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S&e tHMrite Jpailij f&gfc: f ntlatj gatanrfug, IPaq 29, 1891. $ THE CATS AND THE MONKEY. like Other Rabies It Presents a Moral for Serious Consideration. Two hungry cats, havins stolen some cheese, could not agree how to divide it. So they called in a monkey to decide the case. "Let me see," says the monkey, with an srch look, "this slice weiqhs more than the other." "With that, he bit off a large piece, in order, as he said, to make them balance. The other scale was now too heavy. This gave the upright judge a fine pretense to take a second mouthful. TKE LAW MUST HAVE ITS COUKSE. "Hold! hold!" cried the two cats; "give each of us his share of the rest, and we will be content." "If you are content," says the monkey, "justice is not. The law, my friends, must have its course." So he nibbled first one piece, and then the other. The poor cats, seeing their cheese in a fair way to be all eaten, most humbly bogged the judge to give himself no further trouble. "Not so fast, I beseech you, my friends," says the judge; "we owe justice to our selves as well as to you. What is left is duo to me in right of my office." So saying, he crammed the whole into his mouth, aud very gravely dismissed the court. Moral This fable teaches us that it is better to bear slight wrong rather than to resort to law for trifles. School and Home. A Pig Tale. This story was recently told in Golden Days: Among a certain litter of New Jer sey pigs thero was one black runt to which the owner's children took a great fancy and taught a number of tricks. One was to hide an apple aud send the pig in search of it. At this the animal became very ex pert, until it seemed that an apple coald not be hidden anywhere that the pig could not find it. But the hired man thought otherwise; so one day he tied a weight to nn apple and throw itMnto the duck pond, where the water was about two feet deep. The pig went nosing around until he reached the pond, hesitated a moment, then jumped in, dived to the bottom and re appeared with tho apple in his mouth. The very next day, while the children were in great glee over this performance, tho pig disappeared, presumably stolen by some jealous neighbor. Two years Inter, while the farmer was in town on business, ho purchased a black hog that pleased him and brought it home. The hog was driven into the yard, where he stopped, looked critically around the prem ises and then, -with a grunt of satisfaction, trotted to one corner of the yard, where he rooted for a few seconds. Then he trotted to the duck pond and dived beneath the water. When ho reappeared and swam ashore ho looked disappointed; but the farmer aud his family were delighted, be cause they had recovered their pet. An Anecdote or Emm Pasha. One morning lately a friend took me to Bee a German gentleman who has traveled several times across Africa, just in the same way as Mr. Stanley went on his exploring tours, except that ho had only a very few men with him. His name is Dr. Peters, and you bigger ones who are foud of reading books about African travel may have seen his name. At first we talked for a long time of things which I don't think would interest you, but then Dr. Peters went on to tell us of how he used to watch Emin Pasha pre pare African birds for museums. Emin did it as an amusement in his leisure time, and he did it wonderfully neatly and care fully. Sometimes the corpses of the little dead birds, with their gay plumage, would lo hung all about his tent, and then ho "would write down all he had found out about them. I believe the other day, at a meeting of a German ornithological society (tho big word means concerning tho natu ral history of birds), it was stated that Dr. Emin had just sent 300 birds, represent ing 133 different specie, to Germany. He had caught aud prepared them all in three months' time, while on a tour from the African coast to Tabora, which place you should look up on your map. Wouldn't It be delightful to roam about on such an Expedition for a few mouths? In the Days of Bean Nash. ST2 SET-DEVl BUT I'LL CUT A GEKAT DASH!" A youth in th days of Beu Nash Fell heir to a detvl of old trash. Said he, "I will wear iheia, There's no one to &h&ro tiiem. Hey-day but I'll cut a great dash!" St. Nicholas. It saves a great deal of time to have all the tools and mnterials for sewing at hand before beginning. Keep an abundance of needles in different lengths and sizes and thread of all kinds. Whole cloves will exterminate the indus trious and merciless moth. Thev nro mr. effectual as a destroying agent than either tobacco, camphor or cedar shavings. If II' fWmH WOVE WAS TRUE TO ME. Love was true to me, True and tender; I who ought to bo Love's defender Let tho cold winds blow Till they chilled him. Let the winds and sun Bhroud him and 1 know That I killed him. Years he cried to me To bo kinder. 2 wa? blind to eee. And grew blinder. Years with soft hands raised. Fondly reaching, l Wept and prayed and praised, I Still beseeching. When ho died I woke, God, how lonely! When the gray dawn broke On one only. Now beside Love's grave 1 am kneeling. All he sought and gave j I am feeling. John Boylo O'Reilly. AN AMPLE REPARATION. "Abner Wilcox, what have you done with my husband?" The voice was stern and menacing. She stood in the center of the small, plain, carefully kept room. A shapely forefinger was shaken at the drooping figure that stood, hat in hand, in the doorway. A shaded lamp was on the small table at tho side of the room: a few framed photo graphs and prints on the walls; a carpet with red figures on the floor; a shining cooking stove at the chimney; above it the small mantel shelf with a few ornaments. He saw it all, and yet it was as if he saw nothing. His face was turned to the floor. Signs of uncontrollable emotion were on him, and his frame shook and his hands trembled in the agony of his souL He saw the picture before him, and yet his mind was full of another picture that Beemcd as if it would possess him for ever more. He saw a small fishing bohooner beating in for Pollock Rip, on the Massa chusetts shore. Tho night was dark and squally. Tho tide was sweeping out to sea, and until it should turn the progress was slow. The skipper was at the wheeL Tho small standing staysail had been taken in, and the husband of the woman, James Hallett, had gone aloft in the dark to furl it. Tho skipper threw the schooner in stays while he was coming down the fore rigging. Just as he reached tho rail, "Draw away!" came from aft, and then a rush of the great jib as it flew to leeward on the traveler. The block of the sheet struck him fairly and hurled him into the gloom overboard. Then Abner Wilcox knew that when he had let go the tail of the sheets he had made this woman a widow. Movable articles were thrown overboard; boats were in the water almost instantly, three or four of them, the handy dories of the fishing service, and search was made everywhere, but in vain; James Hallett was gone. When tho boats returned from their fruitless search, Abner Wilcox was found insensible on deck. He came out of this swoon only to rave of what he had done and to rehearse tho scene in his de lirium. The skipper ran his vessel for Boston, and the delirious man was sent to the hospital, and rough but feeling hearts broke the sad news to the bereaved wife. Ahner Wilcox and James Hallett had been boys together on The sandy shores of Cape Cod. They swam, fished, boated, dug for clams, and followed all the occu pations peculiar to their class and sur roundings, and both fell in love with the same girL Abner was a silent, reserved, rather awkward young man. He loved Mary Crowell with all his heart, yet before ho could muster courage "to tell his love James, bright, gay and light hearted, had sought and won the prize. She knew how it was with him. She had seen his shy, ardent looks, tho faint flush that had tinged his cheeks in her presence, his awk ward embarrassment when she spoke to him, and her woman's soul delighted to torment him, and she did so. When James Hallett married Mary Crowell, Wilcox had a terrible despairing time with his own soul. Out upon tho sandy beach, alone in a terrible storm, he fought and conquered, and a new nature came upon him and a man was born again. He loved Mary Hallett still, but with a purified love that was devotion. Her two little girls he idolized. He was their abject slave. Ho wrought and toiled for them, saved and kept for them, and he loved them well. Now, what had he done? His hand had, although unwittingly, bereaved these whom he loved so well, robbed them of husband and father, made their house desolate indeed unto them. After a wast ing illness ho regained his senses and soma strength. He would gladly have died, but hit life was not his own. It must bo de voted to those whom he had so injured, and in his heart of hearts he so devoted it. When sufficiently recovered he went to the sandy capo again. He could not muster courage to approach the house until after night fell, and so it came to pass that he stood in the door at eventide and looked for a moment upon tho young widow. And she in the violence of her pain and bereavement, her passion broke forth in uncontrollable fury. "You enemy, you murderer, you false friend, how dare you come into my pres ence? Did you think that after you had killed my husband I might smile on you? Do you suppose, Abner ilcox, that I will ever believe that you did not let that jib sheet fly on purpose?- Did you think that I might ever love you? You were never fit to clean the shoes of the man you killed that night, you false wretchl" This was more than he had anticipated. He writhed and trembled under the fierce invective. He shuddered, and felt as if his heart would break; but the very fire of the vindictive passion of the young woman, as well as the utter injustice of the attack, calmed him somewhat, aud he answered at last: "Mary, God knows my heart, and it is very sore, but your husband or any one dear to you would never knowingly re ceive harm from me. Your husband's death was an utter accident, although it came from me." "Abner Wilcox," she answered, "if an angel from heaven came to tell me that you were innocent, I would not believe him. You stand in that door, wretch that you are, where my husband ought to be. Living or dead, i will never forgive you for the wrong you hf.ve done me." She paused a moment, almost breathless with her wrath. Then, with impious passion she continued, "Go down to the bottom of the sea where my darling is lying and bring him back to me again alive and well; then I win forgive you and not before." Holding his hand before his face, as if to ward off a threatened blow, Abner Wil cox turned away, softly closed the door and went out in the gloom of the night and came back no more. And Mary Hal lett, her fury spent, sank sobbing on her knees before her chair and prayed God to pardon, her for her burst of impious wrath. The sloop-of-war Pilgrim hxd sailed from Boston for South America, and was run ning out the south channel with a brisk northwest wind and a smooth sea. It was the morning watch. Tho lookouts had been called in, tho running lights extin guished, a man sent to the masthead, and Lieutenant Parker, the officer of the deck, brisk, alert and commanding, was issuing his orders, trimming sail and preparing to give the ship her morning bath and toilet. Suddenly from tho masthead came the hail: "On deck there!" "What is it?" from tho officer. "Somethias in the water off tha star board bow, sir." "Can you make it out?" "Not yet, sir." "Quartermaster, aloft with a glass." And soon the petty officer was on tha foreyard, gazing intently into the sea with his binocular. "Man on a ladder, sir," hailed the quartermaster. "Watch, shorten sail," shouted the offi cer. "Lifeboat's crew away. Orderly, call the captain. Royal clew lines flying jib down haul lively, my lads! in light sails clew garnets and buntlines up courses lee afterbraces brace up aft head yards square fly the jib sheets down helm!" and the Pilgrim lay to with her head yards aback, and the boat was soon in the water pulling for a white object on the lee bow. Returning quickly a man was passed up the side and down to the sick bay, where the surgeon was ready for him. Apparently dead, yet all means of resus citation were applied, and at last faint signs of life showed, yet when fully re stored his mind seemed wandering, and Dr. Turner was puzzled for tho time, but waited for more developments. Under opiates the patient slept. The Pilgrim filled away on her course, and under all sail made a strait wake for tha northeast trades. The able physi cian could not make out the case of his patient. A severe bruise was on tha side of his head and face, but there seemed a mental aberration and an inability to an swer questions intelligently. When asked his name he answered, "Mary Crowell." Asked bow he came in the water, he re plied, "Staysail." To the question where he lived he said, "Tack ship." His bodily 6treDgth returned somewhat, but his mind was weak and wavering, and his memory too dim to be of any use. In due time the Pilgrim arrived at Rio Janeiro. The unknown waif picked up at sea was turned over to the care of tha American consul, and by him placed in the hospital. He was quiet and harmless, gave very little trouble, but his reason seemed lost. The charming climate and surround ings had a good effect upon the bodily health of the young man. From the win dows of the hospital he could see the mag nificent harbor and the ships lying at anchor there. These seemed to interest him, bnt he always appeared to be search ing for something among them that he could not find. A tawny silky beard grew upon his face, his form filled out, and but for the vacant expression in his eyes ho was all that manly beauty and symmetry of form could express. One day a beautiful little schooner came in from sea. Her snowy sails "would have revealed her nationality at once, even if the starry flag bad not flown from her peak. She seemed to interest the hapless patient greatly. When just in front of tho hospital she gracefully tacked, and at the proper moment he shouted, "Draw away," and as the jib swung across the deck ho was greatly excited and seemed to be strug gling with some memory, but could not concentrate his mind upon it. He watched the little vessel until she anchored, and would look at her for hours while she re mained in the harbor, but at last she went away and he saw her no more. Abner Wilcox grew pale and thin. He visited a grave lawyer in tho city and told him his sad story. He made his will, leav ing his little belongings to Mary and tha children, and then he went to sea with a great sadness in his heart and a desire for death and rest. The bark Pursuit, out ward bound for San Francisco, was struck by a pampero off tho Rio de la Plata and dismasted. When the gale abated jury masts were rigged and the captain was able to get his ship into Rio Janeiro for re pairs. One of the crew had been severely injured in the disaster, and was sent to the hospital upon the arrival of the ship. On the succeeding Sunday Abuer Wilcox, sea man on this vessel, asked permission to visit his shipmate at the hospital, and re ceiving it, went on shore. He wandered about the beautiful city, visiting the ob jects of interest and viewing the splendid scenery of the vicinity, and when the visit ing hour arrived presented himself at tha entrance and was admitted. The injured shipmate was rapidly im proving under the skillful care of the sur geon in charge, and Abner contributed to his comfort as he could, and was about to leave the place, when turning, he encount ered a face and form that would never ba effaced from his memory. Pressing his hands to his heart, struggling for breath, ho murmured, "James Hallett," and fell fainting on the floor. When ho recovered kind people were about him, and were ministering to him. He was bewildered for a moment, but standing near was a form that brought back recollection, and he covered his face with his hands, and thankful tears fell from his eyes and grateful prayers rose from his heart. James Hallett's face wore a troubled and perplexed look. His hand was pressed to his head. Ho watched Abner closely, and refused to leave the room. The latter hlowly rose and approached him. "James," said he, "don'tyou know me?" Still the strange look of perplexity was in the troubled eyes. The surgeon then gave Abner a short history of thi3 case that had perplexed them so much, and with a look of intense pity in his eyes Abner Wilcox vowed in his heart that his should ba the task to restore his old friend to life and light and love again. He told the surgeon tho strange btory, and that intelligent officer saw at once the best hope for the afflicted and be wildered man. "James Hallett," said Abner, slowly and distinctly, "I am your old friend Abner Wilcox. Don't you remember me?" The vacant eyes brightened a little, but the look of trouble remained. "James," continued his friend, "have you forgotten Mary and tho children, and the little home in Wellfleet? Have you no recollection of the schooner Matchless in which we were fishing together? Do you not remember one dark night wo were beat ing up from Pollock rip, aud you went aloft to furl the staysail, and as you were coming down we tecked ship, and" Here the drooping head was raiped, the vacant eyes flashed fire, and James shout ed, "Hold on that jibsheet, Abner: my foot is caught," and throwing up his arms and shrieking as though fearful of a blow, he fell heavily on the floor. They raised him, applied restoratives, and shortly after he slowly opened his eyes. All stood back but Abner Wilcox. "Hello, Abner!" said he, raising himself on his elbow, "have I been asleep long? Is it mv watch? Why. how is this? What place is this? How did I get here? "VTSera is the schooner and the skipper I" "Gently, Jimmy," said his friend, "we will talk it over some other time. You have been sick for a while." "Nonsense, boy!" said James. "I am all right. Why. I feel splendid. I will get up and look around a little, and you shall tell me all about it " ' And then the whole story wa3 told James. "And the wife and the children?" They were well, but mourning bhn as dead, and no way of getting the news to i them. J His Impatience knew no bounds. Ho must fly to them at once at once. I A light twinkled in a little cottage off ' Cape Cod. A sad eyed widow held her j children to her heart and wept as she told them of the father that was no more, and ! then more calmly of the glorious hope that j the season gave of a blessed meeting with j him beyond the stars. j Toward the feeble light two men hast- , ened. One pressed impatiently on in ad- . vance of the other, who toiled along with j quick, gasping breath, and his hand I pressed to his heart. A look of pain vr&a ' on his face, but he made no sign and bur-1 ried on in the footsteps of him who bad i gone before. It was a glorious night. No j cloud obscured jhe brilliancy of tie north- ern constellations. A light fall of snow had covered the earth out of sight and add ed a luminous glow to the scene. "James," said the rearmost man, "do not linger for me. Press on, to give them tho glad surprise that your coming will be. I have no place there. I will come in later." "Nonsense, Abner," said James; "the truest and most faithful friend I ever had shall share my joy this night. Come with me." "I will follow, James; go you on at once." "Mamma," said little Minnie, "is God glad tonight that people are so happy?" "My child, we must be certain that ho is, and also that he grieves with those who are sorrowful." "Will my dear papa know in heaven that wo miss him tonight, mamma?" "We must believe so, my darling." "Yes," said a strong voice from the door, "but you will mourn no more, my darlings, for the dead is alive again, and I am here." To picture the scene that followed, with its precious emotions, is not for my pen. It was a Christmas eve full of sacred joy and perfect love. After a time Jimmio said, "Why, where is Abner?" A cloud came over the brow of the happy wife, and she asked: "Why, my dear hus band, what do we want of him? We aro happy enough without strangers tonight." "Mary, you do not know," said he. "You would never have had me back if it were not for him. I must seek for him." They had not far to look, for, having finished the task that had been marked out for him by the bereaved wife, having found the one who was lost and restored him to the arms of those who loved him best, he was lying peacefully on the snow, with a smile on his worn face, for Abner Wilcox, seaman, fisherman and gentleman, was dead. Harper's Weekly. Heading Aloud. Too little attention is paid nowadays to the superior advantages to be gained from correct reading aloud. In the schools this highly necessary branch of education is too often considered so simple as not to require any attention, and tho practice of reading aloud in the home circle has gradually given way to what arc considered mora elegant recreations, but the truth is that it is an accomplishment far more indispen sable than almost any other, for it is a known method of averting consumption or entertaining one's friends, and of show ing the true quality of the mind. It is one of those exercises which combine mental and muscular effort, and hence has a dou ble advantage. To read aloud well one should not only understand the subject, but should hear his own voice, and feel withiu him that every syllable is distinctly enunciated. Every public speaker ought to know whether he is distinctly heard by the farth est auditor in the room; if he does not, it is because he does not understand the proper use of tho voice. Reading aloud helps to develop tho lungs just as singing does. The effect is to induce the drawing of long breaths oftener and deeper than it is dona in reading without enunciating. These deep inhalations never fail to develop tho capacity of the lungs in direct proportiou to their practice. Jenness-Miller Magazine. A Romantic Grave Owned by Mr. Ingalls. In the center of Senator Ingalls' thirty acre truck farm, surrounded by trees and covered with bluegrass, is a grave which evidently received considerable attention for many years. It is supposed to contain the remains of an Indian girl and her pale faced lover. Away back in the early part of this cent ury, when what is now known as Kansas belonged to the territory of Louisiana, thero lived in a lonely hut on the bank of the Missouri river an old Indian and his daugh ter, who had wandered away from some southern tribe. One day a white hunter stopped at the hut, having been lost in the wilderness. Ho was taken sick the day ha reached the place, and was nursed by the Indian girl for several weeks until ha re covered. The girl fell desperately in love with her patient. Tha mau was already married, and so explained to the girl. She was crazed by her love, however, and the night before the day set for his departure she crept to his couch and shot an arrow through his heart and then killed herself. The father found the pair dead, and they were buried together. The grave on Mr. Ingalls' truck farm is supposed to contain all that is left of this couple. Mr. Ingalls says he will have the grave opened some time, and ascertain, if possible, what it really does contain. Cor. Kansas City Times. Xlumorous Labor Saving Helps. To keep rats at a decent distance from the house throw bits of Limburger cheeso around in the kitchen and pantry. Tho rats will then fly for their lives, knowing that in a day you will have to cast the cheese out and allow them to return in tri umph. If you would keep your Dresden china intact keep it for ornament only and use some cheap imitation ware on your table. To keep a canary from singing put a moist shawl over the cage to keep out the sunshine and give him tonsilitis and chil blains. To prevent the small boy from ailing down the well have only a pump on the premises. To prevent the ashes from blow ing in your face during the process of sift ing always turn your hick to the wind. Although this may seem the obvious thing to do, very few people ever thing of doingit. To escape the mortification of having your clothesline robbed always dry your things on a clothes horse in the kitchen. Detroit F.ree Press. Dr. Crosby's Convict. A story T3 told of Dr. Crosby in The Evangelist which, that gentleman used to relate himself. His house was onco entered by a burglar, whom tha doctor himself captured, and who was sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment. But for three yeara the minister kept op a corre spondence with the convict, converted him, secured his pardon, and later had the satisfaction of seeing him become a prominent and respected citizen in a distant town and blessed with a wife and child. ' INTERESTING FACTS. Postal cards were introduced on June S, 1S72. Candles that have been frozen never drip. Louisiana was purchased from France on April 30, 1S03. Cold tea is the best wash to clean grained wood or natural woodwork. Bombs were invented at Yealo In ISSS, and were used first in the service of France in 1634. The unpleasant smell of newly painted apartments may be lessened by setting pads of fresh water around on the floors. To clean a gold chain that is dirty and dull from long use pus it ma bottle with warm water, grated castile soap and pul verized chalk. Shake well and rinse iu cold water. Rub dry on a clean cloth and ; pol&h with a chamois tkia. Hls Casaal Practice. mvrton T am tViinVin:? riouilv of opening.aa account with Paseot, the far- j nisher. Doesheniail his him on the 1st, or does he send arond s collector? Dashaway He usually sends around a ( lawyer. Clotnier aud Furnisher. OBNAMENTS 0E STOAft" ARTISTIC CREATIONS MADE NEW YORK BANQUETS. FOfl Show Pieces Containing Thousands eS Parts and Figures of "Well Kbohh Per sonages Oil Painting With. Sugar Ar tists at "Work Unique Designs. Among the queer trades in tils great city thafc of making more or les3 edible show pieces for banquet tables Is one of th most artistic variety. At very m3ny corporation dinners it has become somewhat the custom to have a large table ornament which will from its form or detail suggest the particular sort of enterprise in which the promoters of the dinner are interested. A great many of these fancy pieces are constructed from sugar paste and others from nougat, a candy paste liberally besprinkled with fragments of nut kernels. The amount of labor put upon some ol j these art works might be considered wasted when 3011 consider how perishable they are, and the artistic quality of the work gives an idea of great expense, because you naturally conclude that such excellent handiwork must come high. A young Frenchman employed in one of our focal restaurants is a clever exponent of this branch of sugar architecture, and he i3 kept busy nearly all the year round for banquet purposes alone. Like most men who have achieved sucv cess in the lines of artistic manufacture, this young artist, whose namo is Dennie villc, was compelled to serve a long and arduous apprenticeship. Starting at the age of fourteen he worked as a helper for a well known German artist, whose crea tions in sugar and gum paste a few years ago were considered marvels. Six yeara ago the old gentleman retired on his lau rels, and his young assistant, by assiduaur study in the meantime in drawing and modeling classes, was able at the early age of seventeen to take his instructor's place. According to Mr. Dennieville there is nothing in the figure or flower line that cannot be reproduced in sugar by a clever worker. CAPABILITIES OF FULLED STTGAIt. The best material for flowers and cre ations of delicate outline is what the artist calls "pulied" sugar. To make clear white pulled sugar ho melts down the finest brand of loaf sugar, and mixing the mass when just hardening with a little clear sirup, he works it after the manner of tho man we occasionally see pulling long strips of soft candy in uptown confectioners' windows. From this mass before ifc gets cooled he shapes his leaves and petals and sticks them together in a natural flower form as he goes along. "Where the flowers have a body color, vegetable colors are mixed in the boiling sugar. When the flower is one that needs but a tinge of color it is put on with a brush. One of the most artistic creations in this line was made for exhibition at a French ball held in 1SSS. The body of the design was made of nougat, and represented a wheelbarrow three feet long. Inside tho wheelbarrow was an artistic heap of calla lilies and roses, of natural size and perfect form and color. These flowers, leaf, branch and blossom, were made of the best quality of pulled sugar. A material called composition paste is used for figure pieces. The paste is made of gum tragcanth, marble dust and corn starch. This product can be given a finish so near like that of highly polished porce lain as to deceive the average observer. "When Augnstin Daly banqueted Henry Irving in 1SS3, ho ordered five figures of Mr. Irving in as many different costumes. These figures were each eighteen inches high, and they attracted a great deal of at tention on account of their artistic fidelity to life. At a banquet given Mr. Edwin Booth by Mr. Daly in the year following, five figures of the tragedian were exhibited, uniform in size with those of Mr. Irving. WHAT GUM PASTR CAN DO. Two of the best examples of figure group work that have been produced in sugar were made for the chamber of commerce banquet in 188S. These groups were made of what iscafled gum paste. This is a combination of gum, sugar and corn starch. In this material the sugar replaces the marble dust used in composition paste. The two pieces were 5 feet high each. The modeling waspcr fect, and their preparation took about ionr weeks' time. The groups were afterward secured as trophies by individual members of the organization. A very large table piece made of gum paste was shown at the chamber c com merce dinner on Nov. 19, 18S9. This piece was six and a half feet high. Its O'shS up called for over thirteen thousand pieee of sugar paste, and the artist worked steadily at it for six weeks. It cost the chamber otf commerce people about $300. This w probably the finest table piece ever shown at a banquet in this city. At the French cooks' ball in 18S8 two ef the many interesting show pieces were rep resentations of picture frames with relief flowers in the center. One group was a cluster of wild roses and leaves, perfect ia form and arrangement. The second frame contained a wild mass of very natural looking apple blosf-onis. OIL PAISTIKO DJ CAXDY. It might seem odd that any one should make a candy structure to use as the basis or an oil painting, bnt this very thingwas done for the iake of novelty, and the piece was exhibited with others at a large gath ering of banqueters. The picture frame was three feet long and two feet high. This part of the work was made with gum paste and afterward gildsd. The ornamen tations were modeled in the approved picture frame style. In the opening the artist created a landscape of sugar paste in relief. Although this part of the work might have been made in natural colors, it was considered that the design might be more realistic if painted In oils. There was enough of the sugar surface left in places to prove the real foundation of tbe dedg. The effect produced by tbe cciabiuatkm was very fine, and the piece shows the in finite resources open to tbe artistic candy maker. Apiece called the "Two Knickerbock ers" represents the old and new styie of New York dress. Tbe aid thne Knicker bocker was shown in as attitude suggest ing that he has just taken a pinch eLsa&S and Is getting ready to Kaeeze. He stands beside a table, leaning upon a case held hi hi3 right hand. The modem Keker bocker is not quits bo graceful ia i ojaa. He attired ia a dress soft and high hat, and hs side wbbkexs suggest the Eagifib raaa rather than the American. New York Herald. To Boom Gold Collar Button. Cholly Choimondeley That coat doesc't seem to fit yout deah boy, about the neck. Harold Harrington It does. It Li called s good collar button enconragab, doachsr kaow. Ccolly Coolmondeley Queer. Aad wherefore, deah bey? Harold BLarrinszon Tha coJlafa button shows ai tbe back, doncberknow, and a gold collar buUou looks bettah than a blooming bone one, doncherknow. Jew el ers Circular. Doa't Rob Hacker. A Boston reporter interviewed OTer ICO bant oScJats to find thai of all well off men tho encaged In banks carry the least amount of ready money in iielr wsdlet. A pickpocket mht gobble thirty pupes, and net find enough, in all combined to jmj his board fcr three tsoatha.- """ " Br " m j3 S55 b&d. Kf&&7S' fridPiir factory advertisement has been produced we will furnish proots and an. clectrotyDed pattern to be used in dupb'cztinjj the advertisement if the display or illustration make an electrotype desirable. Address Geo. P. Rowell & CoM Newspaper Advertising Bureau, 10 Spruce St., N. Y. THE WICHITA SAGLE M. M. Murdodc JBro., JFroprietora. PRINTERS, BUMS AND BUM BOOK MIS. AH kinds of county, township and Bcnool district records and blanks. Legal blanks of eTery des cription. Complete stock of Justice's dockets and blanks. Job printing of all kinds. Wo bind law and medical journals and magazine periodicals of all kinds at prices as low as Cb.ics.ffo and New York and guarantee work jnst as good. Orders sent "by mall will bo carofoUy attended to. Address all business ta R. P. iMURDOCK, L. C. JJLCSISOISr TVTiolesalft and Retail Dealer in all kinds of Anthracite JuVJD : ALL : KIXJS : OF : BUIL&IXG : MATF.RTJLL. Main Office 113 South Fonrth Avenue, Branch Office 188 ?rt& Main Str Tarda connected frith all railroads In the city THREE FORMS. STA2STDARD, HOWE AOT) FAIRBANKS! TThen ordering state WHAT Torm is vrantedi Uncle Iru'it "lsu. A great mnny of the railroad boys on the European branch of the Maine Central will remember Uncle Ira Esterbrook. who had for a long time charge of some of the repairs on the road. Uncle Ira w.ia a jolly, good natured houI, and always had a smile and a good story. At one time be had not been at Mattawamkeag for some time, and on returning entered one of the shops, and the boys said: "Well, Uncle Ira, where have you been?" "I have been fishing," was his answer. "Havoany luck?" "Yes, pretty fair. You see, there were five of us; we went out to Herxnon pond. As aoon as we got there tho other boys went to fhcin' camp, and I took a hook and line to try my luck Ashing. I got hold ot a fish, and after pulling away a long time and finding I couldn't pull him in, J drove a stake down and hitched the line to it. When it came time for supper we went to the shore and pulled tbe fish in and cut off enough for supper. We did this for five days at each meal, aud when we got ready to go home there was quite a big piece ot the fish left. Fact," said Uncle Ira, as he shot a merry twinkle from hia eyes and turned on his heel to find some of the other boys, to whom it is safe to ay ho cracked a joke or told a good Btory. Bangor News. Children Crf; for Pitcher's CastorI J. P. ALLEN, Druggist. BrayOiiig Kepi fa aJirsiclass Droj .Store 10& EAST DOUG LAB AYE. WICHITA. - - -KAN. MISSOURI :-: PACIFIC BAITWAY. The nwtt ftt.lr mi to Kmwhls City, fit; LeuM aad Cfcteo aad all Points Eurt d Korik, ai to Jtv Spstars, A7fe. Tcw Orlnuti, Plrr14a, aad all poiaU SasCk &A 3ouUeat. EQEQ) DAILY TBAI53 aavwiA.f St Louis, Kansas City, Pueblo and Denver, WTTB Pnllman Buffet Sleeping Cars -Tta THE- COLORADO SHORT LINE The fBortt Rente t St. Locia. 5-DAILY TRAINS-5 EA2rSiS CITT TO ET- L0UI3. Pvllaan BnCVt Sleepis Car. Free Hcciteisr Cfcalr Can. --Bec&Js'e .your business- is, but advertise If y0u don'C know how -to, write ro us and ws will tell you We will prepare your advertisement or give you advice and assistance to aid you in preparinj it your self. We will have the advertisement set iu tvoe and procure illustrations if any are needed. When a satis Business Manager. SPECIAL. Our Scale Books an Printed 011 Good Paper. JP21ICE JLIST: BinitJeBook $ 75 Throe Book .... 2 00 Six Books 3 75 Single Book by mail, prepaid 85 Address, TJIB iriCITITA EAGLE, IFichita, JTannag. JZ. P. ArCRDOCK, Business Manazer. gr Order br raJl promptly attspJlaliio. M W I.CTT. VxtK CA Wuitor. Lrshter A W OUtv. V!c.Pr 111 Kwiitf. ami Cublvr Wichita National Bank. PAIH US CAPITAL. SUBPLLa. - - $200,000 50.000 DTJtEGTORS: H. H. K0311. A. W. Oltre r, M. W. Ldrr. I A Tl.l ion, s. 1. i Bi.ie. r..r. ;.iewruuuinr. w. J oho n&Ytdiion, J. C. nuuo. K. Tuckr. Doi General Jan7;ht&f Gollcctinff and Jir titer age Jiturineng. JBaetern ftd .Foreign Exchange bought and Hold. United State bond of all denominatlonH bought anl,ld. County, Towniihip aud Haalcipitl bonds bought. E. R. Powri.u Pre'M. O. W. T.Ahtm xn V.pjwt C. E. YtiAitz. At CuUir. Fourth National Banfc WICHITA, KANSAS. PATT UP CAPITAL. SUBPLOS, - - $200,004 iC.ooa DIRECTORS: J.t, Crcpbtt. 0cax Iiaru. A. ( O. Ofi.it. abi iiwttk, Jov3 MrM.JLT. iiea. ( n ixiwsjmn. v.h. Isrinanttn, Tics ?!!. State National Bank. Or WICHITA, JZAN. CAPITAL. bUKPLDS, flOMM$ bt.OGQ DIRECTORS: Jcfca n. Cmtt, 0&rr "W. TValt'. ". r. Aiiz. r.t utxtv.J. n. Ar. Y rtitr Ctiia. Lb. au, jl Mr CI DAVISDON & CASE &scctsnn John DaTidson, foineer Lumbsrnicff of Sedgwick County. ESTABLISHED w IN:-: 1S70 A coraplelfl KfHric of Pine Ln.mbr BhiDit'irti. LkUj, Joow. aj,ij, ute., mtvrmr ou kaml, I Office and yard on 3foalcjr a. fc. tretii Jouj:l ar. And Pf rat St. Uraoob yardsal Union CUr.Gklaho zaa and 1ft llcao. 1. T. and Bituminous Coal I I )