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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-30
Which and What

What countries in the world use sil.
yer? What Is the estimated population OF
each7 What countries use gold, ana what
IA the population OF each?
Bolivia population 100000; central
America Population 1905. COO; China,
with 4o,o1OO0 Inhabitants; Columbia
with 100000: Ecuador population l.
10000; Mexico, with 10,447.974 inhabi-
tants; Peru. 2.g72, 600 Inhabitants; Russia,
noninally; paper is the actual currency.
but an attempt is TO be made 10 get on
tho gold standard Q24.OC.0OO population);
Tripoli. with about 100000 Inhabitants.
me Argentine Republic has the double
standard; so have Belgium, France.
Greece: Italy. Holland Spain, and Swift
zerland; but they coin no silver, and
nave coined none for twenty years. ia
pan has the double standard, but coins no
gold. so is really On the silver basis her
population is 100000. And the United
states and Venezuela have the double
standard. Austria-Hungary population
44.Oo,UO, has recently taken the gold
standard: Brazil, with 4,0Oo. 900: inhabi-
tants; Canada. 100000: Denmark, q,
eU,oV; Germany. 50,O0O.0oO; Great Bril-
tain and her colonies. ISL 600, 00O; Norway
and Sweden, 1000, 600; Turkey 21,OOO.OO0.
are all gold standard countries.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-30

ss 3 At. :, %.; emo lE :. 8 ~ 81:
twice, istting the Iut4on rcnsain fof fscsn
half an hour to an houS. then wash With
cold water Cyanide of potassium q
POISON, 9 grains. syoirdupols; ~ , ounce
water: mix and apply, letting II dry on
the face. This Iotion Is deadly poisonous
taken Internally. and we think had bet
ter DO let alone externally.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-24
Badly Eagle guesaaY 4Horniug Bouember "a 1886

Colorado. Wyoming, Utah, Nevada. Ida
he, Montana, Oregon. Washington, New
and Old Mexico. Arizona and Cali1or-
mia.
No. Jog ST. Louis Imited-Has re-
clin!ng chair cars (seats free) and Pull
man buffet drawing room sleepers to st.
Louis Reclining chair cars (seats fre)
and Pullman Palace Sleeper Monet TO
Dallas. Tex, via Paris. Connects at
Monet with No. for points in Arkansas
and Texas. Connects at Monett with
No. s which connects at st. Louis Union
Station with all lines for the east, north
and southeast
Through tickets on sale to all points
For further information call on or
address w. W. TAGG,
City Ticket Agent.
Or. ". TORREY, Depot Agent.
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T;,,o Cord Effectiye Nov is, 1890.

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY Gu.
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Arrive at wichita from the East
Train No O "Kansas and Ne
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ana 81 a. WgeSita from South and West.
thony. conway Springs and D.
Tain "a sp No. Il is soi from Anthcny and
Conway y Wichita from North and West.
Tra;n No. 10. from Denver. Col
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Exchange Stables

Exchange Stables.
Exchange Stables at Orlando and
Saltwater. Make specially of carry
ing passen gers between these points.
Also do a general livery business. Tray
cling mems patronage solicited.
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Elegant free reclining chair cars on an
trains and Pullman Palace sleepers from
Wichita to Chicago and Kansas City VIII.
out change. Also sleepers on AN nlSn
tonic ara Nav OrIaans Tickets
sold and baggage checked to all polh,ss
north, south, east and west. SteamSnrp
tickets sold to all European points al low
est rates. Passenger station corner 20 Dous-
las and Meade avenues. Telephone 49,
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AnRTvF FROM WEST.

ARRIVE FROM WEST.
No. Pratt ard Kingman passen-
ger daily except Sunday $1,000.
No. 4 Pratt and Kingman accom-
mediation. Tues. Thurs. and Sat. ..
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CONNECTIONS.

CONNECTIONS.
~ ,o1 Kansas mail-Has reclining
.,,s,r ara tseAss free and Pullman
80 ming room sleeper to Wichita and
T''rr,o1 Kan. Connects at Wichita.
49, Nth A. 7. & s. z. for points in
Nns-otee strip and Oklahoma. Con-
c,s an Burton. Kan, with A. 7. &
= for points IN Kansas
N ZOE st. Louis matthias reclining
naTs seats free) 70 81. Louis and
Gi.1i-,sn arawing-room sleeper 10 Mo-
~. Ieonnects at Pierce City. No, with
Ne acs Cor points in Indian Territory via
S,oo-s, At Nonetl with No. ). the Tex
Ii,,,.ed (vestibu,ed which has re-
Giving chair cars tseats free. Pullman
: ra,s,,e room, sleepers TO Galveston VIA
go and Dallas. has dining car Tail
80 T,aIlas: connects at Monet with
vhich connects al Union Station.
9, louis with al lines for the east.
north ana southeast
No. los. Colorado and California lin
i,ed-Hgs reclining chair cars tsea,s
free) 70 Burton and Anthony. Kan,
Pullman buffe. drawing roor.s sieepers
10 Burton. Kan. Through Pullman
sieepers Burton. Kan, to Pueblo. Den
yer. FL Pasc. Lon Angeles. San Diego and
San Francisco. Connects at Burton.
Kan. with A. 7. Z s. F. for points n
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WANTED-Girl TO cook and do general
housework- Apply at sos Fern Ave. West
Side. d6-2tQ
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SEALED PROPOSALS will be received
at the Copeland hotel, Topeka, Kan, Dec.
Is. 1885, at O'Clock a m. at which time the
bids viii be opened for furnishing the M
sane asylums at Topeka and Ossawatornie,
the institutions for the blind at Wyandotte,
the deaf and dumb at Olathe and the .diotic
at Winfield. the reform school at Topeka,
the Soldiers Orphans home at Atch-son,
and the industrial school at Beloit. with dry
goods, groceries, drugs and miscellaneous
supplies.
Separate bids will be received for dry
goods, groceries, drugs, meats, butter. etc.
The board of trustees reserve the right to
reject any and all bids, or to accept or re-
ject any part thereof.
A derosit of so Or certified check for
that amount must accompany each pro-
posal. payable to X. E. Willcockson, treas
urer state charitable institutions, as a
guarantee that the contract, IL awarded.
will be faithfully complied with. Circulars
containing full information for bidders as
to kind, quality and quantity of goods re-
quired, terms of contract and dates of pay
ment, and other details can be had by adj
dressing DR.. b. D. Eastman, superintend-
ent, Topeka, Kan.
MORTON ALBAUGH,
President.
GEORGE A. CLARK,
Secretary.
Topeka, Kan. Nov. IS, 1896 d7-4t-Tu.
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LULU-"We girls sre getting up secret
society of orr own George-ssIndeedi
What's the objectlr Luln-'I don't know
Vet. bus I'll tell Won I'll about il after i'm
initiated Household " orisI
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man Palace sleepers to Kansas city
and Chicago without change. Also 70
Fort Worth and Galveston. Connects
at Newton with vestibule limited nav.
Ing chair cars. Pullman Palace anu
compartment sleepers and dining cars
through to Ios Anreies ard San Diego;
also with train carrying chair cars.
Pullman and Tourist s1eepers to FL
Paso. Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Through railroad and steamship tick
cts sold to all points.
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y Ticket Agent
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GoyNG NORTH AND EAST.
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HELP WANTED--FEMAIE.
WANTBD-A competent girl for general
Homework in family of three. Apply l3f n.
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good Remington typewriter, SO on
time payments Il desired. Millison, office
supplies, lA E. First St, Sedgwick block.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-01
rur HoRaF LIKED AppLEs.
Troabio When the Nsw Driser Failed 20
Dhroscr llIs weahuesl


Eroabio When the Nsw Drser Failed 10
Dhco,er ~ wsahuea-
The redhtadcd conducicr the Chris-
tcpher street ferry car lANlth a.
scornful eye upon the passenger who
had made some disparagiug remarks
regarding street ear horses In general.
says the New York worlq. "Huh." he
said, guess you amt ever been In the
business. Else you'd know that some
Of these here horses Is almighty intelli-
gent SON. 9f Fem knows almost as
much as nj. '" .r.,.
Dye ever near about that white
horse Benny Of ourn. dld you? lie was
horfs as was horse. When finish
the story I'm going TO tell you about
him you'll say that I'm a liar, but ito
the gospel truth. You know that each
driver has his own horses: that IL, be
always takes out the same one. Benny
was Murphy's especial property. and
that horse was always dead stuck on
him. Murphy always treated him kind
Murphy knew that that horse was par
tlcular fond OF apples. SO he got into
the way Of givln Benny an apple on
every trip. For convenience and be-
cause Il wan a handy place to renmn-
her. he always gave him tina, apple
at at the corner OF broadway and
.,.h street. where the ear turns. u
didn't take long for Benny TO gll 10
used to Il that Murphy wouldn't have
to slip on the car. Benny would just
turn around In his traces an rear 40
little an grab the apple as Murphy held
Il out to him over the dashboard. One
day Murphy 20, fired. Tie cOutln'l lei
the whisky bottle alone. lie used 10
get a blue jag on about three times a
week an II sort O. discouraged the com
pany. So they bounced him sudden and
they put a bPand-new man In hls place.
The first time the new man took the car
out Benny went along 10 great shap-
until they got around the curve az 18th
street. and then, bless me, II he didn't
turn right around In his traces and reaf
up 10 the dashboard. ThOnew man wal
plumb scared "a. death. an nearly had 4
IT, Benny stood turned round, kinder
discouraged az within Mr. awYle
he seeined to nan hlmili together,
mournful-like. an realize that Murphy
wasn't there and things was changed.
'-hen he positively refused TO 80 on. an
Il took quarter Of an hour to glt him
started He was All right on the next
trip until he come TO the same placc ,ap'
then he perceeded the same way sas
young Teller. that horse KEEP that kind
O. business up for a week an. d.
George he won his pint, The GOA,
pany had TO take Murphy back % pto-
vent the line from being bloekadcd sew
eral times day"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-01

Further experience In India tends 10
establish the value Of Professor Han
llno'a ineonleilo against cholera Dr.
Elmps0ii. health oilccr OF Calcutta. rel
ports one instance In which a fatal
caat 81 ShaloIa led to the incubation
two days allcrward OF eleven Of the
eighteen remaining members OF The
household. and In a second outbreak Of
The disease these eleven escaped,
while four OF tho teven uninoculated
were attacked. three fatally After an
outbreak IN another locality iiG per-
sons were lnotulaled out OF about 200
In The district This was followed by
Ten cases seven fatal-of cholera and
fholcratic dlnrrhoea. not one occurring
among the lnoculated persons The
discomfort Of the lnoonlatlons il stated
10 be mllder and Of shorter duration
Than that Of vaccination against small
nox. For complete protection, lnocula-
iIon With a mild vaccine should be fol-
lowed after ave days by the use Of a
stronger vaccine. The operations ar,
always harmless.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-01

fortunate manager with an undoubtcd
attraction. whose potency o. a drawing
card IL always attesled most eonyinc-
ingly at the box-oflce.
Take. for instance. few years hack,
when Lillian Russell was at the zenith
OF her popularity. Was Il her singing
or acting that drew the enormous
housesg Far from Il. The SINCERE
beauty. and that alone. was the at
traction. when Miss Russell was out
OF the bill, business sank into compare
tive lnslgniacanee Her beauty tickled
the vision and that was what her an.
dlences wanted You can excite pub
llc curiosity and that means dollnrs
more quickly with a woman's beauty
than with the greatest actors arl
Never before we're there 10 be
seen at the city theaiers SO many
women really entitled 10 take rank m
this exclusive sot lou can end them
Ok nearly every Broadway ihealcr 20
this lime. Some OF them are stars.
some leading ladies. some danctrs,
some musicians. some singers ani
come shine resplcndoni even In tho
humble ranks Of the chorus. II ii 's-
pccially Ia the chorus that the stand
ard OF beauty has improved OF latA
when the late "slag Party" cUm-
pnny was organized the managers se-
lcciod women wish especial rcfowucc
10 their beauty. even paying higher
salaries to SECURE the desired end. Be-
fore TIC collapse Of tbs hurlesque Vie
tor Herbert and Harry u. Smith az.
tended performance with the aolc
purpose Of Kicking handsome women
f,om NE chorus 10 strengthen the
hrauiy show n THE Wizard Of the
Me" q, tse Casino.
Ths HlsedWay Theaier reiolccs In
M.ro Marie Studholme. q An Ariisl-
Moiel" company. who has been her
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-01
Msm.n.. Kingdom IN nu..l..

In the government Of Gmolensk. Rus-
sla. there Il large territory comprls-
ing quite 4 Gumber Of populous wis
lagos which has long borne and still
bears the name Of "woman's King
dom" Every spring the male popnla-
tlon emigrates en- masse TO seek Norl,
In the nelghborlng districts. Then ior
many months the home government q
wholly n the hands OF women. The
council and its chiefs are women. and
they attend to public affairs 60 satis-
faStorlly that female auhiagists oytry-
where may point with pride 10 this
green oasis Of woman's Hoyerelgh,y.lu
the endless desert Of mans tyrarny
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-01

aided as the most beautiful woman IN
England She Is Of The Essentially
British type blond. cnrly-headed and
very much on the Dresden china order.
Miss studholme Is emlnently slightly.
n you appreciate feminine beauty don't
fail 10 see her.
On the opening night OF this play an
other beautiful women piqued The curl
osity Of the audience because the pro-
gramme failed TO Identity her. She
fairly divided honors with Miss stud
holme and was subsequent recog-
nlzed as Miss Alison sklprsrsh.
Another English beauty Of an entire
" different type is Miss Julia Nelson,
leading lady with John Hare at Alb
beys Theatre. She II tall. very tall
and regal In her loneliness and grace
ful carriage Miss Nelson's features
are classical In their regularity. A
woman's browning glory Is said 10 be
her hair. and II 80. Miss Nelson Is es-
peclally glorihed. She has the most SUI
perb Titan bronze hair. which must
surely reach almost TO the floor. This
glorious hair the actress wears In the
usual unsighily English bath-bun coli
fufc
AZ Days Theater you can find one
OF the most beautiful women on the
American stage-Miss Maxine Elliott.
She, too. is dlyinely tall. and her beau
~ ia OF the rich brunette type. Erect,
graceful and gracious In manner Miss
Elliott Is admirably fitted for the
grande dame roles she Is called upon
to assume. Miss Ellictt's beauty Is a
Joy forever.
II you have seen Excelsior. Jr.." at
Olympia Theater. you certainly have
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-01

noticed the cxquisltely dainty and
beautiful Flil who leads the dance In
the Last act Her delicate, fresh. youth
col beauty "a that OF budding woman
hood Rounded. supple and graceful.
dark Of CSC and hyowa-haiTed, she Is
grateful figure to the vision, This
soyentecn-ycaroll sill Is known on the
bllls only ps Tho beautiful Dcyo." aud
she rightly wes.s Tho tile.
In the same con Is Fay Temple
ton. whose charms OF face and figure,
even 70 she does Try TO disguise them
With masenliuc wiz and attire are suf-
acle l,l, DonvInclns to need no deserip-
iioa.
Gross tho grcat haildlnE 10 the music
hal end listen 10 tac beautiful sirl
Slgonia 0iRcMla Della Roeca. play
the violin. She Is q mere wlsn OF a
gul lragllc as reed RpParrnu,. Her
Beauty Z, m The pnrcsl Spanish type,
with DARN. soulful eyes and beautiful
wayy dark hair Lohdon and the Con.
Wuchml capitals have ravcd over this
girls beauty and here she promptly
arouscs admiration aud sympathetic
action TO her music.
The leading ladies' 90 two OF our prlp-
cipll stock companlcs are OF contrast
ing types " beauty. Miss Isabel lrv-
lag, OF ihe l.yooum Theater. Is blonde
and sliehL Miss Viola Allen, Of the
Empire Thcaier Is dark aud more Sc
date and serious. Both hare Cue lg-
uros. and alike they add distinction 10
the gorgeous gowns Tor v ~ they
have become famous with womankind.
The beauty Of the opera this year is
Allie Lola Bcolh. whose claim 10 the
lliic is patent even among the great
numtcs e, prlma donnas AZ the Metro
poll,an Opera House. and who are all
eell favored Miss Ada Dare. who aill
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-01
TINS STAGE


Olga Ncthersole will produce Clement
SCOTS version OF Dumas play. la
Prnccsse dc Bagdad."
The title Paradise Alley" has al.
ready been announced as the name OF
three dinerent plays TO be produced this
scissor.
'srhc Councillors Wife will be the
play IN which Odcttc Tyler will be In
Iodueed to the public as a star next
season.
Ely Coughlan, sister Of Rose
COughlan. and Leopold Jordan. the
author. have decided to so on the Fau-
deyllle stage together.
Isaac Henderson. who wrote THE
silent Battle" viii write a play for Miss
Fay Davis, the American actress who
has made a hit Ia THE Squire Of
Danes" at the Criterion Ia London.
Reginald De Koven isa Yankee Of the
seventeenth century Connecticut
stock. lie was born In Middleton. April
3. 1859. His father was an Episcopal
clergyman.
II Paris papers know whereof they
speak Rose Coughlan will be especially
engaged 10 play Bazilde IN the vrooS
production Of Francois coppee's Pour
"a couronne"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-01

20 beautiful women with an Irresistible
fascination. From the professional
beauty Of society to the professional
beauty Of the theater there Is but a
step, and that one easily taken under
the incentive Of the unlimited adula-
ton. attention and interest assured in
the latter sphere With al that. thcfe
are comparatively few really beautiful
women IN the dramalio profession.
Pretty women. handsome women. at
tractive women. plquante. demufe en-
gaglng women there are galore. but
your real beauty Is verltably a rara
avis. The presence Of even one such
woman on the local stage provides one
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-01
A SENATOR'S ADVICE.
Keep Away from washlaEtea aud IT.
temptation

Keep Away from washlngtoa aad IT.
Temptation
sent a young man TO see Senator
Morgan at his home in Washington 70
gain his influence, says writer In che
New York Preas The boy wahtei
government Office OF some Kind. he
was not In a position to be particular,
He would take anything that came TO
hand. The senator received him Cor
daily. as Is his habit with all men. and
inquired concerning his mission with
interest. Il am willing to do what
can Tor yoa.F he said gaud We nlghl
ompllsh your desires, but have
here In Washington long time
aud would advise you 10 desist In youf
determination to become a department
man. have watched the careers Oh
may able young men appointed 10 gov
eminent Offices and can truthfully say
that In the majority Of cases they
proved failures could not encourage
any young friend OF mine to enter the
employment OF the government as a
clerk. He Is throwing his liie away.
lie mingles with a fast set. as rule.
aud unless he be OF the sternest resolti-
ton and the strongest will power he Is
likely TO succumb to a life OF dlssipa.
ton. There Is little to hope for or ex-
peot In such a career, Go back home,
get something 10 anything that YOU
can for the presenl-and In little
while you will surely be able to make
your way. Here your talents will rust
You will throw away whatever genius
you may possess And you viii be
haunted always with the fear OF dis
missal. through the changes OF the POI
iltlcal complexion OF the adminlstra-
ton. II your heart is not too strongly
set on this business take an old mans
advice and forget all about Il. II you
do one OF these days you win thank
me"
The boy came back to me with his
mind fully made up 70 follow the adj
vice Of the senator. lie set TO work
with a Will as messenger In a Law Office
In this city and Is to-day a member Of
the frm. with an income OF SIS. 900 a
year.