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i hw:j ,' .a, ,jmmm!&$KK1tK0MJA "& "H , .n. ,s, )x& WUcMXk Racily gagle: Juwtteij pfowmtg, flfcttj 31, 1891. X2 A LONDON CHARACTER OF LONG AGO. flChomas Brltton, the "Small-Coal 3IanM and Founder of Modern Concerts. Of Thomas Britton. Gray Boy, And Britain ought to know: To Thomas Britton, "small-coal man." All Britain thanks does owe. In 1670 there was to be seen in many Lon don streets a very remarkali!a man. He carried a bag over his shoulder, a measure jn his hand, and cried out "Small coal for ale" in so musical a voice that he not only appeared different to all other traders of the same calling, but he attracted passers by by his peculiarities. He would stop at every bookstall on his way, and at once purchase every book of rare quality. Gen tlemen of position and standing would ptop to speak with him. If you had in quired of any one you met "Who is that?" you would have been told that was "Brit ton, the small-coal man," a lover of learn ing and a superior musician, the friend of gome of the best known people of the day. TVe may ask, at a glance at the above rhyme, why does the United Kingdom owe Britton thanks. Surely not for selling cods. Because Thomas Britton was the founder of modern concerts. Now let uj follow him, when his day's work is done, to his little coal shed, and small house by he side of it, in Clerkenwell. Very soon nil signs of his calling have gone, and in an hour or so f nds begin to arrive. Mean while, what Is he doing? Opening music sheets and tuning up his violin. Xow look at his friends. Listen to that stout man, speaking our language with difficulty; that Is the great Handel. Near him a celebrated painter.Woollaston , and by his side Hughes, the poet. "Who is this entering the small room to be a guest of the small-coal man? It is the famous Duchess of Queensbury, come to enjoy sweet music. These gather ings began in 1678, and continued until Bntton'ssad and cruel death. Britton's guests must have been devoted admuers of music, for we read, his concert room was situated at the corner of a passage in Ayles bury street, Clerkenwell Green, and could only be reached by stairs from the outside cf the house. But these true lovers of pleasant sounds thought that the end well made up for the troublesome journey. Poor musical small-coal man, his end happened thus. A friend, for the sake of a practical joke, Introduced a ventriloquist at one of the meetings, who made his voice appear to proceed from heaven, calling upon Britton to prepare for immediate death and to repeat the "Lord's Prayer." This, through superstitious fear, he did, went home and died. But from his small room birth was given to concerts, to the opening of sundry music shops, and the institution of the Academy of Ancient Con perts. Tho Longevity of Animals. What is the maximum longevity of ani inals? La Nature replies to tho oft re peated query as follows: It has been found that the, herbivores, especially those that are compelled to work, are generally longer lived than the carnivores. Thus, an a&3 died. a. few years ago at Cromarty at the ago of 106 years. It had belonged to the same family since 3779. We have a record of several horses that reached tho age of 40, 50 or more years. A towhorse died at Washington at the age of 62 years. Another horse died at New York aged 35 years, and had worked up to nearly its last moment. At Phila delphia there was a mule that reached the respectable age of 42 years. Another mule, aged between 40 and 45 years, is still work ing at a place near San Francisco. A ewe, born at Ivalinowitz in 1S29, remained fer tile for 20 j ears, and died in 1S30. As for carnivores, a Spanish slut recently died in America at the ago of 2S years, and the case is cited of a ait that died at the age of 2 years and 2 mouths. After Dinner IteSt Awhilfe. Francis I dined at 10 a. m,, but by the time Henry IV had ascended the throne of France the proper hour, as prescribed by lus medical advisers, and which was more and more adhered to by the upper classes, was between 10 and 11 a. m., after which it Is advisable to remain at table without amoving about for at least half an hour, talking pleasantly with your companions. With Louis XIV the hour of dinner had already been put back to 1 p. in., and he took his supper as late as 10 p. m. But this hour was shortly afterward rejected, and a 7 o'clock supper was instituted, bo cause, as Pierre Gontier said, "It is a dan gerous leap to jump from table to bed." The interval betweeu what was then called dinner and what now is luncheon, and tne evening meal being too long for a (jgood many people, a gouter at 5 p. m. be came the fashion, and this repast, now iuown as "live o'clock," is again the order of the day, together with the same hours for the chief meals of the dav. The Itottle Chart. In 1S43 a chart of bottle voyages in the Atlantic was constructed by Lieutenant Beecner, au English naval officer, with the idea that by such means the determination of currents might bo illustrated. The time which elapses between the launching of the bottle from the ship and the finding of it on shore, or the picking of it up by soma other ship, has aned from a few days to sixteen years, while tho straight line distance between the two points has varied from a few miles to 5,000 miles. The chart is marked by several hundred straight lines, each drawn from the latitude and lon.tude of immersion to the latitude and loiifaitude of the linding. The Duration of Copyright Ihe ordinal term of copyright runs for twenty eignt years. ithm mx months bcfi re the end of that time the author or do gner, or his widow or children, may se cure a renewal for the further term of four teen j ears, making forty-two years in all. A: .'..cations for renewal must be accom par.ed by explicit btatemeut of ownership, Sn tLe case of the ffuthor,rof relationship, in the case of his heirs, and must state deli iiitrly the date and place of entry of the or. nal copyright. Advertisement of re new al is to be made within two months of tLe tlate of renewal certificate, in some newspaper, for four week. The MarlnerV Compn. It has been affirmed that 1,100 years and tonrc before Christ some ingenious Chiua-xn-n invented the manner's compass. A "wr.ter in the China Review, who has been investigating tho subject, now asserts that the first unmistakeable mentior. of the com liajs in the Chinese records is not earlier than the twelfth centurv of our era, and the instrument undoubtedly became known in Europe before the return from China of .Marco Polo, who is fabied to have brought It in Lis baggage. The Joys of Summer. Oh, I'm so glad that suamwr's come! My bosom bursts trith joj Mr happiness is deop and rich; My buss -without alter. Noonscr now at morning time Need I my spirit Ure. In trying to get my wtfe to rls And Btart tlie furnace nre. Boston Coarici. GLELS'AT H0ESE EAGE& HOW NEW YORK WOMEN ENJOY TESTS OF EQUINE SPEED. Maybe the Pools Are tho Attraction, bat "Whatever It la "Women form a Consid erable and Interesting: Portion of the ( Attendance, i Special Correspondeace.1 NEW Yohk, May 18. Daring the past five years there has sprung into existence a distinctly novel feminine type. I refer to the betting woman, the frequenter of race tracks, the one who, in turf parlance, ia a "regular." You see her everywhere. She was a familiar figure last winter at ON THE W AT. Clifton, Linden and Elizabeth, until the closing of these tracks brought her to Gut tenburg. Then, day after day, she jour neyed thither up the winding road, over the hill, seated In a rickety omnibus, and enveloped in a cloud of smoke from the ci gars of the male passengers, for nothing dismays the "regular." Of course she transfers her attentions to the bigger tracks when the summer racing begins, and she was present numerously at the Brooklyn Handicap. She wears on her face a look of grim determination, and the air of absolute indifference to her sur roundings. Men may stare at her, but tho "regular" is not in the least disturbed by this fact, for she is perfectly capable of holding her own, as she elbows her way through the crowd and scrambles for a seat, unmindful of the lack of chivalrv that characterizes the racegoing public. Once ensconced, her face assumes a grati- fied expression as she proceeds to peruse her programme. No matter how inclem- ent the weather the "regular" is always on hand. She is a martyr to the cause, and would suffer any inconvenience rather than forego the sport. In addition to the "regular" there"" are various other types the woman who goes 1 THE JOCKEY'S WIFE. to the races merely to pass the time, and her opposite, who is infected with the microbe of gaming, and whose eyes, glit tering with excitement, proclaim her a j chronic gambler. The latter usually pre- , sents an untidy appearance, for she has sacrificed vanity upon the altar of specula- j tion. On tho grand stand the student of , physiognomy is afforded magnificent scopo i for observation. Prominent is a middle I aged woman with a double chin. Sho is j inquiring tho odds of a messenger, and , finally gives him five dollars to put on J? lap Jack for place. Her reason for selecting this particular horse is perhaps because she ate griddle cakes for breakfast. If the horse wins she will be confirmed in her superstition. Close betide her is a young woman in a tailor made costume, who persists in climbing upon her seat and obstructing the view of those behind her. She uses her own discretion in betting, and sometimes cntPhRS a shnrt. hnrsip t.hnf. io f-n enr nna with long odds against it. She is a plunger ' bvdav. audat nurht does a liirrb. kiefcim? act in a burlesque attraction. Her de meanor is sedate and conservative, except when she strikes a winner, when she be comes excited and shouts at tho top of her voice. WAXTED CHASirAGNE. Conspienous is the young woman who has a sure thing which she is ready to con- ,ide to strangers. She advises them to lose no time in betting on Orantre Blossom. She is a female tout, and should the horsa win which she has named she expects a fee for the information. She usually selects her victims from her own sex, and nnn ages to make a fair living by her wits. Yonder is a plump boardinR house keeper who has developed a mania for betting. She has lost on every race so far, but is notdfc?couTaged. The "bookies" havo woa at least fifty doHws of her money inside of aa many minutos. Then there is the girl j who affects the masculine makeup. On i kar head is a rakish cap, tipped slightly to ! ono side. Her skirts are narrow and cling ing. She wears patent leather boots, and walks with stride as she swings her um brella. A field glass k slung across her shoulder, and season ticket depends from the baUoaholo of her reefer. Sae is the wife of one of the jock eys, and she has all the slang of the course at Her tongues encL From tirae to trine at the track she summons a messenger, to whom she confides small amounts, bnt she is rarely seen to put money on the horse nddea by her husband. .Not a track in tho country but she has vis ited, and scarcely a day passes that does not find her seated opposite the judge's stand. Beside her is a woman with a lib eral supply of liquid white upon her face. She punctures her programme with a pin, and makes her selections haphazard. The name pierced m this fashion she chooses and plays in the nuituais. She has just won venty dollars, but is on the way to Iese dov.ble.that amouut before the day is 'N M' V h vv f X F-PT ffi v Srfif' 'i-' ' r ew fm-4f i 2i 9 in ,i wr maw imw I v A f '1 1 r " J wiwiii k 71 raiMlAv Awl over. There Is a noted sporting man, ac companied by two flashily attired women, who are persuading him. to treat to a cham- pagne dinner when the race is over. Per haps he may, despite the fact that they have assisted him to select losers during the entire afternoon. Occasionally there arises a wail from some infant whose gaming proclivities are not as fully developed as those of its mother. The crowd oscillates to and fro. Between the betting ring and the lawn there is a constantly shifting sea of people. Here are clerks, bankers, rowdies, clubmen, artists and reporters. Finally somes the tide of departure. Men and women push and elbow each other good n&furedly, for a racing crowd is always more or less merry. One may detect a few disappointed faces, but the majority ap pear satisfied. The train moves out slow ly, laden with human freight. Nine-tenths of the passengers are without seats, and as the coaches swing around the curves this standing committee compares notes and exchanges opinions. There exists a uni versal bond of good fellowship for the time being. It may be the ozone one breathes in at the track. At any rate the lines of care and anxiety on the various faces dis appear. The winnew are hilarious and the losers philosophical, while the "regular" is satisfied there has been fair play, for she clutches tightly her handbag, which con tains eight twenties the result of a "straight tip." Maiue Peteavskt. THE WORLD'S FAIR. An Englishman of Experience Surprised at the Progress Already Made. Special Correspondence. Chicago, May 19. A venerable English man was one of the visitors at the World's fair headquarters a few days ago. Inter national expositions are something of a hobby with him. He took an active part in the work out of which grew the Crystal palace of 1851; he has represented his country in one capacity or another at all the international exhibitions held on the continent of Europe during the last three decades, and he crossed the Atlantic to spend a month amid the glories of the Cen tennial of 1876. The visitor was given a pretty thorough insight into the methods of administration that have been adopted by the national commission and the board of directors, and was also made pretty thoroughly acquainted with what had Deen done and """hat it is proposed to do. ' Then he made a tour of the departments, I anti """hen this was finished he turned I from a listener into a talker, and expressed uimseii concerning wnat ne aau nearu ana seen in eulogistic term3, At no previous exposition in his life time, ho said, had the preliminaries been so well organized and arranged, nor had any previous board, or series of boards, ever been called upon to grapple with an international show of such magnitude as appeared to him to be contemplated. Most ! especially was he struck with the work of the department of promotion and public ity. Although they had the prince con sort at their head, he said, people who brought the first London exhibition to a successful issue had littlo or no aid from the press. In those days, in fact, the idea of "working the press" was unknown, and, outside of an occasional bulletin issued by the executive committee, people remote from London, and, for that matter, outside of the immediate location of the palace at Sydenham, knew very little concerning what was being done. All the negotia tions concerning exhibits and displays were conducted by correspondence with the parties interested. It was a revelation to him to sea room after room on the fourth floor of the Rand McNally building occupied by trained newspaper men, all busily engaged in pre paring articles in half a dozen languages, and to learn that the big sacks of mail matter that were being carried out con tamed material that would soon be read by hundreds of thoumds of people, not only in this country, but in far off Australia, in China and Japan, France, Germany and Austria, and not excepting his own coun try That the women should also undertake so active a share of tho work was also to him a surprise, for forty years ago their co-operation was not even asked, nor would j it have been accepted evea had it been vol unteered. Jn thoso daj-s women were not supposed to know anything concerning public affairs xr public enterprise?, and if i they did know anything they were expect- ' ed to maintain a discreet and respectful j silence. In fact it is said that the late I Lord Palmerston vetoed a suggestion re-j carding some of the designs for the Crystal ' palace because the prince consort admit ted that it emanated from the fertile brain of the queen, and the gruff old political leader, loyal to the throne as he was, would not tolerate a suggestion that came from a TFOl!VD. even though that woman was the 4urcu ueianu There were many other things that eur- prised the white haired, spectacled visitor. j When the architect' plans were unrolled, I and he was afforded some general idea of the extent and magnitude of the buildings that are contemplated, his mouth opened , wide and his eyes bulged out. From a leather wallet that was brown with age he produced a faded newspaper picture, in that rudimentary style of art that prevailed back in the fifties, of the Crystal palace, but it looked only like a side show when compared to the structure that will be erected under the auspices of the national government, and even this will be but one of many. More surprises awaited him in the treasurer's office, where bulky account books were brought down off the shelves, and he was shown page after page of names, not of millionaires or capitalists, or even of solid business men, but of daily wage workers who had contributed their I mites toward the capital stock in order to display their patriotism. There were no "wase earning" subscribers in the days of "5L These were only a few of the things that he saw or was told, but be will take back to the English metropolis a marvelous tale of Chicago enterprise and American determination. And there will be more surprises, not only for our friends in England, but for our well wishers all over the European con tinent who have tried to grapple with World's fairs of their own. Between this ami 1S93, and in May of that year, will come the crowninc surprise of alL Hexrt M. Hurr. Some interesting figures showing the cost of some of the guns used in the Brit ish land and sea Berries are furnished by a recent parliamentary return. From this it appears that nine 13-inch guns have been issued to the navy at an average cost of ?oo,W5 each. The 10-inch guns cost S2S.-4S5 each, and the 5-inch 2,S40. The fifth infantry has been ordered to leave Texas by the war department. The regiment will be distributed at Francas barracks, Florida, Jackson barracks, Lou- j isiana. and Mt. Vernon barracks, ALv i bama. No regiment will replace the fifth I infantry, and there is much complaint, as more troops for the border are being demanded. I The white of an egc, with a little water and sugar, is good for children who are troubled with an irritable stomach. It is j very healing and will prove an excellent remedy for diarrhea, as well as a simple prevtnave for bowel disorders. Araendctl. "Who Is that lady that just psssed us with the charming face?" j.aat was my wile, bus we are now separated. ab, yes, i see; Pliegende Blatter. year late wife.w DRS. TERRELL. & PURDY. DR. J. H. TERB.ILL. DISEASES 07 WO TEN Dr. Terrl!l has mafle .filitaseaowomcsa specialty for ths past twenty years ami wlhes to stuo thit hn his aU the lase Instruments. Ba.trie4. E.ectrodos. etc., for their fmeceiural treatment. ln'lnlln; Fibroid Tumors, Diaplacennni. iiuUrsoai-nn. Prolapim, Ulcera tions. LuecorrhcrM, Diseases of ths Orsnes. Painful IrreguJar orTrofuse Heastruatlon. Etc Dr. Ter rinhas recently spent sevtixl month in tha lanjs hospitals of ihs east ialh special study of electric ity and is th only physician ia the soathwest thor oughly facultar with its scientific application. N'EitVOUS DISEASES-Dr. TerrlU wishes to call ths attention of those suSering from NerToas DiJ cises Parlsi.Nerroas Proitratlon, etc., to the t, ouJerf al curttv effects to b derived from elec tricity whei scientifically applied and desires to state that he mai.es the application of electricity ,ln Xervoas Disease a special featuro of his practice ltt Dr. has the finest fifty cell diamond carbon bat tel y ever sen in ths weal, and all the appliances tepecully adapted to tro'lmnt of Iort Manhood orSrminal Weakness which ho qulclcly and peria .oiitly cores by th aid of electricity. , CATAKUE -Every case of Catarrh Is carahle if properly treated. Dr. Te rill uses Holley's neT? treatment. SXtK DISEASES Of all kinds cared when ethers here failtd. PILES. FISTCLA. and aU racial diseases cured. Xo knife no pain. A cure guarante-d, UKETHRAL STRICTOKE quickly and perma nently cured by r'ectroljais, No cutting, no pain, no money until cured. CHRONIC DISEASES-Bronchttis. Asthma, Hay Fever, all throat .ind luns; trod'jls. Dyspepsia. Dis eases Of the Bowels. Heart an 1 LlTer, Rheumatism, Dropsr. Erishts Dt-eaM. Uladler. Kidnev and Trl nary D!sea-e, Blood Poison and Private diseases' bYPHlLIS Tluit dread disease of mankind quickly and permanently cured by the new treat meat vlthout the po.onous druus of days gone by. Medicines sent to all pirts of the country. Consui atlon free. Send for question blank. 158 North Main St. Cor. First, Election Day In Greece. Election day is an exciting one in Greece. The last one was especially so in Athens. The people were to vote for I members of parliament. The election 1 occurs every four years. For a week i previous to the polling all the men and i boys were parading the streets, headed by a band. The Greeks are blessed with most powerful lungs, and their shouts of . "Viva!" fnirlv XrnoA th hravinrr nf the donkevs. The interest was soin-! . tense that the voung children shared it, and an American lady, passing a -mite 1 of a boy" on the street, who was escort- ing a little girl home from school, CTi lantly carrying her books. ViAfiTvl Tiim ask her if she had a vote! The voting takes place in the churches on Sunday, consequently the cixstomary service is dispensed with. In the church to which an American gentleman suc ceeded in finding access there were ranged round the church forty-two boxes, that being the number of the candidates. These boxes were something the shape of a tea box, one half painted white, with "Yes" on it, and the other half black, with "No" on it. Tin tubes projected from the front outward. Looking through these tubes I nna i"rMiVl cautlvjf -fTica rrt--a.C! rrrk-r-n Av--ZAtA . " uBnucui.iu juiu inu uuiuni laitiii;. x-iuoilio cuU box x stood a representative of the candi- te, and over the box appeared the uaLt. iinu over tne uos airoaareu rn candidates picture. Each voter, as he i entered the church, had his name and address registered, and a check given him. The above mentioned representa tive then gave the voter a bullet, or vote, made of lead. ornieri me ui: elip another bullet Formerly the dishonest voter would up his coat sleeve, and as he raised his arm to the tube the bullet would roll down, and two votes instead of one be cast; but the repie sentative now watches to prevent cheat ing. Negative votes as well as affirma tive must also be cast; that is, if a voter objects to a candidate, he must cast a negative bullet The voter, of course, casts one vote at each box, or forty-two in all. Cor. Youth's Companion. Tho Chinaman's Pnrchase. The Chinese are not supposed to have much talent or liking for humor, but a little story related by the author of "Three Years in Western China" shows that they are not altogether deficient in that respect: Several of my followers were opium smokers, and one of my bearers had con tracted a great craving for the drug. He was somewhat disreputable in appear ance, but a willing worker. His bag- i gage consisted of the clothes on his back aml a Fraa11 bundle containing his opium pipJ and the necessary paraphernalia for smoking. On leaving a certain village I noticed that the bundle had assumed larger di mensions, but my speculations as to its contents proved to be ide of the mark. A few miles to the west of Yang-lin a halt was called for rest, and the cakes on the roadside stall were quickly bought and devoured. The opium smoker, meanwhile, sat apart on tho edge of the stone road. "How is it that you are all eating and drinking,"said he to one of his comrades, "and 1 haven't a single cash to follow your example?" The other man put his thumb to his month, and pretending to inhale, pro nounced the single word, "Opinrn," at which the smoker smiled and was silent. On the following day we were sud denly overtaken by a sharp rain storm, and when the other bearers were search ing for shelter the smoker solemnly pro duced his bundle, gravely undid the cover, and proceeded to unfold and put on a first class waterproof coat which he had wisely purchased in the village to which we have referred. The astonish ment on the other men's faces and ths look of triumph in which the smoker indulged were a stadv. The FIrt T!ore Car. It was in 1S31 that I deviled the first street car, or omnibus, as i: was then called. This car was composed of aa ex tension to a coach body, with seats lengthwise instead of crosswise. On the l outside of the vehicle was printed "On- j cibcs,"in large letters. People would stand and look at this word asd weedsr what it meant. "Who is Sir. Omnibcsr many of them would inquire. I had a shop of my own at this time, and there Xrmflt tha first hcrcaeag. Iswarxuafc sss DR. K. P. PTJRDY. SXTKGEOK. ASD OCULIST CItm special ittea Uoa to diseases ol ths Eje. inclcdlo? t& scJrarWr adjustment of classes to correct Imperfect Tisioa. CATARACT remoTtd and right restored to aany who bare loaz oeea totaLy blind. CROSSETES stralzatesed la isaay cases withonl operation. GP. VNULATED LIDS and ill crass ot Sore Eye quickly cured. Artl2cil eyes inserted. GLASESOnly taoe ho aTe had src! traialep should attempt to n clas i es let tbey d the patient more tarm thaa eood. llany ca-es or aerTo!ne!9. Irritability, Insomnia, headache, Tertl go and fcemln? stupidity la ch' Jdreo are duo to de- lectjTe tivonand am remoTsiai once by the ap plication of proper glares. . AS A GEKERAli SCRGEON Dr. Paidy has no superior In the south est Below 1 given a paxUal list of tlie. diseases treat ed with special success: Deformities of alllflnds. Club root, Cnrrature of the Splno, H'p Joint Disease. White Swelllnff. Varl esse Veins, hare Lip aad Skin Eruptioas, HYDROCELE AND YARICOCELE-A care guar. anteed In every case-. Ko cutting. Abdominal nursery. O-arlaa lumors. Tumors of the Womb. Lacerations, etc, t3T"FacIal b'eralahes. Sup-rfiaoas Hatr, mole. warts and other defecto reiaovtd painlessly aad without leaving a Bear. Dr. Pardy will risit any part of the soathwest ia consultation or to perform surgical operation Corre.pondcace Solicited. WICHITA, KAN. the first rime m 2532, from Prince street, m tne .Bowery, to ionrteentn street. This car had three compartmente of ten seats each, entrance being had from the sides. On the top there were also three rows of seats, facing back and front, 'seating thirty persons. John Stephen- son in Ladies' Home Journal. ! j Salvation A d the c1r"d"' I IS obVlOUS that U We WOUld tmd any anal for the .growth and force of this , movement of the balyation Army, we ?"? S back to the enthusiasm eserTed b' the preaching of the Crusade, to the ; ork of Francis and Dominic in founding me lucuujuiin uiucia, lv lUL lULCLdul Reformation, to the preaching of George Fos, or to the growth of Wesleyanisin at the close of the last century. Further, no attentive student of early church history can fail to see many striking points of analog' between the methods adopted and the results achieved by the Salvation Army and those which aston ished and disgusted the pagan world in the rapid snecess attained by the early missionaries of the Christian church. Archdeacon Farrar in Harpers. Various Hues. Every once in a while the African mind will evolve an expression that has " a wealth of grotesque poesy in it. An of th ublic buiIdi ln this cU was lfM,i T rmnnr.u. i i - i I, fl. ' hlt rSfl!nrinp t An fnr . 0 .w. eloso fob all ob mv familv?" " Have you a large family, uncle Y said one of the clerks in a quizzical tone " Deed I is seben chillun." " Are they all the same color as you Y " Xo, sah ; dey varies, rangin' all dt way f urn dusk ter midnight." Washing ton Post. Almost a Hint. A little boy was told that he must never ask for anything at the table, as it was not good manners to do so. The consequence was that he was frequeutly overlooked. One day his father said: "Johnny, get me a clean plate for my lettuce." "Take mine, pa; it's clean," and he add ed with a sigh, "there hasn't been any thing put on it yet." Tcxaa Sittings. Tro Tided For. "TVhcre are you jroing my pretty mnldT "I'm going to move. Kiiid sir," she eaid. "May I go with joo. my pretty maid?" "I've a li-t already, kind sir." she &&id. Kew York Herzld. A Good Suggestion. Cholly (energetically) I want to do aome thinc for the world, Mabel. Mabel innoceatly Why don't you com mit suiciae? Life. The XaTrj-er LTlaby. Be ftill, my cMVi. remain ia statu qao, While I propel thy crd'.e to aad fro. Let no InToIvwi r istor alk Prevail whil we're cooiulUay inter nos. Was tfcst a Itttle paia ia mcdlas res? Too bad! Too badl We'll have no ore ef these I'll scad a capias for Fome trite expert Who knows how to e;o;i the pain aad stay the hurt. No trespasser shall come to troub'9 tb. For thou dost o-ara this fconr ia siraple tea. And thy admiuistnUors, bens, assigns, To have, to hold. conTey at thy dciigxa. Correct thy ple&diszs. my errs bahy boy; Lot there be an abatement of the y Qruah every tendency to keep awake, Asd Terdjct, costs and Jcdzasecs thou shall take. Boston Trarjcriyt. She ITm AU Eight. "I hope, Jennie, that yon have given the matter serious consideration." said a lady to a .servant sirl who hsd "given aoute" because she was to be married that day two weeks." "Oh, I havema'aia," was the earnest re ply. 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Legal Blanks , t a Of every kina arused by lawyers, real estate agents, county, city and township officers Justice of tht peacs books and blanks. For Township Offieers. we hare a complete line of blanks and books such aa are used by township officers. ggpegjfeM&S &",.., "A I ii i Him in ii nfWWiW AHVT-n3 v PnP.Irpfr "nnP.TTAfQ filt,Vi fl.' U JL JJksl wvunuuij, r.i t q unrare' ""VTnlo Wwnm" r he lawyers' " vatfe .nil in any court, xne mosc complete aad conven .l pocicet docxcet ever published, -with tiro Indexes , alphabetical iuder and a diary Index; showa at a .iance Just "what date a lawyer has a casa ln court: e?ps a complete record of tho case. Handsomely KjandlnflexlDlebacX a convenient sizo to carry ln the poc&et. Endorsed by attorneys eyerywhera. S foil wln ktxoLg- endorstaent tresa Crt ; f sia H. Ajh. tr-Jadi of the EWh Jedlclal DUtrict BUU ot Isdlasa. H writes a XoUow: Ostfear31 Wfc it fa the dmi ootnpUU tad coscU work of tb tort 1 hT nst with. ! cannot miow the mlomtilc. practicing lrr can d wiUnotlc ttahMldbe anUOsd Tit Lwyra Vai llcia." Truly aa otncrely yottrs JOBS H- ASH. AUcrny Law, Wichita. Santas. Price or dook'flt $1.00. By mail postpaid to any ad dress upon recent or SL07. Addresa R P. MUBDOOK, THE WICHITA EAQLB. Business Manager. Wichita, F"qp. rATIXTJO XT TaufcUf A- ZDII91C. MISCELLAWEOUS. t H , , , We have a iargs numbar of appropriate onta Tor um hi Premium Lists canjget them oat on shorter natic laan any other firm. 2?or school catalogue htq bav n at type faces for that especial "worfc. Constitution nd By-Laws for Lodges, Buhdins to Lean Assocliv tions, eta Sekool Records, Etc We desire to call the tendento, schorl, dlstrlot orrlcera and teachers to-ouJ line of school publications as given belor. Our schoo! records aad boolcs are now Deing used excltwlv?rfy la quite a number or counties, and are eapcirtor to any ln the market: Cla-sinctlon Torna B-eoord, Becord of Apportlonzaent or State and County Scbool Ftasds, Superintendent's Becord or School Vlsie, CFocfcet tizX Becord or Toachera' Ability, CPocfart Sizo, Bec ord ol orricial Acui, Annual Plnxnclal Baporta, An nua.1 Statistical Beports, School District Cier2ca Jlpcord, Schooi District TrasuT9s BocortL School Bis'rlct Traisurer'ri Warrant Register, School Dtscridt C.e.-fs Order Boofc, School Teach er Pally 2leglstrf Sccool District Boundaries, Becord Teacleril 2iarpkry cd, i6lpti5. Tuition Normal Inxtltuta. Booetptai Tea'Vtr's Szamlnatlon, Begiater 2fonaal Icjrtttut Ordars Treasurer, Orders on Hcrnnalln3tlcato Puad Ordt m for Apportionment State School Fund. Ordenj DJnr.cTil btate and County School Fund, Orders a Fund from Sale or School Land. Monthly Bport School District, Promotion Card3 District Scnool, Diplomas District Schools, Pupils ilonthly Beport. nd Investment Companies. Loan - CiJ Eooirs and blanka. Our Loan BegUrter 13 now la use by loan companies generally. The Daily Eagli p .v. Stent pages Contains ths day and night associated gress dispatches ln rull, aad the l3t naarjtet reports Tie Weekly Eagle. IAiUyV WVy A&w Elsht pas&s Contains more Htate and ceaeral new and eastern diapatchss than any ree'siy papsr ln th Southwest. The latest market reports npto tho hour or going to press. Sample copy free. BFBra&tes promptly nraish&d upon work: of any jeiad. Addresa R, P. MUBDuCK, Business Manager. Ill S. Dooslaa ats-, Wichita, yrm JBlaiik: Book Makers Carda balsior jNotanes Pubiio, corpora tions, stock companies, lodges, etc Orders filled promptly. Also stock certificates for corporations and stock companies, either printed 01 . UOiograjpaea.In elegant design Mocum" can fca esoa ia any stat Wichita. Xaa,rb- iv. !M. I aar la ess jrssr "Attornr roktt Docket, aad And It Tcry eefiTjslai ai Vraal tot Jcecptnraccsibiet oiaaax&dA or cnh it i I jru what Uw7ar tot la xciIa- &( jiomv oi ti wort Tonm oost rptf allr, 17. 3. MOR&Jd. Cwair AtWrn.B- 8000 COPIES raoii OKE OEJOIXAU WrlUaz. Drawl, tuula. to. Of Tn-Wrtt VTTTZXB 1500 COPIES CA.f UTiOl frcta OJS e-1ni IWasttevgd .r rc SO.GC USERS. Tb EASLH U arrt for tha tale ot Utf tboTt machlc. extra nrppUc. rtc Adiraw R. T. MURDOCH Wkaita, Kaciu. attention or conn tr superintend