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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
THE STORE CLOSET.
Aa Invaluable Department of tho Coun-
try HoUseAOid

An Invaluable Department Of tho CouA-
try Horse4oid-
The fashion of the StOreroom is one OF
those good old customs in danger of be-
coming obsolete. The less provident,
but less laborious, methods of French
housekeepers are fast superseding the
bountiful but toiisomennd extravagant
WAYS of the Anglo-Saxon. The grocery
store has become the storehouse of
great many families in the city, who are
SO limited in quarters that il would be
impossible for them TO maintain any
large quantity OF stores. The vest ma
jority of people in the great cities buy
their potatoes by the peck, and even by
the small measure, or twcsquarts- II is
only a householder who can provide
suitable and sufficient storage for bar
rel of potatoes and one ofapples. Other
vegetables and fruit are usually pur-
chased from day to day, as they arc
needed. Though much higher price
IS paid when perishable vegetables and
fruits are thus purchased in small
quantity, it should be remembered that
there is also no waste from rot or mold.
The old proverb. Great abundance
makes great waste" is certainly often
verified vhereservants control the store
room for food.
On the other hand, the saving in pur-
chasing food by the quantity. where
there is proper place 10 keepit. is very
large. 1t is often over 80 per cent OF the
cost at retail. where the loss from decay
or other cause may with care be easily
reduced to 4 minimum. At the begin
ming of the season potatoes may be
readily purchased at one dollar a. barrel,
or even less, that retail at ten or Is csnts
peck. Many similar instances may be
given. Every ore knows that a properly
stored barrel of potatoes viii yield very
little loss. sometimes none at all.
Dry groceries are usually almost as
expensive by the quantity as by the
email package. but there is compara-
lively no danger from loss in storing
them If ordinary precautions ere ex-
ercised. Flour stored in dry, cool
place viii keep for several years. The
same Is now true of most grains. The
wheat weeval is a pest that occasionally
iuyades the dry grains of the store
closet, but he can be readily got rid o.
il he has not been settled long. Indian
meal. homiry and all preparations Of
Indian com are liable to become tp-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
WIT AND WISDOM,

-Madge-"How proud Name is since
she ordered her bicycle," Tom-"Well,
you know, pride goes before fall
Yonkers Statesman.
-Fuddy-'I wonder how Cramer
came to marry that Berley woman p
Duddy-"Perhaps he had to do il in
payment of AN election bet."-Boston
Transcript.
-Mamma-"where's papa?" Flora
Hes downstairs" What's
he doing?" Flora-"His bicycle is out
of breaff and he's giving it some more. -
London Figaro.
Her Concession.-"Rose, is your
theater bonnet any smaller since all
this fuss has been made about big
hats?" Yes, the strings are much mar
rower."-Chicsgo Record
What makes you say that women
have more sense than men?" "Weil,
you haven't seen any women riding
around town in wheelba-rows since the
election, have you?"-Chicago Record.
There doesn't seem to be 70 much
BI u QcfildIL0 lcT tno Stcf8tftn Oh tuo
stage now as formerly; do you think
SOP" "No; but you know that's be-
cause women are giving up wearing
high hats at the theaters."-Roxbury
Gazette.
Mrs. Church OF Brooklyn-"Dont
you know that, staring out 30 late at
night, you run a chance of shortening
your days." Mr.. Church-"Why, no,
dear; the trolley cars do not run as
often at night, you knsw."-Yonkers
Statesman
Mother Boycott.-"Now cone light
down 10 the meat of the matter. Shaver;
what are you forming tails BARRIERS
union for?'' ''To boycott tho football
players that are running the haircut
ting branch Of the trade i.D-trvit Free
Trpra
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
HUMOROUS.

Mabel has lat Of sense" HoV
does she show it," "She never permits
herself 10 appear more intelligent than
the man who is talking 20 oher."-Chica-
60 Record.
-Vaeue.-Mack- What do you
think of Scribbler's new book?-' Rob
bins-"I haven't formed an opinion" !"
"You must have been reading the criti-
cisms. Life.
-Crawford-"Howi Is It that the jani-
tor of the fat Is such sn autocrat -
Grimshaw-'I suppose it's because
wherever he goes he generally gets in
on the ground foo-.
Point OF View.-"Bilker, you ought
10 be ashamed 20 wear such good clothes
when YOU owe me 50 much money"
"So; you ought TO ne proud 10 lend
money 10 q man who wears such good
clothes C Chicago Record
Can you support nv daughter IA
the style 70 which she Is accustomed ?"
ssked her father Pretty nearly. 70
Piled the suito-. '-0f course can't keep
up the engagement luIuries 1 have
given her forever.--Hsrper' Bazar-
Yes" remarked Satan, firmly. -f
would rather yield something 70 liberal
theology than resign myself into tbs
clutches OF any coal trust According
" he gave orders 20 have gasolines;oves
substituted for the ranges hitherto
mployed.-Det7oit T<ibune-
-"Hsppened 20 see your wife on .
wheel yesterday. II ! renembe-, i
heard you declare you would DerT al
,o-y her 10 ride Yes. know. But
she had = chance 20 trade OF be- pry
dog for wheel and I thought would
fhoose the least evil polls
Jo1-rsi-
Did ron sfte-d he big rDeefirg 2 ~
Cid City Raj Jas; rsSh.T asked ons
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
FOR SLIM ARMS
Sleeves That Make Thin Ones IcoA
Plump.


Plump.
In the case of slim arm the circular
trimming is the best, as il tends 20 add
to the apparent size, while too plump
arm may be made more slender by the
upright trimmings.
favorite sleeve for the plsin cloth
gown, which admits of little garnitur-.
has tho arm fitted quite Snugly almost
TO the shoulder. narrowing down 10 alb
solute tightness ut the wrist, where 10
spreads over the hand In two deer
points. The only fulhess Of the sleeve
puffs out at the shoulder, smartiy-not
ut all in a dropping way, but aggres-
sively stiff, as IL making up for the lack
OF quantity. Often thls style of sleeve
is made up in velvet for a cloth gown,
and finished at the wrist by soft frill
Of yellow lace. A far more dressy
sleeve is shown in o style suitable for q
handsome dinner or reception gown.
where moro OF less eiaborateneas in
employed. Over . tight lining OF silk
Is puckered thin mousseline de sole IN
black or white from the pun which tops
the shoulder to the frill finishing tha
wrist. The pun is made of dress ma
terial, and is made to stand out az
stifly as possible, finished oddly by a
hugo loop and long ends Of the sile
stuff caught at the top Of the shoulder
by fancy button and allowed 20 futter
lway at the back. Twists Of velvet,
fastened with fancy buttons. finish tho
bottom OF the shoulder puff and the
wrist.-San Francisco Chronicle
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
TEACHING sY PHoNooRApn.


A Curious and Clever scheme Of New
York Professor Of Languages.
Many novel projects have been de-
vised in the way CT language teaching.
but never until just lately has the
phonograph been made part Of the out
fit of the linguistic professors. It is
difficult at first to see how this instru-
ment can help along teaching of any
kind, but thereon hangs the tale. The
man who has adapted the phonograph
to this profession Is f. d. Cortina, and
he has been so successful that already
lie has sent out over 500 machines, all
loaded with his instruction and primcd
with his voice
Until the phonosraph was applied to
languages it was necessary for anyone
wishing TO study a foreign tongue TO
sit literally at the feet of the master
and learn the pronunciation and the ac-
cent from his very lips. Books might
be pored over and language partially
learned in that way, but the voice OF
the teacher had to be heard. The idea
came several years ago to Mr.. Cortins
that through the phonograph he could
practically duplicate himself in every
corner of the civilized world.
His method IS simple. With each
phonograph there is sent his textbook,
20 loaded cylinders and 20 blank ones.
Each lesson in the book is arranged in
the form OF questions and answers.
The pupil. ready to begin, puts the CYL
inder of the first lesson In the machine.
the tubes in his ears and starts the
phonogreph.
Keeping his eye on the book he hears
che words and phrases repeated. with
their proper accent, just as If the pro-
fessor stood at his side. There is an ad.
6itional advantage that the lesson can
be repeated 20 or 100 times II neces-
sary, until cvery sound is familiar to
the pupil.
Then, having thoroughly learned
these sentences. no puts one OF the un-
used cylinders In the machine and re-
peats the lesson. In a little paper box
the cylinder goes back to New York,
and at his earliest opportunity Mr. Cor
tina pops it into his own machine.
At his side rs the stenographer. As
Re listens to the lesson repeated back,
now stopping the phonograph. now
starting it going again, he dictates his
criticism, where the pronunciation is
wrong. what is right, what the mis-
takes are and where they have been
made.
The letter and the cylinder 60 back Ia
the pupil, who reads and listens to his
own voice reproduced. Then, taking
up the original cylinder once more, he
Is able to tell just where the difference
Ees.-N. Y. Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
CAUGHT A LEPlpOSiREN


EaRe Creature That Is Both Fish I'D
Reptile and Eats Heat.
A lepidosiren has been caught at the
| mouth Of the Amazon river. DR.. Emil
Goeldi, director of the museum at Para,
reports with pride and glory the capture
Of this rare and interesting creature.
One of the great ambitions of DR..
Goeldi's life since he took charge of the
museum had been to become the pos
SCISSOR of a lepidosiren. For several
years his ambition remained ungrati-
fed, but now he is happy.
The lepidosiren is half fish and half
reptile, but this popularity is not his
only claim TO distinction. He has many
strange habits. Hitherto naturaiists
have been divided in opinion as to its
classification, some calling it fish,
others a reptile, and others n combina-
tion of the two.
1t has legs and lungs and can live out
of water, but its head is distinctly that
Of fish. In the construction OF its tail
it shows some resemblance to newt.
The lepidosiren is sometimes inelegant-
~ called the mudfsh.
1t lives in shallow waters, which are
completely dried up by the sun during
q long period of the year. The muddy
beds are baked into hard and stony
flooring and these animals would soon
become extinct if they did not possess
unusual means of defense against this
annual infiction.
h. l4& =
the water has greatly lessened, the
lepidosiren wriggles its way deeply into
the mud. Its eyes are so constructed
that the wet soil cannot injure them
and the external nOstrils are two shall.
low blind sacs.
depth it curls itself around with its tail
wrapped partly over its head and in
that position awaits the arrival of the
rainy season. 1t has very flexible
spine, enabling it to curl itself up
thoroughly.
While it is curled up it secrctes q
large amount of a shiny substance,
which makes the walls of it's cell very
smooth and aids in binding the mud to-
gether. 1t lies N torpid condition and
is evidently able TO live without air.
When the rains fall the moisture pen
etrates rapidly through the assures Of
the earth, cracked in all directions by
the constant heat, reaches the cell of the
lepidosiren, dissolves it's wall and re-
stores the inhabitant to life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness in the water.
The cell of the lepidosiren is techni.
cally called cocoon. Until thoroughly
soaked in water its wall is very hard
The mucus substance lining it forms a
sort of skin.
The lepidosiren attains considerable
size and has very powerful jaws and
teeth. The one in the possession of DR..
Gocldi measures over two feet in length.
N. Y. World,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18

iur nm. however, ana That rcAn nas
never been known to make mistaicc.
He has copied thousands of Anely-
printed pages replete with intricate a.
rebraical calculations where the osnis-
sion Of an accent would spoil the whole
result He does his work wen and
quickly, too. sometimes copying .
whole page in something less than =
second. In short, he is infaliible. That
man is the Photographic. and he haa
become SO popular Of late among physi-
clans. engineers. lawyers and mathena-
tieians that special deprtnents havs
been instituted in many studios for
work of this sort.
For q notebook Of this kind notes
should be made, not m script, but with
typewriter, one. OF course, having .
mathematical keyboard. including the
signs In addition. multiplication. sub
traction and division. The size of tho
paper used should depend upon the de-
sired dimensions of the volume. Sheets
eight by ten inches reduce photograph,
lcally TO FIVE by seven inchee nicely.
Pure white paper is the best and 10
should not be folded, otherwise the
creases will show in the photograph
Then the page of matter ts once re-
corded on the photographs plate. es
many copies as are desired may.
,e printed on blue print or other pre-
Pared paper without the slightest
chance OF error. These different printss
are then bound together. and behold, q
book, or several books. for that natter,
fso desired. Itsometimes happens that .,
good mathematical IN bic is found in sonc
old volume now out Of print. This may
De photographed. reduced or enlarged
70 any desired size. and Incorporated In,
he book. The copy so n,adeis bound TO,
Do truthful, which might not be the,
ease il II had been made with q pen or
put into the hands ofa printer.
An engineer owning his camera can
make his own pocketbook for about ten
cents a page. which is about Is centa
below the price charged by Photograph,
.rs. Some little experience Is necessary
n order To get the right time of ex-I
posure, as well As the right size OF lens
which must not have too much crrvsr
ure-N. Y. Sun
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
LAND OF THE COMMON PEOPLE
The Future Of California VIII Be Very
Different from Its Past.

Different frem Its Past.
The future of California Will be very
different from its past. 1t has been the
land of large things-of large estates,
of large enterprises, Of large fortunes,
Under another form of government it
would have developed feudal system,
with landed aristocracy resting on a
basis Of servile labor. These were its
plain tendencies years ago, when some
body coined the epigram, California is
the rich mans paradise and the poor
mans hell" But later Developments
have shown that whatever of paradise
the Golden state can offer to the rich it
will share, upon terms of marvellous
equality, with the middle classes OF
American life.
Over and above all other countries,
it is destined to be the land of the COM
mon people. This is true because, ow.
ing to it's peculiar climatic conditions
it requires less land to sustain fam
lily in generous comfort. For the same
reason cheaper clothing and shelter, as
well as less fuel suffice, while it is pos
niOAO ~ 1t<iliLC aAOt bitC locas
of producing what is consumed More.
over, it is a natural field for the applica-
ton of associative industry and the
growth of the highest social conditions.
Indeed, the country has distinctly failed
as land of big things, and achieved its
best successes in the opposite direc.
ton.
Its true and final greatness will con-
sist of the aggregate of small things
of small estates, of small enterprises,
of small fortunes. Progress toward this
end is already well begun. 1t must go
on until the last great estate Is dismem-
bered and the last alien serf is returned
20 the orient. Upon The ruins of the old
system better civilization viii arise.
1t will be the glory of the common peo.
pie, to whose labor and genius it will
owe its existence. It's outreaehing and
Observation-Disclosures will be felt through
out the world.-WilIiam Z. Smythe, IN
Century.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
1orBns OF IcA

a skeleton has been found in one on
the fssures of the AdenaeIlo glacier,
in the southern Tyrol. which Is Thoughts
20 bo that of an American tourist os
the name of Ruth, who disappeared in
1890. These assures cleave glaciers al
all angles, and 10 is easy 10 slip into
one OF them. When once IN IL In hard,
~ possible 10 escape without help from
above, and the warmth Of the boAr
mcits tho ice around. 80 that the victira
slowly desoends by bis own weight into
the depths of the glacier. and generally
starves 70 death. On looking into tbe-s
fSSIres the most beautiful play OF Hghs
In blue and green and rainb bow colors
Is seen But these are best en- joyed from,
the safe vantage ground OF the upper.
outside world. rather than down in ,hs
Depths aud close Rt hand. In sons
instances. IL is said. bodies haze been
preserved IN these assures In the ios
for years.-CiEcinnati Enquirer.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18

tested with worms, and cannot be stored
Tor any length of time. Even kln-dried
meal finally becomes infested. Sugar
costs about the same by barrel as by
the pound, and it does not usually pay
to store it. Nor does it pay to purchase
large quantity of molasses, unless one
lives at distance from any depot Of
grocery supplies. 1t does pay to buy
green coffee by the bag, not only be-
cause it costs much less, but because
the coffee improves IN flavor If st is
stored in q green state. The best
bonded" coffee OF old times was thus
stored for seven years in a government
warehouse, whence it's name of Gov
eminent Java" 1t is some trouble to
brown and grind the bean at home, but
coffee made thus from freshly Drowned
and ground beans is Incompatible in
flavor. Coffee loses aroma and flavor
every instant after it has been subjected
to these processes. When it is kept, as
1t often is after being Drowned and
ground in receptacle that is not air
tight. it becomes as fiavorless as COM
mon beans, rye or any of the substitutes
for it. Tea is considered cheaper pur-
chased by the two-pcund package, but
1t must be kept in carefully-closed
box, SO as to exclude the air and light.
The utility of a storeroom depends
largely in these days upon the locality
where we live. If ones residence is re-
mote from the town, and there is ample
and suitable room for stores, it paws to
buy great many things by the quantity
for the sake of convenience and to avoid
the cost Of transportation. If, ON the
contrary, one lives near the ubiquitous
grocery store, there are a great many
things which were always found in the
old-ttme storeroom that is cheaper and
quite as convenient to buy by the small
quantity. Olive oil, dried fruits and
even canned and preserved fruits are
better purchased as they are wanted.
Fortunately, few country housekeepers
are SO extravagant and wasteful as to
purchase canned or preserved fruits,
when they can prepare them at home at
30 much lower cost.
It hardly pays dwellers in large cities
to purchase and can or preserve fruit
from the market supply. 1t is not
strictly fresh, though it may be sound
It is much more costly than fruit freshly
picked, and the risks Of It's spelling is
much greater.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
A NEW USE OF PHOTOGRAPHY,
Nste Books With Intrscats Fornniss fsS
Kngfseers With the Canass-

Engfseers With the Camsss-
John W. Nystrom. Of Philadelphia, =
weQ-known civil and I-secha1ioal en-
eineer. once said 10 his colleagues;
make your own poclortbook-" IL efv-
ing this advice Mr.. Hysrrom did not
haye in mind q receptacle for money,
but a little volume usually carried about
BIZ engineers containing rules. mAthe-
r1aticsl tables and formulas sSdAytsd
for immediate use. At arst it was con-
sidered 70 be almost irnpexsib;s for a
r1aa TO make book of this kand, hls
Dow noderB science steps in. AID every
engineer en- make q pe-ctHts'pok for
himself which WIN invariably suit him
better than anything ne could buy. be-
carsse 1, may be made 20 serve him Ia
the special trxsch OF engineering which
be practices
Thus tt~ civil ene!n,er whose sp>-
ctalty ia hydraulic r-rzszs snd tAs for of
water IN charges Is ILloeIy % lnd "a
t,s general Pp-k~tbook on!y = few
formulas Tor making :he caieukttozs
h. needs. Even II The sssseeti "a treated
more e,hanstiv>iy. the eagincr NAY
10. be familiar with the system. 20 be
Ices better Il re follows Mr.. Sys.rom's
advice: "Pxurr tbe ;hisg cut for yosr-
telf. p-cserve TIE formula us>t. aid
when yor have it 20 90 aessn 10 win b.
Easy"
Bet formulas serrrsriase rzDif1y.
and any engineer or sssrnzso<ns< en-
gzg-d N active practice sa-oa hss bg
collection. WHICH ornS wsxkv1. an In
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thai coztronfs kia then - sow 20 br.zs
,his fr&ss Of natter into sozse neat.
oozrse. ard po-1aAse form be rzszy
have hu5Sr~3s % fosrzs,as IN Algebra
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
GENERAL STEAM SHIP AGENC!
MO. PA. TICKET OFFICE.
IL Mort h Main Street

GENERAL STEAM SHIP AGENCY.
MO. PA. TICKET OFFICE.
ia North Main Street, x.
| Wichita, Kansas.
We can sell you through Railway
and Steamship tickets to all points in
the world.
We are agents for the following lines
of Ocean Steamship Companies, and
keep the original tickets always on
hand, so that upon purchasing we can
hand them to you at once:
American Line-New York to South.
ampton.
American Line--Philadelphia to Ey-
erpool.
Anchor Line-1Sew York TO Glasgow.
Cunard Line-New York to Liverpool.
North German Lloyd-New York to
Southampton, Bremen, Genoa, Naples.
Gibraltar, Austria, China and Japan.
White Star Line-New York to Liver
pool, Cape Town, South Africa and
South American points.
We also make a speciality OF prepaid
Ocean tickets. So that any one desiring
to pay for a ticket here to bring over
their friends from the Old countries can
do so safely and cheaply. We attend to
the delivery Of the ticket on the other
side. E. E. BLDCKLEY.
II - p. and T. A.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
CALIFORNIA LIMITED.
CA NrYrTA TIT nnT--rT-

The Santa Fe Route has resumed its
Celebrated California Limited train as a
semi-weekly, passing Newton Thurs
days and Sundays, and reaching Los
Angeles from Wichita in about fifty
hours. Equipment of superb vestibuled
Pullman Palace Sleeping and Buffet
Smoking cars and Dining car. Most luxu
rious service via any line. Another Ex-
press train carrying Palace and Tourist
Sleepers runs daily for California.
w TORREY Agt
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18

Pittsburgher of another. '@No." why
not?" "Well, my name was not on ths
list of vice presidents. and I knew that
il all those men were there I would not
he able to get in the hall"-Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
FIRE, FIRE. FTRF FIRE

Yes. there was a Iire in rear of build
ing where our ticket office is loca ted.
our ticket Office is still there-l14 North
Main street We are ready for business
M the old stand. Tickets to all po;nts.
Our train service is stir first-class. our
.iine u.e quickest Il will be 20 Your ad-
'anlage TO cau and see US before com
plel,hS arrangements for your trim. ST.
Lod,s Express leaves Wichita daily at
slo p. m, arriving in ST Louis al 7:l5
next morning Night Express leaves Al
sIo Tor Kansas City. s.. Louis and all
points east Colorado fast line. leaves
Nlchita al 5:1J p. m. arriving az Puab-
10 next morning al 7:50, Colorado Springs
300. Denver at j noon. Remember the
MISS. uri Pacific City Ticket Office is To-
Gated at ia North Main stree,
L. E. BLECKLEY. p.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18

For full information regarding fruit,
vegetable and field crop farms located in
The Coast country of Texas, apply to c..
IT. Nicholson, G. P. A., A. T & S. f. Ry.,
Chicago.
Texas offers tempting inducements to
ane homeseeker. Investigate for your
self Excursion rates via Santa Fe
Route.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
The Distinctive Qualities.

TorDrnie TosDpkins-Pa. was esp ssoe
Ducl1sworth who died the other day q
politician or a sta.esr1an7
TomPkins Nobody knows yes, my
son; his estate hasn't been appraised.
N. Y. Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-18
GRAND entertainment.
Gold Lettering.

For Holidays-On Albums, Books of any
kind or style. Names, dates, Gold or
Silver, in any style of type you desire,
In the Bindery Department of this office.