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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

The Countess of Aberdeen has an
nounced a startling gospel for the
newest of the new women. Hitherto
the advance guard Of the sex has been
content to leave man out Of her calcu-
lations: there was no place for him in
her theory of life and thought and edu-
cation. The more highly educated a
woman became, the more splendid her
! natural talents. the less consideration
! did she give to the thought OF matri-
mony; she was a voluntary old maid.
Now, according to the theory PROFOUND
ed by the International Council OF Wo-
men, all this Is wrong. Even Susan B.
Anthony, that grand old maid. has
come out flatfooted on the side OF men.
for she says:
Il have not yet given up my faith In
men. / believe they also have a great
future as we'll as women"
A statistican has recently been giving
some attention TO modern wom9n's at
titude in regard TO marriage. He says:
"The finer and higher the education Of
woman, the less likely is it that she
will ever marry" Also: The greater a
woman's genius, the less probable that
she will marry, or. marrying do her
greatest and best work for humanity
as a wife. Nearly all the great women
of history have been old maids or wild
ows.''
They have been a glorious company
these partnerless DANES, and their rec
ord is lost in the long forgotten records
of the past. Among them were Queen
Hatasu, who made glorious the reign Of
her brother. the great Egyptian Thoth-
mes; Semiramis, Zenobia, Cleopatra,
Hypatia, Joan or Arc, Victoria Colonna,
Catherine de Medici, Elizabeth of Eng
land, Catherine of Russia, Maria The
resa, Rosa BCnheur, Sappho, George
Sand, George Eliot. not one OF whom
did her best work for the world as a
wife. And now the International Coun-
ell of Women goes back to the position
that, genius or not, woman's best
work is done in double harness.
Statistics show that beautiful and
clever girls seldom marry so quickly as
plain, commonplace women. A man
breads the ridicule of the world. and
people are sure to say something slight
ing about the husbands of clever wo-
men. Beautiful women are usually CO.
quotes, and men consider the taking Of
wife in too businesslike a way to
risk after marriage fiirtationS. When a
man marries he selects a woman who
is likely to make his path through life
as comfortable as possible and calmly
waits until he RECEIVERS from his infat-
uation for the beautiful girl (aS eX-
perience in recovering from dozens of
previous infatuations has convinced
him he Wild when he marries her plain
er sister who is content to settle down
as a housekeeper. has a satisfactory
dot, is willing to receive his dictum as
the word of the gods, and has no theo-
ries to make him squirm or wis
dom to throw his own lack of that COM
modify into unpleasant contrast.
The pretty girl is rather likely to
leave trail of broken engagements in
her wake. for she is more exacting than
her palmer sister who knows she can
not daily with her one chance of secur-
ing a husband. Twenty engagements
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16
Che adahita Badly Eagle: sunday oruo, Gully Is, 1898

Of course. when well managed and seen
on suitable subject.
OF capes there are multitude again.
The most ethereal CONNECTIONS, almost
always ordered BIZ the best dressed. are
transparencies of chiffon or point d'es-
prit.
I've failed so far to acknowledge the
receipt Of your most welcome budget.
which came just as was starting and
was read on the boat. Some of the
passages I read aloud and we all en-
toyed your original comments on the
$4,000 cow and $50 hen. In the light Of
these latest acquisitions by the pater-
familias won't it be easier to demand
an electric wheeler and join thes ranks
of the auto girl?
Goodby, dear; write me by return
mail and you shall have a reply in a
jiffy. Affectionately, DAISY MAY.
New York City.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16
PECULIAR MARRIAGE CUSTOMS.

Northern India and the island Of
Banquey can certainly claim TO have
the most peculiar marriage rites Of any
country. In the former a COW and a
calf are invariably required at the mar
riage. The animals are driven into 4
narrow running stream, the priests and
the betrothed couple also standing in
the water.
The man and the woman each catch
hold Of the COWS tail. and the priest
pours water out of a glass vessel upon
their joined hands. while all present
mutter certain prayers The young
folks are then declared TO be man and
wife, and the priest claims the COW and
calf as his fee.
In the island OF Banquey the off,
ciating priest takes a sharp knife and
with IT makes a small incision in the
right leg OF the bride and bridegroom:
from each incision he gathers a few
drops Of blood and transfers them to
the other ones leg. This operation. to-
gether with 2 short religious formula.
constitutes the whole Of the marriage
ceremony.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

tulIe guiltless of silk foundation. or II
1t were false but fair baleyeuse. Her
shoes would delight the wickedest
courtier of the Louis Quinze period.
BY means Of them she stands three
inches taller, so you may imagine what
they are like.
There is no question in my mind that
the auto girl is worthy end of the
century institution, but she will never
be SO numerous as her fellow sisters,
the "B. c." and the 90. G." It costs
money. and lots of it, to follow the new
craze. The price Of a bicycle is incon-
siderable, while golf kit is compare
lively cheaper. but an electric vehicle
of any sort stands for three figures, and
most often begins with the last mineral
These money considerations will tend
to confine the fad to the exclusives"
Do get a phaeton, Dorothy. It Is
less common than a dos-a-dos or sur
rey. And, while I adore the scarlet flu
rore, do yours UP in gray with violet
trimmings. or, IL you would make some
concession to the man who foots your
bills, indulge in orange and black. Since
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16
uroAnDI.o HUaAs nan.

According 10 an authority on the sub
feet. something like i've tons - hair
are required annually By London nlrf-
chants and. although zampiez arrive
from various parts o. the world. the
bulk r. chiefly French or Italian EroUn
Naturally the trssses 81 n0vlces Who
take the veil figure largely IN the hair
harvest Some little time ago . con
vent Is said g have soId oTer a ton
% hair for tzpoe. while a EinEis con
vent near Tours recsstiy dispatched a.
much as - pounds % hair % q Partisan
ksirdrssseT. which would - worth al
most as many s0vsTsixns. \ rDefehani
revealed the fact rsceatiy that g. -
was an average price f0r . Esiush
girls bead % hair.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

- EFINEMENT is indicated in the
~ use OF perfumes. Persons of SEN
sitive organization can no more
endure the scent of a coarse. vulgar
perfume than the Odor of onions or
garlic. 1t is a matter of instinct. the
result of a fine nervous organization
or culture. There are many persons
whom the odor of musk and SINH
lar perfumes makes i'll.
Animal perfumes are, as a class.
less desirable than those consisting
of essences of flowers.
Good perfumes are expensive owing
to the cost Of their manufacture,
therefore IT is better to use no per-
fume at all than a cheap one. The
French perfumes are, regret to say,
better than the American ones. not
because they are purer. but because
they are stronger; the French per-
fumer is more generous with his ex-
tracts. There is a great flower farm
at Grasse. France, where some of the
finest perfumes in the world origi-
nate.
The way the perfumes are manu-
featured is a mystery to most per-
sons: a knowledge of their manufac-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

many other accomplishment. when
he recently heard the beautiful Danish
virtuoso, Frieda Scat;a. play. he said
TO her. When listened with my eyes
closed / thought heard Sarcastic. yet
prefer TO keep my eyes 0pen-"
Booker Washington tells this story q
a negro camp meeting wbsch ne attend
ID: The exhorter offered The an5ltious
prayer. Give Is. o Lord. all pure
hearts. clean hearts. sweet hearts The
amen" from the congregation vas en-
traordInarily fervent.
The best test Of Admiral DsWey's
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

classes q Engiand. While - Mrs FItz-
gibbons belongs The credit - ofixinas-
ind the idea q a training rchoos for ihe
fair cOlonknfs ~ cohofcti0n gifh tkr
government sxperimsstai farm Ia ne
northwest
, Miss Ann Norfhend BENJAMIN. vhs =
ssid 20 have b~en The Grsf woman var
correspondent g. ian1 ia Cuba lzst
year. kas started Tor Manila 80 = So
-ctai representative q Lrsii~'s Weekly
She has . eamsss ai8aE with hes and
knows boz 70 use T. SIC - q native o.
Massachusetts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

of Boring strait. and met with some
curious adventures a chief OF an Es-
quimau tribe offered to trade wives"
with the captain. and so insisted upon
this arrangement that he had to be put
on the ship.
DR.. Margaret Stanton OF Syracuse
has recently been elected to the ONCE OF
president Of the Onondaga County
Medical college. II is the first time in
the history Of the country that a wo-
man has been chosen to nh such a po-
sition- DIR. Stanton was graduated
some years ago from the Syracuse uni
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

or bury the parings of his finger nails.
Among the Hebrews it was the custom
to pare the nails on a Friday, and the
operation had to be conducted in GER
tain manner. The little finger on the
left hand had first to be operated on,
then the middle finger, followed by the
fourth finger. thumb and fore finger.
The nails of the middle finger of the
right hand had next to be cut; then
came the thumb, then the fore finger
and afterward the fourth and little
finger.
When fortune telling was more in
vogue than at present the shape and
appearance of the finger nails were
looked on as having reference TO
ones destiny. The. nails were first rub
bed over with a mixture of wax and
SCOT, and, after being thus prepared.
were held so that the sunlight fell fully
upon them. On the horny. transparent
substance were supposed to appear
signs and characters from which the
future could be interpreted
Persons, too. with certain descrip-
tiOns of nails were supposed to possess
certain characteristics.
For instance, a man with red and
spotted nails was Of a fiery. hot
tempered disposition, while pale, lead
colored nails denoted a melancholy
temperament.
Ambitious and quarrelsome people
were distinguished by narrow nails,
while lovers of knowledge and liberal
sentiment had round shaped nails.
Conceited. obstinate and narrow
minded persons were possessed of small
nails; lazy, indolent individuals of
fleshy nails. and those OF gentle. timid
nature OF broad nails.
Those persons whose nails grow into
the flesh at the sides are generally
luxuriously inclined, while those with
very pale nails are subject TO both
bodily and mental suffering.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

versity, afterward taking a course at
the Syracuse Medical college. Later
she spent two years in the hospitals at
Berlin. Paris and London For nine
years she was treasurer Of the Medical
society, and last year held the Office OF
vice president
The Housekeepers' Alliance Of Phila-
delPhia Is making its first practical en-
deayor TO solve the much talked cf
servant problem by establishing .
school for the training Of domestics.
Emperor William OF Germany ap-
pears 70 have added galIantFy 70 his
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

high and alone. surrounded by a pro-
fusion of foliage. Mrs Parnell is pos
sessed of some wealth, and recently. as
a sister of General Sir Evelyn Wood
she successfully contested a probate
suit which added 10 her means.
Mrs. Laura MeGregor. the wife of q
sea captain who commands a whaling
vessel. has made the first extended visit
by white woman TO the arctic seas
in winter. She has been tar up north
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

popularity seems 20 b TIRE nunaher u
babies that have been named after him
The admiral himself says that ~ has
received 400 letters announcing a.
many nanesakss within the past y
months and that he has answered EDOsi
q them in person
Miss Flora shaw and Mr. Nay Fifz-
gibbons % Toronto are actively later
esfsd IN the project Of bringinE women
cOlonisfs froEn the mother country 70
settle IN Canada- Altss shsS believes
the seaesss o. = great openiaE for many
Of The poorer WOnes e tbs edaeAtsa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16
Royalties Have
Queer Hobbies.

Queen vietoria's hobby Is gardening.
and she b passicnately fond Of dogs and
ponies. her especial fevorite being her
old black pony Jessie. according 70 q
recent chronicler. Her majesty II also
a great lover OF bulldnches and has
several OF them. whose pretty tricks
and charming piping give her immense
pleasure. To insure the safety OF these
feathered pets IL Is forbidden for any
one In ,tha royal household TO have .
cat, at least any one whose apartment
Is at all near the queens
The Princess Of Wales has q great
liking for lace. Her collection. which
has some wonderful specimens. IL worth
$50. 0O0.
The Duchess Of York has one OF the
most interesting collections Of post
cards on record. II has been contriou-
ted 20 by the sovereigns OF every land
where post cards are used. the German
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16
In WOman's Realm.

Mrs. Jefferson Davis is spending the
summer near Montpelier, VT. and, IL is
said. intends TO take up her permanent
residence in that city.
Mrs. Parnell has recently leased Ire
maton castle, near Plymouth. England.
There she lives in utter seclusiOn, nei-
Their visiting nor visited. and rarely
stepping outside her grounds. except TO
attend the Church Of st. Stephen's-by-
Saltash. near by. The castle stands
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16
RoRoTHY pEAR-Don't be miffed NOR

morning and 1t was not difficult to re-
call feet conspicuously planted on the
dashboard, and realize what fetching
frame the tail of the gown under con-
sideration would make. My purse is
we'll nigh empty, but I'm in the latest
an auto girl in red.
1 learn there are two adjuncts Of the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16
NEW FRENCH HATS.

The best French hats are trimmed
very lightly and successfully. and the
Partisan 'elegantes" show a marked
prediction for high crown Of jam pot
persuasion. A very pale gray straw
with a dash Of blue In II exempIified
this fashion very attractively. The
brim was fairly broad in front, but mar
rowed of to almost nothing at the
back. while about the high pointed
crown there came merely a scarf OF
soft. dull pink silk. artisticalIy draped
and tied at one side.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

''The redemption Of the race. can only be COM
passed by men and women joining hands and
making common cause in every department Of life.
We hold fast 70 the idea that womans first mis-
sion must be her home. Counties Of Aberdeen
in Opening Address Before the international
Council OF Women.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

relations OF her
royal highness
supplying by
far the greater
number.
he dowager
queen OF Portu-
gal Is remarka-
bly, fond of
shooting. and
, spends m u c h
time at her
country place on
the SeaboorG al
Cald s. where
she amuses her
self by firing
from a high win
dow at bottles
nlncali In the sea
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16
FINGER NAIL FANCIEs,

bad luck would certainly attend any
person who neglected to either burn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

Startling Views Promul.
gated BY Leaders Of the
Sex. Frances hyde Dis
seats Ia Spite Of An
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16

The magnolia blossom. for instance. in
spite of its delightful fragrance has
been the despair Of perfumers because
they can find no way to make their
ungents retain its subtle scent.
The use Of perfumes is a very an
cient one; the oldest nations OF whom
we have any records seem To have
liked them. They were prescribed as
medicine by The ancient physicians.
That they do have an influence on the
health there can be no doubt. for It is
a matter of history that after the
Glove trees in the island of Ternate
were destroyed by the Dutch the colo
ny suffered from epidemics never ex-
perienced in that place before. In
times when plaques such as cholera
have prevailed in the great cities OF
the old world those employed in the
perfumer's trade almost entirely es-
capped the disease.
~41;;,~ >sG'.<.
New York.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-01-18
A Correction

Without knowing any thing about
the case except a statement made in
our hearing by one of the counsel for
complainant. we stated last week in
our notes Of the decision by Judge
Nicol of the case of Johnson and
wife IS. Carson, that it was al old
suit, that IN its early stages about
$1,000 had been paid to Frank +.
Conrad. special commissioner, and
there was no evidence that this sum
had ever been disbursed." We did
not realize the hurtfulness of this
expression until our attention was
called TO 1t by friend, and as We
had not the remOtest intention of be-
ing prejudiced, W. refer to he subject
to make proper amends. The evi
deuce, We have been informed, show
ed that the money had been disburs-
ed, but improyidently 50. Those
discussing it allege that they
were ignorant of subsequent order
of the court which made the dis
bursement contrary to said order i'm
provident. We regret having fallen
into such a thoughtless use of word.
since no Observation-Disclosures was con
templated bv US
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-01-18

Hon. Lyman j. Gage, at the head
OF the national treasury, ranks as .
conservative man, aud be says:
"The future looks very bright TO
me. And | do NOT think am apt 70
De carelessly confident. Wonderful
as the past year has been, share the
common National feeling that it shall
be better. gather the impression
that there Is general confidence that
1t Will be better; and general conf
IN good times ahead is Just what this
country needs to keep the times good
all the time"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-01-18
Crushed by a Freight Train.

Geo. Smallwood, former resident
of this county but an employee in the
establishment of Mr.. Beler, of
Charlestown, W. Va, for the past
eight years, was horrible crushed bv
a freight train at the Berryville sta
ton or Monday night about 10
O'clock. From what we can learn of
the sad affair II seems that Small
wood boarded a freight train stand
ing Oh the siding at the station, with
the intention of returning to Charles
town; that when the train started and
he found 1t going south instead of
north he attempted to get off, and in
dong so fell and was being dragged
along, still holding on to the train;
that wen he reached the cattle stop
on the south side of the turnpike
crossing the wheels of the car caught
his legs and passed over them, cut
ting one of them off near the thigh
and crushing the other fearfully be-
low the knee. AS the terribly iniu"-
ed man never spoke after his condi-
ton was discovered, no account could
be obtained from him as to how the
dreadful event was brought on. He
fingered until about O'Clock on
Tuesday morning when death put an
end to his sufferings.
The deceased was brother-in- law
to Mr.. VIM. f. Knight, of this town
Mr.. Beller, his employer at Charles
tswn. who received some information
concerning the affair, came on to
Berryville to look after Mr.. Small
wood. reaching here about , O'Clock
at night.
After investigating the occurrence
a coroner's jury rendered verdict
generating the railroad company
from blame and declaring that the
deceased lost his life by bis own neg
ligence.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-01-18
Briefs.

oAA ok6.
Wheat remains steady in Baltimore
at 76c. Der bushel. Tie visible supply
Is 27,73 900 bushels. AN increase for
the weeA Of $4,000 LIshels. Corn
Is showing rs much strength as
wheat, and is quoted at Al cents per
bushel. Hogs are bringing $3.65a
400 per 100 lbs, gross.
Wsrren Sentinel: Capt. :. T.. Mac
aztec had FIVE sheep killed and 20 in
Jnred last Friday night. The sheep
were in pen adjoining the barn.
The damages were assessed by NJ. C..
Richardson and III. III. Downing mt
Sl25.OO, as most of the injured sheep
will die.
Thursday, January 18th, is legal
holiday under the laws of Virginia.
1T having been made SO in honor of
Gen. Robt. +. Lees birthday. The
Bank of Clarke County will be clos
ed to business on that day.
We regret To announce that as we
go to press ON Tuesday evening it is
reported that Mr.. j. X. Henson, a
we'll known and highly esteemed cit
zen OF this place, Is IN II sinking con
dition from kidney troubles. and that
there is scarcely any hope of his re-
cOvery.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-01-18
Winchester Wins.

The city solicitor of Winchester
last Thursday received telegram
from Scranton, Pa, announcing that
the opinion in the Handley will case,
which has been occupying the courts
of that city for some time past, was
filed today. The bill in equity was
dismissed, with costs. Winchester,
therefore, wins the suit, which was
instituted by alleged heirs of the late
Judge John Handley, attacking the
validity of the feature making Win
chester the residuary legatee. The
amount involved in the suit approx
mates 100000. The specific be-
quest leaving $3.50, 900 to Winchester
was not assailed.
Hon. John Handley WAS a distin-
gulshed lawyer and jurist of Scran-
ton, Pa, of Scotch parentage. He
amassed a large fortune in the prac-
tice of his profession and in investing
in land at low figures. which after
ward proved TO contain valuable de-
posts of coal. He built handsome
hotel in Scranton, and. it is said, be-
came offended because the city off
cials permitted the establishment of
a market opposite his hotel. He was
a man of strong Southern sympathies,
and about the "boom" times he took
mp his residence in Winchester, here
he made some investments and many
warm friends. He expressed the
wish that when he died he should be
buried as near the dead Confederates
inferred in Stonewall Cemetery as
possible, AS he wanted to fall with
the boys in gray when the resurrec-
ton call was sounded. His request
was regarded and his remains are
buried within u few feet of those of
Turner and Richard Ashby.
KEEP QUIET and use Chamberlain 5
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rene
dy for all pains of the stomach and
all unnatural looseness of the bowels.
II always cures.