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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11

There was once-and it was not very long
ago-a young musician who had composed
an air of which he secretly entertained >
very high opinion, as being melodious. del
icately and at the same time quantity
scored for the piano, and of course I'M
doubtedly original. Havingqu quite finished
1t he one day played it over to a musical
friend who happened 10 be passing the af-
ternoon with him. The composer did not
say, Listen to what I have lust com
posed, but while seated at the piano chat
ting and striking chords he slvly let his
fingers glide into the melody. proposing to
ask his friend low he liked it when it was
finished.
But TO his delight his friend soon inter
rupted with the remark. How very pretty
that ISL DO you think sos" the com
poser answered. concealing the intensity of
his rapture; and before he could add dep
recatingly, "A little thing that came into
my head the other day" the friend CON
tinued: Very pretty! I've always liked
that air ever since my mother sung it 20
me when was little childr'-New York
Ledger
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
A Wnman WIN CheNs,

There was woman at the Union depot
one morning who chewed. This assertion
is not limited entirely TO the time during
which she masticated her daily bread, nor
must be construed to mean that she closed
her face successfully upon a mouthful of
the newest brand of gum. In that respect
she was unlike the great mass Of women
and girls, and instead worked away upon
the finest brand Of fine Gus. The woman
had just arrived from the Ozark regions,
and having no better occupation she
chewed tobacco while she awaited the de-
parture of the train that was to take her
west
She carried about a pound Of fine cut in
a small hand basket, and seekinga variety
was seen to take good sized piece of plug
tobacco from her pocket and bite off COM
Portable "chew." The Colorado madura
gentleman who looks after the condition
of the depot floors sighed as he contem-
plated the woman, who eviDeed a dislike
for cuspidores. He asked her when her
train departed, and handed in his resigna-
ton, effective at noon, when she replied
that she had about concluded to remain
there all day.-Kansas City Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
Greek Merchants.

On the first floor Of the old Delmonico's
was the bar and the coffee room. In the
latter, between IL a. m. and 2 p. m, you
would always find a lot of Greek mer-
chants slipping coffee and smoking cigar
cites, which they rolled on the spot They
were enormously rich and did business
IN tails way: ooh, you want some Algerian
wool. think have few thousand bales
of Oran and Sfax over in Brooklyn; but
you must see my brokers-and-it is in
their hands entirely" 1t was the same
with coffee or hemp. The brokers had
everything to say that was to be said. Let
the owner enjoy his coffee and cigarettes
and the society of his polished associates
from the land Of Socrates; but when it
came to payment-cash or paper that
would sell at sight; no confidence bust
ness, if you please. The ancients used to
say that Greek credit" was to deliver the
goods with one hand and receive the price
with the other.-New York Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11

! portable instrument, ana secured the CO.
/ operation of the secretary Of the Smithso-
man and of about dozen other men of
| science attached 10 that learned establish
ment in the carrying out of this remark
able trial.
1t was great sight to behold the group
of eminent doctors and professors gath
cred in front of the monkey cage at the
zoo IN the rear Of the Smithsonian build
ing, seriously waiting results, while Pro
fessor Garner ground away at the hand
graphOphone with its crank attachment.
and the keeper of the animals poked the
monkeys up with a stick to make them
talk
One monkey was tame and the other one
wild. The wild one could not be induced
by the most vigorous poking to make any
remarks worth mentioning. An occasional
scream of rage was all that could he elic-
tied from him. The tame monkey did
nothing but chatter and gibber mos: unin-
telllglbly, as 1t seemed to the rest of the
audience; but Professor Garner WIS in
chned 10 think that this was really CONVEX
sation worth taking down, and so he
ground away vigorously at his instrument,
using up half dozen cylinders in obtain
ing the records be desired. A big tin horn
attached to the graphophone was inserted
through the door Of the monkey cage dur
Ing the performance.
Professor Garner was very far from i'm
aglnlng that he would be able 10 under
stand this monkey talk when repeated to
hlm by the machine But his notion was
10 record the remarks of one monkey and
then grind them out through the horn for
the benefit Of the other monkey, so as to
observe what sort OF responses the other
one would make.
By comparing the original observations
ana the replies he hoped 70 get some few
clews that would eventually enable him
to translate the monkey language. Cnfor-
tunately the wild monkey would only
scream augrily, aud thus the experiment
IN measure was 4 failure, though the
professor Is convinced that he hes obtained
on his cylinders some really useful simian
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
IneTeEscd Traction.

The question Of increased traction By
electricity has Of la,e engaged = large
amount q attention among electricians,
and valuable piece % testimony a. - ia
s1leacy Wa recently given slIte inci1snt-
ally - TIE inventor Of AZ eIecfrlos! tTA-n-
way which is working II PsEnsyivAniA
Goa! mlns- lie VIA asked NbstEsr bis Ell
per1snce went 70 prove that tbs pAsE4Es -
the current from the Wnr.is % ths rails
had tie effect q ircrezEisz the trEctton-
he replied ths. Il unquesrs0Sasiy DID, and
be gave this opinion ~ the nesah 81 lSng
and careful oourse u ezpsrimsn;s b
which he Sought % ssftss the gGesttoo for
himself he also stated th4s some o! TIE
grade which the eoal trains hsd % ssosrid
were 80 steep taaf without ths iE-rezss5
TRACTION whlch the passage q ths cITreng
% the rails gave they could NJ b. s2F-
n0zute1 -Sss IoTk S42
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
Saw Aaron Rnrr Married.

American history is a matter of only re-
cent record. One of the witnesses of the
marriage between Aaron Burr and Nine.
Eliza Jumel, when he was IS and she 60
is still living in New York city and well
remembers the event His name is jacob
Fried, and he was Nine. Jumels gardener
and coachman. He says the old gallant
was refused three times by the dame, and
only got her at last by bringing a clergy
man with him.
Fried drove them away aeroqs the coun-
try on their wedding tour, ami according
to him Burr was little maa with gray
hair and not at all good looking" But
the old coachman's testimony ga the latter
point will not weigh against that of the
fascinated danes of Burr's time, who
handed down to their daughters and
rranddaughters such glowing accounts OF
his powers over the sex.-Bos.On Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
The Omcer Moved On.

Pat was detailed as sentinel when the
seventeenth Maine was near Culpepper,
and was told TO be very careful and not let
any one or anything fool him. He took
his place and all went well until . o'clock
the next morning, when he heard the
sound of some one approaching. Halt"
yelled Pat, who comes therey" THE Of
fcer of the day, =" responded the new conner.
and gave the oountersign. And faith. &"
says Pat, "and what business has the Off
Ger of the day TO be pokin' around at night
Clear out or I'll put bullet hole through
sc. And the officer had to clear.-Lewis-
ton Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
An Awkward Position.

A precocious little rascal was noticed OF
Jefferson avenue the other day making hi.
best endeavor TO ring a door beIl Just be
You'd his reach. A well knowzI minister
happened along, and with the impulses OF
a good Samaritan wanted to he:s the bow
Like to ring the bell, sonny?"
Yes, sir; but can't reach it.
The divine stepped to the ve~anda and
gave the bell vigorous pull, az he patted
the interesting juvenile on the hsad.
'Now run like the deviln' SECUTED the
kiG as he shot down the streetat 'op speed.
An the man of cloth could 10 VS. to laugh
at ;his deplorable bit of world. mess and
make explanation when tie cal was an
Swezed.-Detroit News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11

" Is astonishing what a difference In per-
sonal appearance may be elected by a hair
cut. a badly shaped head lay, by skill
ful barber be made 70 assume an intellect
ual cast and in a very simple way. The
intellectual head viewed from the front, Is
wider at the sop than Just below the ears,
and a clever barber Oy cutting she hair
short over the cars, ard gradually length
eniag 1t to the top Of the bead. may give
the greatest dolt an appearance Of brains
and intellectually. The real shape Of the
head is concealed by the hair cut, aud 50
per cent. Of good looks added 10 the f.ce.
They say the tailor makes the man, and no
doubt he helps, but I claim that the barber
does his part. and if well trained. his part
Is by no means r"i-,ible.-Interview
in s. Ir~i- .I,t-.- p. -.-.---
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
When TaIinngs PIared Lean FROG

Among the games Of my early boyhood
there Is none remember so well as leap
frog. 1t was inartistic and homely, but
seemed very funny 70 me then The one
who stopped looked Inundated. and both
looked more so when the leaper stumbled
and Doth came down together.
Jack Snyder. l remember, carried n
grudge against me when we both came
down in heap after bad tried to leap
over him, and insisted that l had pushed
him down on purpose. | hope he has for
given me by this time, for he has been
away as missionary. If be were here
would right the wrong Of old times, and
let him spring over Ule as my children do.
DR. Taimage in New York Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
The First Steam Fire Engine.

AT the suggestion of the fire insurance
companies of New York city. a machinist
named Paul Hodge. a resident Of Gothsm.
constructed steam fire engine, which
was first publicly tested in front Of
the New York city hall. in March. 1si1
II Was total failure. Then the board Of
directors offered a gold medal for the best
method Of applying steam 70 the pr0pul-
sion OF water for fire purposes. This prize
was won by John Ericsson. the maker Of
the Monitor, recently deceased and more
recently removed To his native country.
The Official report has the following
paragraph in regard - Ericsson's engine.
- - 'anints ~ excellence rs thus narrowed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
Exercise Ysur Stomnoh.

Stomaohs are not unlike peor'e. They
neea hard things TO develop them some
tlnrs. HOLSTERS and Welsh raj ebit and
iceA at unholy hours have their purpose in
the physiological world Just as well az
duin bbells and rowing machines and chest
weights. Trust the stomach to tell Won
whSn you have carried your heroism too
far But don't make molly-coddle of it.
or Il will make dyspeptic or a corpse out
of You. There is sound sense and real wis
doih in the voracious but ungodlv taste
wh'ch prompts the small boy To make an
Ostrich OF himself Let him DO it if Won
want TO make him strong-New York
Eveoing Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11


Laryngitis Is mach mors common IN
adult males than IN females, as would b
expected from the fact that men are more
exposed to changes Of Temperature than
are women. The attack Is sudden. and the
disease rapid in its course. TIE person on
swallowing feels n pain in the region Of the
larynx- The breathing has hong drawn
Kissing sound The voice is husky and
croaKing. There Is ''crOupy" cough.
If the Inflammation is confined to the
larynx the expectoration is clear and thin;
II it extends to the windpipe and the bron-
ehial tubes, as il often does. the expectora.
ton IS thick and is coughed mp. The pulse
Is rapid, but the tongue is moist and the
fever slight. Ii the disease progresses
breathing, speaking and swallowing be-
come exceedingly dificult.-Youth's Com
pauion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11

Down we've IJund 10 UeIOng 70 an engine
weighing less than 2j5 tons. which has tho
power Of los men. and will throw 1000
pounds Of water per minute TO a height of
les feet through a nozzle Of l. ! inches in
diameter. The model in question was
submitted by one John Ericsson st
Louis Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
Seamless. steel Boats.

Mr.. Heslop, Of Leeds, England. has de
vised 4 method Of forming steel boats with
ont scam b. one operation The metal
plate used Is oae-sixteenth inch thick and
Of oval shape II i heated in a furnace
and then nodded IN die 20 the required
form by hydraulic pressure These dies
are employed 20 gain the form by degrees,
and thus preserve the metal from crac King
or buckling. The beat Is then polished
and fitted up with air tight compartments
and other necasSaries. York Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
A MEMORY os 14A OLD FARM.

If you've been happy rcrer
Through the fields ct fraghaGt clover,
Where life is all siInpls rojrd of bliss,
When at eve the srp npsine;og
And the stars are faiutly W'hking
You can call to mind picture such as this:
Harkl the cows are homeNard roaming
Through the woodland pastures cleaning,
can hear them gently lowing through the
dellS,
And from out the bosly dingle
Comes the softly tangled jingle
And the oft repeated echo Of the bells
Strange how memory will fling her
Arms about some scenes we bring her,
And the fleeing years but make them stronger
grow;
Though wander far and sadly
From that dear old home, how gladly
] recall the cherished scenes of long ago.
Harkl the COWS are homeward roaming
Through the woodland pastures cleaning,
] can hear them gently lowing through the
dells,
And from out the bosky dingle
Comes the softly tangled jingle
And the oft repeated echo Of the bells.
Chicago Post.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
CAN MONKEYS TALK?

LEANED Men Looking for a Key to Sim
ian Conversational Intercourse.
Can monkeys talk? The question was
made the subject of what was probably the
funniest scientific experiment ever con-
Quoted by the Smithsonian institution.
Professor Garner, one Of the honorary
curators, had charge of the test.
The conversational power of MONKEYS
has for years past been a special hobby Of
Professor Garner, and it occurred to him
that it would be good idea to take down
some of their remarks by means of the
RraOhophone Accordingly he procured a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
A Dead Certainty.

Miss Summit tcoldlyl-Mr. Dashaway,
think it would be friendly act in you to
call your friend Mr. CievertOn's attention
to his watch chain. Il is SO extremely
brassy.
Dashaway-B1t, my dear Miss Summit.
I'm sure that it's goia. would swear 70
it.
Miss Summit-(cynieally)-Why are you
30 surei
Dashaway-I know for fact that he Eut
SIS on 1t recently.-ClothierA and Furnisher.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
Tied by It's Own Tail.

A heifer owned by Albert Films, of Dex.
ter, Me, was missing for three days, and
when found was securely fastened 70 tree
by her tail, which she had switched around
it while going through the oods-Phils~
delphia Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11

observations, II ne could only tell what
they were about. This is, in fact, the only
difficulty remaining, and he does not de
spair.-Washington Cor. St Louis Globe
Democrat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11

1t is said that the tomb Of George Sand
and her son otter a sad spectacle Of forget
lulness. The graves are i'll kept, uithered
flowers lie on the marble slabs, and the
spectator turns away with melancholy
conviction Of the shortness OF human
memory
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
A KTNG As wAIrFR-

The king Of Araucsnia il a good deal
more fortunate than poor Francesca Of
Armenia, 70 whom | have before alluded
His full name and title is Francesca. king
OF Armenia, prince Of Jerusalem, and be
reditary guardian Of the Holy -epulcher
At present his majesty is head waiter in
one Of the small restaurants that dot the
vicinity of Versailles. Il is many years
since Erancesco's ancestors were driven by
the Turks from the throne Of Armenia;
but there can be no doubt Of the antiquity
and purple blood Of the family. Descend
ed from a bold Crusader. they held their
AngIy rank for ages, until the renewed az
gressiveness Of the MOhammedans and the
decline Of Latin power IN the cast made
them fugitives.
Russia for a long time afforded them an
asylum. and gave the titulaT prince pen
sion. But this was dropped about forty
years ago. and since then the royal house
of Armenia has had 20 AXE it, chances
with the multitude. Tie late king was a
waiter at Milan; the p-eseut king = wait
er at Versailles Siuguiarly enough the
restaurant Is one favored By the radicals.
AID the waiter Of the biEest Of blood Is
called on 20 serve vine and refresh u1ents
70 the ardeng opponents OF thrones and
titleAL Few visitors. however. are aware
that the sous they hind 70 the waiter are
thankfully accepted b. = king for Frances
co does not parade either his ped gree or
bis nisfortuDes.
You may see here in Paris prince %
Georgia driving cab. snG one u the best
police agents IN e scion Of the royal hous.
Of Poland To 20 through the roll q royal
prscenders would occ1py much time and |
space. Il il probably longer than that q I
Inonsrchs who have crowns on their beads- /
Paris Cor. Chicago Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11

for-kiII.ng another MANI
Texas Man-Naw! He stole . hoss.-
Texas Si;tings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
Why Ther Hanged Him.

Texas Manly George. jim Biudlet has
been hanged ar last.
New Yorker-W hcse Jim Bludls-'
Texas 5ian-.Iim B,ud.e;l Hes killed
t7euty-fcur me- in bis sine
Sew 'r- bang him
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11

wAen Baby was sick, we gave her CSstoria.
When she was Child she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children. she gave them Castoria-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11
An AMERICAN VTvq

Few have heard Of that other and rather
amusing American preteuder, resident in
Paris, Orelie |, king of the Araucaaian,
Orelle is a FrenchmRn, y cheaD law~c-.
with taste for adventure His travels
brought him to Chill. In South America
There he made his way by accident or lie.
sign TO a remote section of the republic
where the Araucan.au Indians have for
ages maintained their independence. tie
lived among these Indians and won their
good viii TO such degree that the chief
tains elected him king OF Araucania. and
he was formally crowned with that title.
As king Orelie led the Araucanians IN
forays, more or less successful, against
their Gillian neighbors.
When he got tired OF the masquerade.
which involved some peril. as the Chilians
followed the new king up sharply, he
started for the coast, reaching it BY the
way of Peru, and returned 20 Paris. Here
he still calls himself king OF Araucania.
and he has instituted two or three orders
OF nobility, which he confers for a consld
GRAFTON. The validity Of these orders and
his right 70 bestow them came up not long
ago before Paris tribunal, the point az
Issue really being whether Orelie was a
king or a swindler.
The court decided that, inasmuch "a he
had been accepted as king by community
which exercised independent rights and
which would probably be willing 70 recog-
nize him again IL he could get there. ne
was justified in using the royal prerogative
OF comforting orders Of nobility Since
this decision the kings business has -four
lshed more than ever, and his decorations
90 of like buckwheat cakes and maple
sirun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11

Death PreferabIe TO the Cure
''What you need Is a series Of mud
baths"
Doctor" returned The patient firmly,
''I'll die before / 20 into Isolitics. Puck.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11

ROYAL BACA NUMBERS.
The KINGS UNcRo'fNEo, UNKNOWN
AND UNHONoRED.

Retired Gentlemen and GenteeI Dead
beats All Claiming Throae-A King
I Who Is waiter-C enuine Blue Blood
| IN Hard Luck-An American King.
A full list Of royal and imperial pretend
ers would include all sorts OF people in all
SorIs OF society, froul" the retired and
wealthy noeleman, such as the Comte de
farl- 10 Oreiie, The self styled king of
Araucania, who Is SORT of genteel dead
osSt, and francesca, me titular king of
I armenia, whose royal predecessor was a
waiter IN Milan, who himself pursues the
same honest, If not kingly, occupation In a
restaurant at Versailles. As a rule nearly
every king nowadays outside Of the dark
est part OF the Dark Continent has a snug
sum to his credit in English or American
securities, so that in the event Of being put
out OF job he may have the wherewithal
to keep the wolf of poverty from the door.
The Comte de Paris. Bourbon pretender
to the throne of France, and now an exile.
is worth about two millions of dollars.
The bulk of his fortune is in British con-
soils, and he also draws interest on United
States bonds
Prince Jerome Napoleon, the leading
representative of the imperial house OF
Bonaparte, lives in luxurious exile at
Prangins, Switzerland. He has a splendid
residence there, and owns among his treas
ures various relics Of the Bonaparte fam
lily. including an Egyptian saber which the
great Napoleon carried in the first of his
Italian campaigns Prince Napoleon il
wealthy and ambitious. The BonApartes
as rule are not in good financial circum-
stances, and the purse of Prince Jerome In
taxed to keep his friends and relatives
from need
REAL PRETENDERs.
The ex-queen of Spain, Isabella, takes
life comfortably, even luxuriously, resid-
ing in fashionable style in Paris, with oc-
casional trips to Nice and Boulogne.
Italy has host Of pretenders deprived
or their toy crowns by the union of the
Italian peninsula OF these the house OF
Tuscany Is the most fortunate. as Austria
takes care OF them, and the Archduke
Francis Salvador has recently married the
flower OF the imperial family, the Arch
duchess Valerie. The heir of Bomba's
crown OF Naples is squiet, harmless young
man, strictly devoted TO religion, and with
out any apparent design upon his ancestral
dominions Indeed the deposed Italian
princes generally aceuiesce in their fate, as
hopeless Of any change. All, without ex-
ceptton, are fairly well provided for.
Dom Pedro, the deposed emperor Of the
Brazils, is the most unhappy Of ex-rulers.
The death of his wife was a terrible blow
to him, and he hungers to be permitted to
go back to Brazil to die. As ne has never
formally renounced bis claim to the crown
hQ la1
Pedro is far from wealthy. While In cir.
that should dictate close econ
omy, he Is so tender hearted that he hest.
tates to dismiss the rctinue that IL eating
up his substance. and consequently he .
grows poorer every day. 1t would not be .
should the old gentleman be
to accept the generosity of re- /
publican Brazil