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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
HAIR PILLOWS ARE BEST.
Those Made of Feathers Are Too Warm
The Proper Thickness.


The Proper Thickness.
The use of a pillow is not a matter Of
mere blind usage 1t has physiolog-
ical basis. We sleep for the most part
on the side, and without a pillow the
head would be uncomfortably and harm
fully lower than the body. 1t will be
remem bered that Jacob, when fleeing
from Esau, took a stone for a pillow.
He needed something for the purpose.
and nothing better than a stone pre-
scented itself. Such practices are com
mon in Africa at the present day.
Some people rest the neck instead OF
the head on hard pillows In Africa
extraordinary headTears make this
practice necessary, and many a civil
lied woman has been compelled by a
somewhat similar couture to foreCo
both the pillow and the recum6ent
posture. A consideration of the physi-
illogical reason for pillows will su%-
gest their proper thickness. They
should merely bring the head
to the natural level Some pill
lows are much too thick. BY bend
ing the neck unduly they interfere with
the outflow Of the venouS blood from
the head. The pillow that just fills up
the space above the shoulder best suits
its end. Again, pillows Of feathers are
objectionable. While they furnish the
needed support for the head, they are
too heating, as they have remarllabl
capacity for holding and accommodating
heat.
1t should be remembered that more
blood, and hence more heat, goes TO the
head than to any other part OF the body.
Head heating pillows are against the
wholesome maxim, Keep the feet
warm, but the head cool" There is
nothing better than the hair pillow.
Further, the pillow is for the head, not
for the shoulders To rest the shout
ders on the pillow defeats the very end
for which it is used.-Chicago Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
SHAKESPEARE ON WHIST.
The Great Dramatist Gives Some Point
ers to Card Players.

The Great Dramatist Gives Some Point
ers to Card Players.
Shakespeare probably never played
whist in his life, and yet his plays con-
tain some very neat notices for use in
connection with the game. Some mem
Der of an Ohio whist club was bright
enough to pick them out for use N a
souvenir of q series OF games. This, the
Critic has discovered, and quotes from
as follows:
Whatever else shall hap tonight, give
it an understanding, but no tongue
Ham. j. q.
Seal up Your lips and give no words
but mum; the business asketh silent
secrecy q Hen. VI. j. p.
No tongue. all eyes! be silent ITEM
iv, u.
Be assured we come to use our hands
and not our tongues (Rich- Ill / 81.
am fam to shuttle. NJ. ". IL p.
Who leads? q Hen. ". iv. u.
The most patient man in loss, the
most coolest that ever turned up ace
(Cymb. ii. -.
/ have been in continual practice; l
shall win at the odds Ham =. q.
Have ! not here the best cards for the
game, to win this easy match? *
John. i. y.
One out Of suit with Fortune. that
could give more but that her hand LACKS
means a. y. /. / p.
Our sport shall be to take what they
mistake. 81. y .. V y,
III mark the play. Ham iii 81.
Our forefathers had nc other books
but the score and the tally. q lien.
VI. ". 7).-Detroit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
FRENCH ROYALlSTS.
ForEalIty which Compto lie Paris Exscts
OF His Guests.

Formally which Compile de Paris Exscts
OF His Guests.
The royalist ladies do not like tho
idea of having, when invited by Conte
and Confess de Paris on visits of three
days TO Stowe, to bring six dressy
dresses with them, says London Truth.
Three of the toilets arc TO be worn
in the daytime at the rate Of one a day,
and three in the corresponding even
ings The entertainments at Stowe are
not very entertaining, and the royal
lists have made up their minds that
nothing short of q war disastrous to
France can bring royalty back again.
Those who would stand the best chance
of being invited are generally hard up.
A duo whose name was a great deal as
ISOLATED with that of Due dOrleans is,
for instance, unable just yet to clear
off bill of about five hundred pounds
TO a tradesman- A duchess Of tip-top
position in the Orleanist ranks mot
Duchess d. Uzes) is so dipped as to be
unable TO marry her daughter, she find
ing it impossible to repay sums of
money that she spent belonging to the
young lady, who, still being minor, can
not sign paper which would cover her
grace from being sued by future SON.
in-law. Another, from a society stand
point, still moro influential grandame
with tres beaux restes, has to borrow
money off the son-in-law of a great
fancist. The lender takes pride in
avenging sights put upon his race in
former times by proclaiming his gen.
crosby. She would far prefer spending
the proceeds of a loan in a gamble to
buying six dressy dresses for a three
days visit to Stowe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
A Battle With a Tarpon

A fish tale from the Gulf of Mexico
relates to the adventures of five sailors
who were running small schooner
down the coast of Corpus Christi The
vessel was gliding along smoothly
when the monotony of the voyage was
broken by a six-foot tarpon leaping up
on the deck from the water. The big
fish at once began making things inter
esting on the boat, and for time 1t
looked as if the crew would have 10
Jump overheard to escape being knock
ed lifeless. They finally regaIned con-
troll OF their nerve, however, and decid-
ed to have it out with the fish, so one of
them seized an ak and the others hand
spikes and At the tarpon they went
The struggle was long and fierce. and
one of the sailors was knocked over
board by coming in contact with the tar
pon's tail. A rope was thrown him and
he was pulled back on deck. At last the
fish succumbed 70 the repeated blows
of the AK and han6-spikes and lay along
the deck as dead as maskereL-Gold-
en- DAYS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
A Ranhelor's Dilemma

Ny lady is lovable and noble and kind
Too noble for me, am sure;
She's the queen of AL women, rich, true and re-
fined;
I am only gay hearted and poor.
She's leader Of fashion. has home Of hes
own,
Her mansions are wopSrous fair.
! nm only poet, live all alone;
Ny castles are all In the air.
Alas, she's too wealthy and stylish for ma
Yet love her far moro than my LIFE
But I'm too proud tomarry; never could Be
A man that's maintained By his wife
1--WE were made for each other" of this ana
sure;
She likes ne, know by her eyes:
But, alas, she's so wealthy and am so poos
cannot support such prize
Then what IN the world should q bachelor do
Who Is busted teetotally 1atf
Why, I'll ask for her hand, and her big fortuna
too
Then work 20 support her with that
Larry Chittenden, Poet-RanchmaA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
TIL. Dams Of Famous Horses.

Hal Pointers dam Is a common-look-
ing old pacing mare. DuPiex's t2:17A1
dam was pacing mare Of unknown
breeding. but of good Tennessee stock.
Matte Hunters (2:12HO dam was a
small-sized pacing mare out of com
mon mustang mare. Brown Halls
(2:121z) and Brown jugs (211tl) dam
was an ordinary-looking pacing mare.
Jehie Lees trotter (2:22) dam was 4
sman-sized pacing mare By Cramer.
Ella Browns (2:15A) dam was a little,
indifferent-loolliug PAGER. Nearly all
of them could be bought once for sl25
TO $500, and yet they produced winners.
well-bred and are now, If alive. worth
a lot of trotters that have al their speed
In their pedigree.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
RHYMES OF A DAY.
Football as the Girls See It


took the gentle Annabel
To see a football game,
And thus unto q friend Of hers
Did she describe the same:
'4Oh, May, you should have seen them play.
Twas such a lovely sight
And though the first game had seen
understood it quite
"First came the Yales, Gil dressed in blue,
Then Harvard came in red,
One fellow yelled, the rest all tried
To jump upon his head
"And then one fellow stopped and stopped
And all the rest got round;
And every fellow stopped and stopped
And looked hard at the ground
"And then another fellow yelled,
And each man, where he stood.
Just hit and struck and knocked and kicked
AT everyone be could
"And then one fen upon his neck,
And all the others ran,
And on his prone and PROSTATE form
Leaped every blessed man
"And then the ambulance drove On.
And loading up with men,
With twisted neclls and broken lungs
Went driving Of again
"Oh footballs just the cutest game,
1t cannot be surpassed;
But yet II really is shame
To use UP men SO fast"
Boston Courier.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10

pose that is why had so great desire
to get il. He was armed and was not.
He ordered me down from the tree, and
attached 10 the order was the DECLARE
ton that. should / disobey, he would
shoot me. As touched the ground he
laughed aeartiiy and said he did not
mean TO hurt me, but if l had not
obeved he would have been compelled
to shoot.
I'VE sat down at the foot of the tree
and became well acquainted, though ne
would not allow me the privilege OF
single apple, because, as he said, the
tree was upon the plantation Of the
father of his sweetheart. and he had
promised her that no northerner should
taste any of the fruit.
"At that period was learning to
chew tobacco and SO was he. had
some of the weed, but he didn't tried
to trade tobacco for his sweetheart's
apples, but it was no 60. He kept his
promise TO her. We continued our ac-
quaintance for year or so after the
close of hostilities by correspondence,
and this is the first day We have met
since the day under the apple tree. He
saw my name on the programme at the
play last night and to-day called upon
ne. and how we embraced one another
was a pleasure | assure you His name
is Frank Warren, and he is prominent
| business man in st. Louis. At the close
of the season he has invited me to spend
a month with him, which have prom
ised to do.
Eyes, he married the girl to whom he
| had given his word that he would guard
with his life the apples from the north
ern soldiers. Of course, he would have
| killed me had l not come down from
| the tree Atlanta Constitution.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
GETTING ENGAGED IN HOLLAND.
The Curious Way n Young Dutohman
Manages Bis Love AnaIrs.

The Curfous Way Young Dutohman
Manages Bis Love Affairs.
In many of the provinces of Holland
there is marriage custom in vogue
which is as curious as any to be found
IN years search through South AT
RIGA.
When a Dutch swain falls so deeply
In love that he feels it imperative TO
breathe the story of his affections into
the ears of his loved one he starts out
for her home bearing in one hand a
sweet seed cake wrapped in paper. Ar
rived at the family residence. he enters
the living room and, without address
ing the girl, he places the cake upon a
table near her. If she opens the paper
and bc~ins to eat, it is 9 sign that the
love-suit is acceptable 70 all. But if
the. cake is left upon the table un-
touched. then the lover must look some
where else for a sweetheart. Some
times the girl leases her lover by daily
ing with the cake before eating. In
case she refuses him, the whole affair is
kept entirely a secret and no one out
side the family is ever the wiser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
One In a Thousand.

He may have faults: and bad ones too;
He may not be our peer;
But old regime or parvenu,
We hold his presence dear;
And when he's dead and passed swsy,
His virtues wiz survive
GOD bless the friend, who's prompt TO lend
His quick and ready "dver'
With thankful words we clasp his hand:
Delighted through and through:
As, with smile serene and bland,
He sCorns our !. O L.
"Oh no, my boy, your words enough!-
Our dropping hopes revive
God bless the friend. who's prompt 10 lend,
His quick and ready "dyei'
It's not the sordid paltry coin,
II is the pleasing sense,
That here, at least, two spirits Join,
In tender confidence
Fe know he'll part" he knows wen pay,
las sure as we're alivel"
Goa bless the friend, who's prompt TO LEND,
bis quick and ready "fver'
Harry Romaine, in Brooklyn Liza
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
EXPLOSIONS OF OIL LAMPS.
Little Danger Res uIts If People Will Only
Keen Cool.


Little Danger Res ults If People Will Only
Keep Cool.
Even the explosive quality of the
modern oil lamp is now subject OF
doubt An English experimental says
that he has tried in every way known
to him to make kerosene lamp explode
and has not succeeded in doing so. His
theory is that the various sO-called eX-
blossoms have merely been the igniting
of spilled oil caused by the upsetting or
breaking of lamps He moreover goes
on to assert that the best quality of oil
is slow to ignite, and if smothered at
once with a piece of carpet or some
wooden garment the flame is easily put
out. The chief thing necessary in such
a case, is presence of mind. If the lamp
upsets it must be picked up at once and
set right, so it shall not have the time
to ignite the spilled oil. A metal lamp
which can not be broken is much less
LA BILE to danger than a glass or porce-
lain lamp unless such lamp has metal
font If people remain cool-headed,
neither open door to create draught,
as they usually do, nor rush out of the
room to leave the lamp to work its de
struction, there is very little danger
from metal lamp. But it requires
presence of mind and GOODNESS of judg-
ment to pick it up instantly and smoth-
er the flames on the carpet or rug. 1t is
just the same courage that is needed III
many events in everyday household
life Half the tragedies in the world
are caused by panicky people who lose
their presence of mind at the very time
that they need it most If oil ignites
on the kitchen floor pan of common
-four or box of sand or common earth
viii smother il as quickly as anything.
N. Y. Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
TOLD sY MopJESKa.
The Great Actress say- She Is Never Co
ing To Be Old.

The Great Actress says she Is Never TO-
ing 70 Be Old
IAN the people are asking me how
keep looking SO young, as =. indeed. |
were old. am never going 70 be obi.
said Nine. ModieslSa u the New York
Sun man. 'I'll tell you n story just To
show you the kind Of stock CONS
from. When my mother was - we
bought her some good, warm hanneis'
such as other old ladies wear. and put
them on her. She wore them day ~
night she cried and would have taeta
taken OF. Why she said. - wear
those woolly things now what Wall
wear when | am oldY That's the blood
that's in me. don't believe N cod-
ding and fussinC about myself II 60
not grow old as fast as other women u
Is because | have no time 10 worry
about getting old. ! Am not ANXIOUS
about rlv charms or my clothing nor
do I bother with lotions for my com
plexion. II might be better u did /
have hot bath every night before 50
to bed. a good nights sleep, hSht
breakfast. a simple but hearty dinner
M . O'Clock. a bit OF bread and tea Tor
lunch at 5. and a supper after the play,
with good cupof tea You Americans
would say Mime. ModjeslSa was killing
herself il you knew how much tea and
coffee | drink, and seel cigarette al
WAYS with my dinner" and she took
Che lighted cigarette FROM her hus-
band. blowing out rings OF smoke
with a dainty grace and mischievcus
smile. ~ always like 10 have people
smoke with mr." she added. FOR ven
know If Won eat salt with an Arab or
smoke with Pole you are forever "A
lovaI friend"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
Tho Old Mans Song.

The apples cheeks, like yours, were red.
Eeighoi long ego.
The folks had all crept OF 70 bed,
HeizhoI the IRE did glow;
And by the kitchen stove We sat
You and l, to smile and chat
Two seeds we from the apple took.
HeiShoi long ago
still can see your bashful look,
Heighol with cheeks ago,
As on the stovc the seed placed
And slipped my arm around your waist
The seeds together jumped away.
Heighol long agoi
And on the spot you named the day,
Heigho! how love doth growl
We dearly loved each other then,
But not as at three score and ten
IN. L. Magazine
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
INDIVIDUAL TASTE HAS PLAY.
Every Woman Must Now Originate Her
Sr,xn1 NJ .ir,rr

LvcIy woman MUST No" oTlRIUaBS k1ef
Own Success at eIowRing.
There is tide in the affairs of milli-
merry when every woman must originate
her own successes, when distinction in
dress means discretion in selection. and
blind following of fashion plates results
in disaster. Verify. the tide is at its
food in this day o. renaissance, for the
mode has gone mad. Fashion is in a
wild frolic, and holds perpetual high
carnival in a chaos of color. a confusion
of fantasies, baZarre and splendid, when
only the artists touch saves legitimate
picturesqueness from absurd eccentrici-
" and distinguishes between the rich
ness which means elegance and the
costliness which results IN vulgarity.
Happy is the woman who can seek her
inspirations in gallery of her own or
some one else's ancestresses, Tor the
materials of the day faithfully repro
duce the old models even to
the laces and garniture. Such
gown designed by famous belle
in the ancient time, and copied by
the wife of an artist uptown, is made
of Russian velour, dull bronze brown
on pale blue ground. The skirt, soft
and graceful in its fall, has no decora-
ton except cord OF plain bronze vel
vet on the edge and another at the top,
where it is slightly fulled instead OF be-
ing gored or fitted with darts. The
lining is blue and pink changea bic
taffeta. A little close short waist of
plain bronze velvet is embroidered in a
pattern with blue and gold, and laced
down the front with gold cord. a full
bronze frill, lined with blue, is gathered
about the edge, widening on the shout
ders and falling over hinge slashed
sleeve puffs of bronze, with blue
glimpses in the slashes. The gathering
guimpe and long, close sleeves, wrinkled
from the hand to the puff by means OF
a gathering up the inside of the arm,
are of soft liberty tissue. pale blue, and
unlined. There is delicate air of old
time gentility in the pretty toilet. some
how wanting in the illustrated modes
of the day, and most gracious and re-
fning in its charm.-N. y. Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10

The Atlanta Constitution is RESPONSE
BILE for fairly good story about circus
manager who waCered his entire show
on the recent election. II says that
Miles Ort0n's show was billed TO appear
NJ Carrollton. Ga, November IA, and
that 5000 persons, representing the
amusement-loving population for miles
around, gathered in that town to wit
ness it. No show came, but the rain
came IN torrents, and the crowd went
home drenched and Disguised. 1t ap-
peared that Orion, who was an enthusi-
astic Harrison man, bet his whole show
with a Cleveland man in Chattanooga
on the result Of the election, and of
course lost his bet. II is said that the
winning democrat rode the elephant
which was among the live stock he won
from Orton-in a democratic parade in
CHATTANOOGA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
ABsY HUTCHINSON.
Tn. last Member Of n Famous Musicai
Family Passes Away.

tn. last Member Of FRu,ous Musical
Family Passes Away.
Mrs. Abby Hutchinson Patton. wife
of Ludlow Patton. died Ia New York a
few days ago, after a brief illness, the
immediate cause Of which was a rupture
of one OF the blood vessels 81 tie brain
Mrs. Pattou and her brother John were
the lest survivors Of the famous Hutch
inson family OF singers q New ilanP-
shire, who first came before the pubic
fifty years ago and sang before audi
euces throughout this country ana
Great Britain. There were three broth
ers and one sister, who composed
the quartette. Abby. the youngest,
was born August -. 1922. She was a
natural musician. singing as soon a.
she could talk. ~ the acc * twelve
she started out with her brothers en- a
concert tour. Their songs and manner
were characterized 10y the utmost sim
plicity. In lS45 the family visited Great
Britain. They were entertained by
Charles Dickens. William Hewitt and
Alexander Ireland They found many
warm friends in that country. In 1919
Abby was married to Ludlow Patton, a
banker and broker and member OF the
New York exchange. After her mar
riage Mrs. Patton sang only occasion
ally with her brothers on special occa-
sions. but was always ready 10 respond
for charity. Mrs. Patton recently n
sued little volume called ~ Handful
Of Pebbles" which contains many lofty
sentiments She has also set 70 music
number Of songs. among those best
known are Kind Words Can Never
Die" and Ring Out, Wild Bells
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-10
EooILleHT CHICKERING'S.
Frank Daniels has new piece callea
"Biood Will Tell"

Frank Daniels has new piece called
"Blood viii Tell"
Ibsen, the dramatist, Is said to be
descendant OF Scotch royalty.
Julia Rive King viii not play any
more in concert, but viii teach instead
London is to be RECALLED with spec
tacular version of Uncle Toms Cabin"
Sims and Raleigh's THE Guardsman"
is TO follow The Gray Mare" at the
New York Lyceum-
Miss Loie Fuller performed at the
Elysee in Paris in the presence of Presi-
dent and Nine. Carnot.
Julia Marlowe is an English girl, born
about twenty-five miles from Carlisle,
in the north of England
Fanny Davenport may possibly ap-
pear as Lady Gay Spanker and Nancy
Sykes in OLIVER Twist next season
Augustin Days new London theater
on Cranbourne street is expected to be
completed and opened shortly after
Easter.
Giacosca's new drama. ''Tristi Anore"
(Fatal Love-, was enthusiastically re
ceived at the Tivol theater, Rotterdam,
Holland
The theatrical profession, as usual,
came we'll to the fore when money was
TO be raised for the sufferers by the Mil
waulzee fire.
Itwas developed by testimony in re-
cent trial in London that the prince OF
Wales was indebted TO the extent of
50, 345 for box tickets to the London
Lyceum.
Times have changed in theatricals
since gentle William penned his plays.
The actor now who starves for arts sake
is as rare as play without bit of ma
chinery.
Lolita. the actress. is said 10 have i'm
proved in health, and at present is con-
sidered out of all danger. 1t is not
likely. however. that she win again go
on the stage-at least not this season.
Charles II. Hoyt is the first theatrical
manager chosen by the people 70 repre-
sent them in any legislative body. So
much strength did he develop in the
Charlestown fight that he will be nom
mated for congress next year.
Sol Smith Russell says: Some critics
have been trying TO discover why am
popular. One said it was my winning
smile, another that it was the down.
right LONELINESS of my face, and still
another said il was due to my pedal eN-
tremities. Sometimes l am surprised
myself"
Since Sol Smith Russell announced
that he intended impersonating Abra-
dam Lincoln. he has received hundreds
of letters from friends and admirers. 1t
is said, advising him not to do so. His
reply has always been; - shall not
bring any discredit on the honored
name of the martyr president. Of this
my friends can be assured"
Charles Dickson. of 'Incog," hes an
uncle who has a prejudice against the
stage. Actors, according to ais theory,
are idlcrs, vagabonds and worse. A
party who was not aware of the old
gentleman's sentiments asked: Have
you seen your nephew Dickson play?'
No" was the curt rejoinder, land /
never saw him work either"