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The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
FOR HOUSEWIVES.

DoN'r put a bright colored CARPET
into a room where the furniture is dull.
old or of neutral tints.
DoN'T have chandeliers or hanging
lamps with rooms of low ceiling; use
side brackets in such cases.
DoNT furnish n north room in blue
or any other cold color; something of a
warm tint should be chosen.
DoN'r hang heavy portiere over n
narrow door; generally speaking. hang
ings are ont of place IN small house,
or with small rooms.
DoN'r fill the center of the room. un,
less there is plenty OF space on all
sides; nothing offends good taste So
seriously Us the sense of being .'clut-
tered up"
DoN'T have too much of one kind Of
decoration in the house; two rooms
upon the same general pattern are
quite enough-an individual scheme
for each apartment is better.
DON'T use all your kindness and gal-
lantry away from home, and let the
unpleasantness manifest itself in the
family circle; try the other course for
a time, and see how that will work
Household
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
CRAWLING TERRORS
OF THE SWAMP
Naturalist O'Reilly Says Tropical IN
sects are to Be Dreaded
Invasions of Ants and Tarantulas-H Homes
Destroyed and Lives . Burden
Through the Pests that Hatch
and Grow in Human Flesh.

| Copyright. 1s93 by Bacheiler & johnson
Syndicate.)
I have wandered much in the widest
part of the world, and always had a
| fondness for reading the works OF
| travellers.
Now what strikes me as the greatest
difference between my own experiences
and the narratives OF others is that
one can pass over immense distances
and through the most savage countries,
and yet see hardly anything OF the
large and fierce animals we love so
| much to read OF and which book
makers always tell us something
thrilling bout For my part, | be-
lieve that things are, after all, general
ly as l found them The perils from
fierce beasts and savage men, in
wandering through unfrequented
regions are small grievances compared
with the terri BILE dangers and annoy
ances one has TO suffer from the very
smallest and least thought of animals,
the insects.
In our northern countries where
these many-legged pests are yearly
killed off by the cold or forced TO dis
appear beneath the ground or into
other hiding places for months they
are bad enough, as anyone can tell
who has experienced the blood thirsty
mosquitoes in the swamps OF New
Jersey or Staten Island; but what is it
in the tropics. where the leaves OF the
trees, the decaying branches, the
water, nay even the very dust ltsei1
seem to swarm with living beings
Wherever climate is warmest and the
beauties of vegeta bic nature most pro-
fuse there insects are sure to abound,
and do not little to spoil all enjoy
ment of life. Scorpions, tarantulas.
centipedes, ticks, jiggers, ants, mos
quitoes, BOTTLES, hornets, and many
others. with numerous varieties Of
each, make formidable array.
Like the ma ations of men the insect
tribes congregate as classes very much
in particular localities so that if you
find in place one of a certain kind,
say scorpion, you can be pretty sure
that after little searching you will
discover more.
From every one in the list mentioned
either myself or my travelling com
panions in Africa and South America
have personally suffered, and perhaps
inquisitive readers will be pleased to
get an account of our experiences
Of the insects l have named it would
be hard to tell which one is the worst
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

But accidents like this are rare, not
withstanding the fact that these for
mida bic spiders are very common,
especially whenever the country is
wooded They usually spin a silky
bags shaped nest six or eight inches
long, affixed mouth doyvnIvards not
more than twenty feet up. on the trunks
OF the great trees In this effectively
protected from rain and sun. the taran-
tuia sleeps and rears its young. 1t
night they 60 out 10 forage for prey
both on the ground and amongst the
branches
In some places they are very numer-
oas At Port of Spain in the Island OF
Trinidad, found. within . radius Of
one hundred yards from the Cover
Lo-s house. not less than twenty-seven
Of these nests In one nest there was
gigantic mother with ffsy-three young
ones His Excel.ensy, Sir Villa II
Robinson evidently knew Little Of bis
neighbors
i ne eastern part e The same island
IS mostly covered with prirnevai forest
Having gone ta.ther 10 haut in the
spring ot 1921. slept one night in 4
native hut rooted with tie broa6
leaves OF the fan palm Before we
turned into our hammoeks. the owner
complained that ire many tarantalas
IN the thateh were his greatest source
o. annoyance, and that they frequently
dropped upon him al he lay down 20
sieep Hearing this. we naturally t--
came ss-y uneasy and would gladly
have slept outside bit fc- the rain.
which was falling IN acon;lnuoEx down
IDo1r Taking the lamp and some long
sticks we commenced diiigezt inves-
tsgatson o. me whole interior. and
IN xhort time had killed
70 Jess taaa serentcen tz-zutalaS
I few escaped and the taought Of these
raade a. chary of roiag 10 sleep. % we
left the lamp H-Atcsi ard smoked and
smoked and cslatted tai morning To-
T=ar5s oayligh. we became aware 0.
. -ust.iu.r overhead amongst lac ar.sS
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near the head of the column. and I
! remember nothing more of the pa
rade except that there was man
dressed as the devil, a character / ad-
nired next TO that of Washington.
/ was not surprised to learn after
ward that Mr.. Green always took the
part of Washington. He was supposed
TO resemble the portraits of the Father
of His Country. He had first assumed
the role at a masquerade ball about
twenty years before and the likeness
had impressed everybody, especially in
the early part of the evening, when
George had been sober. Since then he
had appeared as Washington on every
occasion when fancy dress had been
permissible, and on several others, by
the accounts of his enemies
In the next half dozen years I saw
Mr.. Green as Washington about fifty
times. He was especially conspicuous
at Dickens suppers, where the crea-
tionS of the novelist were embodied by
the townspeople. 1t was considered
questionable at first whether George
Washington was one of Dickens char
acters; but at least he is mentioned in
THE Tale of Two Cities" Mr.. Green
could quote the passage. No formal
protest was ever entered.
Nobody ever draamed OF being his
rival in those days If Mr. Green had
gone to a masquerade bali and had
there found somebody else in the guise
of Washington, he would have felt as
the great general might had another
arisen up TO command his army before
Yorktown There was jealousy of
course, and some signs of rebellion ap-
peared every year just before the
Fourth But he held his place. and
each succeeding year increased his fit
ness for it. He trained the muscles of
his face; he improved the details OF his
makeup" he practiced military atti-
tudes, and especially those that were
to be found in Washington's portraits.
These became natural to him. l have
seen him, when he has been T>Sintiug
my fathers barn. take a few minutes
for rest and lean against a COW in the
exact position in which Washington is
shown beside his charger on the battle
field.
Far more remarkable. however. was
the effect of this reflected glory upon
his moral nature. | was too young 10
understand it then. bat the facts have
since come 20 me. George ". Green
was wild fellow. to begin with. much
addicted TO the cup. and of boisterous
demeanor; and in town where the
teller of sea tale never halted for the
laws of nature, George was held to be
a liar of the first magnitude As a boy
he shot more crows than any other boy,
and most of them were white.
just when the change in him began
] cannot say. Some trace it to a re-
mark made by old Simon Gardiner ut
ball on the evening Of February -. in /.
q year so long ago that / hate to think .
about it. George was in the costume
Of Washington for perhaps the tenth ,
time He was telling wild propoa-
ferrous fish story, when old Simon held
him up with these words:
Pulled in a hoss macls'rel with a
hand line, did ye? Twelve foot long,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

Far worse than the jigger, but, fortu-
nately, not nearly so common, is the
bot-fly tOestrus), another native of
Tropical America This most trouble
some fly, instead of placing all it's eggs
in one nest, distributes them, laying
one at a time on the skin at every
chosen spot. Each egg gives out little
larva or grub which works its way
under the skin and lives, eats, and
grows there, causing sometimes intol-
cradle suffering for many weeks.
An acquaintance of mine at colon,
found a tumor growing on his shin
Day by day it became worse. until at
last unable to walk about longer, he
took to his bed. Finally he entered the
hospital at Panama, where after three
weeks deten ton the attending physi-
clan laid open the place with the
lancet, and removed from the swelling
young bot-hy in the form of whitish
larva an inch long and as thick as a
mans little finger. 1t was six weeks
afterwards before he was well enough
to leave the hospital In 1890 Mr.
Andrew Lamy, of Port of Spain while
got one in his forehead, nor did he
know what it was that caused the
tumor and its accompanying pains,
until the doctor disiodged the intruder
with the lancet 1t is mentioned in
Insect Life, published by the L. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, Sept, 1892,
(page 5S) that Mr.. David Logan, now
connected with the Gypsy moth com
mission of Massachusetts. was attacked
while in the United States of Colum bia
in the lip. At another time he had
is in his back, and for six weeks suf-
fered from one in his shoulder.
| myself have seen them beneath the
skin of monkeys, agoutis, dogs and
even snakes; but up to the present am
not aware that anyone has actually OBJ
served the fly depositing its eggs | am
disposed to think that this is done at
night while the victim is asleep.
OF all the insect pests in Tropical
America small red ants caused me the
greatest trou BILE They ruined my pro-
visions in the woods and worried me
with their bites. In the town they
killed my snakes, birds, rare mice, liz
drUS, SCORPIONS iIItH L
kept confined IN cages, and besides this,
they devoured all the dead specimens
they could ever get hold Of These in
sects are bout an eight of an inch in
length, with color a semi-transparent
foxy-red. and move rather slowly On
account of the burning sensation caused
by their attacks, they were often called
sire ants" More than once in wet
weather have been driven out Of my
bed at dead of night by their invasions:
and three times in Trinidad had TO sit
ND till morning 10 protect my Gagged
pets from being worried and killed by
the pestilent swarms
Thus | may conclude that in the
widest parts of South Africa and South
America leopards spotted hyaenas,
iaguars, pumas and venomous serpents
gave me hardly any trouble, while in |
sect prosecutors were from time 20 !
time the cause Of almost intolers ole |
y. X tBEiLLY, |
(Member Of Royal Geological Society |
of Ireland
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

was he? Well, that's putty good for
the Father of His Little Hatchet!''
For the first time the conviction
came to George that in order to be
Washington one would need more than
his uniform. Little by little this idea
took possession of him. There was no
sudden conversion; it was slow proc
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
What De.z-ed Ger.

Mrs. Darley-lou are 50 late. You
shoul1 have been here two hours ago.
] got so sired waiting for you
Mrs McBr:1e-IIn very sorry. dear,
bUt came as soon as ever coUld.
Iou see. Jack gave ne hi, coat 10 sew
2 button on this morning, before he
went 70 the cf1icc.
Mrs D2rley-I see, Were The letters
Sc Interesting s.S Brooklyn Life.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

II they lack size they make up for 1t In
number, at least in some localities
If scorpions are rare in our southern
continent and the sunny West Indies,
those hairy lions of the insect world,
the tarantulas, are quite numerous
enough to make picnic parties lively.
Among the many gigantic spiders which
invade ones bedrooms in tropical
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
Pleasant Prcxrrrrr.

willie" said the Young raorner &c
her abiect slave, you must 70 70 work
and raise beard righ, way"
What for?" asked the bewildered
husband.
To aInuse baby. His grandpa was
here this afternoon and it would have
done your heart good TO see how the
little darling did enjoy pulling the old
mans whiskers- He pulled some OF
them clear out-"-Indianapolis Jour
nal
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

New Girl-Piea4e. sir, the rnissus is
ont. and ] cant do thing with the
baby He cries All the time.
Mr. Winks- Hura9h. Something must
ne done I,et-sBe There's an
IDIOT asylum orig fe~ squares away.
send I'D for one of the female inmates
20 come down here a. once III pay all
charges
But what do yoa want of such
creature as that"
Il think maybe she vii be able 70
talk baby talk 10 him un;il as mother
returns. ~ i. WeeJ<.v.
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what lie Had Learned.

Lady (entcring shoe storet-I would
like to look at some number twos.
New Boy fanxiOus - show his
knowledge }-Yes'In: most every one
looks at number twos frst.-Good
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

DR.. Reaper-Remember the Sprig-
ginses, don't you? | was their family
once for ten years.
DR.. Probe-What parted you, then?
Reaper-They gave out.-Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
XeU MnYfn-.

Wasn't that q moving sermon on do
nestle charities by Dr. MonthlyT''
Eyes. indeed. Old Sl<ynfynt actually
dropped a tear In plate Harvard
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
Always So.

Hubby-How is it that everything IS
so unusually dirty about the house to-
dar?
Wifey-Why, this is washing day
" Herald
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
Brilliant W ork.

King writes me that he is doing
some very brilliant work now"
"Yes: he is writing ads. for new
stove polish. Magazine.
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sh~ 60; There Jest ,se s.u.

Mother never received your letter
inviting me 20 come - visit you
Daughter-I most ecrtalniv sent &.
io:her-Did yo1 past l. your~elf7
Daughter-,so- gave i - M kus
band
Mother HUNT ph,-Truth-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

The Queen of Greece is president Of
2 sisterhood devoted TO the TeforTnatio
OF rriruin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-08
A Turkish Christmas at Chicago.
'om the Chicago Tribune


Linen busters felt comfortable, palm leaf
fans were in demand, and iced drinks found
. ready sale along Midway Plaisance yesterday,
but it was Christmas time in the Turkish viii
lage. Santa Claus did not appear, however,
but there were celebrations, sacrifices and SER
vices in honor of the day. At sunrise Hakky
Bey slaughtered three sheep, while Kuruon
Barron, the priest. went up into the tower Of
the mosque and prayed Then all the people
in the village formed procession and marched
into the chapel, where they offered the three
sheep a sacrifice on the altar and gave thanks
just as the people in COnstantinople had done q
few hours previously when the first rays Of the
sun glistened against the gilded domes and the
decorated minarets of that PARKWAY CITY, It is
the first celebration Of the kind ever held in
America or ever seen by the other nations now
inhabiting Midway.
A delegation of Turks from the hippodrome
on 35th street attended. Manager Levy was
much put out because the exposition authorities
would not. as he said, permit them to pass in
without paying the usual so cents admission
fee. As there Is not another mosque this side
OF the salt seas they had no other place to 90,
and it their wish to be in at the festival
After having served their purpose in the re-
ligious ceremonies the sheep we're dressed,
cooked and eaten. After that the Turks went
about their business in the theater, the bazaars,
the side shows and restaurants.
The Mahomet Christmas. as it is called, marks
the end of thirty-day season of fasting. It
lasts four days, and at sunrise every morning
the same rites will be observed Priest Barron
will go up into the tower and pray and while he
Is praying all the others will be preparing the M
selves by washing their hands and faces for the
services in the mosque.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-08
The "Lady Cowboy" Of Dakota.

TEotu n Shdinperlalu 10 D) Leuer
West Of here, in the coded Sioux lands, is a
genuine female cowboy. Her name is Gertrude
Petan, and she is eighteen years Of age Upon
her parents removing to the ceded lands she
accompanied them, and has since remained with
them at their new home on Bull creek, in Pratt
county. Her father invested in about 800 head
OF cattle. As her only grown brother works on
an adjoining ranch the duty devolves upon her
to take care Of the cattle owned by her father
She does not simply take the cattle to the
range and leave them there, but remains with
them all day, and takes care Of them as well as
could any cowboy. Her duties frequently take
her from thirty to forty miles from home. as
the cattle must be kept moving in order to feed
good all day. Frequently some of the
cattle become mired in the mud along the
streams where they Craze, aud then comes the
hardest part OF her work. She must rescue the
cattle from their perilous position. This she
does in true cowboy fashion by fastening a
lariat to the horns of the cattle with the other
end Of the rope securely fastened to the horn
Of her saddle. Then a strong. steady pull by
her pony draws the imprisoned cattle to a place
of safety on dry ground. The young lady has
been named the LADY Cowboy by the cow
boys in that section. She dresses in the fashion
prevailing among the cowboys. She wears
wide-brimmed white felt hat, long gauntlet
gloves, carries a lariat coiled about the horn of
her saddle, is provided with branding irons and
rides the widest bronco on the range. She has
full charge Of the cattle on her fathers ranch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-08

The question Of protection against contagious
and infectious diseases has always been Of the
most vital Importance.
Modern medicine lays stress not so.much OF dis
infectants and deodorizers as on terrifying the
body against disease germs.
We all encounter every day disease germs
enough to XIII us; but while the body is robust we
throw them OF; it's only when the system is sum-
GENTLY weakened an! depressed that these deadly
germs gain lodgment and the power Of doing
harm.
Rev. A. ouellet, an excellent likeness Of whom Is
printed above, is one Of the most popular and
greatly respected priests in the lower provinces.
His parish Il In New Brunswick.
Like thousands of others he tried the great mod
ern remedy first prescribed by Prof. Phelps of Dart
mouth. the remedy that gives proper nourishment
to -fed nerves; that procures the sleep that makes
brain and nerves play their parts calmly and
harmoniously; that drives the poison germs Of
deep-seated disease from the blood that gives tone
to the system, and consequent buoya ncy Of spirit
and happiness He writes:
"Of Paine's celery compound can speak from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-08

From the New York Zines.
Women who meet each other in street oars
seem to forget straghtway that any one else 10
in existence. There were two Of them in Q
Broadway car yesterday going down town.
They had met quite accidentally and were max
ing the most OF tie accident The space they
occupied would esily have accommodated four
people. but they did not know that nor did
they seem to care At SAITH street little woman
with Q big bunde got into the car. She looked
about All the ssats we're occupied. She looked
Mt the two who had 90 much space, but they
were SO absorbed in conversation that she he~i-
tated about inte,rupting them. Evidently she
decided not TO for she steedied herself by Q
strap and stood.
Exactly opposite the two friends sat an
elderly woman. erect. prim and severe. Her
whole aspect vas uncompromising In her
right hand she held a neatly folded umbrella
She looked at the two in conversation. then AZ
the timid one Who held herself up by tho strap.
Her firm mouth grew q trife frmer She lifted
the umbrella and gave one of the takers q smart
slap on the side of her leg. The woman Jumped
where the blow fell She looked at her assail-
anger.
''Set along here" commanded she Of the
Umbrella. IAN, give that woman n seat"
The injured Dne hesitated: ''Set along, tell
We" persisted the arbiter. "Ef We don't III
hit We agin," aud she raised the umbrella
threateningly. Then the unfaiing feminine
resort of iEjurd dignity came to the woman
who had been hit She arose. saving: The
lady can havemy seat" and walked out OF the
car with the ar Of u corquerer. The woman
with the-urnbnlls lOOkss dA-~p Poiutea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-08
Where Horses wearveils.

From the National Issue.
The oldest things TO be seen in the streets OF
Colorado Springs are horses decked with wells
We have grown accustomed to the jaun<y little
hats worn by many horses in our towns to pro-
tect them from the heat Of tue sun. We can
even see an umbrella fastened over their heads
without surprise, but q veil gives to the noble
beast dsndyish look that is very droll. :. we
Of these wells, belonging to fine saddles, are
mere fringes OF fine strips OF leather that hang
before the ewes; others sfe pieces OF mos auito
netting drawn tightly back and fastened like a
woman's nose veil; but the most stylish ana
altogether effective Of netting drawn over a
hoop which holds it away from the ewes, vet
completely protects them. These exaggerated
goggles give the gravest horse a waSgish look
The wells are not worn for fashions sake
They are, indeed. s.eT- necessity, aud I'd,
comfort, II 8Oi even TIE life. o. tie horse a.,
msnds It, Colorado, with all it, great stt-ac-
tions, has one plague-the plague Of flies.
Flies of all sizes. from the least up to the enor-
nous blue bottle, arc everywhere Most parts
Of his body the horse can himself protect il not
deprived OF his tail. but his ewes he cannot. and
these delicate organs are special objects Of at
tack by the fy tribe. 1t IL the least man can
do to provide protecting veil for his most
faithful servant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-08
Chinese Popular Literature ut the Fair.

Chinese Popular Literature At the Fair.
From the Chicago Tribune.
The peculiar notions entertained by the Chi
nese about gods. ghosts and genii are well
emplifed in their popular literature. Of which
q speeial collection. covering q large variety Of
subjects and embracing examples Of most Of
the books sold in their shops here. is exhibited.
About all Of the immigrants are able to read
and write . little. Novels are their favorite
literature and their heroes and heroines are
well-known personages, indeed. 1t is their
images that are sold In the shops. Among
them are the eight genii, the warlike heroine
Muk Kwai Ying and her husband, Ylung Tung
Pc and Kwanyin, the goddess Of mercy. They
much Of the Chinese porcelain. They lived
when on earth among the bills and grottoes Of
southern China and their legends cluster
thickly around the old homes Of these people.
The story books with their constant repeti-
tons and innumerable episodes, prove tiresome
they contain Of lore that delights the student
Of manners and antique customs. This litera-
ture has practical side we'll.
Apart from the romances and sstrologies,
the song books and treatises on fortune telling
and geOmancy, there are simple arithmetics
for the sbacus compediums Of history, lerbals
and medical hand books The almanac IL sold
with each recurring new year and comes with
predic tions Of the good and bad fortune attend
ing various enterprises for each day in the
year. What a storehouse Of folk Lore this thick
octave volume, with its parti-colored imprint
in red. black. green and yellow, and its curious
pictures Of the sage Confucius, Cheung Tin So,
the secretary Of heaven. forms for those who
can read its weIl-ordered pages. They are not
deficient in the soundest moral teachings The
Chinese copy books, like those of our own schools
are set with golden precepts and the influence
Of literature. apart from the novels. many Of
which are condemned. is exerted for what is
deemed best, il not for the individual, surely
for the general welfare Of the nation.