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The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
A BIG LAUNDRY BILL.
How the Washing for Englapd's Royal
Family Is Done.

How the Washing for Englapds Royal
Family Is Done.
1t may not be generally known that
the queen has a special laundry, but
such is the case. and it would be diff
cult, indeed, to pick more picturesque
spot than that occupied by the royal
laundry, on the borders of Richmond
park.
The ordinary linen, consisting of
towels table-cloths, etc. arrives at the
laundry in huge square baskets. These
are then emptied, the contents sorted.
compared and checked with the lists
accompanying them.
The personal linen of the royal fam
lily is sorted in special room, the
wooden boxes containing it bearing
brass plates upon which is inscribed
the owners name and number of the
box, such as ''The Queen, No. 16,"
'The Princess of Wales, No. 21," etc.
The washing apparatus is of the
most perfect and recent manufacture
and the wringihg, drying and mang-
ling machinery is most complete.
In every room order and the strictest
ent operations are conducted with
clockwork regularity and dispatch
When the clothes are properly dried.
they are placed in big heaps, each
heap belonging to different palace
Most of the lienen is pretitiy marked
in red cotton, 0. H., h. c.. T. p, with
Y. K. L. above. but some of the mark
ings are now done with rubber hand
stamps. Te show how the royal linen
wears, the date 1850 may be noticed on
some of the tab1e-ciotbs which are of
exquisite tineness, specially made for
the queen. and the designs are exceed
ingly pretty consisting as they do of
ingenious com bins tions of her majesty's
monogram and the rose, thistle and
shamrock. together with number of
royal armorial bearings
Some idea may be gathered of the
extent of the royal laundry when it is
mentioned that the queens annual
washing bill amounts 10 very nearly
six thousand dollars N. y. World.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
lNCSNDIhRISM.

CLEVELAND. o, Nov. 0-Iucendiaries
attempted to destroy four large business
establishments yesterday. The flames
were discovered in each instence before
any serious damage was done. The police
are securing the city for clues that will
lead to the arrest of the gang
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. Nov. GA fire at
Reno destroyed S2oo. 900 worth of lumber.
the property of William Peters Of Toledo,
The insurance is s41 .00o The origin of tbs
fire Is probably ipcandlary.
Hor SPRINGS, Ark, Nov. GA sensa-
tion has been caused here by the arrest of
Prof. W. o. Keith. ex-principal of one of
The public schools, on the chsIge Of arson.
Keith denies the charges. \ school build
ing burned on Wednesday last. and the
detective who has been working up the
case asserts that he has eyideace that
Keith threatened TO burn the building be-
cause he Was discharged as a teacher by
the school board.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT.

BERLIN, Nov. 20-Altheugh the reich
stag has resumed work. the movements OF
the opposition parties show no more ten
denotes toward a coalition against the
government than they did during the
session when the army bill passed. Every
group of the antI-governnenS deputies
ClericalS, Ultra Conservative Agrarlans,
Arti-Semites, Socialists and Richter Rad
icals-will introduce independent motions.
Each is clearly determined to hight Tor It's
own interests with reference to the COM
mon enemy, Chancellor Won CaprlvI.
There is not q trace of concerted action
among them.
The main danger TO the government
undoubtedly lies n the possible desertlon
of the Anti-Senites and some CouSerVa-
tives, who now express n determination To
secede Oh the Issue of reciprocity treaties,
as well as on Chancellor von Caprlvls ;
general economic principles.
In the old reichstag General Caprivi had
the support of the whole Radical party III
passing the customs union treaties. Now,
however, the Radicals are reduced In num-
Der ard influence aud divided against
themselves. Throughout tue struggle the
government must follow policy or COM
promise and concession. The progress of
every measure therefore will be slow and
there will be much secret negotiations
while the measures are In the committee
stage. In getting through the financial
bill the government can rely upon the
inesse of Dr. MIGUEL, Prussian finance
minister, whose skill as Il parliamentary
tacticiaD is at least equal to his ability AS
a financier. he semi-oftclai daliles dis
cuss the situation coolly, showing no dis
position to consider the governments in-
erests
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, VINO live bet
ter tnan others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value TO health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced il the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due TO Its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
AIT to the taste. the i-freshine and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; efectually cleansing the system,
di>pelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
IL has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the kid-
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance
Syrup of Figs is for sale BY all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but il is man
ufsctured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package. also the name. Syrup OF Figs.
and being well informed, you VIII not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
A POOR PLACE TO EAT.
Funny Experience of Hungry Drummer
in Wesfern Town.

Funny Experience of Hungry Drummer
i'm a Western Town
81 was travelling in Indiana" 4" said the
drummer. land in order To make sew
eral towns where ! thought i could
sell some goods, l was Obliged to drive
about forty miles. ! went through
some of the qpeerest little towns / had
ever seen during that drive, and at one
of the queerest of the lot | stopped for
dinner
The hotel was an ordinary frame
house. The front room had a sort of
counter across one end, and the local
post Office was perched on that counter.
There were two or three chairs scat
tered about, and a great sheet iron
stove, big enough TO take in the stump
of good sized tree, stood in the center
OF the room. The landlord told me to
sit down in the office and took my
team and slowed it away somewhere.
When he returned / asked him if |
could get some dinner.
'''I reckon. he said
ais it nearly ready / asked. for I
was hungry a. bear
g / reckon, he said again: and then
he disappeared from sight
Half an hour later good-lool5ing
girl came out and said that dinner was
ready. | followed her through long
hall into a little room AT one end Of the
building, and she motioned me 70 "A
seat at pine Ia ole. which held a few
dishes. and which had no cloth ! sat
-
for twenty minutes, and was just
about To leave in disgust when the
same girl came bustling into the room
and took a stand behind nv chair.
Bean soup She asked in persuasive
voice
''No, said; Il don. think I care
for any bean soup.
Bean soup she inquired again,
still more persuasiveIy.
Il don't want any / replied.
shortly.
Then dinners over she said. and
with that she disappeared and by Jove.
dinner was over. for not another per
son could get TO come near me. and
had 70 harness ny team myself
lat reminds nc Of an experience I
had in Indiana myself said the second
drummer i stopped at little town
and went to the hotel for dinner II
was turnbie-doSn place. aEe the din
ner that ] got was noac too good
After had finished the fnea: and soygy
potatoes asked the girl 81 10 was wait |
ing on ne IL there was no dcSssrt
Mop. he said
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
MUNICIPAL MlSGOvERNMENT,

TOLEDO. O., Nov. 20.-A startling con-
dition OF affairs has come to light here.
The board of revision has investigated the
various municipal departments. and has
disclosed the fact that the city has for
number of years been practically without
head. Each department has been con-
Quoted in manner satisfactory to its chief,
and collections have been turned into the
city treasury whenever the custodians of
the various funds saw fit to do SO. No
record of receipts or disbursements exists
whereby to ascertain the amount of the
leakage, which, it is claimed, has existed
for years The board claims that the loss
to the city has been hundreds of thousands
of dollars annually. A city compt roller
will be appointed and rigia investigations
follow
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
A WHITE TARANTULA.
The Unfounded Scare of Tenderfeet o
Beach In Texas.

The Unfounded Scare of Tenderfeet on .
Beach In Texas.
On our way up from the beach, says
a Galveston correspondent we were ter
rified to see a large, fuzzy. long-legged
something dart swiftly on toward the
house ahead of u.s.
Horror of horrors exclaimed "a
white tarantula-the most poisonous
species known" added, with pre-
tense of superior knowledge. ''We
must kill it by all means. It's bite is
certain death. They often go into the
house and bite people"
We had often seen black tarantulas
in Arkansas, but a white one. with
''eyes on sti1ts,' as little Joe put it,
was somewhat out of our calculations,
but as this was Texas we concluded it
was species peculiar to the state and
determined to begin war of ester-
mination of the vermin.
Each, picking up stick, gave chase.
Round and round, up and down, we
dashed, but the new specimen to us of
'bugology" had such marvellous powers
of locomotion that we We're no head
y
frontwards with celebrity that bade
us defiance, for if it came toward US
with blood-curdling yell we gave him
fair field. Having often heard of the
jumping procivikes of the tarantula,
we did not know what moment this
vicious-looking specimen with the ad-
Unstable eyes might make flying leap
and land on one of us. During one of
his last attacks, which sent us skurry-
ing off to a respecta BILE distance, our ad-
versary gained enough time to reach the
house, and under it went. The house
stood about two feet from the ground
on piles, SO under it we went just in
time to see the thing disappear down a
good-sized hole in the ground. Our
surprise was increased to find a great
number of other holes around and we
were sure we were right in the very
den of a horde of the misera BILE insects.
In my childhood's days l had often
participated in the exciting pastime of
drowning out gophers,' SO / was not
long in deciding to drown this new
kind out, and away went Joe for a
bucket, while the others did sentinel
duty.
Soon we were pouring streams of
water into the hole and deluging the
occupant, but the thing seemed to en-
joy it. After several fruitless efforts
we changed our tactics, and gave him
a hot bath with better results. AS the
steaming fluid rolled down into his
home he decided it was
cooler above, and came cautiously up,
just in time to get blow from cudgel
and boiling bath from another an
tagonist, while third impaled him on
his shillalah and bore him away in tri-
umph to be exhibited as our first trophy
AS we bolted into the room where the
colonel (my grandfather} sat reading,
hourishing what we really supposed to
be a white tarantula, for | must admit
that the claws-the only distinguish
ing feature of the thing-were missing,
lost in some previous engagement pre-
suma bly,, were considera bly crestfallen
to have the colonel, who was not much
given to small talk and great deal in
clined to profanity, look at us with the
most contemptuous glances as he ex-
claimed Hdmph! Tarantula, the
devil, Nothing in the world but sand
era b."-Philadelphia Times.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
DIDN'T MARRY HIM.
Because Unfortunately He Could Never r


Because Unfortunately He Could Never BE
Found.
What model of order he was, Never
aimed burned matches under CRATES or
into corners and never Uttered nantels
and Ia bles with scrap tobacco and gray
ash We never lad TO follow in his
wake picking up discarded garments.
sorting shoes and tidying papers. with
a view to answering why things
weren't left where they were put..7'
Under the most vexatious circum-
stances our ideal man was always the
same whole-souled- genial generous
fellow, keeping ali his trou bles 10 him
self sharing ali his pleasures with Us
and shielding Us from all knowledge
of the d!sagreeable side of life: the
world might batter him to the very
door. but we weren't to know IL He
must come in smiling and ready 10
sympathize with Us II the Jam wouldn't
jam or the blue got stre.ked in the
starch
With a xonanly inconsistency while
wishing for slave we also yesrned
for intermittent intervals of Gominat-
ing lordly assertion. for moments
when We recognized CIR will as second
ary- and proudly. though grudgingly.
submitted 20 higher power The
ideal man always rewarded such sab
mission bv increased tenderness and
Difference Of mien, leading Us 20 think
that we had had our own way after all
That he was rich goes without say-
ing. though cur impractical youth did
not insist on that point, bat what mzn
Is ideal without the glamour Of gold2
Did we marry him. No. oh no, 1;
takes time 20 p-oduee perfection. and
the world isn't quite SIX tllozssa Nd years
Old -D0ssaEs.s As.zzane.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
THE CHICAGO MARKETS

CHICAGO, Nov. 20-The big increase in
the visible supply was depressing factor
In the wheat market, but was partially
offset by reasonably liberal clearances.
When the market had its break, Singer
became buyer Of May and Severns a
buyer of December. Many felt that the
bottom had been reached, and the buying
improved. Compared with Saturday
night the market is 3. q y cent higher
Corn closed firm, WITHOUT change, after
ruling weak for the greater part OF the
day. There Was a moderate trade in oats,
which closed steady, and fractionally
higher. Provisions opened weak, but re-
covered toward the close. Pork broke the
most, with slump from S12. So on an early
bulge to Sl2 2215 and rally of 20 cents to
Sl2. 4213 In January at the close. January
lard sold from s. s21ll to $3.50, and rallied
to 500
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
WIRES TLlNG,

CHICAGO Nov. Evan Lewis
came near manning another opponent last
night at the windup of his weeks match
with Duncan c. Ross. Ross made it nee
essary for Lewis to win all three falls in
order to secure 80 per cent of purse of
S2,VOo. instead OF 20 per cent. In the
second fall Lewis made ap his mind 70 win
both falls in one" Lewis won the first
fall Graeco-Roman. Not being sure of
winning the thrd-Cum berland style-ln
a catch-as-catch-can bout Lewis secured a
hammerlock and slowly but surely began
TO twist Ross arm up over above his head.
Causing the latter the most excruciating
agony, Ross eroaned with pain. Lewis
with brutal ssiowness lowered his .pap', !,
shoulder to the floor. Ross was so bad Iv
injured that a,s refused to 90 in tot yst n rd
bout, and thereby sacrificed the 'pErse to
Lewis
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
LONG AGO AND BY AND BY.

Shuttle Shoon and Am ber-Locls
Sit together. building blocks.
ShuGe Shoon is old and gray
Amber Locks little child,
But tegethe 1T that play
Age and youth are reconciled,
And with sympathetic glee
Build their castles fair TO sesi
IVY hen / grow to be q man"
So the wee ones prattle ram
Il shall build a casile--so,
With a gateway broad and grand.
Here pretty vine shall grow,
There 8 soldier guard shall stand
And the tower shall be so high
Folks viii wonder By and by"
shuttle Shcon quoth: "Yes. know
Thus ouilded- long agol
Here gate and there . wall
Here window. there q doors
Here steeple, wondrous tall.
Riseth ever more and more;
But the years have leveied low
What builded. long sgoi''
So they gossip at their play (
Needless Of the feeting day
One speaks of that long ago
Where his dead hopes buriedl1
One with chubby cheeks agiow
Prattleth OF the by and by
Side by side, twin castles grow
By and by and long agoi
Long ago and by and by
All. what years atween them lie'
Yet, oh grandsire. gaunt and graN
By what grace arr thou beputle(
That thou sharcst In the play
or that little lispine child,
Children both. they build their blocks
Shuffie-shoon and Amber-Locks
Eugene Field. In Ladies Home Journal
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
Mr.. cHAMBERlAiN's ANSWER.

An Unpleasant Episode Connected with
the Fad of fAntoEraph-Huntiny.
Autograph hunters sometimes get
prominent persons into very unpleasant
positions AS an evidence of this fact
we find in an English periodical q
somewhat amusing anecdote of Mr.
Joseph Chamberlain, who represents a
Birmingham constituency ir the house
of commons in the British parliament.
1t seems that when Mr. Chamberlain
was made a cabinet minister he got
hundreds OF requests for his autograph.
For a time he answered each one in an
autograph note, but the labor involved
became SO great that finally he had
printed form prepared, running: "Your
request of such date is hereby COM
piled with" Then. when an autograph
request cane in, he simply signed this
blank form and let it go at that.
One day tall, raw-boned Warwick
shire man walked into his office
Morning" said lie.
''Good-morning," said Mr. Chamber
lain, looking up.
Il came for that place you promised
me-" said the countryman, after an
awkward pause.
place? l promised you no place"
said Mr.. Chamberlain.
''Yes, you did" insisted the country
man. stoutly. I've got your promise in
your own handwriting. With that he
hauled out one Of the autograph re-
plies: Your request of such date"
But. man alive" said Mr. Cham ber-
lain, that was in response to a request
from you for my autograph"
mo, 'twasn't." said the imam. Il
never asked for no autograph. Iwant
place; that's what wrote for
Mr.. Cham berlaif had the mans letter
hunted up, and, sure enough. he found
that 1t was formal application for q
place.
Here" said the perplexed minister,
emptying into his big hand all the
money he had in his pocket. Il can't
give you place; haven't any to give"
And with that the man had to be
content.-H Harper's Young People.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21

Haven't Won got anything that 6
can top off this meal With I asked

Haven't you got anything that 6
can top off this meal With asked
Mop. she said again
Cant You ind me some pie?'
"'Mebee | kin
II began to take heart, and in nv
blandsst tones asked her what kinds
of pie the hosteiry afforded g.
'Oh.' she said. 'kivcred. cross-kiv-
cred an no-kivered'
Il was staggered Those were new
pies on me, and | have dallied with
pastry in every state in the unior
'W-h-a-t?' ! asked
'Kivered, cross-kivered an no-kiv.
cred
But what kinds Of pie are thry~
'She looked at me in astoniShmenN
WV. she said, they air kivcred cross
kivcrcd an no-kivered
And that was all | could &c. out Of
her, and | must wander through life
oppressed with the knowledge that
there are three kinds of PIE vhose
curves | am not onto. - Buffalo Ex.
mr.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
A RECCIVrRSAip

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Nov 20 -Receiv-
ers were today appointed for the East Ten
nessee Land company of Hartman. on ap-
plicat;on of the creditors. The receiver
ship was rendered necessary by the fiuan-
clai depression. TIE immediate cause is
Threatened action in the state courts by
certain adverse interests aud attachment
proceedings brought in New York. The
assets, consisting mainly OF lands, are esti-
mated 10 be worth about 81, $50 COO. al
though under ordinary conditions they are
probably worth twice that sum. The liza.
buities are about 81, $4,000.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
CLIMATE AND CONSUMPTION.
a Change Of Residence Unnecessary Dur
ing the Amick Treatment.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 2O.-At a meeting OF
physicians prescribing the Amlck cure for
consumption, called to discuss with the
discoverer at his home here his published
assertion that change of climate is un-
necessary, DR.. Amick said today:
"a warm. dry climate Is beneficial, ii
the patient stays in it permanently, but
harm always results from stay of few
weeks or months when the patient returns
TO a colder temperature or lower altl-
tude. Unless patients desiring my treat
ment." he said, ''can go away and remain
until May, advise them TO take the medi-
cines in the comfort of their own homes.
But before they definitely abandon any
proposed trip, depending absolutely on
my discovery to cure them, | urge each to
first try the treatment free of expense and
then decide for themselves. l therefore
furnish free test medicines for all having
any lung trouble, to enable both physi-
clan and patient TO judge by results"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
THE IRON SCALE.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. 20.-As the result
of the set lement OF the sale question on a
basis of 81. - for pudding, and the finish-
ers' scale on the same lines laid down in
the tinlshers' union scale portion of the
Youngstown mills resumed work today.
after an idleness of twenty-three weeks,
the longest continued shutdown in the his
tory of the Mahoniug valley. Others viii
start up soon.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
TWO HUNDRED IASHeS.

ST. Louis. Nov. 2o.-Some time ago
Mrs. Chris Morofsky eloped with john
SJomke 10 LifchGeld. No Later they re-
turned here. continuing 10 live together.
About midnight las, night seven men,
disguised and supposed 70 be Moroisky
and some companions. broke inro the
house occupied by the couple and ad-
ministered 10 Stomke 200 lsshes on the
bare back. They then seized aud carried
away the woman. All efforts Ia find her
have been unavailing Ss-->ka = IN 8
critical condition.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
UNPOPULAR CITY OFFICIAL s.

SOUTH ENID, O. T., Nov. 2O-The citi-
zens of South Enid are taking measures to
free themselves of the tax-eaters whom
they put in office. The mayors salary
was fixed at $1,000 aud those Of
the other officials and councilmen in
proportion. After emptying the treasury
the city government proposed to levy u
heavy tax. This raised so much iudigna-
tion that the council rescinded Its action,
but has since re-enacted the ordinance.
The feeling is running very high, and the
unpopular officials are likely tn be run
out of town.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
IMMIGRANT BUSINESS

CHICAGO Nov 2o-The imm grant COM
tion today decided that 1t would recon-
mend to the meeting tomorrow that the
association lines take steps for handling
immigrant business without reference 10
the Union Pacific. Il is understood that
this line IS in no position to make definite
arrangements on immigrant business, but
that ii VIII not attempt TO disrupt any
Arrangements of the other lines which
leaves IL fair share o. the business.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
SPANISH ANARCHISTS.

BARCELONA, Nov. 20-Another dyna.
mite scare has occurred here. Six loaded
bombs have been found in the garden of
private house. 1t is supposed that they
were hidden there by anarchists whose
houses We're likely TO be searched by the
police.
The elections passed off quietlv, and
were favorable to the government
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
SETTLED AT LAST.
Worlds Fair Jury Finally Decides in Fa-
Vor of Dr.. Price.

CHICAGO. Nov. 20.-On the analysis and
recommendation of DIR. Wiley, chief
United States government chemist at
Washington, and greatest living authority
on food products, the worlds fair jury to-
day gave the highest award to DIR. Prices
Cream Baking Powder Tor strength. purity
and excellence. This conclusively settles
the question Of superiority. DR. Wiley
rejected the alum powders, stating TO the
worlds fair jury that he considered them
unwholesomr
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-21
a BAL TIC STORM

BERLIN, Nov. 20.-A dispatch from
Flensburg. Schleswig- II olstein, says that
the northeast gale which has been pre-
valllng has driven the sea ever the low
IEing portlons OF the town, completely
flooding them. The water is still rising.
and the damage done is very great The
flood has caused considerable damage in
nearly all the Baltic parts, and a number
OF wrecks is reported