him from his prey,
which is generally done by offering him
some tempting morsel of food. If unsuc-
cessful in his first bound, the cheetah does
not attempt to follow the herd by running,
but he creeps slowly back to the hunters,
as though ashamed of his failure.
In domestic state the cheetah loves at
tention, pUrring like a cat and apparently
feeling affection for those who show it any
kindness
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
Items About Tailor Gowns.

Ladies' tailors who follow both London
and Paris styles use the name bell skirt for
all skirts that are lined throughout and
are independent of a foundation skirt.
Simple tailor gowns of cheviot, tweed,
homespun or serge have very plain skirt
and rather long jacket, with belt crossing
the back, the only waist being blouse of
shot surah or Of washing silk. Fitted coat
waists of other gowns are shorter than
those usually worn, and are double breast
ed or else single with turned over collar.
The shawl collar without notches is pre-
ferred for such waists. Slender young
women will wear princess dresses of black
or blue serge, glove fitting, and fastened
invisibly on the left side
New dark blue serges have stripes of old
rose edged with lines of gray set two inches
apart, while others have gray stripes half
an inch wide, with green line along one
side. New tweeds come in narrow stripes
of very light colors. Few checks are used,
the preference being for stripes and plain
goods.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
HOW He GOT EVEN.
He Paid for the Use of Bathtub and Q
Bokhara Rug.

He Paid for ths Use of Bathtub and .
Bokhsra Rug.
The comedian, Frank Daniels, was q
Boston boy and recently played an en-
gagement in his native city. AS his
manager, Frank Murray, was starting
for Boston about a week prior to Daniels
opening there, he asked the comedian at
what hotel he intended to stop during
the week.
81 believe I'll GO to the Barker House, =
said Daniels. "For years used to pass
that hotel many times daily, bat though
have lived in every hotel in Boston,
strange to say have never yet tried the
Barker. l wish you would drop in there
and ask them to reserve q nice apart
ment for me-" On reaching Boston
Murray attended to the matter and few
days later Daniels was duly installed
In luxurious quarters "How do You
like your rooms?" asked Murray the next
day. "They couldn't be improved upon,
said Daniels. II tell You the Barker
House is the place; you can't beat it"
That afternoon Daniels stepped up to
the hotel desk for his key. The clerk
inquired politely: "Hew are ysur quar-
tiers, Mr.. Daniels? Everything sstisfac-
tory, l hope" Every NICE" replied
Daniels; ''as Bostonian / am proud to
know that the Hub is fully abreast of
the times in the matter of hotels, as well
as in other respects By the way. what
are you charging for 5my apartment
'"Ten dollars per day" replied the CLERK
blandly. ''Ten dollars per dayp ex-
claimed Daniels. isn't that pretty
Steep" Not at ALL" answered the
clerk; "just lock how those rooms are
furnished. There's nothing finer in the
Vanderbilt mansions. Why, that bath
tub is solid porcelain and cost $500; the
Bokhara rug beside your bed cost 1925.
and the entire furnishings are on SINH
lar scale. We couldn't have spent more
money on the rooms if we had tried"
"Well, I'm glad you didn't try" re-
marked Daniels as he departed with his
key. The next morning Frank Murray,
having some business with mis- star, in
quired for him at the desk, aud was in
formed that Daniels was still in his
rooms.
He got the number and went up I'M
announced. Rapping on the door, he
received no answer; he raped again,
but still no reply. Turning the kneb,
he found the door unlocked ana walked
in, expecting to find Daniels still in bed.
To his surprise the rooms were appar
emily deserted. He was about TO retire
when, happening to glance into the
bathroom, to his astonishment he saw
the comedian sound asleep in the porce-
lain bathtub, carefully covered with the
Bokhars rug. His explanation Of sur
prise awoke Daniels, who sat up and
gazed sleepily at the intruder. 'Great
Scott Frank" shouted Murray, ''what
in thunder are yeu doing in that bath
tub2 What's the matter with the bedf
We'll" replied the comedian, ''they are
charging me ten dollars a day for this
porcelain bathtub and nokhara rug, and
this is the only wayI ITO get even"
Chicago Post.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
THIS HOUSE
Is NOT
FOR RENT.


Then people stopped and read the card,
but did not annoy the workmen or the
cwner by perambulating the house, ask
ing questions and suggesting improve
ments.
That night when the owner Of the
new house had gone home TO his supper
two women called On him.
1--WE are house hunting"
Il haven't any house." said the man
Grossly.
I've saw your new house andn-
did you read the card IN the win
dow
''Yes, that's what we came about
Goodness, woman, doesn't that card
distinctly say that the house is not for
remit"
But why isn't it for rent: We came
on purpose TO ask You that very cues
ton"
Because" Numbered the owner, q
am going 70 live In it myself"
Then he showed them out and harri-
caded himself in.-Detrois Free PresA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
New Pocketbooks and Purses.

Wealth is represented by the outside of
the new style of pocketbooks. All are
mounted deliberately in silver or gold An
odd one seen recently was unusually long,
of seal brown leather, with the corners and
clasp of bronze. Pocketbooks of white
ivory mounted in gold are carried while
calling. The latest Paris fad in purses is
white kid heart, with silver clasp and
monogram. Of course the pocketbook
must match the gown. Others of red mo-
rocco leather, mounted in fhgree gold,
with tiny gold watch showing its face
from an outlined gold heart in one corner,
are strikmgly pretty. Gray suede pocket
books with covering of woven steel are
coming into fashion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
FASHIONABLE HATS.

Latest Shapes and Unusually Fresh and
Charming Motions in Trimmings.
Hats which. emHnate from the French
capital are mostly large and round. These
large hats have Zap brims which an
caught up at the back 10y upright TUFTS Of
ostrich plumes, and invariably have
Strings for tying under the chin SONG
times the hats are straw, and soIIletiE, 4es
are drawn on wire. aud are the foundation
Of the most quaint and curious admixture
OF colored ribbons and sssialss01 -::aooas an-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
Origin of the FIeur-de-Lis.

Just as the rose has come to be looked
upon as the flower of Merry England, so in
the days when France possessed her kings
the lily was made the emblem of France,
the ieur-de-lis being almost common
place OF English speech. A writer who
has traced the origin of the phrase states
that there Is, however, a popular delusion
as TO the meaning OF this name Most folks
use 1T as If II meant the flower of hly,"
or lily flower. But, as a matter of fact,
we ought properly Ia write and speak of
the ''hower-de-luce. IN which form it oc-
ours IN well known passage in Shake
speare. For as Louis VII adopted the lily
as his emblem or badge, so it was called
after him, the fleur-de-Louis or, in popular
English. the .'fieur-de-luce."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
A FroIic of the Winds.

Four little winds, merry band,
Broke out from school one day,
To search for that delightful land
Where nothing is but play.
They swept along in noisy rout
Through street and leafy lane,
Hats. cloaks, umbrellas inside out
All following in their train.
With sudden gusts they gave rude shock
To steady going people,
And ran away with wealth ercocks
From every village steeple.
But vain it was that fast they few
Ger meadow, hill and stream;
The wondrous land this merry crew
Were chasing was d dreaml
Then home they sped at close of day
And one and all declared
If they had first inquired the way
They better would have Jared.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
The Russian Craze.

There is craze in fashions just now for
things Russian, especially does the "Rus-
sian blouse" promise to ride on the highest
wave of popularity. Our cut shows the
latest novelty in breakfast jackets-a Rus
sian blouse which is an exact copy in shape
of those worn by the peasants. This
model is of red serge with vest and col
lar of cream oatmeal cloth, embroidered
with the Russian stitch in two or three
colors. 1t has tight sleeves of the light
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
Pussy Had to Wait.

Mary wonders why wait,
Watching every spoonful 50,
As she takes it from her plate,
When twas but a while ago
That she set a meal for me
Underneath the apple tree.
All, but Rover came that way
Just q little rough, alas!-
And between us, in cur play,
1t was split upon the grass.
Mary sat beside the wall,
OF / ran to tell her all.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
A Little Girls Definition.

Some pupils were asked By an examiner
at a school examination whether they
knew the meaning Of the word scandal 7"
One little girl held up her hand. and being
told to answer the question she replied
Nobody does nothing. and everybody goes
telling Of it everywhere"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10

material embroidered at the wrists and
short open ones of the serge that reach to
the elbow. Silk tea jackets are being made
on this model
3 The Russian blouse here shown furnishes
a favorite model for the spring and sum-
mer wash dresses that are now being made
up in cotton, Bedford cords, ginghams,
ETC., pretty fashion being to use white
embroidery for the vest and tight under
sleeves
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10

There was NICE funny osd snake.
Who taeugnI ii lie Swallowed bis tai.
He could travel along Ike heop.
Over mountain and meadow AID dale.
But one day be opened his Eonth
Jus1 q ht.ie toe wise hy mistake.
And swallowed nir1Seif tai and all
So tAat was the end c. thai snake
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10

A FOX TERRIERS LETTER.

In Which Is Given an Account of Ills
CIeverness and Happy Disposition.
DEAR CHuDREN--My master thinks a
great deal of me, his little fox terrier, for !
am always at his heets. Now l have heard
him read lately about the clever dogs ne
saw at the big deg show-dogs whose
pictures got into the papers, and it has
made me want 10 have my picture and my
tricks IL the papers too.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
Wanted to Know.

There is a new house being finished
ON Sibley street, and the owner was so
much annoyed by people asking him if
it was for renS that he had sign printed
and hung in the window. 1t bore this
unusual announcement:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10

When Baby was sick we gave her castoria.
Rhe1 she was a Child. she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
1cAN ONLY JUST SAY "MEw."

! CAN ONLY JUST SAY NEW"
So l reached up to her knee,
Gave her hand a gentle pat;
But she only said to me,
Funny, greedy pussy catl
With your bowl of cream so fine,
Really, how can you want miner"
Il ] can't talk-I wonder why2
Does not it seem hard to you
That, however much ] try,
| can only just say "Mew7"
Now, till supper comes at eight,
There is nothing but to wait.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
THE HUNTING LEOPARD.
An Animal of the Cat Family Which Il
Used by Hunters in the Chase.

The cheetah or hunting leopard is very
widely distributed over Africa, India OF
Persia. It belongs to fhe feline family,
but differs from the rest q that .amily in
having longer and narrower feet and
greater length of limb. 1t is not so hand
some as the common leopard, but is much
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
DEAF FROM CATARRH.

was the victim of the worst case of
Catarrh that I ever heard of. / was
entirely deaf in one ear, and all the in
side Of my nose, including part of the
bone sloughed off. No sort of treat
ment benefited me, and physicians said,
81 would never be any better" As a
last resort 1 took Swift's Specific. and it
entirely cured me and restored my hear
ing. I have been well for years, and
no sign of return of the disease. -Mrs
JOSEPHINE PoLHnL, DUEWEsT, s. c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
HEART DISEASE!

STATISTICS show that one In FOUR has . wenk
or diseased Heart. The first symptoms are short
breath, oppression. EutteriEE. faint and
hungry sDells. pain In side, then smothering.
which DR. NILES NEW HEART CURE
is e marvellous remedy. II have been troubled
with heart disease for years, my left pulse was
very weak, could at times scarcely feel it, the
smallest excitement would always weaken my
nerves and heart and fear Of ippenaing death
NEEVFNE and NEW HEART CURE
Il the only medicine that has proved of any bene-
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Dr. Agiies' Liver pills are . sure remedy for
Riliousness and Torpid Liver. SO Doses
IS cents. Fina book on Heart Disease, With
wonderful cures Free at druggists, or address
DR.. MILES, MEDICAL co.. EIkhart, ind
For Sale by HETTlNGER BROS
216 E. Douglas Ave. Wichita, Kan,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
DAVIDSON & CASE
fzS<seEsssss
John Davidson, Pioneer Lumbermes
OF sedgwick County.
ESTABLISHED =: M: 1870
A eempisge kisek 81 Pine I.amber
shingles. 18th. Doors. san.
ste.s always ou baud,

Once and ysFsts on NoeIsy sre. be.
fween DSagiAS ave. mns srn. ~. ats.f
Branch y4rzfs At IEioH CITY. o.
bona City. VI Esfs AID Mlneo, OLA
koaS Ter itoFg.
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\ busy place at .Judkin, 4 Overs.


DIR. I'haNer of Watcrville, made pro
fessional visit To SlloWhcgan Tuesday
BiNby Y Buck informs Us that they
have sold over 1000 l5eent books within
about three weeks.
The County commissioners are in Sc
sion at their room at the Courn House a
work upon the as>mcntmrnt OF road tax
Is upon wild lands in the County
On Friday last Il hearing MIS- had ii
Judge BussMcll's court on the account -
Ben Hilton. surviving partner OF the firm
of Brown Il Hilton. The documentary
evidence in the ease MIS- presented ano
the case continued until the .Ianuar,
term for The examination of some wit
nesSes that are expected to testify.
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Job Printing,

The Job Printing Establishment connected
with the SOMERSET RERoRrER is prepared to
do all classes of work, the richest as wellas the
most common Jobs. Competent and expert
enced workmen are employed and large
stock of paper, envelopes, advertising, we'd
ding and business cards in great variety.
Orders of dances, bills OF fare programs etc,
etc, printed in great variety of styles ON short
notice. Commercial printing specially.
Orders by mail will receive careful attention
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-22
LOCAL ITEMS.

Sofa pillows 39c, Iudk rs X Dyers.
Beautiful gift boolls-Bixby q Buck.
Mr.. Ansel IIolway is in Lewiston at
tending the State Grange.
Gen. and Mrs. K. b. Shepherd made a
trip to Augusta Tuesday.
Decidedly cool ON Wednesday morn
ing. Il below at > o'clock.
Sherefl-elect Abbott was in Attendance
upon Court at its opening Tuesday.
Judge Emery and Court Reporter \.
II. Small are guests Al Hotel IIesclton.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Goodwin of
East Fairfield attended the State Grange
this week
Dr. c. 2. Sawyer Is abscut on bust
nese trip to Penobscot and Piscataqui-
counties this week.
Mrs. G. W. Nash is in Stoneham,
Mass. for Il few days visiting her daugh-
ter Miss Ella Nash.
Mrs. J. II. Mitchell and her sou Percy
returned Tuesday from a weeks visit To
fren Is in Portland.
This week an extra express ear Is run
from Skowhegan to accommodate the
Christmas business.
Mrs. John Kendall aud Mrs. Abbott
Kendall went to Lewiston Tuesday to
attend the State Grange.
Some of the prettiest embroidered hand
kerchicfs, muiller- and aprons you ever
saw at Judllins " Overs.
Skowhegan students in Colby return
ed to their homes Tuesday To spend the
Christmas vacation of two weeks,
Bargains in toilet eases, handkerchief
boxes, linen towels, silk and linen hand
kerchicfs at NJ b. IIesetons.
Mr.. +. IL. Anderson left home Wcdncs-
day for Maiden, Mass. where he ion-
his wife and will pas, the holidays.
The shoe factory and WOODEN mill. oW-
ing to a rush of business, do MOI give
their employees a Christmas holiday
this year, shutting down only ON sun
day, the 18th.
The American Express Co. announce
that rs Christmas fails upon Sunday,
they will deliver all town packages that
arrive thai morpinn IN. lhr nioht nrov
ions an ,hat ,l,,
Gu" /" ne Known ~ ''I' i'n''
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Business Notices

200 stitches per minute gained, and one
third your strength saved. by purchas-
ing " Standard. rotary shuttle sewing
machine ut Smiths Music Store.
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>
Mrs. IIovcy are ut Hotel lIcselton this
week.
Mrs stephen Coburn aud her daugh-
ter, Miss Grace, are spending week in
Boston.
Have you seen the handsome embroid-
cred and initial handkcrchefs ut II LIE,
at VI. b. lIeselton's.
Mrs. Abel Patten ana her daughter,
Miss Grace, left for Boston this morn
ing ON Il visit TO friends.
Mr.. d. r. Ilathornc of Colby Univer-
sitv, Is spending his vacation at the
home Of Mrs. IL 5. Coburn.
Mr.. L. \. Drew has recently moved
with his family from Watervile and oe-
cupies house on Winter Street.
Mrs Olive Emerson is elerking at W.
+. Robbins, and Miss Belle Emery at
Geo. Cushing during the holidays.
Mr.. }. F. coffin returned from Lynn.
Mas, Tuesday evening. after Il larry
OF -four weeks among friends there.
m. an,,,.,l ,,ootin,r of tho -taa,l...,1
erS of the Skowhcgan Electric Light o..
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-22

Tapley's "Bread Winner outwears all
other shoes.
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Supposiing
You wish to buy a
4 Inal,

We can show you
the Latest Styles in
both Cut and Alateri-
al, from the best
manufacturers in the
country at prices as
low as they can be
sold in New Eng
land.
We warrant all
Plush Garments and
have the n from Sig
to $40.