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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
A FARM IN SUSSEX.
Charming Picture Of Country Life
in England
Where tho Secret Of Repose Hides Itself
When the Orchard Cleans with
Masses Of Red and YelIow-The
Poetic Country Lane.

Twilight fingers on the confines of
the farmyard, says poetic writer in
London Black and White. The silver
gray thatch of stable and ''shippon"
dims to dull dun against the pale
sky. Light and shadow mingle and
merge on the pond. Only the spikes
of reed or rush, or the broad patches
of the dock leaf stand clear cut against
it. while the trees, too, grow dim and
formless in the cleaning. A milk
maids pail clinks upon the confines
of the farm: rusty hinges crate as she
opens a wicket; the ducks know Mary
for friend and "quaclS" good night to
her. But there is no other sound save
the boom of heavy beetle on the
wing, or the stamp of stalled beast
within the stable. Pleasant it is to
wander in the old world Sussex farm
yards when the day is done. The
peace of the country, the present pre-
vailing rest, the great calm of it, sing
q song without words and hint at
secret. the key of which is well-nigh
lost in this busy modern world Of cleo
tricity and overcrowding. We mean
the secret of repose. 1t fingers yet,
however, in rural districts; for the
thrush sings OF it through long spring
dawns, and the wood doves murmur it
at night. To the faded and heart-worn
and overworked, the country calls
with siren voice at this season.
Autumn already powders her gold
dust on the brake fern and paints the
briar with purple and crimson. The
fruits of the woods are ripe, the
orchards CLEAN with masses of red
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
from the bust to below the waist.

from the bust to below the waist. A
cluster of roses on the corsage gave
the only touch of color. But for the
powder, the dress is usual enough.
And they say powder and patches are
coming in very truth!
There were dancing girls" in white
muslin skirts much befrilled, powder
in their hair, on whicE nodded huge
butterflies of black lace, and in their
hands castanets decked with stream
ers of many-cOlored ribbons. Drop
again the powder and butterflies and
lay down the castanets. and would not
the dancing girls be mere dancing
girls of the usual sort? Even the ''Hic
Ian lassie" can find her tartan weave
most likely in the seasons Punchinello
velvets. and the ''Gitana's" mantilla of
Escurial lace she can sew upon her car
riage dress next day.
1t is this picturesque quality of the
dress of the day, which borrows from
every time and cline, that makes the
seasons dresses SO beautiful when they
are at their best Only with the best
must go the worst. When fashion is
in a generous and catholic mood indi-
vidual taste is a golden possession.
Black is the seasons color, too; is
there any color that isn't?
ELLEN OSBORN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19

of New York is too warm, even in Win
ter: certainly too changeable. not to
make such wearing Of fur dangerous to
health.
At wedding reception given last
week, when no one was talking or
think of anything but yachts. there
were some stunning costumes worn
which were not at all nautical. The
bride wore a gown of white satin bro
cade, with court train, trimmed with
old blonde lace, and her tulle veil was
fastened by diamond star. She was
attended by two bridesmaids, who
were dressed in white and pink satin
brocade. with picture" hats CT black
velvet and clusters of pink feathers.
Pink is, you see, one of the seasons
colors. and very fortunate it is. Do
you know anything prettier?
From the seasons yet sparse enter
tainments one stands out for its beauty
as a spectacle. 1t was pretty fancy
dress ball, and the funny thing about
it was that it was hard to say wherein
the picture dresses differed much from
those ordinarily worn. Almost any
one Of the ladies could wear her gown
again at a ball which makes no preten-
sion to fancy dress without remark
There was the powder and patches"
dress, which was like an old picture,
the robe of white and silver brocade
rich enough to stand alone. 1t was
made Empire fashion, the bodice gilt
tering with rich passementerie, and
long fringe of ieweled beads falling
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
Is Scarlet Fever Dying Outc

A singular fact has been revealed by
the carefully kept death records in
England. This is steady diminution
in the number of deaths from scarlet
fever, which fell from 1925 in 1881 to
1886 in 1891. No adequate explanation
has been offered. AS contributing
causes, however, DR.. William Ogle
finds % that the proportion of chill
dren to the population materially de-
clined in the decade: (2) that the isola-
ton of the sick and other sanitary
practices became more general; and 90
that in some unknown way scarlet
fever has been gradually assuming a
milder form. The last conclusion is
justified by ample evidence. The part
played by sanitation has doubtless
been of some Importance. as may be
inferred from the fact that typhoid
fever deaths have also been diminish
ing. DR.. Ogle feels assured that cpl
denies of scarlet fever will not soon,
if ever, again be the scourge to infant
life they have been
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19

Queen Victoria is said TO be very
fond OF orange pelzoe. and is not above
brewing il herself on occasion SpeGa-
ing of tea. everybody does not know
that judicious mixture OF oolony.
souchong and young hyson, with Just
dash OF orange pekoe. makes deli
ciously refreshing beverage One thing
TO De eniored by city people On their
return from the country IL we may
say broadly, good cup OF tea Unfor-
.unately the average keeper Of hoa-~le-s
in the rural districts still boilS her tea,
sometimes fer a whole mortal hour be-
fore giving il to her guests
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
TIE GIRL OF THE JACKET
She's the Summer Girl and the
Shot Silk Girl Too.
The Wonderful velvets Of 1893 - MY
Lady's Fur Trimmed Coat-The Pink
and Green Combination-Fancy
Gowns and Sober.
TcoPYRIGHT, 1881


The iacketed girl is jaclseted girl
still. When August's sun shone hot upon
her pretty head she sheltered it with a
broad brinmed, fat hat of dark blue.
Her iacket-called Eton because it is
no more like real Elton jacket than u
man is like a mouse, perhaps-was
blue also, like her skirt. Her silk
waist was sometimes blue, also. but
more often some delicate color verging
on white, or pink, or red.
The jacketed girl has caught the
spirit of the season. In the fall "a
livelier iris CLEANS upon her burn
ished" bodice. lapels, skirt trimming.
She has become the "semper varia-
bills" the always charming woman. In
one light she CLEANS green or gray,
in. another CLEANS rosy red. The
jacketed girl and the shot silk girl are
the same girl now; and her name is
legion.
Her skirt and jacket are Of grayish
green material, through which play
and tighten threads of cleaning silk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
TONGUE TWiSTERS.
Six thick thistle sticks.

Six thick thistle sticks.
HIGH roller, low roller, ROVER.
A GROWING CLEAN glowing green.
FLESH of freshly fried flying fish.
THE sea ceaseth and it suf1ceth U.s.
A BOX of mixed biscuits, a mixed bis
louit box.
TEE bleak breeze blighted, the bright
broom blossoms.
STRICT strong Stephen Stringer
shared Sticky six sickly silky snakes.
! SWAN swan over the sea; swim,
Swan, swim; swan swan back again,
Fveal SWIM. swan.
II is shame. Sam; these are the
Isame, Sam. 'Tis all sham, Sam, and
a shame it is to sham so, Sam.
SUSAN shines shoes and socks:
socks and shoes shine Susan. She
iceaseth shining shoes and socks, for
shoes and socks shock Susan.
ROBERT RowLEY rolled round roll
round; a round roll Robert Rowley
rolled round: where rolled the round
roll Robert Roavley rolled round.
! OLIVER OGLETEoRP ogled an owl and
oyster. Did Oliver Oglcthorp ogle an
owl and oyster? If Oliver Oglcthorp
ngled an owl and oyster, where are
Che owl and oyster Oliver Oglethorp
ogled?
SAMMY SHoEsMITH saw a shrieking
songster. Did Sammy Shoesnith see
a si,rieling songster? If Sammy Shoe
smith saw a shrieking sopgster where's
the. shrieking sopgster Sammy Shoe
smith saw?
Hos3Ss meets Snobs and Nobbs;
Hobbs bebs to Snobbs and NobEs;
Hobbs nobs with Snobbs and robs
Nobbs' fob. THAT is" says hobbs,
1.-THE worse for Hobbs jobs" and
EuO}ybs Sobs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
ALonc-Horncd SERPENT.

Prof. A. L. Bubach. AT attache of the
imperial museum OF Berlin. who, with
nine trusty men, has been making ex.
plorations in northern and western
Brazil, sends this extraordinary infor-
nation TO the directors OF the institu-
ton named above: Have had wonder
tul luck. We already have over 5000
unnamed specimens in natural history,
including snake 81 feet long. with long
tusks like boar, and horn feet long
Oh its forehead
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19

-Ex-Secretary Richard w. Thomp-
bon, of Indiana, who is now. eighty
four years Of age, is reported rs saying
that in early life he was an excessive
ehewer of tobacco, but fearing i'll eff
fects upon his nervous system he aban-
honed the practice over fifty years ago,
and has never taken a chew since. But
be has been an iucessant smoker all
the time, aud is one now, not permit
ling much time TO elapse between ci-
gars between breakfast and bedtime,
which is, ordinarily, near midnight"
The cigars he smokes are very mild
pnes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
The Ones in Danger.

"The robbers have got good start,
but the detectives are after them"
Are they well mounted?"
who? The detectives?
mo The robbers
Eyes, but the detectives are better
mounted"
Him! Well. they'll escape"
WHO? The robbers?"
NO. The detectives. Chicago Trib-
une.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
JoEnny's New Friend.

Little JOHNNY got 'quainted with
a nice little boy to-day. He likes to
go to school ever SO much. and he
loves his teacher, and his face is al
ways clean
Mother am glad you like him.
And he hardly ever misses his
lessons, and he studies like every
thing"
HE is good boy"
"And he's polite to everybody, and
always lifts his hat to the minister"
II hope you will learn from him."
''Yes'n. He's gettin' up Boys
Readin' and Smokin' club. May
n?"-Good News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
Fortunate.

Dudeleigh-I gave myself away the
other night.
Penelope-Well, don't worry over it.
You aren't out anything.-Brooklyn
Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19

--Comforted. The poor fellow was
actually weeping when l found him,
snd | pressed a cardiac to his lips"
Ibid he appear to feel be,esr?' Yes.
He smiled through his tears. Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
KANSAS AND CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA has raisei 40. 900, eco
pounds OF fruit within the las. year.
KANSAS hens lay more eggs than
those Of any other state II the union
KANSAS still has nearly one million
acres Of unoccupied government lands
open for settlement.
ELECTION day is a legal holiday in
California. Maine. Missouri. New Jer-
soy. New York. Oregon, South Caro-
lima and Wisconsin.
IT is claimed that in California su-
perior grade of tobacco IS grown. Cal
ifornia asserts that it is superior TO the
product of North Carolina and Virginia,
and almost equal 70 that Of Cuba.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19

What He Meant SIX IL
more has good horse sense" Gareoyge
II suppose you mean he knows how
20 pick the winners at the races Gum
mey-tNo; | mean be never hss&--
Detroit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
The rs,.d and tho ChE<

The ntkd and tho CnES
Twas passing by the greenwood,
And on the greenwood tree
heard bird pour forth unseen
Celestial melody.
1t seemed his little heart would burst
With Joy divinely given;
thought: THE heaven OF mans belief
Is less than natures heaven"
L was passing by the greenwood,
And there upon the ground
saw simple esrthborn child
All silent gaze around;
But such q look was in his eyes,
Such light was on his brow:
thought: Il never entered Heaven,
Nor heard OF God till now
Dora Il Goodale in n. y. Independent
Dedication for . Book of Tales.
Brother o. mine have you forgot
3 Those pleasant incoming times OF old:
How in quiet shady spot
Wesat and heard quaint stories tolde
How sweet it was when tired OF play
Or vexed with discipline at school,
To while that nooning hour away
! With romance in the shade and coolt
Brother of mine, our noon is high
Come, let us rest little space,
And let us twain revivify
Our ardor with that ooyhood graceA
These little tales it is TO tell
Some folk may wonder why they're told
Yet shall they serve their purpose well
If they recall the days OF old;
II they recall our boyhood Joys,
Aud those far-distan scenes rctrace:,
II they bring back TO US two boys
vision OF the dear old place
The homestead, and the pickerel poud,r
The maple trees. the pasture lot.
The Pelham hills away beyond
Brother OF mine. have you forgott
Eugene Field, in Chicago Record
The Cnexpressed.
Within my breast is shut captive bird
With throat for song,
But note OF his hath never yet been hoard
Nor sweet, nor strong.
Within my breast is shut q captive bird
With wings for fight
Close folded wings are they that have not
stirred
In noon or night
So far tho heights to which the wings aspire
He dare not soar:
Nor all his yearning heart dumb with dssira
In song outpour.
Still singer sphered In silence the thel art
Birds ouly know
The JOY in fight and song. with which tly
heart
Doth throb and glowi
One note down dropping from another's song
Wakes joyously
Where, IN thy spirits deeps IL hath slept long,
Like melody.
And when strong pinIons rise above the things
That bound our sight,
The sense of rapture stirring in thy wings
Is almost flight
Mary Louise Whiting, In Youths Cenpan.
ion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-29
POINTED TALKS.

Hon. w. S. DedOn, the official cruiser
of the committee named by the last
legislature to investigate crookedness
in sales of state timber lands, was in
the city yesterday. He came down to
confer with Hon. Charles +. Staples, of
Dakota county, secretary of the COM
mittee, but the timber cruising senator
from the FOrty-fourth district would
not state the exact nature of
his business. He did say, how
ever, that the money placed at
the disposal of the committee
will not be wasted. In answer to di-
rect question, Mr.. Dedon said he had al
ready secured considerable valuable in
formation, enough in fact 10 insure a
fair degree of success for the work of
the committee. From various sections
of the state he has received pointers
that have developed more or less in
formation, and whenever be has been
able to spare day from his farm the
official cruiser has served injunctions
on the mosquitoes, invaded the woody
tracts, and made his notes and deduc-
tiOnS in peaceful Solicitute. Reports of
pIOST6SS nave Uctl lDdu6 ~ OeUdlOT
Donnelly and Secretary Staples. but of
course the meat Of these reports will not
be given out unit! the committee is
ready to report to the next legislature.
Senator Dedon will begin cruising in
earnest again some time in September,
and continue the work whenever pos
sible during the winter.
~
Hon. John j. FurIong, treasurer of
the Minnesota worlds fair commission,
was at the Merchants yesterday, hav-
ing run up from his farm to get Whit
OF st. Paul ozone. He asserts that, de-
spite all hostile criticism, Minnesota is
making showing that will rebound to
her credit hereafter. I'm some depart
ments this state will stand well to the
front when the premiums are awarded"
says MIR. Furlong, land the comments of
our visitors show that they feel proud of
the exhibits made by their state. No,
cannot talk OH finance or politics.
am not now on intimate terms with one
or the other; been chasing potato bugs
and pitching hay for two weeks back,
hoping for fairly good harvest and u
fine winter"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-29
LYING IN FIGURES.

The New York city contingent of the
silver spectators crowd have made
distinct advance on their fellows. These
have been content to lie in mere words:
the former raShly attempt to lie in
figures. Figures never lie," because
they are so transparent that when it is
attempted to make up lie out of them
the falsity is clearly seen. AS long as
the assertion was confined to the gen
crafty that, owing to some occult con-
nection between silver and farm prod
uce, never demonstrated to exist,
produce had fallen in values sympa-
thetically with silver, the statement
had all that plausibllity which attaches
to condolences, and thOughtless people
took it for an axiom. But the New
Workers bring figures to bolster up the
assertion. They declare IN their lengthy
array OF whereases that "deprecia-
ton in the price of silver bullion since
1878 has caused decline of over 200 per
cent in the price of our cotton and over
200 per cent in the price of our wheat,
and about one hundred per cent in the
price of our silver since that year."
This is important if true. 1t puts the
silver miner in the pitiful plight of
giving his silver away, and the planter
of giving a pound of his cotton to the
man who will take as a gift another
pound, and our poor, oppressed farmers
of the West making gift of another
bushel of his wheat for every bushel
some one or any one would accept from
him as free gift. Silver is worth just
nothing at all, and cotton and wheat are
worth twice less than nothing. Really,
these fellows had better stick to words
and quit lying in figures.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-29
NATURALLY A TORY.

GEORGE w. SMALLEY, the New York
Tribune's London correspondent for
many years, gets an occasional sound
and merited humping from the papers
OF this country for his rank Toryism.
He has earned the title of the Tory
SQUIRE" fixed on him by the Evening
Post. We can understand this treat
ment when it comes from Democratic
papers; but why the Republicans should
roast him is beyond our comprehen-
sion, unless it be because they are inca
pable of recognizing the close connec-
ton, the entire sympathy, there is be-
tween the Tory and the Republican
idea of government. The Tory de-
voutly believes that it is the mission of
the government to take care of every
body, and that he is the divinely con-
stituted administrator of government.
The Republican holds the same view.
and as reiigiousIy believes that he ana
his kind are the only people fit to be
entrusted with the administration. Phe
Republican living in England becomes
I ory as naturally and inevitably as
tadpOle becomes frog. Don't blame
GEORGE; he can't help it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-29
CLEvELAND's MESSAGE.
What the President Will Say to
the Extra Session.

What the President Will Say to
the Extra Session.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-The Herald
Washington special says: Members of
congress and statesmen of high and low
degree have ceased the unseemly
scramble for office, and, preparatory to
the coming struggle, are devo.ing them
selves to the solution of a problem
which the present financial situation
puts before them.
Well informed administration officials
hold to the belief that i'll his message to
congress Mr.. Cleveland will contine
himself to the matters to which he re-
ferred SO terSely i'll his call tor the eX-
traordinary session, and that the mes
age will be devoted almost exclusively
to the financial situation, with a pos
sible reference to the pledges made in
the platform bearing upon the reform of
the tariff.
They say Mr.. Cleveland is too shrewd
politician to confuse the legislative
branch of the government by presenting
for It's consideration subjects which can
just as we'll wait few months, and
thereby lessen the Importance of the
duty he deems TO be imperative-the re-
peal of the Sherman law.
For this reason it is believed that
finance alone will he dealt with. In
deed, all the data supplied by the de
partments so far bear upon this subject
only. and MIR. Cleveland has given the
tariff nothing but casual attention.
After congress has repealed the Sher-
man act, or at least taken some positive
action, then the other question OF party
policy will be taken up and settled. 1t
is the money question, and not the
tariff, In the opinion of most adminiStra-
ton officials, that has seized the coun-
try, ana they say Mr.. Cleveland looks to
his party to give the relief which can
only come through legislation. This
paramount duty will, it is said, be i'm
pressed upon congress, unaccompanied
by other issues.
The length of the extra session is en-
tirely problematical. If the anti-silver
men have the strength to push the re-
peal law to a speedy issue the session
will probably be short. 1t is thought
the bill can be easily put through the
house within reasonable time, without
reSorting to the eXpedient of shutting
off reasonable debate. The stumbling
block will be met with in the senate.
where Republican and Democratic sill
yer members will unite in an effort to
defeat the bill. If a final result is
reached before December. the tariff
question will probably be LETT to the
ways and means committee. with in
structions to formulate its work during
the recess, and congress will adjourn
until the regular session.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-29
VERAGUA ACCEPTS.

The Duke of Veragua announces
that he will accept as an honor the
sympathy of the American people,"
That seems TO be about all he'll get a
chance to accept.-St. Louis Republic.
Had the Duke of Veragua and his
brother served in the Rebellion and
been wounded, they would have made
model pension cIaimants.-RocheSte
Union and Advertiser.
~
In response to telegraphic inquiry
as to whether he would accept financial
aid from this country, the Duke of
Veragua cables that he accepts las
honor the sympathy of the American
people," The American people will
take the duke at his word. He Will
have their sympathy and not their
cash.-Kansas City Journal.
The Duke of Veragua is willing to ac-
cept the sympathy of the American
people as a balm to his financial EN-
barrassment. Whether that sympathy
would be most attractiven the form of
a money contribution the duke hesitates
to say in so many words. The duke,
like the celebrated Pooh-Bah, is evil
IDENTITY anxious to be nSulted.-Omaha
Bee.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-29
RECIPROCITY OF WRECKING.
Cleveland Issues Proclamation
in Regard to 1t.

cleveland issues fFOCiamatl on
in Regard to 1t.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-The presi-
dent today issued a proclamation in re-
gard to the reciprocity of wrecking be-
tween the United States and Canada.
The proclamation reeites the various
acts of congress relating to the salvage
of vessels in Canadian waters, and con-
cludes as follows:
Now, therefore. being thus satisfied
that the privilege of aiding American or
other vessels and property wrecked,
disabled or in distress in Canadian
waters. contiguous to the United States,
has been extended by the govern
ment of the Dominion of Canada
to American vessels and wrecking
appliances of ali descriptions, l,
Grover Cleveland, president of
the United States of America, in
virtue of the authority conferred upon
me by the aforesaid act of congress, ap-
proved May "a, 1890. do proclaim that.
the conditions specified in the legisla-
ton of congress aforesaid, and that the
provisions of said act of May "a, 1890,
whereby Canadian vessels and wreck
ingapplianeeS may render aid and as
sistance to Canadian and other vessels
wrecked, disabled or in distress, in the
waters of the United States, contiguous
to the Dominion of Canada, including
the canal and improvement of the wa
tiers between Lake Erie and Lake Huron
and the waters of the Saint Mary's river
and canal, are now in full force and
effect''