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The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
Origin of Pearls.

AS yet the origin of pearls is a matter
Of mere speculation. The old theory that
they were "congealed dewdrops pierced
by sunbeams" was supported by natur
alists as late as 1854, and is evidenced in
a Venetian medal bearing an open oyster
shell receiving drops OF rain, with the
motto, by the Divine Dew" Later
concholOgists, however, contend that the
pearl nucleus may be some minute par
ticle, as a grain of sand, or the frustule
of dlatom, or tiny parasite, or per-
haps one of the ova Of the pearl oyster
itself This particle or foreign body Is
gradually surrounded by thin layers of
nacre until it is completely encysted and
the pearl formed. The consecutive lay
ers may vary in brightness and color,
and a defect may be caused by contact
with another foreign substance, thus
changing the value with each new layer
and sometimes causing a "lively kernel"
or "seed" to be enclosed in an apparently
poor pearl.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13

you grow to know her we'll, you may
wish that her natural manner did not
tend toward brusqueness; but she is at
least truthful. She Is a woman of bust
ness, and she is gradually learning that
to succeed, alike in business and In so
Clety, she must follow the example Of
her brother and not carry her wOrkaday
worries or joys into her social life. She
must learn the art Of being a grub or a
butterfly as time and place demand. She
is fond of pleasure, and being healthy
and happy she is kind and charitable"
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
S7s for the Best Dinner.

The Ladies' Home Journal offers in the
April number prizes of $25 for the best
prepared dinner for four persons, the
cost not to exceed 81. 1t offers these
prizes in quadruplicate so that the four
sections-East, West, North and South
can each present its ideal moderate
cost dinner. Kinds Of food that would
enter into a well-ordered dinner in one
section would probably not be included
in a menu Of another, so by quadrupli-
eating the offer each part OF the country
will be presented with the best menu
that It is possible to provide for four
persons at a total cost Of 81. Mrs. S. T.
Rorer, the famous cook, is TO act as judge
and will pass upon all the menus and re-
Celpts presented. This method of show
Ing people how to live in the best posi-
BILE way for the expenditure will COM
mend itself as a unique and useful one.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
Old cane-bottOmed Chairs.

The owner of cane-bottomed chairs
which require renovating should pro-
vide herself with ball Of strong twine
and some Varnish, says an exchange,
and she can manage to do the work very
creditably herself in the following way:
Cut away the old cane, take large darn
ing needle, thread 1T, make knot at the
end and loop the string through the
holes backward and forward, crosswise
from side to side, right and left, filling
every hole; then working back again.
weaving as you would for cloth. Then
varnish the chairs and place them aside
to dry. Make small cushions Of Gre
tonne or any other material you like,
and tie them on the seats with ribbons
to match.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
WOman's HerOlsm.

The following from the Trackmen's
Advance Advocate, the official organ of
the Brotherhood Of Railway Trackmen,
gives one of the many examples of wo-
mans heroism which are Of constant
occurrence, though frequently unknown
outside the woman's own heart:
Some few years ago Brother R. c.
Houston, a member of Division No. q,
lost his mind and was sent to an insane
asylum at Topeka, Kas. On March 8,
1898, he died with consumption. When
he was sent to the asylum his wife was
left in very poor circumstances, with four
small children to provide for. She re-
ceived some assistance from the broth
ers of Division No. q. In spite of pow
erty, hard times and the care OF four
children, she devised ways and means to
pay her insane husbands dues and as
sessments to the Brotherhood, and kept
his insurance policy for $1,000 in force
Indeed, she maintained herself and little
ones, and did better without husband
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
A Woman's Dignity.

Dignity is generally conceded to be
one of the greatest virtues that a wo-
man can posses. With this admirable
trait there is found that peculiar reserve
essentially attractive in woman. It Is
natural to admire chatty, flippant danes,
but a man demands in his wife above
all else that reserve of manner which
commands and receives respect. Digni-
nified women never have any complaints
to make of familiarity on the part of men
with whom they come in contact either
socially or in business life Dignity
shields them from insults Of all kinds,
and it is one Of the brightest jewels in
the crown of womanly attributes. The
reserved woman need not be frigid In
her demeanOr, but she can be possessed
Of a sweetness all her own, which Is en-
phasized by the quiet manner that Is the
outward evidence of mental equipOise.
The hippant badinage which so many
women think attractive to men fails to
win half the admiration that is accorded
the quiet dignity Of the one who never
allows herself to lapse into any famil-
iarity of speech or action on which
false construction might be placed. II
nature or training has not endowed wo-
men with this commendable characters
tic it is we'll to cultivate it at once, for 1t
is quite as easy to train set of man
ners as a set OF morals.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
rlore Christian Charity.

Some would have us think that fewer
eyes are looking upward in reverent
gratitude than in other days. But, how
ever this may be, feel sure that more
eyes are looking around in loving desire
10 help needy than at any previous
epoch. And the happiest thought Of all
is that these eyes are young, observant
uMwearied. To endeavoor along Chris
tlan lines to increase the sum Of human
happiness seems to me to be not only
the greatest but the most evangelical
thing in the world. To begin to do this
IL an end to controversy. The severed
body OF Chrict comes back to unity the
moment 1t ceases to preach and begins
TO practice.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
HAVING COMPANY.

The letter read: "My dearest Sue,
Next Thursday will spend with you.
I won't enjoy my visit, though,
II any trouble bestow."
"oh, I'm so glad," cried Mrs. White,
"For company Is such delight"
But looking round her In dismay,
81 must get ready right away"
Armed with dustpan and broom,
She went to work in every room.
She oiled and polished, cleaned and rubbed
And mended, secured, washed and scrub
bed
Then In the kitchen she began,
While perspiration down her ran,
At pies and puddings, cakes and bread,
AS II an army must be fed.
She tOiled and fretted, cooked and baked.
She hurried, worried, stewed and ached
When Thursday came, she, nearly dead.
Just managed to crawl out Of bed.
And Mrs. Company came too.
They klssed and Rugged like women do,
And then began tired Mrs. White
10 make excuses, never right:
"oh, dear, my house (then waxen olean)
Is most too dirty to be seen,
So shut your eyesl You're looking stout.
Take off your things. I'm just worn out.
"You must excuse my cooking too.
1t isn't At to offer you.
f'Tyaa az for kings Too bad Vou coyna
Just when I'm upside down at hOme''
And thus she welcomed and distressed
And spoiled the visit Of her guest,
VINO wished she hadn't come to b5
A tired wOman's company.
Farm and Fireside.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
Court Dress Trains.

The most expensive part Of court
dress Ia the train, which on some elabo-
rate gowns cost as much as $4,000. But
the serve other uses, for as the majority
OF court trains are now all in one piece,
they can afterward be admirably util-
lied for the making of handsome dinner
dresses and tea gowns, Those economi-
cally inclined can generally turn court
costume into two dinner dresses and one
ball bodice.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
The Bachelor Girl.

"She is wise in one respect, is this
bachelor girl" Ruth Ashmore writes in
the April Ladies' Home Journal. "She
has learned the art of gathering years
gracefully. She appreciates, as she loses
her youth, that she must pay more regard
to her appearance, and that in lifes
picture she must always be a figure that
looks well. Here the bachelor girl rises
superior to the old maid, for with all
the old maids gentleness she was bit
inclined toward dowdiness. The bach
elor girl impresses you, when you meet
her, with her naturalness. Perhaps, as
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13

than a great many women do with hus-
bands, who are we'll and able to work
every day in the year. Our sister made
heroic struggle against poverty and
adversely. The sacrifices she must have
made to make the payments that were
necessary to keep the insurance policy
which had been issued by the Order on
the life Of her husband in force clearly
indicate that she is a woman Of fore
thought and determination.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
Sl1nkespeare's Autographs.

The rarest autographs in the world
are probably those Of Shakespeare. Only
seven are claimed to exist: Three sig
natures to his will 1.-TWO OF which are
doubtful), two to conveyances of prop
erty, one in the folio edition of his
plays (doubtful), and one in transla-
tion OF Montaigne. This last is in the
British Museum and cost over 200 gum
eas.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
The TeasIe.

No machine has yet taken the place
OF natures teasle in finishing various
grades Of wooden cloths. In this coun-
try they are grown only in 0nondaga
county, in New York, though few have
been raised in Oregon. Teasles require
soil Of clay and lime in certain proper
tions, 80 that their tips shall be sharper
than steel, Such soil is found in Mar
cellus and Skaneateles, where they have
been q staple production for over fifty
years. Teasles are also grown In Eng
land and France. The American prod
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
A Catholic Testimonial to Miss Will
lard.

During the time that Miss Willard was
at the head of the w. G. T. u. efforts
were more than once made to impart
narrow, exclusive and anti-Catholic char
acter to the organization. Such efforts
always met with the most uncOmprom-
ising opposition from Miss Willard. When
the Sisters Of the Visitation recently
founded an academy at Evanston Miss
willard, although then Ill and over
worked, was one Of the first to call on
them and welcome them. A great source
of delight to her during the last few
years of her life was the progress Of the
temperance cause among Catholics and
the spread Of the G. T. A, U. We sin
Cerely trust that the project of preserving
the Woman's Temple, under the altered
name Of the Willard Temple, as a last
ing monument to Miss Willard, and for
the service OF the cause she had so much
at heart, may be carried into effect.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13

uct is sitter than the English, softer
than the French. When the foreign crop
fails the American is drawn on. This
year the European crop Is small, the
American large--nearly 250,000,000.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-13
Supply and Demand.

You can get out Of marriage just as
much happiness as you put into 1t.
Mentlon Advocate and News to adyertIsers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-16
DEMONSTRATIONS IN SAMOA
British and German Blue Jackets
Tip the Cannibals a Hint

Apia, Samoa. Nov 2S.-Cvia San Fran
cisco. Dec 1i-Cons1derable excitement
was created here November 10 by the
landing Of a party of blue Jackets from
the British and German warships. While
no serious trouble IS anticipated. az pres
ent the representatives Of the powers
thought wise to make a demonstration
owing TO the number OF natives VINO have
congregated at Muhnu 20 as TO show that
the powers had determined 10 protect the
white residents. The party landed al
Matautu and marched through The town.
headed by the German band from the
Buzzard. with the drum and fife corps
from H NJ. 5. Porpoise. After making
the display 20 the natives both parties
returned 10 their respective ships.
The chiefs supporting Niataafa have
notified the hief justice that they have
elected Mataafa as King Of Samoa and
that a protest has been lodged by certain
other chiefs who dispute his election.
High Chief Tamasase has been nominal
ed for the vacant throne by the oppoei-
ton faction and the whole matter mas
been referred 70 the chief justice for de-
ision. Upon that decision viii depend the
selection Of the new king OF Samoa.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-16
FUNERAL OF MRS. DOLD
Banks OF Flowers. Loves Memory
Unsurpassed.

The last sad scenes in the untimely
demise of Mrs. George P. Dold were enact
Cd yesterday afternoon at the residence on
North Market street. Long before the
hour set for the formal and public ser
vices the many intimate friends and close
ncquaintances commenced to arrive. car
riages lined both sides OF the street from
Ninth to Tenth, and inside all four rooms
and the hall court were soon crowded. with
Others on the winding stairway and stand
ing There was a hush and quiet and it
was not alone because it was expected. but
rather because all present felt the weight
Of an irreparabe loss. each personal
friend gone and the loss too great for ex-
preston in tears
There were two ceremonies. the first for
those who wished to testify by their pres
ence their enduring regard for their once
intimate friend and to give last oppor-
tunity 10 gaze into the wasted face which
Only short time ago was all beaming
with CHEEKY smiles of warm affection and
considerate regard for those whom she
loved and with whom she daily mingled.
After this first and formal ceremony. the
friends present passed around the bier and
out. Then followed the second service and
was entirely private and exclusive, only
the members of the family being present.
At the opening service Rev. Bruce G-if-
fifth. of the Reformed church. stood in the
hall. where all four rooms could hear him
and first read the Scripture lesson as ar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-16
TELEcRAPHIc eRIEFLETs

Berlin. Dec 14-There seems 20 be a
prospect Of the removal in the near future
OF the restrictions placed upon American
insurance companies in Prussia Upon the
request q one OF the largest companies.
the minister OF the interior has decided %
send two representatives TO Nv York %
investigate whether the Americans are able
10 ompiy with the conditions OF the Prus-
sian authorities.
Vancouver. p. c, Dec. H-Ths steamer
Empress Of India arrived this morning
from Hong Kong and Yokohama She
brings news that the crew Of the American
barkentins John Bailey arrived az Sings-
pore safely on The Italian steamer B0r-
mlda- The Beaizley struck a typh0on
which carried the vessel on the Pratas reef.
midway between Hong Kong and Manila.
The crew abandoned the bsrkentine -
huriendly mat they took nothing with
them. They had TO food nor water for
four days untI picked I'D b. The Italian
steamer. Captain Wan commanded ths
Balzie.-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-16
APPOINT POLICE JUDGE
One of the Measures to be
Asked of Legislature.
GUTHRIE BOASTS BOARD
OF Commissioners of Sedg-
wick County.

Mayor Ross and the Wichita delegation
errived from Fort Scott yesterday, where
they had waded TN 'Oug;h an enthusiastic
meeting of the Kans as Municipal associa-
ton. They adopted resolutions for every
kind of reforms exc ept holding city cleo
s.ons in November.
Principal among the actions was the
Unanimous adoption of a resolution rec
ommending the pa ssage Of state law
providing for the appointment of police
Judges by the may or rather than choos-
ing them by electio n at which the women
would have a voi-e. In explaining the
reason for such a law, Acting Mayor
Kierstead OF Lea'Tenworth stated that
come cities deper ded upon certain rev
enue other than direct taxation, and the
election of police judges might interfere
with this source of revenue.
Nayor Marsnman of Kansas City stat
ed that experience had proven that a GER
tain elemellt which was liable to control
tina election Of police judges would pre-
vent the coIIec tion of this revenue
A resolution asking that the law author
!zing commissioners of elections and the
pollce commissi oner lay be repealed was
praetAJ with cheers and unanimously
adopted.
A law authoriz ing the setting aside of
part of the general fund for park pur-
poses was approved.
F. E. G71tn-ie. Third ward councilman,
favored a law TO allow city clerks TO col
Ject taxes on account of the arbitrary
gccfc of
Sedgwick county, who. he said, held sew
eral thousand dollars belonging 10 Wich-
tia.
S. S. McFadden Of Topeka and W. A. S.
Bird opposed the measure on account of
the increase of expenses. when the tax
payers want a reduction, and the meas
TIRE was lost.
W A s Birds suggestion for a law en-
labling cities to condemE water, gas and
electric light franchises caused spirited
argument Representative J. w. Adams
6isapproved it for fear that it would keep
foreign capital out Of the state, but the
officials thought otherwise, and voted for
such law.
A resolution asking the state legislature
to amend the statutes so that cities may
purchase their own bonds at the market
price out of either the sinking or general
revenue fund was adopted, as was the bill
for the establishment Of a state board Of
embalm3ng.
Kansas City, Kan. was seleceed IS the
place for the next meeting. and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
Mayor Marshman. Kansas City; secretary
C. E. Yeager. Kansas City; treasurer, S
S. McFadden, Topeka.
A legislative committee consisting Of
nne from each city Of ohe first cltss in
the state will be selected later. Last
evening a banquet was given the officials
at the Hotel Goodlander. The meeting
was the most successful ever held.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-16

until he has succeeded in finding the rem
edy which restores his control over him
self
Dr. Willow secretly marries a handsome
widow, Mrs. Bunce His frequent visits
to her house create no end OF gossip in
the town. and grandma" takes a tongue
in this talk. There are domestic scenes OF
the quiet and the unquiet kind. the case
being complicated by the love and suhse-
quent marriage of one OF the doctors
daughters and Tom Bunce. the widow
nephew. The one strongly dramatic scene
in the play occurs in the last act. where
the whitecaps. finding that the doctor is at
the house of the woman they think Is
Mrs. Bunce, pay a not very friendly visit
TO the little home. and are only prevent
ed from giving the doctor rough hand
ling by the fact that the Hitherto worth
less son-in-law arrives with a shotgun.
and soon cOnvinces the regulators that
the doctor and Mrs. Bunce tave really
been married month before.
The story, dealing as it does with the
lives of simple people. runs on in a simple
fashion. There are TO moments OF great
exhiliaration. but there is a continual
charm about the dialogue and the scenes.
After the rush OF continual stream OF
''ragtime" pieces this drama comes with
all the soothing qualities OF some old and
sweet song. 1t is all so quiet. all so true
TO life. and yet so delicately handled that
Il can hardly fail to attract those who ad-
mire real art.
The acting OF Mr.. Bell as Dr.. Willow Is
almost without a flaw. AS for Mrs. Bell.
her impersonation OF the unpleasant
mother-in-law is a thing OF which no one
deemed her capable. In no character part
presented by woman has there been a
more absolute loss of the identity OF the
actress than in this case. for the hand
some Laura Joyce Bell could never be
found in the severe and severely plain
grandma.
The other members OF the company
maintain the high standard set for them
by the principal actors. They all seem
10 be people of real life. Frank Monroe.
Harry s Robinson. Herman Hirshberg.
Charles z. Bunnell. Emma BButler. Elsie
Esmond. Margaret Dale Owen. Viola Miles
and last. the sweet little Baby Gertrude.
all fit into their parts with exactltude.
The engagement is for the week, with
natinees tomorrow and Saturday.
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TOM MILLER SHOT
Continued from Fifth Page)

out and get some little place where he
could raise hogs and chickens and do bet
ter for himself Being an industrious,
Woodworking fellow, he was encouraged In
his project. He was out little over
year and did pretty well. Several months
ago he came back TO work for Mr.. Hagny.
part of his duties was TO come TO the
Beacon o ce every afternoon and clean
up the editorial rooms. He did this work
yesterday afternoon as usua,. and told the
boys about his adventure with Simmons
the previous night and about his troubles
generally. He was much disturbed.
To a reporter Mr. Hagny said: Tom
was one of the best cOlored men l have
ever known. He was an honest fellow and
a very faithful worker. Without a single
suggestion he came down 10 the Office lar-
Sunday and scrubbed the Office from top
to bottom Since Mr.. Hinton met with an
accident two or three weeks ago, Tom
has been nursing him, and in that as in
everything else he has been very faithful.
I would trust Tom with everything in the
house. as we often did A few weeks ago
our girl left US and Tom volunteered to do
the kitchen work till we could get another
girl. He did it well. He could cook as
we'll and as neatly as any woman in this
city. I have often loaned money 10 Tom
sometimes a good big sum- and he would
give it back to me at the exact time he
promised to do so. / would not have been
afraid to trust him with $500.
Told had told me about his troubles.
He told me that Simmons had been max
ing insulting remarks about his wife. He
told me that his wife had told him about
it several times. He seemed to be greatly
worried as to what to do about it. When
he came home last night he told me that
he had met Simmons and punched him or
the nose. and he supposed that that would
prevent him from pursuing his insults 10
Mrs. Miller. This evening Mrs. Hagny sent
him to the butcher shop for something TO
make mince pies. telling him that he could
go home after that. He said he would
stay little longer tonight and would help
the girl TO chop the meat. The first thing
I knew someone came 70 our house and
said that Tom had been killed"
The coroner's jury is "a follows. and
viii meet at the court house at 10 O'Clock
for an inquest: F. NJ Watts. George
Green, W r. Hardy. r. NJ Turner. DR..
II. F. Darrien. II. c. lockwood
MiEer's body was taken TO Dunbar's an
dertaking establishment last night and
prepared for burial