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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-18
MA AND ME.

may be partial; perhaps / be;
But there amt no wife in this town I see
That is anything near TO my Hepsy Ann
She never changes, and never can
She's heatin' the old brick oven now,
While I'm goin' on al the tail Of the plow.
There's gingernuts, apples and pies 10 bake
And a loaf of brown-bread, and pan o cake,
And beans. that for thirty long years and nine
We've had every Saturday, rain or shine
may be partial, perhaps be,
But never daughter like mine see
With the rose in her cheek and the laugh In her
eye:
Both Jolly and modest, both merry and shy,
With lips full OF kisses But stop right thar
Them kisses IS only for me and ma
She'll wash an iron an laugh an sing,
Nm milk our Daisy, and-eYerythiDB!
tell you, our Kitty Is good 10 see,
And real treasure TO ma and mel
may be partial; perhaps I am:
But there amt no boy that is just like Sam
Sans goin' to congress some futer day;
A risIn man. 80 the papers say;
A lawyer, an lucky as he can be
Sends money often TO ma ard me-
He amt ashamed Of his origin,
Like some O. those monkeyish city men:
lie stands right up for the crowds that toll
An he calls himself son o. the soil
! may be partial as most things go,
But there amt no fruit like the fruit grow.
The branches groan with them yeller pears,
And the red-cheeked apples they put on airs,
Cause they're Of kind that is scarce an high,
An ing trees never gin out an die.
Perhaps I'm old-fashioned: there be few
Who think that trees and that cattle, too,
Needs Jest as much tend.n' as humans do
guess I m partial, know be-
But happier household you wouldn't see
Than Sam an Kitty and ma and me.
Mary A Denison il N. Y. Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-18
A Huge Crocodile While Undergoing the
Process of Having Picture Took"

A Huge Crocodile While Undergoing the
Process of Having Picture Took"
Amateur photogra pliers are said to be
as persistent as lightning-rod or fruit
tree agents. Some of them certainly
do go to great lengths in the pursuit of
queer subjects" Thousands of photo
graphic devotees went to the top Of
Eihel Tower during the great exposi-
ton for the purpose of getting snap
shot birdseye view of the city of Paris.
And they got them, too. It's a way
they seem to have of getting what
ever they set their minds on having.
Hundreds of amateur photographers
have made dangerous mountain aseents
for the purpose of obtaining pictures
OF the wild. rugged scenery, and num-
bers of enthusiasts have gone up in
balloons, and from their dizzy heights
snapped away at this little mundane
sphere of ours with their cameras
The most unique adventure on rec
ord, however, in which a snapshotter
partici pated. occurred some time ago
near Blantvre, in the shire highlands
of South Africa. A party. consisting Of
several members of the Scotch mission.
came suddenly upon a number Of croco-
dies while they were out hunting one
day.
The enormous sauriaDs were lazilT
baslsing in the sun. but, despite the ad-
monitorv ''Sh," OF one OF the nirnrods.
they took alarm at the approach of the
strangers aud beat a hasty retreat to-
ward the water. which all Of them e.
tered except one straggler, which the
hunters succeeded in catching by the
tails
The four natives who seized the croco-
die by that portion Of his anatomy
which would have entered the water
last, had ne succeeded in eludinz them.
were swayed violently from side 20 side
By the violent writhing OF the powerful
creature. but they held on nantully
until the photographed had got his
camera around in front OF him. when.
ehck' and the great African aulphiDian
had had his picture took The sequel
was q particularly sod one FOR the cr0co-
dir for after the sitting he was dis
patched oI riae-sh9l --Go!deH Days
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-18
TO PREVENT RuNAwAYs.
Remove the Cause and the Trouble VIZ
Disappear.

Remove the Cause and the Trouble WI
Disappear.
No horse can or viii run away with
his neck handsomely arched and with
out bearing hard against the bit BY
having i'm carefully nexed ard
mouthed you PIT his head, neck ana
mouth in position 10 make resistance
against the DIT physical impossi bility,
and even if be should be frightened
into running. the muscles of his neck
and jaws, having by previous training
been brought under absolute control,
he will quickly yield TO the pressure Of
the bit, and can be managed With ease
Besides forcing the horse Into physical
obedience, hexing and mounting have
an equal moral effect, viz: Being
taught tina the paiE caused by pulling
the biz ceases with che beginning Of his
obedience. he always, as it were, antiei-
pstes your wishes by yielding I'M
mediately. These results obtained by
tiexiag and monthing refer to both
driving and saddle-horses Have vow
horses well trained flexsd and mouthea
before driving or riding them through
the streets or in the park. and Won vii;
have fewer accidents. fewer wagons e
repair, and fewer doctor bill. 10 nav.
To hold IA spirited horse, one Of those
luggers who nearly pull You oft tho
saddle or who pull the wagon lv the
mouth, with the reins as traces fastened
to your hands and you as su bstitute
for whiffietree, is no pleasure You
wrap the reins around Your hands
You use buttons OF loops. or universal
or patent otis which. giving the horse
more pain, only cause him % pull
harder, for he wants 70 free himself
from the torture inflicted by the Bit
Or by an overdrsw attached 20 the thin
bit, the latter pinchiug she mouth the
thinner and smaller tho bit The greater
the tortured, you elevate MS nose and
tie il up 10 his tail, keeping him for
hours in strained p-Nition. which pro.
duces that peculiar stiff movement 81
shoulders and fore-leEs so noticeable 10
horses checked by high oyerdraws But
you do not remedy the trouble; tho
horse still Jugs"
II you, instead of fighting the whoia
horse at once. would first become mas
ter of his separate parts. particularly
his neck and Jaws. by having them
fexed and supplied so that You can
handle them with ease. Won would have
no trouble, no Juggling. no running
away. IL the horse Jugs with his Jaws
resting against The bit. IL is 20, caused
by the hardness of flesh in .. mouth.
but by the position Of his head and
neck and the stiffness OF the latter, re-
ceiving and cen:ering ia il the impetus
of his body; ne may. for instance. have
a heavy, muscular neck and strong
narrow jaw the muscles Of the
reck not being, by bexing. taught %
yield. those which carry the head and
neck stretched out are predominant,
and. although he would like 20 evAds
the pain inflicted by the bit. he can not
do so, but must rush against H. Re-
move the cause aud the trouble wiz
dissppear.-Rider and Driver.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-18
Points ON Pnnus

The pillow craze" far from showing
any diminution, has taken on new
forms, shapes aud colorings The
latest inventions are the ''kneeling
cushions" used at weddings. These ell
the place of the modest hassocS and are
fully yard square. The richest stuffs
are employed in covering them. and
Chinese embroideries of gold thread on
a white satin ground are. perhaps. the
most popular. Some lovely French
satins IL white ground covered with
a thistle design in pale heiotrope are
also used, and white cotton velvets are
suitable and comparatively inexpen-
sive for the purpose.-Chicago Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-18
An Illustrated Diary.

II il said that a certain millionaire is
always accompanied by quiet-loo5ing
man who carries a small square case.
and hOvers around in a seemingly-sus-
plcious way. But he is a most impor-
tant individual and receives handsome
salary for his services. 1t is his duty to
take series of instanteous photo
graphs, showing how his employer has
passed the day. There is no posing or
anything Of the sort and the photogra-
pher has to use his own Judgment in
choosing which moments to represent
Outing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-18
MR.. MAYNE, SENATOR.
How "Old Honesty" Defeated the
big Seven" Bill,

R. MAYNE, of
White Buffalo
county, was a
C 0 n S cienticus
man. BY that
] do not mean
that he was
one of those
pitiabl S C ru-
pulous c h a ps
who seem to be
ut into this
world for the
good of their
e How m e n,
and w b o are
called hence all
too soon. leav-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-18
The Outside of n Lemon.

Not many people stop to think about
1t, but the outside of lemon is any
thing but clean II You look at it you
will see some tiny spots. like scales, all
over It These are the eggs Of an in
sect, and if the lemon is not washed
they are likely to become an ingredient
IN whatever dish the lemon is used for.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-18
1t Usually Does.

Mr.. Hubby Justwed-And did nv lit
Gle WHEY pick that great big turkey all
b. herself?
The Lutte Wife--Yes. darling; but I
assure you it took great deal of pluck.
National Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-18

the Hawaiians. Her husband Is an
Engkshman The population of the
islands in 1854 was S0.57S. OF this total
40,014 Were natives OF the foreigners
IL $50 were Chinese.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-18
strong Enonch.

Small Son-Mamma, NAV I go slat-
"?
Mamma-The ice IS very thin vet.
Small Son-WeH, I'm pretty thin.
Zoo. Good News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-18

-Woman's Weapon neutrality-suspicious.
she picked the catch on her handouts.
dug through two-foot wall of stone.
took out pane of plate glass bv re-
moving the putty, and then opened the
big lock on the gate. What tools had
she?' Matron-None whatever say
great heavensl Iforgot to take away
her hairpins!" Keeper-"Then pursuit
s useless, She still has them. Puck.
Tt seems to me its an awful price
for the horse; is he completely broken?'
mo, but his owner IS r-Inter-Oeeap.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-18
The SAURlAN PHOTOGRAPHED.

Il. L. KETCHUM.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-18
No Need of Sticky Starch.

To prevent starch from sticking" va rious things are useful. Clean. white lard is as good as any. Put heaped teaspoopful of it to full pint of thick starch while hot, stirring it we'll through and through the mass along with pinch of salt. White wax, white soap and par affin are all used in like fashion. Put in bit of either as big as the end of your thumb while the starch is boiling hot and stir until thoroughly dissolved.
 For the collars and cuffs and shirt bosoms paraffin is perhaps best as it helps toward a polish. Put in likewise two tablespOonfuls of strong gum arabic water. To make this choose the cleanest white gum and pour pint of boiling water over four ounces of it. Let it stand till thoroughly dissolved, then strain and bottle for use. The gum much diluted is fine stiffening for nets, mus lins and other meshy fabrics that starch might blue and cloud.
 Gum tragacanth can be used in like manner and gives a clearer liquid, be sides being very much cheaper. To dis solve it use cold water, as hot cooks it and utterly ruins it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-18
A Red Gown Necessary.

When a woman is sick and tired and has to make good appearance, she can belle her feelings by putting on a red dress. If that charitable. warm tinted toilet is not at hand, get crimson, claret or cardinal scarf or yard of silk and fashion ke-chief, bretelles or chemisette against the face Red is the flag of health, the banner of love, the color of life. It is the rouge with which nature makes up the palms, lips, ears, cheeks and finger nails of her children. It is in the heart of more than half the flowers. It lines the seashells and tints the price less pearl, and it is the best antifreckle cure and skin brightener in the trade. No woman suspicious of her beauty should attempt to dress well without a red gown.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-18
CROCHETED FRII.L.

When making trimming, says The Delineator, of this kind of sleeves or anything to be joined, it is best to meas ure the braid and join ends before be- ginning to crochet. In this way the piece will be crocheted whole instead of being joined with seam. When this is done, the loops upon the edge of the braid must be counted and a piece hay ing some multiple of nine be used in order to make an even number of points, as nine loops are required as a founda- ton for each point.
 To Begin Frill-With the thread or crochet cotton selected, make 1 d. c. with oh. between in each loop on each edge of the braid.
 Next Row-On one edge, make 15 d. C., making in each double and in each chain. Then make 5 ch., loose d. c. in next d. C., 5 ch., d. c. in same d. C.. 5 ch., 1 d. c. in next d. C.; this last d. c. forms the first stitch of the next 15 d. c. Now repeat from :.
 In each succeeding row make 2 less in the center of the doubles (the solid points, and 1 more chain of 5 between these points until there are but 8 doubles and 9 chains of 5. This gives the fullness which the illustration shows.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-18
A Matter of Credit,

The young man had very nice gold watch-that is to say, sometimes he had it and sometimes he didn't. for he was a young man who was not always ahead of the deal. On this occasion he had it, and when the nice old gent to whom he was talking for a job asked him what time it was he pulled it out to see.
 That's a nice watch you have" said the old one.
 Yes remarked the young one, T am quite proud of it, and he handed it over to be inspected.
 The old one looked it over and passed it back.
 That watch is credit to you, sir" he said, for to the old one it represented so much saved and so much ability to save.
 Yes" responded the young one ab- sentmindedly, it has been a credit to me more times than one" and visions of three golden balls fitted through his mind.-Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-18
WILSON RAN AMUCK.
Chased Woman, Shot at a Man and Al
 tempted Suicide.

tempted Suicide
 AUBURN, \. Y, July Is-Edward Will son, q worthless fellow of 60 years, ran amuck in the First ward because he was denied admission to boarding house. He whipped out a revolver and chased the mistress through the house, discharging one chamber of his weapon as he ran. The woman escaped and her assailant con tinued his way, revolver in hand, crossing the Owasco outlet to Walnut street, where he entered a marble shop. Here he dis charged his weapon at John Seals, work man. the ball taking effect in the jaw and coming out of his upper cheek.
 He then turned the weapon upon himself. and before he could be stopped sent two bullets blowing through his own head. One entered at the forehead over the right eye and lodged beneath the scalp. The other entered back of the right ear and followed the skull around to its base. Seals was taken to the hospital in an ann bulance, and Wilson was taken to police headquarters and atterward also sent to the hospital. Both will recover. No reason can be given for Wilson's mad act, except that he has been drinking.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-18


 physicians and politicians, but it is also the era of women swimmers, wrestlers, pugilists tennis players. bicyclists, gym nasts, expert rife shots, bowlers, horse dealers. cricketcrs. weight filters, judges of cattle and dogs, baseball players, fenc- CTS. billiard experts, chess analysts, ca nocists, scullers, skaters, golf players, club swingers, aeronauts and pedestri- ans.
 Women may lack the ability to keep a secret, but they certainly do not lack pluck. determination and ambition when they enter the athletic lists to show man what they can do. They are wisdom it. self, too, for the reason that they rarely attempt to outshine man-only to meet failure-but are usually content to do thing very well and then fall back upon the qualifying phrase for a woman"
 This statement. however. Is hardly true of Miss Winifrcd Lealeo of the island of Guernsey, who one day shouldered her rifle. marched 10 Bisley common Englands new WimbledOn-and con- petcd at the rife butts with the best marksmeu among the citizen soldiers of England. Canada and Australia. When her turn came to shoot. she sat down tailor fashion. put the rife to her shoul- der, closed one eve like a veteran. and although it was her first or sighting shot" she put bullet in the very center of the bullseye 200 yards distant. She shot with the regulation Martini-H Henry rife, was not favored in the least, and the emphatic 80 pound kick of the weapon did not seem to annoy her any more than the kick of an ablebodied fly.
 At 200 yards Miss Leale scored 27 out of possible So, and at 500 yards she hit the bullseye . times out of a possible :. Of all the expert rifemen present very few ouualed her record. Miss Leale's father was surgeon major of the Chan nel islands militia, and when she dis played such expertness she had only been shooting under his direction for IS months.
 On this side of the water Mrs. Frank Glass and Miss Annie Oakley are two of tlE, best markswomen. Mrs. Glass, who lives in Jersey City. has frequently killed 10 out of 10 birds on the wing with her 7t pound shotgun. and such scores as T. out of 20 and 23 out of 9 bluerocks show that she Is sure death to almost any bird that gets up in front of her | breeChloader. Mrs. Glass has only been shooting two years. but she has had the training of Frank Class, the well known marksman. who is her husband.
 Annie Oakley is an Ohio girl. ? years old. When she was only 10 years of age. she was so fond of shooting that she would run away with her brothers mus ket and practice in the woods. She has broken 9S4 out of 1000 glass balls and holds the worlds record for this num- Der. She has also broken 4.772 out of | 5000 in nine hOurs-a most remarkable feat. She breaks glass balls in the air about as easily with the rifle as she does with the shotgun and has record of killing 043 out of 1000 with 9 caliber rifle. Sitting Bull was so pleased with her shooting about 10 years ago that he
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-18
Frnnce.s War flans.

PARls, July lS.-T'he ministers have re solved to disavow in the chamber any in tention to interfere with Siamese independ- ence. At the same time they decided they should insist that the treaties between France and Siam be respected. and that DO intervention on the part of a third power should be tolerated. In case it should be come necessary to bonn bard Bang kok warn ing should be given to foreign bowels so as to enable them to protect their subjects in that city. In case Siam should decline to give complete satisfaction for her offenses against Frances treaty rights, the Mekong river should be blockaded.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-18
TOO ACCOMMODATING
He LonEed Afterward to Have That O1o
 Back.


 That's miner'
 Its mine!"
 The two men spoke simultaneously and reached at about the same instant for a crumpled piece of green paper that lay on the sidewalk.
 The man with the purple necktie was Q shade the quicker of the two. His hand closed over the paper just in time to be clutched itself in the grasp of the other man, dusty, travel stained pill grim in gray suit and carrying a va lise
 There was a momentary struggle, but the man with the purple necktie re- tained possession of the prize.
 "I saw that firstr' hotly exclaimed the traveller.
 "If you saw it first, my friend" re- piled the other, ''why didn't you pick it upT" "You jumped in ahead of me-" "I saw it as soon as you did, if not a little sooner. was making for it when you stopped"
 "I was nearest to it! I had the best right to it! demand"-
 Softly, my dear sir," said the man with the purple necktie, retreating as the other advanced. Possession is nine points of the law, and the point you're trying to make is not well taken. think saw it first, and I certainly got it first. am going to keep it unless-heIlol" he exclaimed as he opened out the piece of green paper and looked at it, tits go billr' "I say it's a bloody shame Snd s"-
 Hold on! This is bigger find than expected. I thought it was Aver. I am willing to divide it with you. Isn't that fair? Isn't it a little more than fair?"
 The dusty traveller reflected a mo- ! ment.
 Well" he said. q guess that's square enough. Got $10 bill?"
 No, but if you'll wait here a minute I'll take this into a cigar shop round the corner and get it changed"
 You needn't do that. I think I've got ten."
 With some alacrity he drew leather wallet from his pocket, opened it, ex- tracted bill and handed it over, re ceiving the $20 in exchange. Two hours later, with a fierce gleam ] in his eye and a hickory club in his hand, he was hunting all over town for man with a purple necktie.
 The $20 bill was a counterfeit.-Chi- | cago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-18
WHITE HOUSE WORK.
Many Improvements Being Made While
 the President Is Away.


 WASHINGTON, July ls.-The absence of the president and his family at Buzzards s Bay is being taken advantage of to thor oughly renovate the White House and to make some domestic changes in the ar engagement of the interior. President and Mrs. Cleveland's sleeping room will be in the future the chamber on the north side of the house, favorite room with them before, and the same room used by Presi- dent Arthur in his day. The smaller room at the corner was used before by Mrs Cleveland as her boudoir, and has again been arranged for the same purpose. These two rooms were the nursery during the last administration, and were entirely dis mantled after the sickness of little Mar thena Harrison. Both are now decorated according to Mrs. Clevelands taste.
 The presidents bed chamber is now a red room. Mrs. Cleveland's boudoir is be ing decorated in light shade of blue with carpets, hangings and other accessories to match. EX-President Harrison's old bed room, known as the Prince of Wales room. is to be set apart for the use of the presidents little daughter Ruth and her nurse.
 The other rooms on the south side of the mansion are reserved for visitors.
 On the parlor floor the red room is being prepared for an entirely new decoration from floor to ceiling. All the crimson wall paper is being scraped off, and electric light men are sinking the wires in the walls for the new fixtures.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-18
RlouaR WAiRf.

This is @ fancy blouse of plain and plaid surah or other silk. The blouse it. self is of plain silk, the plaid being used
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-18
\ Stunlper.

MT. Bonnet is bright and well pre- served old gentleman, but to his little granddaughter Mabel he seems very old indeed.
 She had been sitting on his knee and looking at him seriously for some mo- ments one day when she said, Grand pa, were you in the ark:"
 Why. no. my dear" gasped her as tonished grandparent.
 Mabel's eyes grew large and round with astonishmcnt. Then why weren't you drowned;" she asked. Com naniOn.