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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-27

City. to IN a vacancy In the Fifth Mis-
souri, volunteers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-03

10 nCurn her death her husband 8, 4
one daughter, Grace. The fuaersl
viii be held from the residence al l
O'Clock sunday afternoon with ser.
vices al 2 o'clock o; the United Pres.
byterisn church.
Mrs. W. q. Besler, wife Of the
division Superintendent; o. the Bur-
lisgtou railway. is q patient st ST.
Anthony's hospital, being brought
here yesterday from BtsIdsiown in
Mr. Bes!er's private car.
The Milwaukee evening passenger.
due here a. s:zO, did not arrive until
midnight. owing to the snow. which
vas driited considerably by the
strong Winds. All the roads exper-
fenced more or les. difficulty 10 NOV
ing trains.
Richard Percy. OF Moline. and
Mise Mslird. Mccoy, OF jacksonville.
(bcth colorec) we're united Ia mar.
rage ~ o'clock last evening nj
the parsonage % 'te Second Bsptis;
church. Rev. J. W. W.shiogton per-
formei the ceremony.
The Frste.nsl Tlibuues have ST.
ranged Sc entertaining program 10
be given tomorroS evening aod
which includes vocal selections by
Miss Bogue and Tim Collins, OF this
city, and X L. Abbot, OF Davenport,
aud q corne; solo by j. Alma Nolt.
Just let some one cal. @ meeting
on the base ball question. It's 9
sure thing that there will be a uDan-
imous vote for club. Then Just q
little hustling for funds, aud there
you are. It's easy enough. All i,
requires Is little oI)rs. Wake up
Wilder, the great American hu-
morist, will give an entertainment
AZ Augustsns college Thursday even.
ing, Feb 3. lie will be assisted by
Signor Thomas p, tint, cornet vir.
iuoso; William II Shaw. the popu.
lar basso, and John Francis Glider
.he pianist. Admission. including
reserved seat, 50 cents. Tickets fol
course oi iour entertainments 81.
Tickets ut Harper House drug store
in Rock Island, and at Josephson's,
in Moline.
Car No. 81, OF tho Elm street line
George Crompton, motorman. snd ,
bobs.ed laden with coal and driver
By William Voss, collided on Secont
this morrirg. The car was ives.
bound and the bob was travelling il
the opposite direction. TIE latte
slipped down into the track on
ridge OF snow while the driver wa
attempting TO clear the way for tn,
motor car. The damage was slight
One Of the handles on the front o
car yas bcnt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-03
sol sa uEIusrs HAPPENINGS.

South Heights. Feb. S.-Mrs
South aud paby visited her sister,
Mrs. {. G.. kirch, the first Of the
week.
The tax collector. Mr.. Bollir ger,
hiss begun calling on our people.
Miss Alma Wilson. our primary
teacher, vi.i!e1 over Sunday with
her parents rear Sherrsrd.
Lumber Oi the men were out
With snowplovs after the two big
suowsiorms making paths.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Walker drove
on; to Coal Valley last Saturday tc
spend sunday with relatives there.
Little Marion Irwin il sick with the
measles. A number Of The children
in the neighDorhood have been hav
ing It
Mrs. ID. J. Kennedy aud daughter
jessie. ATE visiting st she home Of
Mrs. Elliott, near Edgipgton thit
week.
The young people enjoyed t~t
sleigh rites this week, one Friday
evening being followed BY = party 81
The home % tae Misses Willms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-03
snIuuAKp SHOTS.

Sherrard. FEB. 2. Frank Lund.
quiet and Miss Mary Dawson and
Mr. and Mrs Thomas German
visited in Alexis Sunday with Mrs.
Gorman's sister. Miss Maria Wilde.
Wedding bells are ringing.
Mrs. Barbara stephens was in
Aledo last week.
Mr.. AID Mrs. Peter johnson arc
the proud patents Of new bsby girl
Mis-. Jessie BCveridse, Of Des
Moiass. Iowa, was visiting her sister.
Mrs. Quincy FarroE, Sunday.
John SGard and William Sehsar-
mann ar, bu-y filing heir ice houses
this week. The ice is II inches thick
Mrs Richard Matthias loit for
81. tie. WASH Tuesday. where she
will Join her husband. who hs,
secured work there.
Sheuard Camp No. 800. NJ. W
Of a, will give grand ball aud
oyster supper az Richardson's hall,
Tuesday evening. 5
The dedication services OF the Free
Methodist church will he held Feb.
II snd ~ by Bishop Il. X Jones. of
Caicsgo. assisted by kider q. ID.
Mar.k. % Peoria.
Miss May Clark, who has been
teaching sch1ol south u Cable, was
taken very vi last Wednesday with
typhoid fever ard Was taken 10 hsr
home east % Sserrard.
Abe johnson, OF the Sherrard hotel,
u boarding abou, ~ Western Union
Telegraph c,mpapy worsmen. who
are engaged in erecting the line be-
tween Sherrard and Cable this week.
Frank Love end wife were SUI.
prised last Saturday evening by about
IS relatives snJ friends from Swe
tonia ard Cable AMI RGrai, who
came to assist IN celebrating theft
S6tn wedding anniversary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-03
Coughs and CeIrs

in themselves are not serious mals.
dies. TIE mos; trivial cough or cold
IL neglected. may lead to asthma,
bronchitis, or consu mption. The
right time 10 tea; s cough or cold i:
RICH, awsy. Delay means danger.
DR.. Bsll's Pine-Ta--Horey is a quick
cure. q sure cure. and q safe cure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-03

whoop 40 the base haii cry.
shcrt q al aiorf he lac,
nseasy u We US
Fans. keep oa attaining.
Hard wood g, McKovns.
Buy = home % Esidy Bros.
We'll have tina, base bali club Jet.
Lees Little Gem Is the beet broom.
Bulh and canned oystfrs q, Hess
Bros.
s~eet-toned sleighbslls as Young d
McCombs'.
Good roll butter is cents = poaad
at Longs.
IIou. q, NJ. osborn, o' Chicago, is
In the city.
slo.Ooo TO loan on real estate BY
Reidy Bros.
Columbis river salmon and trou,
~ Hess Bros.
shadows Of Life ct H.rper's
thos,re tonight.
Tire. losves o, fresh bread Tor 10
cents nj Horizons.
Rober, Murdoch, Of Kansas City. is
visiting in the city.
Aid T. A. Fender has been indis-
posed the past few days.
Fresh ~hitefah. goldfish, herring
and smel,s 81 Hess Bros.
Judge james W. Bollinger. o' Dav.
export. Is laid up vita RHEUMATIC
trou bles.
"Shsdows CT Life" will be pre-.
sented by the Paiges q, Harper's
theatre tonight.
Shirts made IN measure q, Stew
arts; 1T guaranteed. Spring sam.
pies just received.
Fancy costumes and material for
sans Otte en-, 272 IVES, Second
street, Davenport.
New s-room re idence IN Seventh
avenue near Elm street. fer sale at q
bargsit by Reidy Bros.
Extrs heavy wool hoods, jus, tn,
thing for sleishing parties q, q
cents. Youag Il McComb-.
John Gasnov aud Miss Agnes
Rank will b. married al 81 Mary's
church. Moline. Friday. Feb. II.
Mssq iersde suits, the hrss.. Oh,
cheapest Lidie-' suits = specially.
Otteseu. go Nest Second street, Dav'
export
"Shadow. % Life" at Harper
,hes,re touigat A guaranteed higt
class attraction. Prices 10, 40 anc
80 cents. E
rhe Grst annual ball oi the Liquol
Deslcrs' and Manufacturers Protec
tive ssspoistion will be held tonigh
~ Armory hall
Shir,. made 10 measure O.. Stew
arts; &c guaranteed. spring sam
pies jus, received.
All new specislties will be intro
duced between the acts % "Shsdow
OF LIE" q. Hsrper's theatre tonight
Prices ~, = sni 80 c,uts
Maisms sloux, aud vslviuo. tw,
pslmists and elsrivoysuts. are nos
iocased At the Rock I.isrd house cor
nsr. snt viii remsin = week.
Miss Minnie Joues' dsacing elias
meets 80 the Standard Cub room
Saturday evening instead OF trids,
evening. - previously announced.
rsot Henry " Role delivers hi
second lecture in the University ~
tension series q, the High school thi
evening Emerson will be hi
subject
The Mignonetse Carl club me, .
the hcmo ~ Mrs. W. y. Sa!zuaul
last evening. Mrs. J. " Van Arsdal
winning first prize aud Mrs. h liol
dori the consolation prize.
S.w oiell. formerly city stt1r
neg % Moline. bu, who resigned
few months sgo and went 10 Cal
fornis, has written that he propose
10 return 20 Rock Island aud open
Law office.
"Shsiows % Lite" plsy mad
famous by Madam Jsnsascses, wi
be presented by the Psiees ct Hsr
per's theatre tonight guaranteed
high class attrscti' n ia every par,i
ulsr. Prices 10, 20 aud 50 ceats.
Mrs. John A. Nelson died q; b,
home. 6l0 Ninth avenue, a, 3 o'cloc
this morning from = complication
ailments. She sss - years
months aud S DAYS old. Her Made
name WAS Ne,tie Jones. She leav,
A..ssAAsl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-03

Coughs and colds. down to the
very borderland of consumption,
yield 20 the soothing healing inhn-
erces o. ID. Woods Norway Pine
syrup Sold BY Marshall & Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-03

Warner and partly eleuly t0uish;
and Friday.
Tne cold wave has passed 20 the
upper and central lake regions. Q por-
ton Of u still touching The upper
Mississippi valley. A general rie IN
Temperature has occurred IN the Mis-
souri valley and tie northwest. but a
fsll !. reported from TIE county Gov
er~i ny the "high.-
Tn. weafhsr7s generally clear BE-
tween the Mississippi river and the
Rocky mountains.
Tclay's temperature, u.
u r. HUNr. Deserves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-03
CITY CHAT.

Fans. keep on a famine.
whopp 40 the base hali cry.
Shout n al aiorf he me
tts easy 10 We rs
The times., 1898-04-03

jeweled belt is by no means at the end
of its service Touching the question
of shape again, it is self-evident that
those cut off from the blouse will take
gladly TO the short boX-shaped jacket
which In Summer melton, covert, etc,
depends for its ornamentation chiefly on
the new device of tucling. Added TO
this we have coats decorated with fiat
stitched down bias bands OF silk, coats
showing gradeful arabesques dore in
gathered sating ribbon and more ele
gantly than all jackets set off with lace
appliques and embroidery, done i'll gold
and silver threads
Those importers who show the fresh
est Partisan splendors, easily account for
the subsiding of the cape by a display
Of their brocaded satin calling coats and
gorgeous visiting coats of heavy silk
overlaid with entire jackets of black CT
| white lace. To all such. of course, tail,
| fiaring collars are attached, but butt )ns
| are most sparingly used.
On less sumptuous wraps the buttons
are most often supplied of cut steel and
! of pearl prettily inaid with gold and
silver. The scarlet serge and melton
golf coats have big black buttons. usu-
ally of gun metal with crossed drivers
on them in bright metal A very fair
resume of the best of the new shapes
in coats is given in the accompanying
! illustration. Here 1t IS clearly elucidated
The times., 1898-04-03

1t did not take her long 10 put into
active circulation among her feminine
friends a happy thought struck out by
these sage reflections.
Not Il great deal of eloquence was re-
quired to persuade them of the great
risks every one runs of losing Il Valu
able country home by fire: that the dan
ger is enhanced by the fact that the
men Of the family are obliged by business
to be absent from home a good part of
the time but If the women of every
household knew just how to handle a
fire the risks would be reduced just one
half
Well, the idea grew in feminine circles
with the proverbial rapidity of fire itself,
and, gathering together dozen fellow
enthusiasts, this good lady established
the first womans fire brigade.
Every body Clipped in something, and
the head of the association interviewed
the fire chief of her native city, who Sc
lected for her a capable man to give the
brigade instructions in fighting domestic
conhagrations.. so to speak, OF every
size or origin whatsoever. a courteous
/ old veteran was chosen for this post
and for the salary offered he guaran-
teed TO give instructions twice week, TO
The times., 1898-04-03

drill his fashionable but docile and en-
thusiastic pupils. and the pioneer of the
worthy movement offered her lawns and
country house as q convenient drill
ground and base of experimental opera
tions.
The veteran now declares he never
had more gifted. agile pupils, and the
pupil who told about the course insists
that she would rather be called upon TO
put out a fire than TO play golf or attend
a star night at the theater-
The veteran went right to the root OF
the matter. and explained first to his
class the nature of what We call fire
proof building material s. the principles
on which a fireDrOof house Is erected,
how domestic architecture can be i'm
proved with a view TO making country
homes less liable to destruction by
flames, and then he showed with what
implements and eXtinguishers every
house ought TO be provided. After such
valuable preliminary lectures came the
actual exciting work of charging a sup
positions fire.
Fires originating in the cellar the
kitchen, in the drawing-rOOm chimney.
in the smOkinErOom. nursery garret,
from a curtain blown across a. lighted
gas bracket. and from careless guest
reading in her bed We're all dauntIessly
tackled and downed eventually. Won
derfuI escapes and daring adventures.
thrilling rescues, presumable midnight
alarms and desperate face-to-face bat
ties with imaginary flames kept the in
terest of the brigade right up TO concert
pitch and when the roll is called on
class days not woman is ever found
missing.
The good work thus begun Is in pro-
cess of steady growth. From the first
brigade others have sprung, and by the
time the season for wholesale migration
to the country begins every neighbOr-
hood will undoubtedly possess an eff
cient corps of firewomen.
These women bind themselves to serve
whenever called upon to assist any
neighbors. whether the individual whose
property is in danger is member of
the corps or not. and if no other aid Is
necessary the tirewomen can at least
volunteer to safely remove bric-a-brac,
clothing, etc, and dress any wounds in
The times., 1898-04-03

months than we remember for a long
time.
Saving the delicate rUfiied silk and
chiffon collarets and sturdy scotch cir
culars. the cape, as we loved 1t two or
three years ago, is almost an obsolete
garment. There are certain examples OF
the genus among evening wraps, and
women Of ample wardrobes still patron
ize small ones of three hounces, not fall
ing so low as the elbow. and heavily
jeweled but for women en- masse it is
no longer known.
Another conspicuous change the Spring
has inaugurated is the discreet shink-
age Of the blouse. Those OF slender fig
ure may mourn. but the change was
bound to come, and IL has been made
gracefully Fronts Of coats are roomy,
and that is the best that can be made Of
IT, while any one who a little later on
takes her walks abroad in a coat blouse
back and front viii serve as just OBJ
ject for derision. By way of recOmpcuse
for this diminishing of the body portion,
more generous length of tail has been
let out below the belt and tha art Of
braiding goes merrily on.
Another conspicuous device is that Of
trimming very elaborately the fronts OF
coats VITA jabots and revers, and tAe
The times., 1898-04-03

that the chief point of interest with he
gard TO Summer wraps is it's oddity of
shape, and IS the most important object
to strive after.
The first figure displays a thoroughly
conventional design for covert cloth.
Here we have the approved box shape
cut just as short as decency allows and
set off with fat smoked pear buttons
and tucks. One feature. not advertised
In the sketch, is the new lining freely
employed of late. which Is neither silk
nor satin but a silk linen, woven in eX-
actiy the covert coiors and pronounced
not only far cooler, but very much more
durable than the taffetas and coat serges
hitherto adopted for this purpose.
The next jacket is built of green silk,
heavy green peau de sole, that in turn
is lined with a pale green silk and the
kerchief fronts of the wrap are offset
with a rich trimming of jet in broad key
pattern on the body sleeves and gradu
ated tails. Black lace frills edge the
folding fronts the collar and garnish
the sleeves and this IS created an ideal
carriage jacket for the Spring of 9S.
over I'm Paris these are made up in vio-
let bengaline, royal blue duchess satin
and rendered most gorgeous by n lavish
The times., 1898-04-03
THE LADIES' BRIGADE.
An Association Pledged to the Ex-
tinctiOn of Country Fires.

little gold bucket upon coil of sill
yer hose, made up in the form of a
brooch with a Latin motto beneath,
Iauding the efficacy of water does not
imply that the wearer has joined the
noble army of laundresses, nor yet the
ancient and honorable order of char
women. To another and undoubtedly
higher mission is the wearer of the pin
devoted. Her duty is nothing more nor
less than to render efficient and intelli-
gent assistance in case of conflagrations.
That pin denotes her membership in the
Ladies Country House extinction brig
ade the labors of which organization
are devoted to the extinction. not of
country houses, as the name might be
interpreted by many literal masculine
brains, but to the quenching of fires
that will sometimes gain the destructive
upper hand in the very best built, regu-
lated and protected urban homes.
The brigade was only organized when
Lent began and the well endowed with
this worlds goods began to flock out of
the cities to the mid-winter health re
sorts. Now it happened at one of these
smart settlements hotel was burned tC
the ground and from the ashes of this
accident Phenix-like rose the ladies' bri-
gade Though no lives were lost and
very few valuables in the destruction Of
the hotel one little woman who made
her escape in 4 pink cashmere wrapper
and fur-lined evening boots received a
shuddery realization of how horrible il
would be to have such an event take
place in her new couHtry house. Fur
thermore being a most intelligent little
woman, she concluded as she watched
the big hotel melt into one ugly cinder
| how very easily it might have been
saved or the complete ruin averted if
! only the guests had known how TO com
| bat the flames.
The times., 1898-04-03

treatment with gold and silver spangles
or bullion embroidery.
The third figure in the group is the
last word in capes of the stUrdier sort,
which are worn when shopping driving,
etc. and the exceeding showiness of the
plaid selected only enhances the fash
ionable value of the garment. At the
root of the lofty notched collar a tan
leather strap encircles the neck and is
finished, back and front, by fiat steel
buckles, while down the front three
short leather straps, passing through
steel buckles, fasten this exceedingly
useful wrap.
Black and white brown, blue and red
coats are now made up in drill, duck.
sail cloth, and sold quite independent of
skirts for outing and hot weather wear.
One good pattern of a cotton coat is
displayed by the fourth figure, and
striped black and white linen coat is
demonstrated IN the seventh model.
There is still a third useful type of
Summer coat made to fall open in a
! large from neck to waist, by means of
/ a series of ruffied revers turning back
upon the bust. for in all these easy gar
| ments the effort made by the tailors is
! to display as much as possible of the
| pretty shirt waist sure to be worn I'M
der the cotton wrap. Two large pearl
! buttons fasten the straps in the first
| black linen frogs decorate the front of
| the striped coat. This last is clasped
at the waist by belt of braided
| leather, a new device in girdles and to be
| highly recommended.
| Deep violet Summer melton, braided or
| rather figured in fiat bands Of stitched
on silk of a light lavender tint is the
fifth jacket in the list. Its buttons are
| large imitation cabochOn amethysts.
The sixth model comes under the head
| exclusively of calling wraps. for the
| material is pale biscuit-cOlored French
| broadcIoth, delicateIy embroidered in
dark brown silk, picked out with gold
threads. Neck and waist band, collar
| frills and the full pinked ruche down the
front are all composed of brown silk.
More delicate wraps than the foregoing
are pictured in the smaller illustration
one figure displaying a coat Of blue and
rose brocaded silk, only applicable 10
occasions of great moment. Jeweled
The times., 1898-04-03

fiicted by the flames They are also oh
hgated to show any erring friend how
TO equip her house with the proper en-
gine for raising water with hose, lad
ders, axes. etc, and by all possible means
to defend country houses against this
deadly enemy.
So far no especial uniform has been
evolved even by the first brigade. When
al drill the firewomen usually wear
their bicycle suits. and those are wooIen,
of course; on their heads close woOien
caps; loose castor gloves protect the
hands. and nearly all the women wear
capaciOus flannel aprons. These are
meant for use In carrying bric-a-brac.
etc. from danger, and it is a wonderful
sight to see half a dozen of these capa-
BILE creatures bound into a threatened
room, empty the drawers and closets of
clothing the bureau of its silver articles
and dash out in a trice. About her waist
every brigade woman wears Il broad belt
into which a sharp little hatchet is slung.
since axes are too heavy for feminine
arms and while the demon of nre lies
low and security reigns, the little gold
pin described above is the only badge of
heroic training that the volunteer fire
woman shows.
The times., 1898-04-03

piques, guaranteed not to take on the
least Iuster from ironing, and from this
through all the shades. from sand
brown. peacock blue, reseda green, one
can purchase it in the palest, prettiest
gaslight tints. Mention must be made
of the embroidered piqUes, and not least
among the confections OF the season is
new goods, which for lack Of better
name is called silk and cotton madras.
Next after foulaTd and challie il is one
of the most admirable fabrics for demi-
toilets.
A very sharp eye is required TO discern
the points of difference between the
neat walking-coat of last season and the
model for wear in the present Spring.
Perhaps there are not quite so many
seams in the newest coat, and maybe
its covert Is rather more reddish in
tinge but there the differentiation
ceases, and sleeves that were good form
in November are admirable in April.
All things considered the fashions are
less tickle than formerly and there is
no indication that long skirted jackets
I viii arrive before our cozy little bob
/ tailed ones are completely worn out. EX-
I amining the subject at all points, 1t IS
easy to discover that braided wraps are
/ still much in vogue. and that fewer
/ capes will be worn in the next six
The times., 1898-04-03

buttons and cream lace set off the wide
collar front and sleeves, and not less
lovely is the evening wrap for warm
weather wear. Its foundation is pale
green silk into which are set eight
flounces Of rose-coIored chiffon, every
fiounce edged with narrow scarlet vel
vet ribbon, and the fairylike cape Is
caught under the throat by long scarfs
of cream-tinted mechlin lace.
Quite practical coats for children are
illustrated in the third sketch Light
weight cheviot Summer serge and stout
vigoreaux suitings are the materials from
which travelling and seaside wraps are
made for little ones, in white or the
more sensible mixed tones that are loath
to show either wear or dust.
The times., 1898-04-03
Couldn't Afford to Lose Them.

''Why did you do away with your tax on
bachelors?" asked the stranger Of the new woman
Don't YOU believe in it any longer"
.'Oh, yes" she replied; theoretically the tax
on bachelors is just as important now as il ever
was, but looking at it from practical point Of
view, we thought it better to keep them in the
State. where they can occasionally be utilized in
one way or another"