The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-21

MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The hoe is the universal culivatinR
tool among all nations of Central Africa
Olympia was much in use among
both Greeks and Latins, and signifies
the Heavenly One.
The fastest time between New York
and San Francisco was made by spe-
ciaktheatrical train in 1865 days, z
hours, 80 minutes and Is seconds
-Sunday-school Teacher-''What is
your definition of an honest man,
Johnnie"' Johnnie Whose father is a
politician)-"A man who stays bought
when he's bought ''-Philadelphia Rec
| ord.
And Relief Came.-Sympathizing
Passenger-'Can do anything for you,
sir?" Seasiclx Passenger-''Yes! Yes.
Kindly turn your back moment. =
Thanks! 1 feel better now"
Chicago Tribune.
The ''penny-in-the-slot' apparatus
has been arranged to deliver tickets on
the Berlin Elevated railroad. There
are tickets for two classes and Of diff
ferent rates for different distances on
the road, but the apparatus supplies
only second-class 15-pfennig CSC cents
tickets You put two 1o-pfennig pieces
into the slot and take out ticket and
5-pfennig piece.-Railroad Gazette.
The drill pillow in every essential
point was known to the Chinese near
ly 1000 years ago. Their drill pillow
was kind of wheelbarrow containing
the seed. and three sprouts through
| which the grain reached the ground.
There were two parallel lron-shod run
ncrs TO open the burrows, which were
afterward closed by transverse piece
of wood just sweeping the surface Of
the ground. al8
The American building at tho Ant
werp exposition, both in site and con-
struction, will, it is said, be one of the
most favored in the Belgian enclosure.
This bnilding and it's annex will con-
tain 2s, 500 square feet Of space. In adj
dition to this $4,000 square feet has
been allotted to the American section
in the Industry or main building, $4,000
square feet in the Electricity building
and 80, 900 square feet in the machinery
building, thus making a grand total of
146, 900 square feet of space to be occu-
pied by American products.-Age Of
Steel
I'm 1900 Louisiana was retroceded to
France, which in 1903 sold it to the
United States for $4,000 The re-
gion comprehended in this purchase in
cluded all the country west of the
Mississippi river not occupied by Spain;
as far north as British territory, and
comprises the whole or part of the
present states of Arkansas, Iowa, Kan
sas, Louisiana, Minnesota. Missouri,
Nebraska, Oregon, Colorado, Dakota,
Montana, Washington, the Indian Ter
ritory, and the territories of Idaho and
Wyoming.
Some new use for paper is heard of
almost every week. The latest is to
use paper bags for the collection and
removal of garbage. They are two
and half feet long, made of heavy
manila paper, coated with oil and
resin, and cost only two cents apiece.
The garbage is put in them day by
day, and when the cart comes round
the bag is lifted into it and carried
away for good. They are said to be
waterproof. to give off little odor, and
to be recommended by the New York
board of health.
I'm an exhibition of trained wild
animals now open in New York num-
Der of large and intelligent dogs are
always introduced into the cage with
the other beasts This is said to be
for the protection of the trainers, the
quick instinct of the dogs enabling
them to discover instantly any indica-
ton of a dangerous temper in the lions
or tigers. II there were likelihood of
the men being attacked, the dogs
would rush upon the wild creatures
and thus give sufficient warning to the
trainers to retire. 1t is an exhibition
in which the men in charge run a very
serious risk.
English ladies of the sixteenth CEN
fury had enormous headdresses made
of wire frame yard in height and
end resting on the head The hair was
trained on the outside of this frame
and the interior was filed with rags.
The expense of making up head was |
considerable and few ladies could af- |
ford to have their heads made" more |
than once a month. In summer, when |
the grease and pomatum became lit |
tie cid, lady's presence was quite |
perceptible. and she used great quani- |
ties Of perfumes in the effort to miti- |
gate the effect Of her oderous head
When Burr was tried in Richmond |
for treason, his daughter, the peerless
Theodosia, accompanied him, bravely
and proudly sharing his Imprisonment,
and supporting him in his
darkest hours, and believing implicitly |
in his innocence to the last She was
equally devoted to her husband, and to
her only son, young Aaron Burr Aston,
vhs died in his eleventh year, just be-
fsre his graadfatker returned to New
York from his long exile. Aaren Burr
pinned Ior his daughters companion
ship: she was almost crushed by the
death of her SON, so it was arranged
that she should visit her father in New
York. She accordingly set sail from
Georgetown, s. c., in the Patriot,
small pilot boat, on Deoen Der 80, 1872
Mainss Male Hoassksspers.
One of the oddities Of life in the
Maine factory village is the class of
men who can appropriately be called
In almost any town
where much manufacturing is done.
mum bers OF these men may be found
If one calls soon after mealtime, he
will he lil-alr- - cd fharp With oproo. |
on washing dishes At other hours
they may be seen sweeping up. making
beds, cleaning and washing the chill