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ing down eight stories at one leap.
These feats are performed in this coun-1
try only, but after our boys Jamestown
the foreigners how it is done, it is ex-
pected that the latter will adopt these
methods.
The exercises of hose fire company
in America will also be shown. First
will come lightning hub hose hitch1
ing" done in second and 4 hall.
variation of this is known as ''hitching
up the team with harness lying on the
ground" and is accomplished in two
seconds. Dry line hose laying and fast
coupling, and finally the fremen's
drill, during which they leap from bed
to bunker down the sliding pole, lay
the hose and throw a watery stream to
the seventh story of building IN no
time, will be practiced AND all this
in London where the ease acquired
through familiarity with surroundings
will be lacking. But Capt. Hale Is as
sure of winning gold medal of excel
lence as are his boys
Among other things the Americans
are to exhibit in the fire exposition,
which is portion of the congress
work, will be the Hale water tower,
never before seen outside of this coun-
try. In connection with this device
there is given drill in aerial truck
work, comprising rapid ladder climb
Ing with a line Of hose, then rapid
elm bing with one hose line ascend
ing and another descending, swift lad
der work, the casting of the string
which draws up the life line, bringing
down people in the life line. short lad
der practice, incline aerial truck work
and rescue by jumping into a life
saving net, are the other features of
CAPTAIN Uales programme
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have been particularly industrious in
preparing for the congress and conf
IDENTIFY predict that they will open the
foreigners eyes, and do considerable
distinguishing in very literal sense
From June y, to the 18th the tiremen
will own London. Their meetings are
TO take place in Royal Agricultural
hall fslington. London, n. The con-
greas was to have taken place some
weeks ago, but the transportation OF
cargoes of engines and the like from
such remote countries as India and
Australia made postponement neces-
sary. At this time, however, every
body interested is in London, and
when the city's Lord Mayor calls
the delegates to order all are expected
to answer to their names.
The American delegates arrived IN
London last week and have been sur
rrising their British cousins with the
water towers and flying fire horses"
thew brought over. Chief George c.
Hale of Kansas City. Mo, and his team
represent US at the congress. The
marty sailed from New York by the
City of Rome taking machinery and
horses with them on the steamer. Chief
Hale conducts his trip in strictly rep
ITesentative capacity, and no expense is
being spared nor any troub BILE avoided
to insure a thorough and triumphant
demonstration of the success with
which fire fighters do their work in the
United States. When the London con-
gress adjourns, Captain Hale, upon in
vitation already extended by the fire
departments of Edinburg, Berlin, Am
eterdam, Brussels, Paris and Vienna,
will take his boys and paraphernalia
.apon tour of Europe, giving exhibit
sions of American methods en- route.
In Paris, NJ. Doyen, a fireman of au-
thority there, will take the Americans
around, and in Berlin they are not
only to appear before the Emperor, but
will be asked to help put ont a big fire
should one occur during their stay.
The party returns to America late in
summer or early in autumn
The Americans, besides George c.
Hale, chief of department, include fire.
men John C Egner, Captain Pompien's
corps; John ]. Mooney, q. w. Willis,
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A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
Two Noble Hearted Girls Who Faced the
Horrors of Murder.

Two Noble Hearted Girls Who Faced the
Horrors of Murder.
They were sisters, these two, at the
moment in awful peril. and they were
alone in the house in their ex-
tremity.
Here said the cider one, handing
her sister deadly looking dirk, lis .
knife Bethink you can use it?"
Il betkink me I cam replied the
younger girl with chattering teeth;
but, oh, Celeste is there no way but
this?"
She had read s'Virginius"
''None; methin2ss hear him move"
''S'do ]. He is struggling to escape"
'Open the cellar door cautiously. I
have oiled the hinges I will stand
here and hold The light. Courage,
brave girl! Hist! can hear him STIR"
Now, may the fates defend US"
whispered the girl with the knife, s'and
save me from a death ignoble What
vital part shall l strike, Celeste?"
''Give it to him in the neck, sister.
But soft, is yonder light the jocund
orb of day, and has the night faded
into morrow?
Nay, that is the electric ligh t on the
corner which has just showed it's hand
go now to kill him. Yes, have said
it. to k-k-kill him.
The brave, heroic, beautiful girl
plunged down the stairs into the
opaque semi darkness, and in a mo-
ment terrific shriek-Celeste at once
recognized the brand-told that all was
over.
Are you bringing him up?" asked
the girl at the head of the cellar stairs
in a voice alike on both sides
Eyes, by hand" came the ghostly
whisper.
The next moment he was dropped on
the floor, and the sisters threw them
selves into each others arms, while
shrek after shrek Glove the purple dis
lance of the night.
They had murdered mouse De
troit Free Press.
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Mrs. McSpillikins, who lives in the
suburbs Of New York, was visited by a
lady not long ago, who obserevd tina;
Mrs. McSpillikins' boy. Ike, had a bean
shooter. which is q rubber catapult for
propelling pebbles.
''Iwould be afraid 70 let nv boy have
one ofthose things. remarked the visit
or, he might break the windows"
i know IL" responded Mrs Nc
Spillikins, with an angelic smile. but
this is rented house. and we are going
to move out next month Texas Sift-
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1ai1y eagle: Sunday zoruo. gnn IS 1898.

phony in holland. Because Pough-
keepsie is out of the city, therefore,
or apparently therefore, every one who
went put on fresh county costume.
An edition de luxe of its kind was a
pale blue holland gown whose skirt was
trimmed with white satin baby ribbon
right up to the waist line. The bodice
was turned back with white satin,
and the vest. as it showed between the
coat revers, was of white chiffon with
jet tassels.
Another pretty and original cornbi-
nation was a silver-gray holland frocE,
lined as to its skirt with yellow satin
and worn over blouse of shaded yell
low satin black spotted.
Black holland gowns are coming out
in quantities with white lace to trim
them They are graceful, too, and
comforting to the eye after the poly
chromatic whirl of recent hats and
gowns.
I haven't said much of late about
parasols, but that's not because they
are not in evidence. At Morris Park.
when | was looking up hats, it seemed
to me that the better part of the sun
shades over the heads had green
stained wood sticks cut up into ami
mails heads and otherwise carved out
in eccentricities and monstrosities.
Old-fashioned thimble tops in silver or,
better yet, in gold, are used on these
green sticks, and now and then you
see one set with either emeralds or
rubies. Fruit or vegetables on para
sol top are as vulgar as fashiona bic.
What satisfaction there can be IN
mounting a green tomato over your
green chiffon shade or an apple over
one of black lace passes my compre-
hension.
Hops at the summer hotels have
hardly begun but hundreds of pretty
toilets are ready for them. What think
YOU of dress of silk. shot and striped
to produce an odd yellowy-pinh color,
made with plain skirt exquisitely cut?
Above the knee is laid fiat band of
black net appliqued with ecru flowers;
below this is band of the finest cut
let, and again below this is deep
double frill of the black and ecru lace.
This skirt fastens over the bodice with
a waistband of Jet. AS to the bodice,
the silk is quite covered with the lace,
and across the bust and again across
the back is laid band of let, heading
a frill of lace. The sleeves are made
entirely of silk trills, and the collar
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THE LANGUAGE OF HATS.
The CoQuettish Poke and the
Decorous Bonnet.
Hats at the Races, at the Regatta and at
Newport-A Wonderful Gown in Bronze
Tho Summer Girl and the
Seaside Belle.
COPYRIGHT. 1891


Just around the corner from Wash
ington square there is little French
restaurant of a very Bohemian free
and-easiness, whose proprietor has had
to build an extension to the rear of his
room since adventurous diners out dis
covered the place. While l was sip
ping my black coffee there the other
night took census of hats-hats
feminine, of course-hats masculine
are not interesting. Of all the women
in the room, and there were many,
there were but two or three who did
not wear the wide brimmed sailor hat
Of the season, white, yellow, dark blue
or black.
At Morris park yesterday were more
women. not dozens, but thousand or
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-25

A chain OF compressed cakes Of gun
cotton tied around tlle trunk Of the
la-gest-sized trees and exploded VIII,
by the action Of their violence. Gu. the
tree down instantly AID as smoothly
IS though done By an az IL the hsuds
Of an experienced vsooir1aa. Timber
cutters working among the forest
giants 0. Montaua. idaho and v ash
inCtoz declare il 20 6= tie cheapest
and most economical rnole OF falling
trees thst lbs - ret b1ea aesise1-
Only experienced persons 7visA s=st-
salc electrical apparatus for e<rsloai4z
The dangerous material Ezc2 u this
operation should attempt s-aea snort
cuts u time zaa !2eoE-@@gi1-
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The Americans take with them a pure

The Americans take with them pure
white team of trained fire hors0s pur-
chased in 1887. They are each sixteen
hands'higf and have record of hitch
ing in one and two-fift seconds. When
Henry NJ. Stanley, the African ex-
,plorer, with his wife and titled friends
twas touring this country, the team was
hitched to the FIRE engine more than
once in less than a second and half
Mrs. Stanley makes mplimentary al
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-25

A fresh story of alarming adventure
ia newlysettled country comes from
q weL-known Indian painter. Some
years ago he was travelling in Mon
tana He went 10 the breakfast table
in mountain hotel, and sat waiting
for some one to take his order.
Suddenly he felt jar, and then a
heavy weight resting on his shoulders
He looked around. and found leaning
upon and over him a huge. bearded
man. in broad-brimmed hat and with
two revolvers sticking in his belt.
We'll. old Teller, wha'u ye haveg'
said the man.
Who are vou?' asked the artist, in
dismav. ''Me?" said the man. I'm
the Maiter''
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Pat fro
:. Rad Combustion

Meekisoa-That fat house was Ere
proof. was IL rot?
Mur3ison-Yes.
Meek.so2-lvell. how did it happen 70
get burned down?
NrrGiso-s-It WIS st On Ere by some
1@fetv matches t.l-t were carclessly
eft lvic~ abou;-N. y. Herald.
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Domestic Economr.

Poor Maxwell. did you buy tina:
book telling ell shopt how to eeono-
nize IN the kitchen?
Wife-Yes, I've got IL
Poor Man-That's good What does
il say?
Wife-Tt's fall of recipes telling bo7v
TO utilize cold roast turkey-but we
haven't thu turkey.--S Y. weekly.
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alusion to Kansas City:

book joe and Dan" are the re-
spective names of these horses, and
they are celebrated among their kind,
and pictures of them decorate over one
hundred fire stations in foreign cities,
Travelling with the Americans is T.
Z. Tinsley, the fire expert, who will
prepare the official souvenir of the trip
DAVID WECHsLER
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FIRE LADS IN LONDON.
Great International Fire Congress
and Exhibition.
The American Boys Expect 70 Carry
Away a Good share Of the Prizes
They Will Make Tour

Firemen and fire insurance men all
over the world are watching from afar
the delegates now in London to attend
the grand international Fire Con-
gress and Exhi bition in highlands
capital. The gathering is under the
patronage of the Lord Mayor of
London, the Lord Mayor of Du bin,
the Lord Mayor of York, and no end of
Other dignitaries. Every country II
the world is represented, and the dele
gates are practical everyday fire fight
ers from civilizations great cities, who
have, in many cases, brought fu'i
equipment of hose, engines, ladders
and other suggestive paraphernalia
with them Our own representatives
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-12-13

makes the price they have to pay for
products much more satisfactory to
them.
OF course the tariff comes in for It's
share OF attention. This is necessary
in order to put that question in shape
for the sham battle of the future.
There are two other facts in connec-
tion with this document, not in the
message itself, but that come to us
through the associated press, that we
ought not to overlook.
(D 1t is said that ex-President
Harrison has no criticism to offer
npon the message. He only says,
"It's a long one."
(2) We are also told that the mes.
sage is very pleasing to Great Britain.
This is certainly a satisfaction. If
President Cleveland, ex-Prssident
Harrison and Great Britain are salts
fed with 1t who else has q right to
complain of it?
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-12-13

from the Gazette at the head of this
article is only in keeping with the
sentiment that leads to a condemns-
tion of Governor Lewelllng's circular
wherein it is declared that idleness
and poverty shall not be regarded or
treated as crimes.
The Chicago illustration of the
contract system of performing public
work affords another object lesson
that should not be lost sight of by
the people. The whole system
should be abolished, and the labor
necessary to be employed should be
employed directly and those who
perform the labor should receive the
full profit Of it. The great bulk of
the profit should not go into the
pockets Of contractors while the men
who actually do the work receive
only enough to keep soul and body
together.
We know nothing of the facts con-
cerning the cases referred to in San
Francisco or El Paso; but we VEN
ture the statement that there is no
more truth in the statements made
in those cases than in that concern
ing Chicago. Shylock and his
mouthpiecss cannot speak the truth
relative to the helpless poor.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-12-13
THE OAPITALs SERIOUS TROUBLE,

DR.. MoLsllin's paper disposes of ex. Sem
ator Ingalls, with the remark that what he
asserts in one speech he is in the habit of
ContradiOting in the next. We would re-
mind the good doctor that Mr.. Ingalls, is an
''ex" at the present time. The question the
ADvooATR's readers ask is, what does the
ADVOCATE really think about Mrs. Leases
recent interviews?-Cspital, December 6.
The ADVOCATE has been called upon
quite frequently by the Capital for
It's opinion of ''Mrs. Leases recent
interviews but "the Advocates
readers" SO far as we know, have
not been asking any questions about
the matter. In fact, we opine that
the ADVOCATES readers take very lit
tie interest IN the Capitals inter-
views either with Mrs. Lease or with
any other person; and, so far as the
ADVOCATE itself is concerned, it has
nothing at stake in the Capitals per-
sonal controversies. If it has be-
come mixed up so as to reqrire help
to get out, it must look elsewhere
than to the ADVOCATE for sympathy.
The Capital reminds us that Mr..
Ingalls, is an Tex" at the present
time. We are aware of that fact. He
is an lex" very largely through the
influence of the ADVOCATE and
through no fault of the Capital, We
do not fail to observe, however, that
the ex-senator is receiving consider
able grooming recently with the ap-
parent purpose of eliminating the
Sex" and the ADVOCATE hopes that
Mr.. Ingalls, may again be made an
issue between the republican and the
PopuliBt parties. 1t would add zest
to the controversy, perhaps, although
a repetition of the details and results
Of the campaign of 1890 would not
possess the novelty that characterized
them on the former occasion.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-12-13
INSULT ADDED TO INJURY.

Governor dwellings, tramp idea has been
repeatedly experimental with. At San
Francisco recently at a soup house out Of
450, only eighteen would work. At Ell Psso
crowd of sixty.three tFamps were tried
and only two were willing to work. Re-
Gently in Chicago a contractor employing
several hundred men was induced TO dis
charge his force and give employment, as
matter of charity and reform to lot Of
observing poor" Before night of the frSt
day, he had to send for some Of his old
force, and in two or three days got rid Of all
his deserving oor."-KsnsaS City Ga
zstte, December 6.
Never was a more absolutely false
or unjust statement given to the pub
lie. The contractor referred to is the
one to whom the sewer work in Chi
cago was let by the city with the sole
view of giving employment to a pOr-
tion of the 100000 idle men of that
city. Instead of carrying out the
apparently good intentions Of the
city authorities, this contractor pro-
ceeded to avail himself of the oppor-
tunity to feather his own nest. He
built boarding shanties on the
grounds, at which he required his
employees to board; and established
saloons to absorb the balance of their
earnings. The resident idle men
were nearly all heads of families,
and, of course, did not desire to pat
ronlze either the boarding shsntles
nor the saloons; and they were not
therefore the kind of men the con-
tractor wanted. Accordingly, when
man applied for work, the first
question asked him was if he lived in
the city and had a family. OF course,
such men were given places, because
the city had provided the work for
their benefit; but the overseers, sub
iected them to such insults snd
abuses that their position was len-
dered absolutely intolersble and they
were compelled to abandon their
places. This they did in sorrow and
in tears, as they had looked upon
this opportunity as a last hope. These
facts have been fully established and
are susceptible of such positive
demonstration as would be accepted
in any court Of justice. The work
designed by the city for its own des-
titute heads of families has been
given to foreigners, and to men who
would permit themselves to be
robbed Of their earnings by the con-
Grsctors; and ths cruelty IT.
..rovv-adk ----.s ls' = 'nAss
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-12-13

AN income tax is q very seductive plan
for raising revenue, especially popular
among people without incomes to be taxed.
kansas City Gazette.
And it is a very unpopular plan to
those who have incomes and have be-
come accustomed TO escape taxation.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-12-13
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

most commonplace document or the
kind ever issued from the executive
Office since the foundation of the gov
ernment. It IS remarkable chiefly
for what it does not contain. There
is little in it that calls for either crlti-
cism or notice. A few points only
are Of sufficient Importance to merit
any attention whatever.
The president refers to the triple
protectorste in the case Of Samoa en-
tered into by the United States four
years ago together with England and
Germany by which to establish and
maintain the authority of king over
that country. Concerning this affair
the president says:
The treaty provided for foreign court Of
justice, a municipal council for the district
Of Apia, with a foreign president thereof
authorized TO advise the king, tribunal
for the settlement Of foreign land titles and
. revenue pystem Cor the kingdom. 1t en-
tailed upon the powers that part Of the cost
Of the new government not met by the
revenue Of bhe islands, Early in the life Of
this triple proteCtorate the native dissen-
sions it was designed TO- quell revived.
Rivals deAed the authority Of the new king
refusing to pay taxes and demanding the
election of a ruler by native suffrage. Ma
taafa, an aspirsnt to the throne, and large
number of his native adherents were in
open rebellion on one Of the islands. Quite
lately, at the request Of the other powers,
and In fulAllment Of it's treaty obligstio 8,
this government agreed to unite in joint
military movement of such dimensions as
would probably secure the surrender of the
insurgents without bloodshed. The war
ship, Philadelphia, was accordingly put
under orders for Samoa, but before she
arrived the threatened conflict was preOipi-
tated by King Mslietoa's attack upon the
insuEgent camp. Mataafa was defeated and
q number Of his men killed. The British
and German naval vessels present subse-
quently secured the surrender of Mstaafa
and his adheFents. The defeated chief and
ten Of his principal supporters were de-
ported TO German island of the Marshall
group, where they are held as prisoners
under the JOINT responsibility and cost Of
Che three powers. This incident and the
events leading up to it signally illustrate
the impolicy Of entRngling alliances with
foreign powers.
It might be we'll for the president
to heed his own sdmonitious con-
cerning the impolicy of entsngling
alliances in the case Of the Hawaiian
ENHANCEMENT. The United States
government ls in poor business when
it employs its vast power to fssten
kings and queens upon people who
are struggling for freedom simply
because they are too weak to resent
such interference, and during the
present stringenoy, at least, it might
be we'll to let foreign kings pay the
expenses of their own governments.
Upon the finance question the
president advises caution and delib-
Grafton before proceeding to interfere
with the happy condition of affairs
brought about by the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman
law. The prosperity that was to fol-
low the adoption of that measure has