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ing to the knee. The occasion was an
afternoon affair of considerable SMART
ness and in the hustle and buzz / felt
In a few minutes as if l knew my
chance acquaintance well enough to
say:
'Do you uknow, Mrs. -, you remind
me of the old business maxim: Seem
old when you are young and young
when you are old"
"And there's more Of it." she re-
Joined, with merry laugh. "'Seem
rich when you are poor and poor when
you are rich It's true, too. The first
part of It, at least. We're too poor
even to seem rich this terrible year,
but I know l feel younger than my
mother did at my age. All the women
DO. Our interests are younger, we go
nut more, we retain our hold upon
affairs. And we dress as we please,
and shock no one by dressing young
as the saying is. Why, society is ruled
by married bellies of thirty-five to fifty,
women who have children grown or
growing We don't efface ourselves
for the young chits as they used to.
Daughter worship has gone out of
fashion"
''That's very well for you, mamma" :"
said Miss -, a tall, serious-looking
girl simply dressed in black gown
one of the kind you ''fill in with lace
for afternoon use when its first fresh
ness has been worn off as a low-cut
evening dress. 81 like to have you
look young and dress young and feel
young, but don't like to be held up as
an awful example of decrepit age my
SELF
well, in some ways you really are
Older" the mother said, pinching the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-07
TEACH GIRLS HOW TO RUN.
Sure Way to Dissrm MsseuIins Rtdi-
cuIe Of Present liability.

Women who have grown tired Of The
masculine ridieule of their running,
when there is occasion for them &C
run, can not do better thai. 20 have
their daughters take = coure of exer-
else that shall spare them such morti g
cation, since at one time or another In
life IL may become necessary for al
people 20 run. To this end exercise In
a gymnasium is most desirable, begin.
ming with gentle csllsthenics and 20
ing on with bars and trapeze and ring
and ladder, avoiding the heavier work,
the abrupt pulls upon the strength, o,
any too violent force OF movement,
thus increasing gently the breathing
and the sudoTisc power. quickenins
and cleaning the blood and eliminzt
ing world Of refuse through The skin
IN the gymnasium the girl will b
taught 20 run SO that her movement
in her light skirts becomes far more
graceful thing than the running Of her
brother when he seems all legs Bat
her exercise need not stop as tn. ryu,-
nasiuIn. while there ia riding and row.
ing and swim ming outdoors and sese
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-07
Cos. Of p,strihutinx Seeds

More than half century ago the
commissioner of patents conceived the
idea of distributing some improved va
rieties of seed among farmers, which
he did at his own expense Afterward
small appropriation was made to help
On this praiseworthy object From this
small beginning the practice has
swelled year after year, until last year
more than sIs5.oeo was expended in
buying seeds. bulbs and cuttings, most
of them of ordinary kinds, and distrib-
uting them, gratis among the people
From an analysis Of what is distrib-
uted, Secretary Morton estimates that
enough cabbage has been sent out TO
plant i9 200, acres, sufficient quantity
of beans to plant 1000 acres of sweet
corn TO plant. !. 500 acres. and 50 on. with
beets. eucambers and wateTTneloDs n
like profuson, until total Of more
than 1000. ooe of packages i summed
up, or enough flower and yegetz bic
seeds 10 plant s., SO acres OF land. and
all this in single year.--Csrdso and
forest
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-07
A Queer Creature.

The West Indian migratory crab is
the only creature that is born in the
sea, natures in fresh waters and passes
its adult life on land Once q year
these creatures migrate in thousands
from the uplands of Jamaica. deposit
their Larvae in the sea, then migrate TO
the rivers and streams, pass through
= fresh water stage. after which they
follow their parents to land until the
time comes for them 10 return 20 the
sea 10 Lay their eggs
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PiTh AND POINT.

If some men had bulldogs teeth
they would Guido him in biting.
Rams Horn.
-.Jasper-"Is Carson married?" jun
puppe-"He must be. He has beer
smoking bad cigars ever since Christ
mas"-N Y. Herald.
-"Bilkein's a strong face, or I'm nc
Judge of physiognomy." 1T ought to
be- He and his whole family are living
on it. buffalo Courier.
The fellow who starts out for .
staving good time often has barrel OF
fun before arriving at his home in a
badly bunged-up condition. Buffalo
Courier.
The officers Of the army are here
after to have whistles in their sword
hilts. They will then be better able
to return blow for blow. - Boston
Transcript
-He-"You seem to be thinking
hard" She-"I was" He-"Of me?''
She-"Why. Mr.. Timmid! 1 just
couldn't think hard of you.
apolis Journal.
Doctor-''How long has this rheu-
matism you complain of been giving
you trouble?" Mrs Jumbie-"Ever
since my husband was caught out in
the rain. n.'-Inter-Ocean.
-Starter-'I met a man this morn
ing who said l looked like you"
Smartley-"Tell me who he is. and I'll
L
II did that myself. f."-Tit-Bit
THE death Of her husband must
have been a dreadful blow 20 Mrs
Musicale" ''It was, indeed" II sup
pose she has given up her piano-play.
ing entirely?" mo. she still plays;
but only on the black keys -"-Tit-Bits.
Young wife Ito house decorator)-
II hope you will got this finished this
afternoon. Painter-''Well, mum,
can do yer swallers and roses right
enough; but must tell yer, if yer want
the panels finished this afternoon, il
won't run to Coopids. ."-PickMe-Up.
Mamma, dear" said Janet, lat
what time in the day was ! born?" 'At
two o'clock in the morning" And
what time was l born?" asked Jack.
Not until eight o'clock" "Ah-" cried
Janet, my birthdays longer than
yours!'' "Well," said Jack, whats the
use of being born before it's time TO get
up?"-Tit- Bits.
-0Connell had got man of at one
time for highway robbery, and, at an
other, for burglary; but, on third oc.
casiop, for stealing a coasting brig. the
task of hoodwinking the jury seemed
too great for even his powers of
cajolery. However. he made out that
the crime was committed on the high
seas, and obtained an acquittal The
prisoner lifted up his hand and eyes TO
Heaven, and exclaimed: MAY the Lord
long spare you, Mr.. O'Connsll-to me-
Self defense. boarder on the
top floor was before the court for as
sault and battery why" asked the
judge, did you strike the man." II
did it in self-defense, your honor" '1n
self-defense? Why the testimony
shows you went into his room. next TO
yours, where he was playing the
piano, and struck him with q club. Is
is true?" ''Yes, your honor" And do
you call that self-defense?" Certainly
your honor; and so would you, If you
had ever heard him play."-Detroit
Free Press
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If it we're white; really, truly white
would have been too glaring At the
elbows were ruffs of delicate lace. The
glorious dark hair was confined by a
simple Greek f1llet, but hung in queer
mass at the back of the neck. Alto
gether, it was a picture to remember.
And the little mother, seeing the
ready admiration in my eyes, came
and whispered: "Its no use, you see.
can be as giddy as like in the after
noon, but in the evening when Stella
comes forth robed for conquest give
up trying to look young-till next day
But she had notl Given up trying,
mean.
l noted with dismay on the same 90
casion the growing tendency to odd,
bizarre or merely curious effects il
evening bodices. Extremely strange
was one worn by slender, darl1-haired
girl, who bore about her what would
have been queenly air had her raj.
ment better befitted queenly mold
There was a skirt Of usual enough
white with touch Of fur at the bot
tom, and big pointed lapels and epaulet
if I've got the names right-of the
same material seemed to fold ovel
from beneath and fall upon a perfect
mass OF nuted p1ack chiffon forming
the bodice and the sleeves. Big black
bows on the bosom masked somewhat,
the transition from smooth white tc
crinlkly black, but the profusion Of
perpendicular lines of the fluted chif
fon, worn as it was by tall and slen
der girl, gave an effect more beanpoley
than graceful.
Another very curious costume which
succeeded in achieving beauty as well
as distinction was of a cheap soft white
stuff that would call nuns yelling j,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-07
CANNOT BE OLD.
The Acs a Xouna Mothers and
Mature Daughters.
The Days OF tho Sovereignty ef Youth
Ave Gone FOrever-BiEarre Cos.
TUNES That Were Certainly
Very Striking.
TcoPYRIGHr, 1So4.1

COPYRIGHT, 1SoA1
ooh, there are Mrs. - and her
daughter over there. Let me introduce
you"
Eyes, but which is"
"You notice that, too? Singular, isn't
It," said my guide and friend. Every
body does. It's pretty hard for stran-
rer to tell which is the older Al little
distance. i can tell, though. That is
Mrs. on the left. No it isn't" she
added q moment lateT Ms we drew
nearer. "She's on the right. She's a
little stouter, you see"
A Little later was chatting merrily
with a nice, plump little lady dressed
in a moire gown with black velvet
sleeves and reyers, heavy lace falling
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-07
More Than q Match for Him

Iom-Somebody ought to warn Mrs.
Prettifaee that that fellow Smirks.
whos paving attention to her. is q
miserable fiirt.
Jim-Hem. Better warn Sn,irks.
Mrs Prettiface is chicago
Record.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-07

ing ana dancing wirniu. Dsnc..r n
always healthy exercise under favor
able conditions-that is. in pure air and
with not too late hours And few
things develop the shape better or pro-
| duce more grace of movement than
/ fencing does, calling upon the muscles
and cultivating readiness, quiclSness,
caution and resolution Mt the same
time. Swimming, although ID leaves
no single muscle untried. is less
desirable form Of exercise, be.
cause the temptation there is ia
everdo; still the great swimmers
declare that no form Of exer
else makes the body feel afterward
SO much as if it had wings and could
soar in outer ether. But il should ba
taken gently, and il the swimmer is AZ
all chilled it should be left immediate
ly, and brisk friction with brush aud
towel should take its place.
After any of this order Of exercise,
when the first glow has passed. there
should be quick bath and Geld.
water douche. which prevents taking
cold. Other forms of healthy exertiou
are still to be found in walking and in
domestic work. But il shouli be un.
derstood, by the way. by those who de.
sire to rid themselves of superfucus
flesh, that walking is of little use fos
that purpose unless il produces per.
spiration; and walking. when Carried
to such point, is not always best
There are more effective ways, through
gymnastic exercise, to promote per.
spiration and thus reduce flesh And
after ali. there is no healthier or bette,
way TO do this in general than by what
is called houseworlS, whenever there is
the requisite strength for its steady
pull, and it is marvellous here how tho
strength grows by wha. il feeds on.
Many girl who was too delicate OF
too listless to help her mother in any.
thing but triflcs. marrying and doing
her own work, develops a full chest. .
strong back, stout limbs and good
lungs. with the broom and the duster,
the fat-iron and the scrubbinR board,
and appetite and chcery spirits and
good nature have developed at the same
time with the swift and happy cours.
ing of the blood in the veins by ressog
Of the work.-Harper's Bszar.
Jasf = E~yer~aL
Dill;ngham-What's the difference
between a coiner at the mint and .
cooper?
Stillingfeet-Let's have IT.
Diilingham-Ope makes barrels Of
money and the other makes money OF
barrels Judge.
Tbts Explains It.
what caused your bookkeeper's
downfall?"
Lost his balance. ."-Rochester Dem.
ocrat and Chronicle
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-07
Disoblising Landladies.

Poor Pay-rm in lot of trouble
The landlady says III have to Settle up
Or leave
Dead Broke-Why, you're in great
luck, old man. My landlady says
must settle up before / can leave-N.
Y. Herald
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-07
HE DIED OF WANT.
Deplorable End OF tho Author Of .
Beautiful Song.


A few days ago an old man, dressed
in rags. appeared at the city prison in
Coffeyville. Kan, and asked the jailel
to allew him to sleep in one of the
empty cells over night He declined
to tell his name. but said he had ar.
rived on a freight train from Texas
His request was granted. Next morn.
ing he was found to be i'll and though
properly taken care Of, died four days
later. A few hours before death. says
a Topeka dispatch to the Boston Her
aid, he called the jailer to his side and
told him his name was Edward Dun
bar, aud that he was the authorof that
beautiful hymn: There's Light in
the Window for Thee, Brother" He
was buried in the Coffeyyille ceme-
terry.
When Dunbar was small boy he
lived in New Bedford, Mass, and
worked IN factory. His mother lived
at the foot Of the street on which the
factory was located, and, as the lad 5
work kept him away till after dark.
she always placed 3 light in tbs win
dow to guide his footsteps homeward
One day he took notion to 70 to sea,
and off he went on a three years
or uise. During his absence his mother
fell i'll and was at deaths door. She
talk ed necessarily about her boy, and
every night she asked those around
her to place light in the window in
anticipation of his return. When she
realized that her end had come, she
said: ''Teu Edward that will set 3
light in the window of Heaven for
him." These were her last words.
The lad mad grown to manhood ere
he returned home, and his mothers
dying message SO affected him that he
reformed and became a preacher. In
the course of his reformation he wrote
the song: There's Light in the Win
dow for Thee, Brother" The song be-
came widely known.
Rev. Edward Dunbar married q
young woman in New Bedford during
his work in a great revival in 1858, and
several children were the result Of
this union. The young divine soon
made reputation as brilliant pulpit
VI GsCI, ouu Vic puoiiC Wdo tiACiCAOiC q
greatly surprised when one bright
Sunday morning he skipped the coun-
try, leaving his wife and children be-
hind. He came to Kansas, and after
snatching brands from the burning
in different parts of the state, he went
to Minneapolis and began'to show the
people the error of their ways. A great
revival followed and hundreds were
converted.
Miss Eunice Bell Lewis, handsome
young heiress of Indianapolis, was one
of the converts. She fell in love with
the evangelist and married him against
the wishes of her friends. Shortly
after the wedding Dunbar returned to
Kansas to fill an engagement at Leav-
enworth. While he was away the
friends of the bride. who had mistrust-
ed the evangelist all along, laid their
suspicious before W. D. Webb, now
Judge of the Second judicial district of
Kansas, and Judge Austin Young. who
were law partners in Minneapolis, and
they took the case. The result was that
they soon found evidence sufficient
to warrant an arrest, and Dunbar's
ministerial career was brought to q
close.
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the name weren't several SEASONS old
and, therefore, perfectly shocking
There was little ruff about the waist
and that is bad, but | don't see how i,
was TO be avoided; for the lower por
ton of the bodice was stiff as a cuiras.
with white embroidery and cord over
laying a simply shirred waist of the
white stuff, caught up at the bottom
by bows ELLEN OSBORN.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-07
Satisfied with Her Lot.

Mr.. Pinks-My wife has no sympathy
with this female emancipation move
ment. She says womans sphere is the
home.
Mrs. Strongmind-When were you
married?
Mr.. Pinks-Last week.-Puck
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-07
Tbts Explains IL.

Tbts EIpisins IT,
what caused your bookkeeper's
downfall?"
Lost his balance. ."-Rochester DEM
ocrat and Chronicle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-28
TWO MORE CITIES
ARE LAID WASTE.
THEBEs AND ATLANTA ARE COM
PLETELY DESTROYED.
Prison Walls Shaken Down, and
Many Convicrs Make Their Escape
Thousands of Homeless PeopIe
in Greece, and Great is the Loss
of Life.

Athens, April 27.-At 9:20 o'clock to-
night, during the usual Friday epita-
phion procession in the cathedral here,
violent shock occurred that seemingly
shook the building to it's very founda-
lions. The duration of the shock was
fifteen seconds. The cathedral was
crowded with devotees, who when the
shock began were on the verge of a
panic. An exit was hurriedly thrown
open and the people dispersed
In the meantime, NJ. Bouphides, min
lister of the interior, hurried to the teIe-
graph office and learned that the shock
had been felt throughout the country,
including the islands of Syria and San
te, and that immense damage had been
done
The shock was felt with the greatest
severity at Thebes and Atlanta, both of
which places were extensively damaged
by the last shocks.
Both cities were completely destroyed,
not a single house being left standing.
Incalculable damage was also done at
LANAI, Larrasia, Volo, Chalcis and Pa
tas.
At Laimai. the walls of the prison fell
down and many of the injured prison.
ers made their escape in the confusion
prevailing. In addition to the many
persons rendered homeless by the pre-
vious shocks, there are now thousands
of others who will have to depend on
the government for shelter and sus-
tenance. There is little doubt that there
has been a great loss of life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-28

Manassas, Va, April 27.-Jim Robin
son and Benjamin White, negroes, were
hanged in the Jail yard here today for
criminal assaults committed on January
10, on Mrs. Elizabeth Hefflin and Mrs.
Elliott, white women, in Prince William
county. There has been talk of trouble
with the negroes, but there was no ex-
element whatever.
The crimes for which James 3. Rob
inson and Ben White were sentenced to
hang, were assaults committed upon
Mrs. Elizabeth Heff1in, widow 45 years
old, and her sister-in-law, Mrs Elliott,
young woman Of 20, on January Is,
1894. The two women lived together,
about two miles south of Manassas.
They were awakened at midnight by a
pounding on their door, and when they
opened it found the negroes there. The
men forcibly entered the house, out
ragged the women and then made their
escape, after holding q converse tion in
tended to lead their victims to think
they were professional burglars from
New York, but when they left, the wo-
men ran to a house of their nearest
neighbor, and told of the outrage. White
was SO nearly white that they repre-
sented that their assailants were d ne
gro and a white man. 1t was a week
before the men were arrested and iden-
titled. Both were young men about 20
years DID, White had always borne a
good reputation, and had often been
taken for a white man.
After having been confined in the Ma
nassas Jail for a, few days, there was
so much talk of lynching among the
white people that the prisoners were
spirited away to Alexandria, thirty
miles distant. Their trial was set for
February Z, and threats against the ne
groes were so openly made that Gov
ernor O'Ferrell ordered the Alexandria
light infantry to guard them
With an ecort of fifty militiamen, with
loaded muskets, they were taken back
to Manassas on a special train hand
cuffed together, and the court house
was surrounded by soldiers during the
trial.
Under the laws of Virginia a jury con-
victing of rape can specify whether the
defendant is to be sentenced to the gal
lows or to a term of Imprisonment and
both received the death sentence
The only defense attempted was that
the negroes had gone to the house by
an arrangement with the Women-a de-
Tense which incensed the people greatly.
The execution was postponed to April
20, and afterwards Governor O'Ferrell
gave the men short reprieye
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-28
TERRIBLE SCENES PRESENTED.
Death and Destruction Caused by
the Earthquake.

London, April PA Times CORES
pondent at Matrini, near Atlanta, vi
ties, says: 81 have visited several vii
lagos destroyed by the recent earth
quakes, and everywhere a scene of ter
rible destruction presents itself. XII
parisi, near Atlanta, was levelled to
the ground. Proskini was totally de-
stroyed, Forty children were in the
church when the shock occurred. The
stone roof fell and twenty-eight chill
dren were killed. The number of dead
in Proskini is forty-three.
AT Malesina, eight miles away, even
house walls have been swallowed in
chasms that opened in the earth. The
dead here numbered 135.
Martina suffered almost equally,
though some houses remain standing.
Forty-two were killed"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-28

Washington, April 27.-Attorney-Gen-
eral Olney has telegraphed to Mr.. Nc
Naught, solicitor of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad company, recommending
that hereafter in case the commonweal
parties attempt to seize or interfere
with the property of the railroad com
pany, application be made to the local
state tribunals for protection. If the
governors fail of their duty in this re-
spect, as it is reported Governor PEN
noyer, of Oregon, has done, in refusing
the application of Sheriff Kelly. at
Troutdale, for militia, then the national
government will be obliged to act
through the United States courts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-28
NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON.
Two Hundred Miles an Hour by
Electricity.

Two Hundred Miles an Hour by
Electricity.
Philadelphia. April pa company
composed of New York and Philadel-
phia capitalists will build an electric
railway from New York to Washing
ton. The track will be elevated to
avoid grade crossings, and two main
tracks will be constructed. A third or
center rail will transmit the power in
stead of an overhead trolley system.
Vestfbuled cars fitted like Pullmans will
be run. The company says it can run
the cars at the rate of 200 miles an
hour. Congress will be petitioned to
grant right of way in the District of
Columbia. If maximum speed of 100
miles an hour is not attained, all rights
and privileges will be revoked.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Delaware and Maryland legislatures
will also be asked for the rights of way.
The line will run via Philadelphia and
Baltimore,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-28
Ramsay and LIE AIibi.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 27-The
examination of Grand Ramsay was
resumed today and continued several
hours. The witness related the cir
cumstances which made him remem-
Der he was in Vinton on September
81, at the time when the state wit
nesses swore Ramsay gave them
money and directed them to tie the
telegraph wires
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-28

men, mostly farmers, have surrounded
a four mile strip of timber which con-
tains a tramp who last evening met
Miss Maggie Ormie Pooth, the 17-year-
old daughter of Merchant Pooth, on
the public highway two miles east of
the city and assaulted her. At 100
o'clock this morning the crowd was
increasing and the men impatiently
waiting for daylight, when the fiend
will undoubtedly be lynched.