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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Archbishop ;Satolli has only men
servants in his house. His interpreter
is the only one who speaks English.
! He has but one fad, and that is a fond.
ness for birds IN almost every room
| Of the house there is cage Of birds,
and the whole residence seems like q
mammoth aviary.
! "A nominee for congress in one OF
! the New York city districts, to FIJI a
vacancy, is Mr.. L emuel E. Quigg,
whose initials, as staff writer. have
! portant matter, po Eitical and other
wise, that has been published in the
New York Tribune.
1t is said that Harriet Hosmer, the
famous American sculptress, can wear
as many medals as a hereditary Genoa
duke. She has lived in Europe almost
continuously for twenty years, and has
been tremendous worker. She says
if she could live her life over again she
would stay more in her own country
and keep in touch with her own coun-
trymen.
Mrs. Emily E. Ford, who died very
recently in Brooklyn, was the widow
| of Gordon l.. Ford, former publisher
of the Tribune: the mother of Wash
ington Ford, the statisti cian: the
granddaughter of Noah Webster, of
dictionary fame, and last, though by no
means least in these athletic days, the
mother of Malcolm w. Ford, at one
time the champion amateur athlete Of
America.
King Oscar of Sweden. on his wav
to Christiania the other day, passed
through a small Norwegian town,
which had been elaborately decorated
in his honor Over the d oor of one
rather gloomy-looking building there
was a faring inscription with the
words: Welcome to his ma jesty" The
king asked what building it was, and
received the reply: Our town prison,
your majesty."
-Twenty-three countries and sixteen
languages are represented in the seven
thousand volumes comprised in the
Women's library at Chicago. This
will form a nucleus for the collection
of the literary work of women in the
future. as it will be placed in the per-
manent Women's Memorial building
to be erected in Chicago. Along with
the library catalogue. soon To be is
sued, will be published complete bib
biography of women's writings up to
the present time.-Harper's Bazar
Very rare books, now in a double
sense are Prof Tyndall's Glaciers of
the Alps" QS6O) and his Hours of Ex-
ercise in the Alps 0S7D. For several
years the author was unable to obtain
a copy of the former. Il am told by
friend, he wrote to certain book
seller, that you have two copies of my
book. The price is high and this is in
a way very gratifying 10 the author
And as, unfortunately, l have no copy
myself. I shall be glad if you viii send
the books to me at the price named -
Outlook
Horace Greeley had a high opinion
of the merits of poetry, to Judge from
the following extract of letter he
wrote to his friend, Mr. Ransom: "As
to prose, it is not worth writing. ex.
cept for bread To live it must be
poetry, only unmarked by rhyme. !
have written acres of it in my tread.
mild way, with sometimes good para
graph, but 1t can never live wear:
and good prose work can hard
ly survive a century Where are
the American prose writer's before
Irving? Where are the British novel
lists before Scott? Vet Shakespeare
and Milton live on forever"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17

ator Cameron is chairman, had its at
tention called to an announcement
which has been appearing in the jour
mails Of the country and is but speci
men Of many similar cards which the
Lenten season renders timely
The announcement called upon the
love lorn youths of the land to present
their inamoratas with pair of gar
ters embellished with several different
mottocs of which the purchaser could
have his choice
1t was desired that steps be taken to
make such announcements unlawful,
as opposed to public morals The gar
ter men had their representatives. be-
fore the committee, which includes
Senators Hill, Villas, Irby, Mills, Hun
ton. Mitchell, of Oregon Mcmillan,
Wolcott, Dixon and Washburn The
garter men declared that their indus
try gave employment to hundreds of
work-people and that the most noted
society women and men in the country
purchased garters ranging in price
from one dollar to five hundred dol
lars
but these notices." said the chair
man, ARE they not suggestive?"
The garter mems representative de-
ciared that the society women of the
country wore garters on which mot
toes appeared and that they were in
many cases on the garters which men
of fashion presented to women OF fash
ion.
Heavens, exclaimed Senator Irby,
I'D like to see any man present my
women folk with the things
And in the midst of loud laugh the
matter went over.
However, there is no danger that the
traffic will be interfered with The
New York jewelers. are the ones who
thrive most upon the present Lenten
traffic in these objects, and they are
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
HUMOROUS.

What weary look that Young
woman has?' ''Yes: she married the
man she wanted. N. Y. Journal.
-Boarder-''Is this genuine vegeta.
bic soup?" Waiter-"Yes. sir: four
teen carrots fne.''-Rochester Demo-
crat
-Customer-"Why do you call this
the after Christmas rose?" Florist
Because it hasn't a scent. Indian.
apolis Journal
-Agnes-"Well. want husband
who is easily pleased" Maud-"Don't
worry, dear; that's the kind you'll get -
-Elmira Gazette.
-He-''Why do you regard maria re
as failure?" She-''So many make
use of 1t TO get money belonging to
others. N. y. Herald.
"A servant girl, writing home to he,
parents. said; II am sorry have nc
mcGay to buy stamp for this letter,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17

as he wiped his forehead. ''that the
storm didn't carry that trunk more
than fsrty miles. I couldn't have be-
lieved another mile.
Georgia is a great state" he con.
tinued. but even such storms as that
do not occur often. To prove that such
queer things do happen, there is = see
tion of telegraph pole in the museum
light cypress shingle sticking through
it. about half of IL projecting from
each side. That shingle was picked up
in storm and blown clear through
the telegraph pole and lsft sticking
there N. Y. Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
Paper Stockings the --latest.

Berlin trade journal announces a
new German invention viz, paper
stockings II IS told that the stock
ings are made OF specially prepared
inpregnated paper stock. which has al
extraordinary effect on perspiring feet.
The moisture is absorbed bY the paper
as rapidly as IL is formed, and the fee;
remain dry and warm. while the con-
slant temperature maintained in the
shoes is said 70 be grea. preventive O,
colds
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
METHODIST BOOK CONCERN

CINCINNATI, Feb. l6-The jolt book
committee of the Methodist Episcopal
church adjourned this eve ming, to hold its
next meeting in New York. The commit
tee favored she transfer of the manage
ment of the San Francisco business to Gin
cinnati and Chicago. 1t has formerly
been done in New York. Rev. Frank
Crane was confirmed as editor of the
Omaha Advocate.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
"MOTHERS'
FRIEND"
MAKES CHILD BIRTH EASY.

Colvin, La, Dec. Q. lse6.-My wife used
MOTHERS FRIEND before her third
confinement. and says abe would not be
without it for hundreds Of dollars
DOCK MILLS.
Sent BY express On receipt OF pricn. $50 pe- bo.
lie. Book - Tc Mothers aaiAd free.
RRaOFiEL0 REGULATOR CO..
voR sAIS sv A.. cAveessre- AILA41As a,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
ADOUBLE KILLING.

BOISE CITY, Idaho, Feb. 16-A double
tragedy occurred at Hagerman on the
Snake river last night. James Cross was
under arrest for robbery, and the officer IN
charge of the prisoner stopped at ranch.
Samuel Barker and Robert Wilson, Wit
nesses against the prisoner. We're there
Cross, procuring a revolver. shot both
dead, and then rode on. A posse is III pur-
suit, and lynching is possible.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
THE RHODE ISLAND MIDDLE.

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Feb. 16 The Demo
cratic members of the legislature, ia eau
Gus this evening, decided to invoke federal
aid % cys. Governor Brown On sugges-
tion of Ex-Governor Davis, it was voted TO
forward resolutions 10 congress, explain
ing the present Legislative situation, and
asking the government to interfere and
compel the senate to meet the house IN
grand committee.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
The MINT COUNT

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.-The assay COM
mission met in the cabinet of the mint to-
day and received the report on counting.
assaying and weighing. The report showed
THAI all the coins Were vii hin the limit of
tolerance as to weight and fairness
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
THE BOWLING ROBBERY.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Feb 16.-A special
from Hot Springs says that the police
have arrested c. c. Magruder. charged
with being the principal in the well-known
Bowling diamond robbery at New Orleans
late in January. None Of the diamonds
were found. and the man denies connec-
tiop with the robbery
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
FOREST FIRES.

MONTEREY, Mex, Feb. 16.-Extensive
forest fires have been raging for severa
days ia the mountains surrounding this
city. and the scene at times is of the most
sublime nature. Thousands of acres of
timber and good grazing lands have been
burned over, and much other property de-
stroyed. No reports of loss of life have
been received
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
DON'T WORRY YOURSELF

and don't worry the baby; avoid both un.
pleasant condition by giving the child
pure, digestlble food. Don't use solid pre-
paratons Nature Intended infants
should be raised on milk. The Gail Bor-
den Eagle Condensed Milk is the safest
solution of the problem.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17

The register OF country hotel in
Maine one Gay recently contained
names Of Mongolians. Russians Prtss-
slams, Italians. Turks. Greeks. Cana
dian French and Germans. each writ
seD IN the owners language
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Feb. H.-Henry A.
Redmond was today convicted of man
slaughter in the first degree at Chandler
Two years ago he married a young girl In
Kansas, took her to Chandler. where they
lived in poverty in "A tent for two months
She was one day found dead, and later the
crime was fastened upon her husband.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
Di0ersns circumstances.

$50 you married a telephone girl
on account of her sweet voice. eh2
Are her tones as dulcet a. cver2'
well-they might be IL they
were at the end Of two or three thou.
sand feet of wire as in the cid days"
-Indianapolis Journal
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
THE CORDAGE TRUST.

DAYTON. o., Feb. 16.-A mortgage was
filed here today by the United States Cord
age company to the United States Trust
company of New York, to secure bonds in
the amoune of s5,700,000. The mortgage
is on the different cordage plants In the
United States
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
Fad Judgment

She-It seems TO me rou would not
show good Judgment as a poker PLAYER
lie-Why not?
She syawniryl-You always persist
L stayipg g.-TrIA
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17

New Boarder-One thing I'll say for
these eggs There's nothing bold or
impudent about them.
Landlord-Bold or iInpudeut? Idon's
understand.
New Boarder-Why, not a bit too
fresh, yeu know. w.-iiuhals Courier.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
cAEP0kErS nv ADOPTION.

VrNITA, l. T., Feb. 16.-The white
adopted citizens of the Cherokee nation
have started movement to test their
rights in the court of claims. ana suits
will probably soon be brought in their be-
half for a proporiionate share OF the
Cherokee strip money now due from the
gQyArnment
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
Merriv Asked for FORMS Sake

Borer-Good morning. hope yo,
are Tot busy to-day?
Hr Busyuan-I su-very? Why?
Borer- Becarse I'm going 20 take or
three or four hours OF yoEr sime.-Chi-
caro News
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
MatrSmoniai Fsiicietes.

His Wife las they start for the CALI
That necktie OF yours Is horribly
loud.
He-Wcll. no one viii hear IL while
your hat is in the neigbborhood.
-.-'--1 Record
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
TDravn from Descrip.ionsl

tDravn from Descriptions
the recognized authorities on etiquette
connected with the subject. Anyone
who enters the great marts of the
precious stone trade may see stacks OF
high priced and bejeweled garters.
all notices and gems, exposed for sale
at prices which denote that only the
wealthy can invest in them.
As noted. Mrs. Paran Stevens and
the princess of Wales are mainly re-
sponsible for the garter fad among
their respective countrywomen. 1t is
not deemed proper for a married
woman to receive present of pair
OF garters from anyone but her hus-
band or near relative Similarly. an
engaged girl may with proprietv re-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
ARE OUT OF SIGHT.
It Is Permissible to Present q
Lady with Garters During Lent.
Senator's Want to Stop Thia-Mrs. John
Jacob Astor. Mrs. George Gould and
Others Have Received Gar
ters ~ Presents.
rcopYR1cHr. ise4.1

E r 81 A P S t h 9
difficulty aris-
ing out of the
unclothed con-
dition Of Au-
g u S t u S st.
Gauden's en-
blematic young
man has caused
the action of a
onrrniffeo of
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
THE CHURCHES.

rheumatism is disease of the blood
and is cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
A Serioua Defect.

\ hungry pedestrian had put up for
he night at a wayside inn. and found
the supper rather scanty. the most
substantial part OF it being single
sausage.
With a fault-hndiag look and ges-
ture he called the innkeeper TO his
side
Is that the best you can do in the
xay of a SAUSAGE" asked the traveller
Why. now" said the host, isn't it
-cod?"
-.oh. its good enough. perhaps but
the ends of ii don't suit me.
The ends. What's the matter WITH
therne'
Too near together" said the hua-
Try nan and the innkeeper took tHf
aint.-Youth's Companion
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17

the neral impr
dheath.
invig attn *
the NJ.
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Wit nandn
lyohe
Hail Aeadem rita kan
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-17
Eccentric Wit.

When Artemus Wards business man.
ager once asked him about his Puri-
tanic origin he replied: II think we
came from Jerusalem, for my father
name was Levi, and we had Moses
and Nathan in the family. but my
poor brothers name was Cyrus: so,
perhaps, that makes Us Persians
When the humorist began his lecture
he would sometimes describe it by say
ing: One of the features of my enter
sainment is that it contains so many
things that don't have anything to do
with it, and in the middle of his lee
.ure he would stop and say: Owing to
aslight indisposition we viii nov have
IN intermission of fifteen minutes. "
The audience would begin to feel un
comfortable at the thought OF staring
1t vacancy for that time, when. rub
oing his hands, the lecturer would con-
.;nue: But. ah-I viii occupy the in
nrEission By telling few stories.
II il said that even his business letters
we're eccentric. and that once III writ
ng 10 publisher who had made some
alterations in his manuscript. be said:
The next book ! write I'm going 20
get you 10 write. Youths CcInpa
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-07-07
EANCiES OF FASHION.

FANCY pencils for the watch chain
are an old fashion revived.
LINEN lawns with blue or red dots
launder beautifully and wear well.
SERVE iced tea in long, thin glasses
with n thin slice Of lemon floating on
top,
TIE modern smoking set has o chased
silver receptacle to hold cachous, snake
root, ctc.
BOATING serges come in ivory white,
blue and ecru, and are quite the thing
for summer wear.
ROUND fire opals set with diamonds
form a~>beautiful scarf pin. Turquoise
shares the opal's favor.
BLONDES should not try to wear the
new butter color; it's only for the rich
colorcd, clear, olivc-skinned brunette,
New white morocco purses and card
| cases have fat borders of gold or silver
gilt, not ornamentcd but highly bur
nished, These are very elegant and
quiet.
NEW thing is n toothbrush mounted
in ebony or polished ivory. The brush
can be detached and placed, if required.
in the followed handle.--N. y. Com
mcrcial Advertiser.
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| have Just returned from abroad. Won
you get in9 | have something TO say
to YOU"
He obeyed wonderingly.
Now, my father speaking in quick
eager tones, "who are so wise ant
good. tell me will l be doing wrong tt
enter n convent"
"You?" he said. protestingly.
"Oh. why not? | am so weary OF the
life we lead"
My child" said the priest, I'VE
must consider. To act upon impulse
would be wrong; there must be prepa'
ration and probation, Should you hest
tate before taking the last vows there
will be vet time for You to withdraw, VI
II shall never wish to do that
They were nearing home; a sudden
turn had brought them in sight of the
| square; the syriugas were In bloom'
the long grass white with clover; the
air was full of cheerful sounds,
Pere Francois, most grateful of men,
turned impulsively to his companion,
at is a beautiful world!' said he,
She averted her face, but the tears so
resolutely fought back could be re-
strained no longer; his idle speech WAS
the last straw upon an already over
burdened heart, The carriage stopped
before her door. and the little priest,
overwhelmed with remorse, lifted her
out and led her weeping up the steps.
Poor mademoiselle, II one could do
anything?" The voice WAS the wom-
ans who had once spoken bitterly OF
''the rich" Marie and her husband
gazed wistfully from their shop door,
Think of H." said the young wife,
I'VE used 10 envy her"
at was | who envIed her cried
Pierre. you, who said that love, not
money, brought happiness; and it is
So"
YES" she said ahsentlv; her eyes
were not on him, but on the balcony
opposite, where a black-robed figure
paced slowly to and fro.
The church was crowded to s%uffoca-
ton; the ceremonies attendant upon
the solemn function known as taking
the veil were wont to be impressive'
a fashionable audience always wit
messed them; to-day offered no excep-
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ton to the rule. Aside from the re-
ligious features, rumor had whispered
that a Young girl of wealth and beau
ty-none other indeed than Jeanne de
la Mature, the belle of many a ball
room-was to o. the ''pomps
and vanities Of this wicked world
forever.
The organ was playing softly; the
building; q hush lay over the assem-
blage, when an interruption so un.
looked for occurred that the congre-
cation might be pardoned for rising in
an outburst Of amaze.
Down the middle aisle, to the foot OF
the chancel, rushed nm agitated man
He was tall and magnificently built.
his rough curls were fair, his eyes
deeply blue. As people gazed, they
recognized and thrilled with wonder,
"Pere Francois, don't you know me?'
he cried, passionately. II am Charles
Deane, Jeanne de Ia Maure's promised
husband; surely, my father, you re
member me? They told me she wa.
here, that | would be too ~late"-hi'
voice broke. 'Say am yet in time?'
The bishop advanced and laid hi
hand on the young mans arm,
she is not here" he said, but 1t Il
not as You think. Acting upon our ad
vice, she has resolved to devote tn,
rest Of her life to secular charities, IL
which you can help her"
Where is she?" pleaded Deane.
The bishop whispered a few words
Deane knelt a moment in prayer, then
rising, made his way out of the church
1T reads like fairy-tale," crieC
Vasson; carried out to sea; picked NJ
by Malays; treated as a slave; final,
helped to escape by a native he had be
friended-one does not hear such
story every day" Marie and Plerr,
assented.
Monsieur is a hero" said the yount
wife, you remember my saying,
prince"
"A prince broke in Vasson, 'an'
did not I"
Hush" said the little shoemaker
from the balcony opposite came tn
murmur Of voices-''monsieur an,
mademoiselle are happy tonight"
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WHAT is A o
The Use of the Word In Past Times In
ENGLAND.

The Use Of the Word In Past Times In
England.
The origin of croft itself is ''wrop
in mystery 1t is a very old English
term, appearing in the charters of title
deeds of estates as long ago AS the
reign of Edgar, where the term lat the
croft's head" is quoted by DR.. Murray:
but it remained long u~nrecognized in
the literary language. The old En-
glish form. like the modern one, is
croft" meaning an inclosed field; in
Lowland Scotch it appears generally in
the form craft which is still EN-
ployed in many derivatives; but the
only other Teutonic equivalent in
the sister languages is the Dutch
word ''kroft," which means "a piece of
high and dry land" "a field on the
downs" IA rocky headland." In the
north of England. according to Ray.
the word croft implies neighborhood
to a house; but in the south it is APP
piled to any small Enclosure, near a
building or otherwise.
DIR. Murray's English dictionary gives
several uses of croft in early times.
though not for the most part in what
can fairly be called literature. "As he
stood in his croft" says "a legal writer
of the thirteenth century, whose spell
iSg and grammar | mercifully modern
ize; while Piers Plowman writes: Birds
come into my croft and crop my wheat"
Early in the sixteenth century Either
bert defines a curtylage whatever that
may be- as "a lytell croft or court to
put in catell for a tvme.' In the seven.
teenth century the phrase occurs: 'All
ould tenants shall have a croft and a
medow," which sounds as if it came out
of a Crofter commission report. But it
was Milton who first cnnobled the pie
beian word by admitting it frankly into
immortal poetry. The Spirit in $50,
mus" says to the Elder Brother:
This have l learned
Tending my focks hard by l. tn billy crofts
That brow this bottom glade.
-Cornhill Magazine.
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While | was stopping at q friends
house the other day her husband came
home, and before he had taken off his
coat or hat he exclaimed:
We'll, l wish you could have seen
the woman | say today"
why, vas she pretty?' we both
asked.
Pretty? Well, should say so, and
she had On the neatest little suit you
ever saw. BY jovel ! wish you could
get something that looked like that
once in awhile" he SAID, turning to his
wife.
well, tell us what it was like, and
maybe | can" she returned.
"Oh, l can't tell you Just what i,
was like, but it had those things ovel
the shoulders like your purple dress
do you mean rufaes?" interrupted
his wife.
Eyes, | guess they are rufies. 1t hac
a skirt of peculiar color, and the basqu,
was a sort Of green, She wore a Goa
or something like most women wear
and a hat with Il ribbon over it. Sh,
looked stunning. tell you'll"
And his wife murmured: Il SHOULD
think so.'-Washington Post.
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hotel and cottages were scattered like
houses Of cards; the pleasure craft
along the beach destroyed: the island
itself submerged.
The adjacent islands were strewn
with coroses; many persisted never to
be heard OF again, among others
Charles Deane, Jeanne de la Maure's
lover. The survivors, a broken.heart-
ed band, we're eloquent in praise of
him; he had saved many lives before
losing his own, and was last seer
swimming toward the life-saving boat
with a child in his arms. Being a
daring swimmer, but little fear was
entertained as to his safety; he was, al
first, thought to have found refuge or
one OF the gulf islands, or to have beer
picked up by an outgoing vessel, but
as time went on, bringing no tidings
days drifting into weeks, weeks intt
months, his death was reluctantly nc
cepted by his friends.
Even Jeanne de la Mature, who's,
faithful heart refused to despair, real
lied that further hope was a mockery
One balmy evening about a yea
later Pere Francois, walking dow
Royal street, heard his name Gale,
softly. A carriage had drawn up to tn
curb and a girl in deep black was beck
oning to him.
Jeanne de la Maure.' he exclaimed
YES, II Ia H. she answered, w