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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
INITIATING THE BALLOON.

Looking upward, the horizonis bound
ed by the big black ball-the balloon
dark against the milky opaaueness of
the atmosphere. The airship is swaying
and swinging. while the clouds. floating
In contrary direction, produce vague
giddinesS. There is, however, no time
for tremors. Seconds seem hours, the
mind and memory travelling with cleo
trio flight Conjectures, recollections
and retrospections fash across the bewil-
dered brain Is enc reels through space.
Suddenly the top OF the balloon comes
IN contact with a cloud. there is a slight
jar, and the next instant all Is enveloped
IN fog, from which the 8e~oaaut energies
soaked with SPRAY. And now for the
spectacle, Sublime. dazzling. Noun
taius of iriceScence. heecv white clouds
tiIged witt creamy pink, like the
plumage Of tins .ockatoo. Swlrhnl
combinations of solor. blending ana
shifting as in r gigantic bubble. Goldea
greens, that melt into purple and bronze
ard crimson. with the sun dissclviE
and Overlooking upon their tops. Wor-
derful tints, such as artist never dreamed
OF. To comprehend color it Is necessary
TO have seen the magic canvases of the
clouds. The balloon sails on and drors
slowly away from this panorama. once
moro into the co.orless atmosphere.
With the descent. earth appears To rise
and the balloon ~ remain fixed: and
now the nnssTsstor is oc1sfriai with ore
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

little woman She, too. has blue eyes and
golden brown hair She is very graceful
and entertaining. Mrs. Hansbrough was
born in Poughkeepsie, n Y. Her mother
died when she was very young, and she
went to San Francisco. where she was edu-
Gated in a convent Eleven years ago she
was married and went to live in North
Dakota.
Away ont on the prairie" she says,
"but like it. There's such a lot of room
to grow" and then she looks at herself
and laughs.
Mrs. Kyle. wife Of the senator from South
Dakota, is another very entertaining wom-
an She is her husbands secretary, and
attended to all OF his correspondence dur
ing his campaign. Indeed, the campaign
was hers rather than his, for he was in
Boston at the time. Mrs. Kyle was edu-
Gated in O5erlin. After graduating there
she went to the Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music for the cultivation of her voice.
She is a fine singer, but since the death OF
her little daughter two years ago she has
not felt like singing she says. Mrs Kyle
was born in Ohio, and has been quite an
extensive traveller. Senator Kyle is Con-
gregational minister and one of the trus-
tees of the college at Yankton. At one
time he preached in the mountains of Colo
RADIO. and Mrs Kyle has been the heroine
of many thrilling frontier experiences.
She is an exceedingly pretty woman Her
eyes are large aud brown, and she has
profusion of wavy brown hair.
MARGARET MAyToz.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
Learning to BE . Doctor.


"Mr. Mum sent for you while you
were out, DOCTOR" said the young man
who was learning the healing art in the
Office of DR.. Bronson.
"Munn? l have no patient OF that
name. Where does he live?"
'Steenth street, 49,"
"Ah! He is a new patient. I'll take
you with me that you may observe how
an old practitioner becomes acquainted
with the peculiarities of man he never
treated before"
Arrived at Mr.. Munn's residence DR..
Bronson and his assistant were ushered
into the sick mans chamber. After
noting the patients pulse and tempera-
ture and making q few inquiries, DIR.
Bronson continued:
"What are your eating habits, Mr..
Mum? For instance, what did you take
at dinner last night?
"Well, doctor, l had very simple
dinner-nothing bat little turtle soup,
haunch of venison and few such dishes"
"Any wine!"
"Just sip. Only glass Of table
claret and bottle Of Meet and Chan
DON"
"Ah! Uml Do you smoker"
81 limit myself to one cigar after din
ner, and that choice brand, which l
import myself from Havana"
"Isee. Very well, Mr.. Num-" the
doctor went on, as he wrote prescrip-
ton. lyon must keep quietly in your
E.
meat. shall have to put you on NUT
ton broth regimen for few days. but
I'll bring You out all right. Send and
get this prescription compounded. Then
take a teaspoonful III wineglass OF
water every two hours. I'll have to fer
bid your cigar, too. for awhile. I'll
come in about this evening, when am
certain l shall find yen much better.
Good morning, Mr.. Mum"
When the physician and his student
had reached the street and were driving
back to the office, the latter said:
Il noticed carefully all your inquiries,
doctor, and l would like to ask one ques-
ton"
Proceed"
"Were all those questions about the
patients diet-what he ate and drank
necessary to a diagnosis of the casef'
"Well, they helped, of course; but the
main idea just then was to learn some
thing of his expenditures, so as to De in
a condition to make out his bill correct
". | think we've struck gold mine in
Mr.. Mum. Get up, Bucephalusr '-Wil-
liam Henry Siviter in Harpers Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
Where Fish Arc Plentiful.

Fresh fish, especially of the smelt va
riety, are drug on the market in the
state of Washington just now. Some of
the rivers are choked in their most mar
row parts by the fnny inhabitants. A
fisherman can stand on the bank in
many places, and with few sweeps of
common dip net get more fish than he
can carry away. Thousands Of pounds
have been sailed Old residents say
that this is the most phenomenal run of
fish they have ever seen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
cs,.r.s John n. Gordon.

General John 3. Gordon. now the junior
senator from Georgia. and recently Geor-
gia's governor, is today as vigorous and
alert as when he led his troops into the
Wilderness.
He is a very handsome man, with gray
eyes and gray beard, but his left cheek Is
marred by a dreadful bullet wound Cen
eral Gordon is an orator Of no mean power
and n writer of more than ordinary ca
pacity. He is now about fifty-sight years
OF age and has family Of two sons and
two daughters One Of bis sons attends 70
the generals private business, while the
other is successful young barrister in
Washington.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

idea, speculation as TO where and how
he viii reach earth, for distance is in
calculable and perspective myth. The
balloon is the sport of chance, and is
liable to deposit its passenger anywhere
from the top of schUrch steeple to the
bottom of q ditch. The aeronaut takes
his life in his own hands when he ascends
with the airship. Should it take fire,
burst in midair, or cool off too suddenly
in striking a cold current, the result is
collapse and disaster, for there is no
safety valve to the fire balloon.
The aeronaut is invariably an enthC-
siast until he meets with an accident,
after which discretion becomes the bet
ter part of his valor and he is content to
rally substitutes for an ascension. After
a few years he is apt to retire altogether
and leave to others the hazardous occu-
patton. Up TO a period of six years ago
there numbered but twenty aeronauts in
the country, and these were in great de-
mand at county fairs, settlers and sol
diers' reunions and upon legal holidays,
rural celebrations being considered in
complete without the daring balloonist,
who, for the time being, was of more
Importance than the president and entire
senate, and, it may be added, that no
occupation is more conducive to conceit
and self sufhciency than that of he
aeronaut. There is less profit in the
business now than formerly; the novelty
of the ordinary balloon ascension no
longer exists for Americans. Realizing
this, nearly every aeronaut now makes
the sensational parachute descent.
On reaching the desired altitude this
is effected by cutting the connecting
rope. There is rapid fall, the resist
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
RnyaItY Will STAY Auax

The big race meeting at Ascot this
year will probably not be as well attend
ed as usual, as owing to the death of
the Duke of Clarence no member of the
royal family of England will be present.
The queen is sincere in her grief over
the loss of her favorite grandson, and
has gone to the length of ordering that
the royal stand at the Ascot track be
kept tightly closed, with all the blinds
closely drawn, during the progress of
the meeting
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
The Question of WEIGHT.

GLOW to Reduce Your Weight or In
crease It. is the title of valuable work
recently issued by Celia Logan, who has
gained repute both as an actress and as
writer. Having tendency to embon-
point, she has tried various reduction
methods, and the story of her personal
experience and final triumph over SUI
perfuity of flesh is highly entertaining
and instructive,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

lady declares. than she looks like herself.
Because" said she, lin a moment of
madness l allowed my maid to bang my
hair. Now, I've always despised bangs.
/ think they make a woman look like a
monkey, and / hate them worse on myself
than l ever did on anybody else. And just
to think" she added, with rueful glance
at the mirror, I've got to go on looking
like this until they grow ont again."
Mrs. Gibson is a thorough politician and
finds time between her calls to listen to
every good speech that is made in the SEN
ate and also to read the papers. She was
born and educated in Virginia. In her
beautiful summer home on the eastern
shore of Maryland she has all the portraits
of her ancestors, many of whom were dis
tinguished. She has some of the old serv-
ants wlro were in the home of her child
hood. The house is very picturesque, being
over 200 years old The bricks of which it
was built were brought from England.
Senator and Mrs. Gibson live at the Shore
ham.
Mrs. Villas is very well known in Wash
ington, having been during previous sea-
sons one of the ladies of the cabinet She
came, as she naively puts it, from the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

T THIS time ev-
eryyear the man
ayers of county
fairs and circuses
may be sure that
/. they will receive
letters with gor-
geous prin ted
headings, togeth-
er with litho-
graplled posters
exhibiting men
and women in
tights in the act
Of plunging from
a height. These
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

Few persons know that the so called
"horn" of the rhinoceros is not horn at
all, but merely protuberance of ag-
CULTIVATED hair. Cut in two and ex-
amined under microscope it will be
found that it is made up entirely of lit
tie tubes, precisely like the hair strpc-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

ance Of the air forcing open the para
chute, which is nothing more than a
ribless umbrella twenty-eight feet in di-
ameter. The operator on cutting loose
darts downward, as if fired from a cata-
putt, until within few hundred feet Of
earth, when he is sustained by the para
chute. Should this fail to operate, death
is inevitable. Abroad the balloon is still
an attraction, and especially in Mexico,
Australia and the West Indies. Profess
sor McKim, who has toured the civilized
world, is one of the few experienced
aeronauts who find it difficult to aban-
don the profession, about which there
exists fascination, even in the danger.
Taken all in all it is as great game of
chance as ever played by man, with this
difference-that the aeronaut has no op-
ponent, and should he fail no one is
gamer through his defeat.
MARIE PETRAvSKY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
A Birfbuark.

Longneeker-Whst does this baker,
mark-''A. D. 1."-mean?
Mrs. Slimdies-Apple dumping; xha
did You suppose?
Longnecker--I didn't know but it "a,
something 20 do with the date Of :.
manufacture. Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

Thomas Fassett Hubbard, of Brooklyn,
and George BuTnham Hibbard, of Rond-
out, n. Y, are twins, born March S, 1922,
ut Rouse's Point, on Lake Champlain.
They celebrated their seventeen birthday
recently ut the Brooklyn brothers home,
and were so straight and sprightly that
they were questioned great deal as to the
cause of it, bat could add little to current
knowledge on matters OF health They
were born with Eood constitutions, worked
hard and Wore tempe rate-that was all
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
A Scnnrre of Rabbits.

What paradise for rabbit hunters the
western division of the colony Of New
South Wales must bel In one district it %
said that the rabbits are increasing at the
rate Of a million year. The scrub vege-
tation is being ruined by the pests, who eat
the tender bark in the absence OF softer
food Traps near water are recommended
as the only plan which promises any ma
teriaI relief from the scourge-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

There died in Bybrook, jamaica in lS3S
a woman named LetiJia Cox. who is be-
lieved TO have attained a greater age than
any one in modern times. She had docu
ments TO prove that she was Loo years old
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

Many husbands of the present day who
complain OF the hairdreSSing bills of their
wives, viii probably be interested 10 learn
that in the days of wigs and powder it was
not at all unusual Tor a lady to pay 500
for her bealCrlSs for a special or state oe
c2slOn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

ator from New
Hampshire. He
was also propri-
etor of The Pa
triot, a weekly
publication issued
in Concord. 1t was
on this sheet that
Horatio HIPS
sc ON PASTORAL "
experience began
nearly seventy-one
years ago. Four
teen hours cOnsti-
tuted a minimum
days work, and
after seven years
of this training
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
VERY ABLE WOMEN.
THE WIVES OF THE NEW UNITED
STATES SENATOR'S.

Though Some Were Previously UnfamiI-
iar with Washington Life They Have
Assumed Their Social Responsibilities
with Grace and Dignity.
copyright, 1882, by American Press Associa-
toni
The wives of the newly elected United
States senators, who are figuring promi-
nently IN Washington society this session,
are nearly all from the west and south. Com
parsons have been often made between
western and southern women, and they are
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
Mich, g.x. Rsea He.t.r Put.

Mrs. Flizbcut Tin for call)-I should
think you'd b tired to death. Mrs. Home
body: you're always as busy "a you can Be.
Mrs. Horaebody --0h. | don't mind IL
You know I'm no: troubled With callers
very often--Boston Transcript.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
IL 4 tIhE BALLOON.
THE SENSATIONS EXPERIENCED BY
THE SuMkiER AERONAUT.

He Takes Big Chances and Adds 30
Them by the Parachute Exhibition.
How the World Looks when Viewed
from Great Height.
!Copyright, 1852, by American Press Associa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

the kindness and sympathy that are In hef
heart.
Her eldest daughter, who has been edu-
Gated in Paris. is one of this seasons debu'
tantes in Washington.
Mrs. Jacob Fl. Gallinger. wife of the
New Hampshire senator, is New Eng
land woman, and thinks her mountain
home the pleasantest in the world.
AT least | desire to make it So" says
Mrs. Gailinger. Il want my children to
think when they are grown that their
childhood was the happiest time of their
lives"
She does not care much for society and
does no more in the line Of calling and en-
tertaining than she thinks her position re-
quires of her.
81 desire to make the most of my stay in
Washington" said Mrs Gallinger, land
there is so much to read and learn here
pertaining to our national history that
am sorely tempted to shirk my social
duties"
Mrs. Gallinger's eldest son is a graduats
of Harvard and his fathers private secre-
tary. All OF her children are musically ed
ucated, in addition to thorough school edu-
cations Mrs. Gallinger is fair blue
eyed woman, rather below medium height
and very quiet both as to dress and manner.
Mrs. Henry &. HansbrOugh, wife of the
senator from North Dakota, is a dainty
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

alike in many ways. The women of the
southern states have all the hospitality
and cordially of manner that their west
ern sisters have, but they lack the breezi-
ness and independence that is characteristic
Of the women beyond the Mississippi. The
western woman has all the vivacity and
verve of the southerner, but she in turn
lacks the softness of voice and ease of man
ner which are the southern woman's great
est charms. So that while they are both
charming they are not exactly of the same
type.
A lady who is favorite everywhere is
Mrs. Charles Gibson. There is no brighter
or more attractive woman in Washington.
She has host of friends. and is very fond OF
society.
II hardly have time to say my prayers"
she says
At her reception recently there were 700
guests. Among them were Lolita and
Nine. Rhea Lolita remarked enthusiastic
ally that she had never had SO good
time in her life.
The picture of Mrs. Gibson accompany
ing this sketch looks more like her, that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
SsESsEA n A ssisz5
Viii a:agle
SEVENTY YEARS A PRINTER.

The Honorable Career of a Veteran of
the art Preventative"
Horatio Hill, the oldest printer IN CHI
cago one of the oldest in the United States
and pioneer of Cook county, recently eel
ebrated his eighty-tifth birthday, and sur
prised every one by his remarkable mem
ory and the accuracy Of detail With which
all his anecdotes were related.
Mr.. Hills elder brother was congress
man ard afterward a United States SEN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

0rice and yards 90 Mosley ate. be-
tween Don gas - - and i5rsE -. as8d
Branch yards 81 nsoE CsfYs Okla
homa City. III ReuD and EsBsa. Ok5A~
bomA Ter ltogy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

'sThey married for love, / believer
'fYes"
Are they happy"
They don't know yet. They are wait
ing to zee VIZ her g-ltbsr is going 10 do fo7
them. New E1ri- Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
Expert X knowledge.

He-AlEno~t Nothing c9n be re
placed eIcept .hs old family portraits
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ti0n.l
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

indicate that the balloon season has ar
rived and that the aeronaut and para
chutist is preparing for his seasons
work. However much romance there
may appear in ballooning, it is nothing
less than trade, and difficult one, re-
curing long years Of training and expe-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

r. r. POWELL. Prs'-,. "a W. fAHiHEa v. Pres
J.. N. MooHK. Cashier
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-19
knights of Pythias, Attention!

The biennial session of the supreme
lodge and encampment of the Uniform
Rank, knights of Phythias, to be held at
Kansas City, August 20 to q, inclusive,
promises to be one of the best attended,
and most successful, gatherings, in the
history of the order.
The accessibility OF the point of meet
ing will be an inducement to draw vast
number of Knights and visitors, and the
Missouri Pacific railway, with its vast net
work OF lines entering Kansas City from
every direction, offers greater facilities
than any other line, and will be in better
position to take care OF divisions and
regiments, and the large delegations that
are expected. Its trains will be found Of
the handsomest; equipped with Pullman
buffet sleeping cars, Pullman parlor cars,
reclining chairs cars, (seats free) and
elegant day coaches.
The Missouri Pacific railway is prepared
to land divisions and regiments within
four blocks of the encapment, 1.-THE nearest
railroad point in the grounds).
The general committee has made COM
plete arrangements for camping outfits ;
tents with flooring, will be provided, and
wagons will be on hand to transport bag
gage to and from the grounds. The train
will be provided with water, and lighted
with electricity wire-woven cots, pillows,
and blankets, can be rented at a very low
rate.
Remember The Missouri Pacific rail-
way is the only line that lands its pas
senger within four blocks OF the encamp-
ment grounds. The Missouri Pacific rail
way is the only line running out of Colo.
RADIO, which is so situated as to be able to
properly handle the Knights who may
contemplate making the journey; making
a direct connection from all points in the
west, at Denver, Colorado Springs and
Pueblo.
See your nearest ticket agent at once, or
write for full information, to
G. A. TRIP,
Gen'l West. Frt. & Pass Agent,
Missouri Pacific Railway,
Denver Colo.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-19
MISSOURI WAKING UP.

According to the official statistics just
issued for 1891 by Labor Conn. Willard
2. Hail. the state OF Missouri is making
excellent progress.
The figures bring to mind a curious
state of affairs. Here We find Missouri
one Of the greatest agricultural states in
the nation, producing annually lead and
zinc. worth moro than her production Of
corn and oats, while coming west to the
Rockies We find the agricultural products
of Colorado, the great mining state,
worth more than the product of her
mines.
Mssouri'5 lead and zinc product last
year was worth $4,7o0,000. Poultry,
butter and eggs sold for "a ,6GG,00 and
"a, 000,0 900 was the value Of her coal and
iron output. One hundred and five
counties are returned as shipping cattle,
hogs and poultry, while only fifteen coun-
ties shipped zinc and lead. The state
ment is accompanied by map with
shipments from each county printed
upon it, and one peculiar feature devel.
oped by the map is that six counties have
no railroads, and hence no shipments.
The total value OF shipments from the
state during 1891 is given as 1925, O00,-
900.
With such o showing in favor of prog
ress it is little wonder that Missouri is
about to throw overheard her Democratic
mossbacks ard elect Warner governor.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-19

The Confederate brigadiers and the
southern Bourbon sheets are bowling that
the force bill is the issue of the ampaign ;
they ale telling immense lies and they
know it and are telling them deliberately
and with the malicious intention to de-
ceive; they are aided by the Mugwumps
and free traders in the east who are
DESTROYS Of aiding the British manufac-
turer and the European money lenders
at the expense of the wage workers Of
this country and who want to degrade the
laboring classes of this country to the
level Of European pauper labor. The
force bill is about as much OF an issue in
this campaign as the question OF whether
Bacon wrote Shakespeare or whether
Shakespeare was the author OF his own
works. The force bill bogy will not ork
this time. The country has had enough
OF it and can not be fooled again.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-19

Are you carpenter? In England
carpenter earns on an average $l.62 per
day. A carpenter in the United States
averages $2.75 per day. "The tariff does
not protect you, and you have no interest
in it." Are you so sure about that?
How many months were you employed
helping to build that big factory? 1t
would never have gone up were 1t not for
protection, and you would have been so
many months out of job" Perhaps
you are now at work on the houses around
it in which the employees will live. Those
houses would not be built if there were
no tariff. When the free trade crank
tells you that you are not protected and
have no interest in the tariff tell him he
does not know what he is talking about.
Vote this fall for STEADY job" during
the next four years,-New York Rec
order.