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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-23

hairdresser-can do for her has been
done and that she will be credit to her
family and her sex. She probably knows
pretty well how she will look. for away
back TO the time when she was immor-
talized in her first long white frock and
rattle she has been accustomed TO hav-
ing her photograph taken.
The bachelor woman's experience with
photographers generally has been Of
the most limited character. Very likely
her last photograph was the one done
for the class picture when she was
through college, and as it was the work
of some little country photographer will
never, never do for the lOrdly metropol-
itan editor who wishes 10 add her
"phiz" TO the list of portraits Of well
known professional women in a forth
coming magnificent Sunday supple
ment"
At first the new woman IS much set
up over her new honors. Never having
adorned the pages of ma gnificent sun
day supplement, she consults with those
of her bachelor maid friends who have
done so. and they give her generously
OF their experiences.
Its a splendid thing for you. Dor
othy," says the woman who designs
wall paper and has even had her pic
ture in a book on women wage earners.
1t viii help sell your sketches. and you
must have the best picture taken that
you can get"
Fix your hair UP little. dear" says
the monologist. who IS authority on
fashion in the studio building because'
she recites in so many drawing rooms
IN put it up for you myself"
Your frocks ought to be little fus-'
sier.' says another. Be sure 70 wear'
an evening waist. You can put your'
jacket on over il till you get 70 the'
photogra pliers, you know"
But l haven't got one" says the'
bachelor maid, who begins TO feel very'
much like a lamb being led 10 slaughter.
oh. buy one I saw very decent'
looking waists at SeaguI * SnoOper
for Sl4ss. This is the chance Of your
life. dear. and you mustn't stop 10 con-e
slider a dollar or two
50 Dorothy gets the six waist and 4
Iot OF lace which somebody else sug-s
gests 20 soften the gaunt lines o. hert
face. and thus arraysd. with her expe-s
rtenced and much photogra phed friend.
she fares forth. feeling very much hket
e criminal going 10 execution
IN the first studio she enters she OBJ
jects 70 the pictures The general efe
feet OF light and shadow suggests thef
grim twilight OF the neither shades play
ing upon the faces OF corpses-
She asks timidly whether they think
il possible 10 make 4 better picture ~
her than those il the Showcases The
young woman behind the c0un- Z
ter leans the tips OF her fingers upon {
the showcase ard. surveying the victim {
superciiogsly. says. {
We cant make q fns picture oGt ots
= housiy woman ma am" {
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-23
baIAo Nau
- II
A LOVE MATCH.

Various stories are current about tht
first meeting of the Prince and Princes.
of Wales. We have all heard. says ar
English writer of how the eldest son Of
the queen fell in love with the photo
graph of a young girl in a simple mus
lin frock, with a velvet ribbon round
the throat, which a boon companion
drew from his pocket.
Who is that beautiful grip" asked
the prince.
The daughter Of the Prince Of Den
mark. - was the reply.
The Prince OF Wales said nothing but
he lost no opportunity in dispatching a
confidential friend TO the Danish court
TO judge if the princess was as lovely as
the picture represented her. The an
swer was that she was even fairer. and
the courier gave a description OF a girl
of dazzling beauty. with a clear COM
plexion. gazellelike eyes and chestnut
hair. who was as amiable as she was
accomplished and whose qualities OF
heart equaled those Of her form. After
such a report the prince made speedy
arrangements to visit Denmark
His introduction 10 the princess took
place-so runs the story-by chance in
the cathedral at Worms While the
prince was talking 10 the princess his
equerry. il seems. took pity on a quiet
looking gentleman who was wandering
about the cathedral and whom he sup
posed 10 be Of the princess suit. After
chatting 10 him for a time he discov-
cred. to his dismay, that he had been
patronizing the father Of Princess Alex
andra.
4 pretty act OF the princess Just be-
fore leaving Denmark was her allot-
ment Of some 6. 600 thalers as dowries 70
six poor brides who were 10 be married
on the same day as herself. She reach
ed Gravesend three days before her
wedding. and the prince, in his haste to
greet her. caused some amusement by
rushing down the gangway and kissing
her heartily in view OF all onIookers
The decorations at Gravesend were
quite fairylike. and the little Princessss
Dagmar and Thyra insisted on being
taken along the pier TO admire them.
4 pleasant little surprise had been
prepared by Princess Alexandra for her
august mother-iG-law. She arrived in
q white dress. but before leaving the
yacht changed il for a gown OF lilac
popIi1. having heard that the queens
favorite color was msuye and that shs
preferred popliRs 70 other materials
the princess had ordered
a dress on these lines from q well
known Dublin firm with the intention
Of wearing II on her entry into London-
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ing coat" which is London's latest ven
tUre. proves popular on both sides Of
the water. II strongly resembles a
four button Cutaway with more ample
froCk proportions. It is a bit sporty.
which Is rather in its favor. inasmuch
as the tendency in all outer garments
OF the wei dressed gentleman is to-
ward the character Of riding and driv-
ms mems clothes. \ dark gray basket
weave cloth Is hrgely utilized for max
ms the aforesaid morning coat. the
tails Of which shall just reach the bend
OF the knee. Braid is used for trim
ming, and buttons are covered with the
stun OF which the coat is made. three
fastening the sleeve. which leaves no
space between il and the cuff. For coun-
Try wear coat of this description
should be made of fine hopsack .vicuna
or lightweight melton and differ a little
IN construction, which is described as
follows by Beau Brummel. Jr.:
1t VIII be seen that there are fans on
the hips. but the pockets may either Be
there or in the back plaits. Il is best 10
have them IN the back plaits. and 10 lst
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upon the photographers assistant. she
stalks out Of the studio.
In the second studio a colored man.
languid IN manner and OF irreprcach-
able dress. receives patrons in the abb
sence Of the regular clerk, who has very
likely stepped back into the laboratory
10 help develop pictures, for in spite
OF an imposing entrance the studio is
not very prosperous looking After
waiting some time for the regular au-
thorities TO return the bachelor girl hur-
ries on 10 the next studio. A few pre-
raphaelite looking photographs and an
engraved visiting card on the next
block attract the attention of the seek
er after photograph, and. entering in
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placed on the shelf where the small
supply OF food was also kept In an
other family the children took turns in
sitting Up st night 10 protect the rest o.
The family from rats.
The exact amount % pin money en-
joyed BY the Empress Eugene while her
husband was on the throne OF France
was fixed al S40.e05 month. every sou
OF which the empress TeIEiously ex-
pended in maintaining her supremacy
as leader OF fashion throughout the en-
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usss = better rsco-s thar ever sr1 has
inst grztuzts4 a. TIE head - IRE rlsss
The queen q ITALY ~ azlt 20 - eesef-
q - Aipt1e cslulb.nE sne aelfs trs
TyEolezn r1st1use agrlEE aer esr-s-
tssGs ~ IRE PIEDMONT 50 zr-
zher4t4 Il tae ssase asea r. E<zraee
y may - .zferre3 faat So 11ra nsr seE
quite - u1ra c1hrr aa sse rls
Sas Weighs 20 psunszF Fieto-4s a%agas
o-Iy ahauy fsEr r1gzss .ezs Tsls
s1szEa = zsezf 4ez1 :. e--ersnrs u els-
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Goethe did her in falling in love with
her that she remained spinstsr ever
atterward as slight token II her ap-
probation.
A clergyman who was invest. eating
L0ncou's Sums found the body o.
child occupying the only bed in the one
room where a large family lived At
IlsAI the body, so he was told. was
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-23

hanging over them Women who love
dancing VIII have 20 content Themselves
wi;h taxing OFT Al accident Insurance
policy
Mrs. Rosa B Gates q Texas has been
fcv three years . member Il c.asz -
which there were - yog1g nen- They
we're students a. a Georgia medical coll
leEe. share M Gates persisted n car
ry.ng 81 6rsf he1orz SIZE ID this ne
6rsg year ste cas- there SIZE I'D II
again TIE sscoE9 year. IRIS yezF sAs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-23
Woman at lie
PhotOQrdph S.

Posing for a photograph in a New
York studio is supposed to be an agree
able experience 10 woman, but TO the
new woman at least it is one of the lost
joys-a pleasure outgrown, like the taste
for molasses taffy and dolls. When the
woman that isn't new goes TO pose be-
fore the camera. she is accompanied by
the pleasing consciousness that all that
art. E., the dressmaker, miIliner and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-23

at the door and climbing many flights
of stairs. she comes TO carefully closed
and curtained door. upon which is tack
ed the legend Please Ring" a mild.
straw cOlored young woman Of the
Amelia Sedley type opens the door, and
the bachelor girl and her friend march
in. The straw colored young woman
and a woman not visible prove 70 be
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-23

tire civilized world during the days %
the empire
Dancing came very near having a So
rious setback recently. 4 young woman
sued g young man With whom she had
been dancing because b. allowed her -
fall very heavily. Luckily the Judge
decided that The young man was not re-
sponst5}s. Young nsn are not 50 en-
taus3sStic II their devotion SC the dance
that they wogld stick 70 * even With
Ihe prospect os suit Fer damages
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-23
WOMEN THE WORLD OVER,

Fraulein CIrike Won I,sve-z7x the
last Of Goethe's loves. has lust ce.eb-sr-
ed her niueJy-dfth birthday. Co-rha
was an OctoEenarian when he nsr her
but he was stju capable of feeling ana
declaring the tender passion. T-l-fEs
was i at the time and apparently as
sentimental as most I7-year-old maid
ems she was 80 impressed by the honor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-23

4 Kansas wife recently secured ds-
vorce from her husband because. as sol
EMMY set forth IN her petition. the de-
PENDANT pinched the nose 81 this plain.
tiff, causing - 20 become very red.
thereby causing the plaintiff great pair
and anguish OF mind"
An Ohio man has secured n divorce
because. as he declared under cath. the
defendant pulled this plaintiff out OF
bed by his whiskcrs"
A henpecked husband sscured a d.
vorce in a Pennsylvania court because.
defendant struck this plaintiff a violent
blow with her hustle"
In Illinois a vife secured a decree BE-
cause her husband threw the baby ~
her when she hit him with coal bucket
for splitting on the stove
A Connecticut man got a divorce or
the ground that the defendant would
not get up in the morning nor rail- this
plaintiff nor do anything che was told 20
\ decree was granted IN a Massachu-
setts court because the defendant
Keeps shis plaintiff awake most of tire
might quarrrliug
a Wisconsin man got a divorce b.
cause his aife kept a servant girl "who
spit on the frying pan 10 see Y Il vas
not enough"
A Jersey wife secured decision be
cause the defendant the husband.
sleeps vl.h razor under h.s pillow %
brighten this plaintiff"
A Virginia woman vaz asf free b.
cause "the defendant does not cone
home until - 3. m and then keeps tbs
plaintiff awake taking
A Tennessee court LIBERATED a vtf. he-
cause -the Defendant does not war
himself thereby causing ths plalat.a
great mental anguish.
ia Illinois a decree vas obtained -
cause long suffering husband com
pla.oef that during the past year shs
defendant struck me plaintiff repeated
- vIt1 pokers. fafIrora and ether hard
- tTsta 1rea-
r. Minnesota q decree vas rivea - g
wife because ~the defendant rsvsr c1tr
his tr- nails and Being restless fn sss
sleeg. scratches thta piainfiH severely
PICTUHEsqUE sAHDINtAN woaEs.
The women - Sardinia are -5sxaaf -
Gzgre and hav7 graceful rarrlaz~
Their eyes are large ard back fsssf
hair dark uIfh Hrlasfta son1fsxlon.
TheV dress very ~srH ~ ere aarr~ style
AZ women Fri every rarf - civilized "a
rope. except fEat ff=rs - r1t ne sanrs
extreme kaEse % asort tse latest fasA
son
TIE -Iv~a srd easzhf~-r = fs~susrs
and tra1esrrr1 a~rlv r1mpezsafe -
ire implicitly r. Errra arrrrz tzf aEpef
classes 81 ,hs afsrt --x = tsslr
e5rtEuez. aaf 30 far.r rs xgss f~tss
sra othe- festivals a-ea fh~T apn~ar fr
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20 apertarte Tte af1rrrsi1 -sssssaxa
are se-t ~ faw4g sa.r3aera ssaesf
1oan sren raofhsr 20 easE1tsr SO
treasured ss p zsfT az serHs lazy 5~ass
81 serestrsI peTfralfs TEE saasson sFv-
- tsaaE-s aEf Instead ~ srrx
-stan1~d - 5ssrE eesr ii fss 81 ~ @s~ss
~ ESQ sGrrrr- safrFtz ln-eers tssv
-lary la fhis aaflaa.tg a11 RI fs~ neni-
1er - oe-zHieEz ea uaah e Aas -
~orn-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
Frances Largest Battlcship.


From Paris Letter: Last week the
largest fleet battleship of the French
navy, the Suffren, was launched at
Brest. The vessel has displacement
of 12,7es tons, just little under the
tonnage of her majesty's barbette
ship Campus, launched in 1897. The
hull armor of the Sutfren is of maxi
mum thickness of thirty centimetcrs,
or 1871 inches. The vessel is about
40 feet long, beam nearly 10 feet and
stern draught 27 feet. She is, further
more, of 1920 horse power, CORE
spending to Il nominal speed of 10
knots. The artillery is completely
protected. from the magazine to the
guns, while in other battieships OF the
class there is non-protected space
between the light plating and the case.
mates. There are four guns of 11.S1
inches caliber, in two turrets fore and
aft, ten quick firing pieces Il little
over inches, eight of 3.94 inches, and
twenty-five of smaller dimensions. The
armament also includes four torpedo
tubes, two being under water. The
order for the Suffren was given in
April, 1898, and the vessel is expected
to be thoroughly fit for sea in July,
1901, or thirty-one months after she
was put on the stocks. The officers
and crew will number G31 men, and
the estimates have provided sum OF
29,49O.SST francs for the cost of cam
struction and equipment.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
TRICK OF PARIS swINDLER.
Induced Farmer To Bet lie Had
Seen IL Ring of Clubs.


London Leader: \ somewhat novel
mclhody of robbery has just been
adopted with success ON the outskirts
OF PARIS, the victim being n wealthy
peasant who WAS on his way to the
central meat market to sell his cattle.
\ stranger accosted him just out
side the Qualifications, and a conversa-
ton and IA quickly formed acquaint-
anccship cnsncd. The stranger point
edo VIA king of clubs .ummcd against
Il mile post.
That is the king of clubs" he re-
marked. ''You will be lucky if you
play tonight"
\ littc further on the stranger re-
turned To the subject. Il cant get
that King of hearts out of my mind.
he observed liking of clubs. YOU
m,:aiii." replied the peasant. NO, king
of hearts, /" insisted his companion.
The peasant had GOO francs on him
"Will you beta?' he asked. Done
The pair returned 10 the mile
stone, where. sure enough, was the
King OF hearts gummcd to it, as thu
stranger had said. SO the peasant
gave up his GOO francs.
Later ob Aic remembered that his
newly made friend had nodded
gcnally to a third party they had me-
on the road That had evidently beer
the sign which had secured his dis
comfiture. and he has laid Il charg,
with the police.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
a New Russian ",Icssia,.. +"

London Globe: a peasant called
Makaroif, who alleges that he is the
messiah, has made his appearance IN
the Russian province of Samara on
the Nolga. Makarotf is u middle-aged
man, whose features are said to strong
~ resemble those attributed to Christ
by early byzantine artists. According
to Makaroff, Samara and the neigh
boring provinces are being punished
by periodical visitations of pestilence
and famine, not as the result OF drouth
or the scarcity of labor, or any of the
alleged causes, but because of the sins
and shortcomings of the people. The
new messiah has selected ten women
of his following as his special minis
trants. These he calls the ten wise
virgins They serve as his messen.
gers and as the opponents among the
peasantry of his peculiar views.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
Prize Snake Story.

Galena Gazette: John Ludwig, of Min
nequa Springs, Ia, has invented an en-
tirely new way of destroying snakes.
The whole county is ovefrun this sum.
mer with blacksnllies and rattlcsnakes
The farmers say that they have eaten up
all the frogs and toads in the state. There
being nothing to eat the beetles and in
sects. when the frogs and toads are no
more, the crops suffer horribly. But Lud-
wigs Invention will save the lives of the
insect eaters by Staying the snakes, and
all may yet be we'll. Mr. Ludwig is en-
gagged in the occupation of blasting rock
lie never Goes around without % few
pounds Of dynamite or nitro-glycerine in
his pocket So thoroughly familiar is he
with high explosives. The other day he
came across q large blacksnake coiled
around his dinner pail, which he had
tried in vain to swallow. Ludwig at
tackled the reptile with a club, and gave
At terrific blow ON the back. Suddenly
there was a frightful explosion that blew
the snake and the dinner pail to pieces,
and Very nearly made mincemeat Of I.ud-s
wig. AS it was, it knocked him several
feet, and wedged his head between the
Two forks of a tree, and from this he had
great trouble in eXtrieating himself. When
the dynamiter finally got free he made an
elaborate ela3 Investigation. He discovered
pound dynamite cartridge. This fact was
the basis Of his anti-snake discovery
After Ate II, the inspiration came to him his
next st move move, was to discover if snakes
in finding out that they do. 1t has
sweet flavor, and is put up in a shape
very convenient for a snake to swallow
IT is not of too large caliber. it is very
smooth, and can easily be eaten. Since
that time, according to the stories told by
Ludwig, he has destroyed hundreds of
snakes by. his ingenious process. lie
makes little rolls of dynamite Weighing
around as bait. They are readily sw si.
lowed by the snakes. Having got thus
far with his invention Ludwig had 10
think up some method TO have the dyna-
mite explode. Finally he hit upon it, He
filled them with red pepper, carefully
covering up the holes with a soluble ma
terial so that the snakes would not taste
the. pepper while swallowing the car
plugged cartridge has reposed for some
minutes in the interior of the snake the
red pepper becomes free and begins to
get in its work upon the snakes internal
susceptible to red pepper. The agony is
terrific. The doomed creature writhes in
pain, beating himself against stones. This
gives the required conclusion, and the
fatal explosion follows. The story is
nished by lnvetor Ludwig. He says that
his bedroom window and listens to the
snake. explosions up the valley. Ii is
only fair to state in the interest of sci
ence that no one has been seen or found
who will vouch for the story told by LuG-
wig. 1t is certain. however, that there
has been a great decrease in the rattle
snake population. and the farmers are
talking of getting up some sort of dem
onstration to show their appreciation of
Ludwig's brightness.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
Freshcning Up the white House.

Fresfcning Up the White House.
Washington letter: While President
and Mrs. Mckinley are at Lake Cham
plain the white house is receiving a
thorough overhauling. Every room in
the house is being put in first class
shape, and the interior of the mansion
is receiving a new coat of paint The
room which President Mckinley uses
as his office has been freshened up and
some new furniture placed in it. The
workmen have practically been in pos
session of the executive mansion. for
more than month, and the red, blue
and green parlors have been com
pleted. In few Gays the east room
will be. closed to the public and it will
be given a thorough overhaulng. 1t is
believed the president wifi return here
early in September. and before his ar
rival this work will have been com
pleted and the white house will be ir
better condition than for many years,
as during the summer modern plumb
ing and other appliances which con.
tribute to its sanitary improvement
have been installed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
HOW he GOT A RIDE.
a Tramp's Original Way of ..ucat.
ing n Railway Company.

iux u runway company.
Maryville, Mo-, Tribune: Wesley
Bales, who is just back from trip to
Chicago, tells good story which q
travelling man he met on his trip told
TO him, OF how a tramp, by working
an entirely new scheme, succeeded in
beating his way into Chicago on fast
train.
The travelling mon says that while
he was buying ticket for Chicago
at G station not far from the city he
observed the tramp in question stand
ing near him at the ticket window,
listening to the words that passed be-
tween him and the ticket agent. Ills
ticket cost $500 After he had sat
down in the waiting room of the depot
the tramp came over to him and said;
Are you going to Chicago?'
Yes was the reply.
We'll. 1 am going to Chicago, too.
Let me see your ticket
The travelling man handed him the
ticket. The tramp glanced over it.
Yes he said, that is just like
mine. Wonder ii that agent gave me
the right change. 1 gave him 500"
Here he turned the cardboard over,
and wrote the figures on the back of
it. My ticket should have cost me
the Same as yours (writing $3.50 and
the other figures under iD, and
should have received back $3.50 pcr-
forming the operation of subtraction).
Yes, he continued, as he handed back
the ticket and turned away, II guess
that's all right
When the train started the travel
ing man was in front coach and the
tramp in a rear one. In few min
utes the conductor came along.
Here" he said, addressing the
tramp, "where's your ticket?'
I've given it to you already" was
the response.
mo, you haven't either. I haven't
seen you before.
But tell you have given you my
ticket, and l can identify it. When I
paid the agent did some figuring on
the back of it to see whether he had
given me the right change. If you
find among the tickets which you
have taken up one on the back of
which $3.50 has been subtractcd from
$40. that's mine.'
Conductor shoves his hand into his
capacious pocket and draws forth a
bunch of tickets, the backs of which
he carefully scrutinizes. Suddenly
stops and looks closely at one. 1t is
the one handed to him by the travel
ing man.
We'll, 1 guess this must he yohr
ticket. At least here are the tigtues.
l guess you were. right about it,"
A red tag is stuck in the hat band
of the tramp who has discovered some
thing better than tie pass or box
gar passage.