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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
The Harmless Cosn etc.

She didn't have the best complexion in
the world. and she contended with her
father and family that cosmetics were not
injurious The other day she met the doc
tor.
Doctor" she said, we've been having
discussion for some time past at home
about the use OF cosmetics"
"Yes5" he replied interrogatively.
Yes, and they say shouldn't use them;
but | do. just the same. Do you think
they are injurjous;'
"Um-er-no. / should say they were
not, said the doctor slowly, as if consider
ing his fee in the case.
That's what told papa, " she exclaimed
triumphantly. Now I'll 20 and tell him
what you say.
Il believe said they were not Injurious. +"
he inquired OBTAINING her moment.
Yes you did. and I'm going 70 tel papa
so 1"
But did not say they were not IL uT!-
Gus 70 the skin. did II
"N-B-no.' she hesitated
4 thought not I meant they were not
injurious 10 whitewash fences with or to
touch up the cn.or q q brick pavement,
though I don't regard them a. particularly
superior even for those purposes. Now
run along and tell your papa, and t--=
kind Old doctor made q Eertal entry Of
two dollars for co1sai tztlon fee. -De-ro..
FREE Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
ghe aahita nailu Eagle Saturday zorue gur 49, 1892.


"Why. my dear, what on earth is the
matter with you? You look as if you could
bite ten-penny nail in two" said Mr..
Day, when he came home the other even,
ing and found his wife with her hat and
gloves on standing in the vestibule of their
house.
Don't ask me word about it, Ralph
Day, and don't you dare laugh or Fll-Tn
leave you'll | never was so mad in all the
mortal days of my life! Lob, could
swear!'
"Well, please don't do that" said Mr..
Day. What are you standing here for?'
What am / standing for? Why have
been standing here for three wretched
hours? Oh, could fly! Haven't you any
eyes. Can't you see why am standing
here?"
''No, can't"
Cant you see that the back part of my
dress is caught in these miserable inside
doors, and that [ can't-oh, you go to
laughing and III use this parasol on you!
/ started out to make some calls nearly
three hours ago. and while was standing
here draft of wind banged the door shut
and caught the back part of my dress in it,
and | just couldn't get away. It's Thurs
day and the girls out, and there's no one in
the house, and the outside doors were shut,
SO couldn't make any one hear me from
the street. AS usual, I'd forgotten my
latch key, and here I've stood and stood
and stood until l thought I'd die, and
Ralph Day, if you don't stop laughing and
giggling like an idiot I'll-Pll-you hurry
and open this door and let me get away
from here or I'll never speak to you again
on earth! Oh, I'm SO madn'-Detroit Free
Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

In the village where l live was in the
habit of visiting two poor, infrm old wom-
en-, one inhabiting the single down stairs
room, the other occupying the garnet above
her. Each kept jealous watch as 10
whether l bestowed more tea or sixpences
on the other, and each was sure TO tell me
every i'll trait she could hear of the other
One day the old lady who lived up stairs,
thanking me effusively for my visit, said:
You 're the only lady ever comes near me;
tn only friend l have. That one point
ing downward, has hspes of friends, adj
ding hastily, lest should be too fayorabIy
impressed by that circumstance, and
there's not wan Of them but hates her"
thought TO myself that such description
of friendship may sometimes apply to
higher circles than that of my poor old
friends.-London Spectator.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

The guests of an up town family hotel
have been annoyed by the consequences OF
litigation between the owners of the
building and the manager. The hotel is
run about as usual, but the litigation pre-,
cludes the purchase of any additional
furniture and fixtures. including dishes.
When the plates and cups and saucers are
Clipped or broken there is no provision fol
their replacement while the lawsuits are
pending. One of the guests, an ardent
lover of Mocha, strenuously objected
to drinking his coffee from a broken
cup. The waiter who attended his table
CHANGED to be one of the obliging kind,
and he brought from his private cabinet a
new coffeecup edged with broad band OF
gold and with the words "love the giver''
intertwined with flowers
He explained that the cup had been pre-
sented to him years ago, but he had never
used it. The favored guest, not desiring
to hurt the walters feelings, made use OF
the gaudy cup. A few days thereafter,
however, the waiter dropped it and broke
it. The next morning coffee was served to
the favored guest in a plain white mug
labeled in blue letters on the front, "a
Nice Shaver"
What is thisi" asked the guest suspi,
ciously
chats my shaving mug" responded
the waiter affably. II haven't another
whole cup. New York Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
Work of Two Professions.

The prevalent idea that all work is its
own recompense hardens our sensibilities,
and blinds US to the beauty of the daily life
of many of our fellow creatures. The lives
of ciergymen and physicians, especially of
those whose duties are in the arduous and
harrow limits of rural parishes and coun-
try practice, ought to appeal to our sympa-
thies and make us pause to think of the in
ceSSant labor, the endless sacrifices, which
these professions impose. To minister to
either mind or body demands self abnega-
ton, ami in many instances so perfect is
this placement that we scarcely realize
the immense good wrought by the quiet
rector, or by the CHEEKY doctor who brings
a fresh atmosphere into the sickroom and
uses his own vitality in imparting courage
to the sufferer and in raising the dropping
spirits of the anxious watchers.
Physicians do indeed have the pleasure
and comfort of seeing the good wrought by
their skill and untiring devotion, but their
hearts human and imperfect, and there
fore unable to do without sympathy and
appreCiatiOn-mu often long for that
which is SO thoughtleSsly withheld. While
the clergyman has not even that compen-
Sation, and seldom sees the fruit of all his
toll, seldom knows that the words spoken
after earnest, prayerful preparation have
fallen into the hearts of his hearers
llarper's Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
Seat Giving in Street Cars.

This reminds me of some general re
marks on the street car question made by
an old friend of mine who had lived in
nearly every large city in the land The
whole thing is a matter of latitude" said
he in reply to my rather hackneyed query
about what he thought about the neces.
sity of a gentleman giving up his seat in a
crowded car to the first lady who came in,
In Boston | never give up my seat on any
account. There is nothing about a Boston
woman-I say it in no spirit of disparage-
ment-to suggest such a course. She lacks
that sort of aggressive femininity which
makes a man uncomfortable when he ven.
lures, further south, to sit still while wo-
man is standing.
I'm New York give up my seat to elder.
IL women with children to care for, or with
their arms full of packages. In Philadel
phia vacate in favor of any woman old
enough TO wear bonnet; in Washington
nay place is at the disposal of the veriest bud,
and farther south than that | never ride on
a street car at all, as feel that l must get
up for every schoolgirl, whether she has
entered upon her teens or not. This is not
a mere formal attempt to strike the aver
age of usage in the severalcities; myaction
is based on an intuitive feeling of what is
necessary and proper, imbibed probably
with the local atmosphere. hate Field 5
Washington
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
Pearls Before Swine.

The evening was advanced when a ven
cradle squire Of ancient name and lineage
arose to propose a toast. Seldom have |
heard one more successful He began
modestly. 1t is always well TO begin mod
estly. Il feel. " said the good man, that
for a plain country squire like myself TO
address dignifed body like the presby-
terry Of s.. Andrews, including in its num-
Der various learned professors, is indeed TO
cast pearls before swine
He had 10 pause long ere be got further.
ThuuderoUs applause broke forth. The
swine cheered as if they would never leave
of. We al knew perfectly what the laird
meant. | was sitting next 70 him as he
spoke the words ] heard them with these
ears-Twenty-fv Years of St. Andrews
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
The Demand for Mahnyany.

Mahogany l. again in fashion. Down in
Delaware, and for that matter out on
Long Island, where people do not change
their furniture more than once in three or
four generations, solid mahogany is put to
base uses, and nobody thinks it out of
place CnconSidered old pieces, damaged
beyond the marvellous resuScitative powers
of even the New York cobbler of an
tiqueS, would fetch a handsome price in
this town just for the sake of the raw ma
terial they contain. The present rage is
not only for antiques, as everything over
seventy five years old is called by the deal
FRS in such things, but for the durable and
beautiful wood of which antiques were
usually made
Almost anything may be counterfeited,
but IL l. not easy To reproduce in new wood
the rich charm of mahogany that has been
seasoned by the hearth fires of three gener-
ations and polished with the loving care
that is bestowed upon heirlooms. \ side
board top , inches thick, or 5 feet long
and feet wide i not easy TO obtain now,
though such are common enough among
the uncoUsidered antiques that are doing
duty in obscure kitchens south Of Mason
and DlAon's line.-New York sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

Snakes Among the Pueblos.

The snake is an object of great respect
among all unciviliZed peoples; and the dead
Her lis power the deeper the reverence for
him. The Pueblos often protect in their
houses an esteemed and harmless serpent
about five or six feet long-aS a mouse
trap; and these quiet mouSerS keep down
the little pests much more effectively than
a cat, for they can follow shee-id-deh to the
ultimate corner of his hole.
But while all snakes are to be treated
well, the Pueblo holds the rattlesnake
actually sacred. 1t is, except the pichucu-
ate "a real asp, the only venomous reptile
IN the southwest, and the only one digni-
fed by place among the "Trues" The
oh -ah-rah-rah-deh is not really worshipped
by the PuebIos, but they believe it one Of
the sacred animals which are useful to the
Irues, and aScribe to it wonderful powers
Up to generation ago it played in the
marvellous and difficult superstitions of
this people a much more important part
than 1t does now; and every Pueblo town
used TO maintain a huge rattlesnake, which
"as kept in sacred room, and with great
soiemnlty fed once a year My own pueblo
OF lsleta used to support a sacred RATHER in
the volcanic caves of the Cerro del Aire,
but 1t escaped five years ago, and the
patient search of the officials failed to re-
cover it. Very truthful old men here have
told me that it was nearly as large around
as my body; and | can believe it with just
little allowance, for / myself have seen
one here as large as the thickest part of
my leg
This snake tending has died out in nearly
and now. perhaps, in quite-all the New
npNICar h1It no
Etill survives in the towns of Moqui. Every
second year, when the August moon reaches
a certain stage, the wonderful ceremony of
the snake dance is performed, and the few
white men who have witnessed these weird
rites viii never forget theme. +. Lum-
mis- in st. Nicholas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
How the orane Get. AIoHg.

II Is a most Interesting sight 70 watch an
ora2g o1tang make is Vas ;Ero1Ea tls
Jungle. K walks s.ovriy a.glg the 4A-geF
branches Iu q seals-e-eci attitude. this he-
ing apparently causef by the ieuEtA q IL
arms and The sborgness o. - leg. L *
yzr-zbly Seecgs th0=e branches which ~
teET1iag5- w..t those q a Ie.gAtoriuS tree.
% approaching "a Or Il s1Tetcaes o1t -
long arms. asa -r-ria- the bg1eLs of1po-
ste. SKINS ..r-- u shake them "a L 70 t~st
thelr s-reE--a. aud then DEL 9eTate y
svriazs i,ssiI across 10 lae Eezi branch.
which i walls asoDE as before Is does
Rot jump or spriues as zaonksy- usually 10,
All sever appazrs 70 harry st=sf aElszs
some resi danger p-ss~sss Ee5 sG spite q
H. arparra- IS sow movements = gets
aloue FAR qG.1ser than = Fszsoa T1la5l-r
through the forrest oSccsta-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

should leave this toy at just the spot upon
which he happens to step at this particu-
lar time. The room is sixteen feet square,
and yet the tin steamboat $50 called be-
cause it makes the father steam when he
picks it up in his sole and kicks it across
the room like footbalD and the father
of the baby grows gradually nearer and
nearer until they meet by chance the usual
way. No matter how much the baby
thinks of his toys he Will seldom fail to
leave them where people walk. Marbles
and lockwood tops are usually left on the
stairs and stePladders with an abandon
that is simply beautiful. Heavy iron toys
that would go through ones foot like a
knife are generally deposited on the door
mat as though TO draw people TO its deadly
embrace, while toys of pasteboard and soft
wood, which could not possibly hurt any
man, unless he attempts TO swallow them,
are put On the mantelpiece or on a closet
shelf.-R. k. Munkittrick in Once Week
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
4 JAPANESE Hero.

recall 10 mind a story Of an officer In the
japanese emperor army, which Was be-
sieging fortress It, number wAS snail
and a relieving army was coming up. II
was Of immense moment that they should
know how long the fort ess eouid hold out
II il must capitulste FOR want q supplies
within a week they could stay ard win the
campaign for the emperOr. A young Jap
anese nobleInSn volunteered 70 20 into The
fortress and ascertain how long they could
hold oct. He disguised himself and ia
PASSING learned that they had food and
water for only Two days more
As he Was gong out with this precio1s
information be vas detected and the ere
my SAID % him. We are coinz t. cruelty
yog. but we VIII lef yoa q II CIR cosdi-
t1on--tbat yen 70 10 tie . al ard tel your
people thai ve have supplies for a week 4"
lie said. Very well, J." ard wen. 70 The
wall IIis wife and children "a the De-
siegers' camp saw him. LIs frdebds sTsrs
there $50, and be h.-la % both b. hzssds
and aid - them. There arg supple faT
bat two dayz Coatl1ns TIE s.ege AID y0u
VII take the place" he died By haa-
drs-3 spar rs2.Bts tus &c had done IA duty
T. h4s general. Sir I'd zla Arnold
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
The study Of n Soap BubbI..

The iridesceEces OF the common soap
bubble, subjected TO scientific analysis.
have emerged IN the conclusion that stellar
space is pienum filed with material sub
stance capable Of transmitting motion with
a rapidity which would girdle the equato-
rial earth eight times in n second. while the
tFemors Of this substance in one form con
stitute what we call light, and in all forms
constitute what we call radiant heat Not
seeing this connection between great aud
small, not discerning that as regards the
illustration 81 physical principles there il
no great and no small, the wits consider
ing the small contemplate, permit sarcasm.
TO flow.-John Tynda!ls New Fragments.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
Pears
Soap

What is wanted Of
soap for the skin IS to
wash If clean and not
hurt it. Pure soap does
that. This IS why We
want pure soap; and.
when we say pure, We
mean without alkali.
Pears is pure; no al
kali in il; no free aIkali.
There are a thousand
virtues OF soap; this orc
IS enough. You can trust
a soap that has no biting
alkali in it.
All sorts Of stores sell
1t, especially druggists ;
all sorts Of people use IL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
Meretricious Literature.

Much has been said about the debasing
effect OF meretricious literature upon the
public mind; but there has been a neglect
of the consideration that writers them
selves suffer as much in this respect as
their readers The public may be trusted
TO take care of itself; but who can esti-
mate the reactiopary influence of a cheap
thought cheaply expressed upon the au-
thor's self and upon the immediate circle
which surrounds and strives 10 imitateH-
Wolstan Dixey III Ladies' Home Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

] have learned . th1ag which r-akes r-y
ho-ses SEEKER AID faiteT than they have
ever laea before, AID ! have 6oz4s Z: yery
eAe4p.y 7 have issn feeding them q
beans S5msboly todd re thai tie Aus
traiizns feed their borses IN beass ADD 70
eo1clufi@I 20 tTy j. Tt res1}t was -
aston lsbi3-, - ne - IL Erss 81 he horses-
They -reS oa the feed - rapidly gsss sea
eD2Ii almost ~ the change that Nas 70
az GA. TIE food also agrees VITA tie
hCrres hstser thai ezra 1r aSss j c1@s
sas cost - czech. There i @c-z-s ka.a2s
s1oslt .ar 5seaE ztIeh ag@o ta@kss tAe BAR
Fl the animal Ezfs@r ard ssee@sr.--iassg-
xEz - Ca1Ga-c Ir.tz-=
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
III. salmon Industry &, o,sro,

The magnitude % the salmon industry
on the Lower Columbia river. Oregon. may
be conceived from the estimate that about
s., 0o0. 90 IS permanently invested. about a
million Is spent annually in the purehsss
Of twine, tin, salt and other materials. and
during the four months fishing season an-
other million Is paid out Tor material.
wages and expense acc0unts.-- I',.l.al!ei-
phiA Ledger
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

The Duke Charles Theodore. brother Of
the empress Of Austria, i a accomplished
oculist and amuses himself By gratuitogsly
mending The peppers Of everybody around
his home on the Tegernsee.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his gar
den one day when he saw an spple fall
from tree. This common occurrcace st
him 70 thinking Why things sho8id fall
down and not up, and this train u thought
led him IN the discovery % the las 81 grav-
ltatIon. -Harper's Young peonie.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

The clans that live in the sand az ex
IRENE low water mark are larger THAI
their mud beach brethren Of the high
water mark have whittier shells. and their
meat is sweeter and more tender.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
More Iron Ores Eound.

A recent discovery has been made Of
new deposit Of the well known Cleveland
iron ores Of England. The seam in some
places IS fully eleven fest thick, and covers
an aSaa Of sufficient extent TO pay for
workio1--Ne- Work Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

Those who abandon good homes in the
country may not go 70 live in the tenement
houses in the city, but they help 10 make
it impossible for the miserably poor TO ind
better quarters
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

1t is just as we'll TO make the best Of
chattering neighbor, but before you cut
her acquaintance be careful to give her
nothing TO gossip about
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

How the Country Maiden May Judge.
4 girl is safe in refusing TO marry the
young man who is willing TO sit in a COM
Portable parlor till l O'Clock a NJ. and
leave his horse standing unblanketed at
the gate.-Somerville Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

There is brisk trade ia secondhand
tombssOnes in London. Still stranger is
the custom of selling family vaults partly
6llea
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-18
THE CLIMAY OF1HE REUNION:

Tomorrow night will witness the high
water mark of the reunion in sham bat
tie, and fire works display of great mag
nitude and brilliancy.
The managers of this reunion feel that
they have an apology to offer to any one
in the selection of the location for this ex-
hibition. The choice lay between free
blowout of a two penny character, such as
can be witnessed frequently on occasions
of minor importance TO be held OF River
side or magnificent pyrotechnic display
at the fair grounds ut an expense run
ming up into the thousands, something
new, strange and startling, something
that would indelibly impress itself on the
minds of the people as lifelong remem-
brance of the reunion of '92-not free
show which they would like to offer the
visiting comrades, but small admittance
fee exacted to cover expenses Mr.. Grant,
the expert from Chicago, arrived last night
and will begin arrangements at once.
fsr the discharge of the numerous rockets
and set pieces.
The committee want the information to
be circulated that no license will be de-
manded for vehicles carrying passengers
at a reasonable rate to the fair grounds.
The street cars will be able to handle
multitude of people. but the indications
are that so great will be the rush that it
will require every vehicle in and around
Wichita to get the people to and from the
grounds with reasonable dispatch. Thirty
sun vapor lights have been erected between
the gate and the enlarged amphitheater.
Forty EIGHT lanterns will afford sufficient
lights on the grand stand. About 300 feet
III front of the grand stand the fortifica-
tions are erected, and here the sham battle
will be fought and all the fireworks be
discharged. No vehicles will be allowed
on the race track and no horses can ap-
proach nearer the discharge of fire
works than $50 feet. Hence
ordinary precaution will prevent
runaways and smashups. For the benefit
of those who have made threats to over
ride the gate keepers or tear down the
fence rather than pay % cents to witness
the exhibition, theJ are hereby informed
that large detail of deputy sheriffs have
been sworn in for the occasion and any
iawlessness will be summarily dealt with
Hoodlumsm don't go in Wichita, mi d
that now. 1t is suggested that gate tick
cts be purchased before leaving the city,
Tickets are now on sale at the following
places: The Wichita Book Co., on East
Douglas, Hyde and Humbles and S.
Wmch's book stores on North Main, also
at two places on the reunion grounds at
Riverside park. On Friday evening a
will be stationed at the cor
ner Of Main and Douglas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-18
AT THE TABERNACLE.

A large audience assembled last night to
hear Evangelist Romig at the South Law
renee tabernacle. His test was Chou Art
Weighed in the Balance and Found Want
ing" He pictured Belshazzar's feast and
the handwriting on the wall. The Baby
lonian nation was weighed in the balance
and found wanting ard blotted out. God
weighes all nations in the balance. Ma
tions are punished for national sins. God
weighes individuals in the baance-men
will be judged for the motives they have.
Not only will people be weighed in the
balance for overt deeds of evil, but of evil
thoughts rs we'll A profound impression
was produced upon the audience by the
sermon.
The solo sang by the singing evangelist
was "The Old House at Home" All
hearts were touched by the pathos. De-
votional meeting at the tabernacle this
morning at o'clock.
Preaching tonight at o'clock. Subject,
"Union and Disunion."