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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-12
miss UNTIDY."
Some Very Charming Girls who Rear This

Name.
There is nothing more disagreed bic
than a ''fnnicky' person, to use an ex-
preston which, perhaps, may not be
found in the dictionary, but which so
aptly describes some over-nice individ-
ual who frets and fumes over speck
of dust or a single hair out of place in
the neatly arranged couture.
These very tidy beings make one
positively uncomfortable, but, perhaps,
to run to this extreme is better than to
be guilty OF the other-an habitual IN
tidiness OF person and belongings that
destroys all the beauty one or the other
may possess. Much as W. regret 20
say it, there are many. many young
girls from fourteen 10 eighteen years Of
age who are not quite As particular as
they should be about their attire or the
rooms which they occupy.
Pretty, bright, sweet-tempered girls,
too, they are, yet every day we SEQ
them with buttons of their shoes and
gloves, holes in waists pinned mp or
allowed 10 gap open for the world to
see hair which plainly shows il needs
a good shampooing, and foreheads
where certain Rrimy marks tell OF curl
ing tongS that have never been cleaned
OFF
The bureau owned by such a one is
chaos Itself Wells, ribbons, gloves and
hand1ercbiefs consort with books, boxes
OF candy and matches. Taere is no
stated place for anything 10 bs kept
therefore a gown "a just as likely 70 be
found on the floor where It's owner late
" jumped out of il, as hung up in the
closet where it belongs Shoes repose
on a table, the work basket is an intri-
cate maze of threads and scissors and
crumbs, and cores OF apples ornament
the mantelpiece
This is no fancy picture. as many
mothers can testify who despair Of ever
getting their daughters 10 realize that
neatness is a virtue that must be cult
waited. or they will never have anything
& 70 be seen when the occasion comes
for them 70 wear good gowns ar throw
their rooms open 10 strangers
II is 50 easy 20 keep things nice whea
once you begin 70 try; then there - 20
hunting for misplaced articles or pin
ming on Of buttons and hooks Al the last
moment, when voices from below call
loudly 20 Miss Untidy TO hurry up. while
she is franticalIy ezdesvoriHg ~ find
the mate 70 her glove or eaten together
with hurried stitches some uasivhtl7
rent that viii IN al probability brea@
out afresh before she has gone square
The stitch ia time and place fo-
everything and everything IN is place
viii remedy all this Il yOa start - once
tpefore the habit becomes too deep-seat-
Cd % cure, and yoa VIII have % 70
through the world forever bearing TIC
truthful but unpleasant name II Mss
Untidv. ~. T. Journal
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Barbary pirates ana helo Tor ransom in
Algiers.
He had piteous tale q tell Of faith.
er, brother or soa captured and en-
shaved, toiling ia the blazing sun OF
that tropie region, ill-used, beaten aud
exhausted, waiting and longing for the
rescue which could not come until some
given sum was raised and Slapped 10
his cruel master.
Too often this tale was true Often
also il was false, for il won SO ready a
response in cash and sympathy that inn
posters soon took it up and il became
as regular a stock-in-trade of profess
sional beggars and tramps as the sick
wife and five small children we hear
them whine about to-day.
When news came 10 seaport town
that vessel had been taken hailing
from their port word would be sent TO
the minister, who would proclaim from
the pulpit next Sunday the facts and
would ask the people 10 contribute for
the ransom of captiveS or tho help Of
those who were friendleSs in a strange
land.
The congregation, many of them
neiGhbors and friends of the unforto-
nate men. would respond as generously
as they could afford.
Yet so many were the cap3ves taken.
and so steady was the demand for ran
som money, that In some places special
day was set apart for a collection for
the benefit OF Algerine prisoners, with
ont regard 70 information OF recent
capture This day was usually the sun
day before Thanksgiving and the local
name for il was Bsrbary Sunday.
There arc old people still living
who can remember these collections
and the pathetic stories told BY tho
ransomed and rescued captives on their
return. Youths Companion
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ST. VALENTINES DAY.

Tuesday next is St. Valentines day. Do
YOU expect valentine? Will 1t be nice
one. bearing with it a degree OF love and
hest wishes. or do you think the boys will
put up a Joke on you by sending you one
Of those hideous things now displayed in
the shop windows?
st. Valentines day is an old observance
and has been keptinviolate inceNalentlnus
The Roman Presbyter and martyr. was
arrested and thrown into chaias at the in
stance of the Emperor Claudius and
handed over to Calphurnius who employed
Asterius to try to win him back TO ldola-
FRY. The saint as the legend goes, was
finally beheaded on the Flaminian way on
Feb "A, hence the observance OF the event.
But the good saint was the
patton of all lovers and from
his time to the present day every lover
wants to secretly tell his love by sending
Il valentine to his sweetheart, and the
.smerry. merry maiden" will find her
cheeks glow and her heart tingle when
she sees the postman coming toward the
house next Tuesday.
But with all the pleasure the day gives
TO the young people it has its practical
side and il is the poor postman that will
suffer.
The approach OF the day, while it has
set the hearts of the frislSy juvenile and
the impressionable youth and maiden
nglow, has brought with it its burdens
Not only have the statiouers, who reap the
profit. begun their preparations but the
postoffice officials, VINO reap the burden,
tbai ] Nrt1o D. ipf
the expected uvalance of mail. The feast
Gay of the good patron of lovers Is of
eOurse intended only to give the bashful
swain an opportunity of expressing
anonymously the sentiments his courage
will not permit him TO speak out; but, IN
fortunately, 1t is taken by many as an
opportunity to show hatred and contempt
By means OF the sO-calied comic valen-
tines Mgny of these are couched in
such language as TO come within the
statue prohibiting the sending of obscene
matter through the mails Between the
two the postoflice clerks and carriers have
a hard time of il, for all combined make an
exceedingly heavy addition 10 tue usual
weight Of matter handled. The rush be-
gins on the morning OF the 18th and Goa
lAHNc> N-lEeAN aoAteiueuh uNtlI Tue dIltT-
noon OF the l4th. The postotfice Is long"
On postage stamps, both the Cd and Col
umbisn varieties, 50 no one need worry
that be lack the means OF carrying his
missive through the msils
In many of the public schools il has long
been the custom 10 permit the pupils to
exchange valentines on the afternoon of
he l4yh. The same will Toe permitted
his year, the teachers of course 20 exer-
else careful supervision over those ex-
changed, No valentines, however, tLst
come by mail will be given 10 the pupils
at the schools. rs it Is stringent rule
that all nsil matter be sent 10 addresses
home This may serve As a warning 10
some callow youth who has "a girl" in the
High school to whom he wishes 60
breathe soft sentences of love through the
mediumshiO of Que the pretty scented
picture cards.
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DIFFERENCE IN PHYSIQUE
A Distlnot Improvements Among the Upper
Glasses

n DISTINCT improvement ANON the l PIPER
Glasses
The question OF the relative physique
IN different classes OF the community
has lately come up for discussion. Al
though II might appear that the class
10 which belong the pitmen of coal dis
tricts and the sailors and fishermen OF
our sea borders would be boastinV
the highest physical average, statistics
prove the reverse, for against the un-
ooubtedly fine physique Of the upper
ranks Of the industrial class has 10 be
set an enormous draw back furnished
by the lower ranks. among whom are
found the victims OF over-croyyd. e z.
over-working and under-fecding This
discounts the strength furnished by
" hat may be called the sristocracy Of
Ia Dor. II has been proven that there -
n definite relation between physic9i
well-beinz and elbow room and tae
ures furnished BIZ this relation are de-.
against the belief that a life Of un-
broken toll contributes ~ tho best
physical development
4 distinct improvement IA physique
has taken place among the Uel,-t0-do
classes OF this country. especially
among women the last few year, AID
this Is undou bteily owing 20 improved
conditions Of hygiene and exercise. One
o. the features OF tie English metropo-
Ia IL the number q immensely tall
women that are seen in The parks where
the leisure class most do congrerAsss.
and this iucrease in physical develop
Blent il attrisute 20 the atistlc.ssn
that has marked = prevailed Ia TIE isst
few decades. IN EagIsnd. whore Ire
line between the leisure and th@ indus
trial Glasses Il more definite Than Ia
this country. the ife-e8pe ag.
ures for the two ciasses confirm Tia
view r ghieeu per cent ~ ths upper
class died b<fore tEs hfth hrrt hoay.
while no Jess than - D~r cent ~ 10
industrial eIas4es de before ;hsy REACH
that age. IL the csee - infants, -
cent * the upper class de daring ire
frst year. a. against % per esut auloaz
the is'suts Of ths lAbori1g class Pm
suv. army statistic prove thai tas
class from which recrults are drssva e
g. paysiqae far bssosz the aTera-e Oh
Tho Young men q lie upper ranks he
present tEsuaseiv~s for entrlucs ~ ths
military training eo4isgsG-sL Louis
Globe Denocra-
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WOULD YoU BE AN ACTRESS?

Wichita is stage struck. That is a fact.
There is no question about it SO far as a
number of our leading young people are
concerned, but, thank fortune, they have
a right to be for they have the talent, edu-
cation, beauty and instruction to put them
on the road to the uppermost round in the
LADDER of the Thespian art.
There is a disposition on the
part of people generally and of
church people in particular to
at once condemn anyyoung lady that
proposes to fit herself for the stage.
The following words eff Mrs. Kendall,
the one English actress who has ever been
able to keep her name above reproach,
said, when asked what she thought about
teaching girls to act.
'Ahi but that is an immense question.
| should say, for my own part, there are
only Il few people | could teach. Let me
imagine that have eight girls before me.
Five of them may be simply dull and
stupid. Two might be moderately clever,
and yet might not be able to teach them.
With the eighth--possibly less clever than
the other two-I should be in sympathy
| should know it by the look in in her eye
and the touch of her hand. | am very OBJ
servant about people. When | see per-
son for the first time l observe how
they shake hands, and l look
them straight in the eye (for every other
feature IN the face can lie. bat the eve
pever,) and al that instant l have decided
what | think about them. / am not al
ways right, but l always have this quick,
instructive judgment. But to return to
that eighth girl. l should know at once
thas she liked me, and, knowing that.
should feel sure that she would notice any
suggestions | might make, and would
follow them 1t is terribly difficult to ad
wise the beginners. l get letters from them
every day, almost by every post l AIN
very sorry for them; but more sorry still
for the women who have struggled for
years and failed-all the more besause l
feel that [ have been SO exceptionally fort
innate myself Ia having had such pro-
tected sheltered life. About the London
School OF Dramatic Art, have heard some
thing of the scheme, but have been too
busy hitherto to go into it. But, on the
whole, yes; think conservatoire would
be useful ~
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HARPER's NEW PRINCIPAL.

The many friends of Professor Barber,
late of the Lewis academy of this city will
be pleased to learn of his permanent ap-
pointmeHt TO the princlpalshp of the
High school at Harper. Professor Barber
besides being a most excellent gentleman,
is an instructor of rare ability and Harper
is to be congratulated on having secured
his services. He will prove to be very
valuable principal for his range of in
formation is very extended and he does
not cOnine himself 10 the stereotyped
groove of the average instructor, hnt on
the contrary, gives much wider range of
instruction than he bargains for. Another
splendid feature of Professor Barber's
ability as an instructor is his facull to
promote aud maintain dicipline among
his pupils without alternating their respect
for him.
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The CHURCHES

Free Sunday nursery. strictly undenom-
national. Miss LYDIA EGE.ish IN charge
Children cared for Sunday betv cen 1870
anu .2:5J al room 211 Ssagwick Dlocs..
Services at Wrigat's mission this even
ing a. 100. Preaching by the pastor, Esv.
II. u. gilbert. You are cordially invited
St. Pauls n. Z church, corner Tuir-
teennth and Lawrence avenue, D. c Ic-
C0UmlcS. ptstOr-Suadsy scitoos * $50 a.
m, preaching az I a. n. aud 80 p n,
class meeting a. = m sud Epwortb .eacue
prayer meeting al - 2. IL All are Vvei-
come 20 these services.
GeEiEsn Evangelical church, J. J. 81
herman, pastur-NeXt Sunday, TorGln ~
and evening service With songs b. tue
quire Evening Sermoa os tbs eighth
Commandment
Eagli-h Lutheran. Rev. J. 4 love-.
paStCr---ery IA he Crawford 'rEar1
opera block corner pt Topeka aTeiffls alld
Williams street Service J. n -. -fii.,sT
scl.oo. az u a. ID ! T. = e. r ~ 80 p m
TIE Prs. B+r fst s00rca. corner q.
Z FlAs avetsu- sad Elg~- St-e-J -.
G. = .uC4Eu-Iu-1. Kew E-s- N eEa~.
T=,--' .ss-iicE- J. =. Clar5-s a. - - ArISas
C5tr ws.| EreatL * ios3 - ul- DR. t-stE
j. aa rioougu5 speaker and 2li rao te1r
atH w IT, ge- res&t'is8 Satat.sE
-clla. - = gi- &c. j.. Everett. >1Irf-
.a.saacgt Il T. ~ b-st Es.t'4.e-
.!selc seEFlcss ~ 80 p L. followed -
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THE RARD TIMES BALI

One very interesting feature OF the hard
times ball, which il billed for Tuesday
night, viii be the prizes 10 De given 10 the
lady and gentleman wearing the most ap-
propriate costumes. There is a good deal
OF rivalry among the young people Is TO
who Viii get these prizes, and the cousa-
quence Is that the costumes will be very
novel This bal. is in the interest Of char
ity, and toe First German Lzdies Aid
society, 1t : hoped, will net 8 nice sum:
Tor The truth i. there are lots Of poor prt,-
PIE in tue oi,y rvlo need heip,u- bs.r3
from tteA - good many rirk.tS ara as-
ing sold Tor the oecaS. 1l, ~ everybody IS
looking forward z. u ias ta,Ls., ~ .ur
The young man or yo2nc woman who ,gil.
nos be az The hard times bsll wil. never
forgive themselves Tor missing such .
treat
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AT THE MANHATTAN.


H. c. Stone, South Evanston, Ind, w.
S. Hart, New York; H q. Lee, City; w.
l. Martin. Chicago; A J. Gibson, Detroit:
A. NJ. Smith, Buffalo, n Y; L. II. Stubbs,
Kansas City; +. NJ. Moran, Cincinnati; j.
II. Hammers, Kansas City: r. Livingston,
Furley, kon.; Z. w. Sellers McAllester
|. f.; W. A. Ferguson. ST. Louis; S NJ.
Doolittle, Columbus; J. a. Lamb s..
Louif; G. G. Catlell, Philadelphia; o. G..
Dohlman, Rockford, Ills; NJ NJ Gentry
Quincy, His; L. d. Mayhem, Louisville;
L. NJ. Cline, Kansas City; w. w. Lowe,
ST. Louis; +. Lake, Chicago; NJ. G. Bran
don, St. Joe; &. Il. Allison. Topeka; w. +.
Seward, Kansas City; j. 7. Hurbut, ST.
louis; Frank Williams, New York; IL
Herger, Greensburg; William Cooley,
Zanesville, O; Richard WaQstatf, St
Louis; q. V. Wells, Jefferson City; J. H..
" eed. Kansas City; c. a. Stinsou; George
+. Gardner, st. Joe: H A. krehbill, Mound
Ridge, Kan; P. b Hall. Pekin, His r. ..
Hall, Pekin, HIS. e j. BOnham, Chicago;
w. B. Broadwell, Hutchinson; ID. a. Sal
ley, Topeka; J. P Kirk, Marshal town. Ia. !;
J. II. Quigley, Chicago; P. ID. Greg2ors,
Uniony vile, Mo-; George w. Decker, SYRIA
cuse, n. \.
AT THE CAREY.
G. w. Black, St. Louis: s. S Kitzmiller,
Lexington, Ky; w. b Swan, Topeka: J.
Nip, Winfield; a, a. Brown. Kansas
City; J. c. Allison, Chicago; A. H. Cassidy,
St. Louis; John a. Black, San Francisco;
W. II. Ashton, Dayton, o; LeOu Leon,
Atehisou; j. Clark, Jr, St. Joe; J. II.
Hartman and ". F. Cooper, Kansas City;
T. l.. Darlee, Weir City; H. r. Far
bush, Chicago; f. G. St4rtzman, Great
Bend; A. l.. Page and wife, Kingfeher:
). Lippmau, st. Louis; f. \. Brady, Kan
sas City; Harry Garry, Kansas City, KEN
jackson, Kansas City; r. K. Pury, Engle-
wood; W. A. Dumars, st. Joseph; ;. A.
Moon, Kansas City; 4. II. voorhees, Chi
cago; Il. ". Dexter. Chicago; S. Bellmsn,
81. Louis; j. A. Howaul, New York; +.
Waterhouse. Salna; George Cooke, ST.
Joseph; {. +. Martin, BrOchtou, \. Y; II.
II. Gardper, FL Dorado; w. s. STATESMAN,
New York; Ii. l. Rose, indianapolis; NJ.
Z. Fisher, Chicago: T. p. Wise. Lincoln
vile, Kan; E. W. Anderson, Chicago; ID.
Goodman, Chicago; j. W. Mcleod, Ind an
Territory; H. V. Jackson, Chicago; Gus
Fr.tch, L. Reno.
AT THE OCCIDENTAL.
J. W. Lynes, Clearwater. Kan; c. c.
Smith, Milton, Kan; j. NJ. Rrce, Guthrie,
o, T.; c. II. Davis, Wellington, Kan; Il.
R4uch and wife, Belire, o; George Hei-
Ter, Lyons. Kan: Moll;e Mumslu, ArkAu-
sas City: J. VI kenuey, Arkansas CITY;
G. E. March, Little Rock Ark.; II. +.
Wilson. Topeka, Kan; ". :. HOlcomp.
Kansas City, No: ". ). MeCarty, Lyon,
Kan; Henry George, Arkansas City, h,E.;
{. II. Smith. Buffalo, y y; J. o. Hardy.
kingfsher, @. T.; {. 3. Browu, Rec,
Kan; John Henderson, f. Dorado, Kan:
George ". Amboise, Peosla, ls.s.
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POLITICS as a CAREER.
Not the Best Occupation Tor Young Amer
icans-The Reason.

Not the Best Occupation FOR Young Amer
icans-The Reason.
He who takes up politics rs an occu-
patton, as one takes up any other cali
ing, enters upon career OF much larger
Significance and much greater difficulty
and responsibility than that of the pol
itician that every citizen must and
ought to be The first duty of man is
TO provide by honest means for the
maintenance of himself and family.
Honest politics as a pursuit does not
furnish such means except n the small
class Of administrative employ meuts,
and then only IN e rnesger degree In
such cases the end Of the Office holders
career, by any Of the casual ties Of place,
very often leaves his family and himself
stranded on al almost desert shore.
The associations and cTupiovIHsnts Of
private life are gone, and the savings
OF even the strictest economy are small
If We turn TO the wider field of elective
and legislative politics, he same duty
and the same necessity exist
The patriotic citizen who applies him
self 20 the study and practice q politics
must have his worldly con petsuce a.
ready assured. or he must sgarve or b
tempted t. forget OF disregard his pa
triotism-oBe q the essential elements
OF which IS honesty and pursue poll
tics as Z trade from which pecuuiary
gain i 20 be desired The rare ind rid
ual who pursues politics from the patri-
otic motive ~ doing good 20 his fellow
men. and aspires only 20 understand
aud exp3und ire institutions q his
couutrv, Is indeed living bene9ccnee,
and the more Of sacb politicians q cossn-
~ can possess tEe BITTER
Il we descend - fne class - po,stl-
cans whose o5lec2 Is h 9ef gzin 53-
themselves eiia-- fa money o. power.
aud VITA whom measures are uler=
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ADJUSTMENTS.

O3e Of the largest audiences of the
a.-ou at the Garden District theater was
spt in almost continuous roar of laugh
r last night. The performance was a
minstrel show given by the well known
Barlow Brothers Minstrels, and was
thoroughly enjoyed throughout. There
was nothing especially new and startling
10 the entertainment, but an admirable
taste had been displayed IN the arrange
ment of the program, which is varied
md pleasing one. There was NO LONG act
bout ghostly hotels or alleged representa-
ions of southern darkey life. Each spe-
cialty intended to represent the character
stics of the negro had some feature
added 70 relieve monotony, and while
here were many different scenes, the
iactor of brevity TO each one made the en-
tainment rs whole decidedly refreshing
when compared with many minstrel per
fOrmances. Some of the regulation jokes
were introduced, but there were numer-
Gus new and funny ones brought out. The
costumes were beautiful and rich, aud
The staging of the first part was simple
and Hastily pretty, there being an absence
of the flash and glitter of the average
tirsel minstrel entertainment.
After the overture, on the rise OF the
tain, there were jokes and songs as usual
for half hour The Barlow brothers.
James and Billy, introduced soon after,
added to the fun, and for some time the
jokes and songs were renewed. There
songs by George B. Snyder, Robert Price,
Fred E. Russell, James Barlow, Master Ed
Percy, Billy Barlow and George Marshal,
the first part Of the entertainment con-
cludng with laughable farce
There was An intermissop of five min
utes, when Scofeld, the juggler, did some
exceptionally clever work Master Percy
was pleasing in juvenile character, and
the Barlow brothers, assisted by Russell,
Rowley brothers and Evans brothers pre-
scented a th-provoking speciality en-
titled Cinderella JacksOn's Masquerade"
leila, the contortionist, unprecedented n
frog very cleverly, and Messrs. Snyder and
Buckley introduced comic musical di-
versions.
The Evans brothers as eccentric knock
about comedians kept the house In roar,
and Kennard brothers concluded the show
with d gymnastic novelty that was pleas
ing.
The entertainment as whole is good,
and will doubtless draw well during the
week
This company will be at the opera house
Feb. IA
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\ RIPPLE OF EXCITEMENT.

A ripple of excitement was caused on
Main street yesterday by Walter Morris
chasing man at $40 gait along the
crowded thoroughfare and shouting stop
Thief! Stop Thief P' Tbs citizens thought
bank must have been robbed and the
fleeing denizen at one time must have bad
over 100 pursuers at his heels. He was too
much of IL sprinter for them, however, and
at IA seasonable moment boarded car GO
ing at the rate of eight miles an hour and
was soon "out of sight"
Inquiry developed the fact the mans
name was Berry. He called at
Morris Office and negotiated a loan
OF SO on some horses. but before he had
aecured the money Morris obtained enough
information from him to warrant him i'll
believing that the horses were stolen. He
accordingly went to the telephone to call
the officers, but Berry. surmising bis in
tentions, grasped the papers which he had
signed, tore them into pieces aud darted
out the door, down the stairs and up the
street, as stated, with Morris in pursuit.
Frank Walling of Caldwell is visiting
E
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UNION STOCK YARDS NOTES.
Top hogs S..

Top hogs S.
Eight dollars! Think of It'll Have you II
car load, Now is good time to sell them.
Charles Rolls of Peck took out q big
load OF feeders yesterday.
Vols & Ferguson shipped in the S cent
hogs, Roe Eldridge sold them and the
Dold Packing company bought them.
New hats are in order on cent hogs.
The following shippers had stock on the
market yesterday: Horner & Kirk. King
mnn, hogs; Vols s. Ferguson, Rome, hogs:
George Friend, Cicero, hogs and cattle; j
W. Hiatt, Anness. cattle; H. Mills, New
ton. hogs; Bosley Bros. Baynesville. cat
tie; Blake & Cole, Mount Hope, cattle; Fl
K. Ebesle, Douglas, hogs.