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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19
THE POINT OF VIEW.

An Artists Study Into the Subject of His
Caricature.
1t was an open car and she was the
only passenger upon it There she sat,
riding in state. quite as though she
owned the whole road There was
something awfully ludicrous in the way
she sat. too; her sharp chin high in the
air. her nose pointing straight ahead
and her why hair, loosened by the
wind. flying in wisps from under her
bonnet
l was standing on the corner when
her car came along, and. although
hadn't the least excuse of an errand in
that direction, hailed the car and took
a seat at the side and little back of
her, to ride down a few blocks that I
might jot down her profile in my sketch
book. 1t was SO irresistibly funny
just the thing for droll caricature
which l had in mind.
caught the exact expression that |
wished and had the outlines down in a
jiffy: then the car began to fill with
other passengers, and / slipped my
sketch book int to my pocket and changed
to front seat, where could study the
woman'S face
Did you ever happen to see person
whose eountenanee presents from a
front view an aspect and expression to-
tally at variance with the impression
that is given by glance a; the profile2
Such faces are rarely seen. for nature.
as rule, makes the features in keep
ing. but have sometimes come across
them. and hers was one
Seen from the side and the back this
woman was ridiculous and grotesqGe:
from the front her face was full OF Dig
nifty and strangely pathetic. l almost
felt that owed her an apology for hav-
ing formed so mistaken an idea of her.
Her dark eyes We're grave even to sad
ness: her chin. SO comically aggressive
from the side. did not seem noticeably
prominent; the corners of her mouth
drnnnad a l;tti.. and .ha a~n~Asaia~ -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19

and took out roll OF money which 7
happened to be taking to man up
town. I've got eight one hundred
dollar bills here, but that isn't enough
"'Give it to mel he exclaimed, max
ing grab for il.
81 jumped back and for the first time
noticed the face of my friend. There
was business all over it, and ugly bust
ness.
What do you meanT 1 almost
yelled.
Don't DO SO loud, be whispered. I
mean to have that money
"'Well, guess not said, coolly, as
/ pulled pistol which l had in my
pocket as guard for the money was
carrying and what expected to get
from him, though / had scarcely
thought to use it under these circum-
stances.
That's all right, my chicken he
laughed If you kill me it will cost
your insurance company fifty thousand
dollars, for that policy is good for it, l
guess
81 dropped my gun as if the man had
shot me. OF course the policy was
good for its face, and its face was fifty
thousand dollars. l couldn't kill him
and take the chances.
And don't make any distur bance or
call for anybody he continued, or
Ill just cut my throat with your pen
knife l have here in my hand, and will
not only be in for the fifty thousand dol
lars, but you will have some trouble in
explaining how it happened. when
neither knife, pistol nor other deadly
weapon can be found in this room, ex-
cept what belongs to you. Pm q des-
perate man and you might as well fork
over that money and such other valu-
ables as you may be possessed Of
and call it square,
Il tried to think Of some plan to es-
cape, out my brain was in whirl. and
couldn't do a thing, but stand there.
He was very polite, however, and came
to my assistance by removing the
eight hundred dollars from my person,
besides fifty dollars Of my own, also
one gold watch and chain worth one
hrndren dollars; ono diamond stud
worth twenty-five dollars, and one gold
ring eighteen karat, worth ten dollars
Then he carefully tied me to tho bed,
put nice little gag in my mouth,
packed my stuff in his bag, turned out
the gas, bade me good-by, and, locking
the door, went softly whistling down
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19

An ingenious fraud was recently
committed in Australia A man
claiming to be a telegraph operator in
gratiated himself into the favor Of the
postmistress in country district, and
took advantage of the opportunity by
telegraphing two money-order tele-
grams to Melbourne to pay two sums OF
EGO. His accomplice in Melbourne APP
piled at the post Office and received the
money in each case.
-Rossini, after finishing his great
work, INDUCED himself in long period
of leisure and did not write limo of
music A friend once called on him
and found him writing hts autograph,
with sentiment, at the bottom of some
photographs Of himself One Of these
read: ITO NJ Pillet VIII, my friend
and my equal in music" What" cried
the visitor, you are not serious? NJ.
Pillet Will is not your equal in music"
Certainly he is-since l am doing moth
ing" explained Rossini
The second son of the car, the
Grand-Duke George, continues his Pc
culiar course Of treatment for pulmo-
nary disease. In accordance with his
physicians theory that a low tempers-
ture tends to destroy the consumption
bacillus and TO prevent the growth of
tubercles, the room Of the royal patient
is unpapered and bare, the mattress on
his bed thin, and the fires moderate in
the coolest weather. The progress of
the disease is said TO have been checked,
but his attendants suffer extremely
from the cold
The late NJ Renan wrote . vast
number of personal letters, from civility
rather than inclination. and often with
great trouble. He was averse 70 pen
and-ink conversations He hardly ever
dropped an epistle into letter box
without wishing that he had not penned
ii, and he often fell asleep when en-
gagged in private correspondence. Nine
Renan took upon herself some years 20
answer the letters he received II is
easy. therefore, 10 understand bis
urgent request that none Of his private
correspondence should ever be printed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19

I'm the early middle ages gloves be-
came quite common Knights, priests
and ladies used them, and they received
different symbolical Specifications Of
love, challenge, submission, etc. 1t
was not, however, until the age Of
Louis XIV. that they became part Of
elegant dress in general. During this
French king reign, the glovers of Paris
became very important community.
They were styled maribands, maitres,
gantiers, parfumeurs, and alone had
the right to sell or prepare gloves. Be-
tween 1914 and 1880. Louis XIV. issued
several edicts prohibiting the use OF
gloves embroidered with gold or silver.
Gentlemen's gloves at this period were
made with gauntlets; those worn by
ladies covered the arm
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19
Charming Complication.

A certain widow with two girls mar
ried a widower with two boys and had
second family by her new husband.
When terrible rumpus was heard in
the nursery one day the nervous hus-
band shouted upstairs: Whatever is
the matter?" The little wife answered
sweetly over the balusters: Its only
my children and your children having
q row with our children, ar."-Dem-
orcst's Magazine
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19
How They Ride.

Tourist-What are all these trains fly.
ing past?
Suburban Boy-They is race trains
takin' city folks home from the races.
you know.
Tourist-Ah. yes. l see. Quite num-
Der of them have palace cars attached
Boy guess thcm's for the ones that
~inS-Good News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19
GIVE IT TO MEv"

had some business that demanded at
tentiou before nine. Promptly on time
l appear and was shown upstairs to
my friends TO The lady was there
looking rad I'd | began TO think
the life " business was the
finest thir n. / handed out the
policy, VIII the way, named the
wife as ben, lary, and in the cheeriest
way possible she took it and locked il;
mp in her bag. and with pretty little
nod to him and a hearty shake of the
hand for me, she excused herself and
said she had to join party Of friends
and would meet her husband at the
station. Then she left with the bag,
and her husband locked the door after
her
LET me see,' he said. as he sat down
and took out his pocketbook. I be-
heve the premium OF that is in tho
neighborhood Of fifteen hundred dol
lars
Fifteen hundred and sixty. to cover
every thing, / replied
Can you change thousand dollar
bill? he inquired
Il laughed at his little joke.
No. | said I can't, I'm afraid
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19

bonnet But there was nothing ludic-
rous to me in her sitting there alone.
1t was pitiful, desolate.
Again took the seat at the side and
q little back of her. thought of the
worm, gnawing away at her heart, and
1 shuddered- Iglanced from the comic
sketch which had made of her to the
original. It was very like her and alb
surdly funny-the very thing for that
caricaturs which I had had in mind,
yet tore it into q dozen fragments.
had changed my point of view. that
was alL-Marie More Marsh, in Chica-
go Inter Ocean
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19

Servant delivering message)-"Mr.
Triplett sends his compliments to Mr..
Gazzam, with the request that he shoot
his dog, which is a nuisance to the
neighborhood." Gazzam Give Mr..
Gazzam's compliments to Mr.. Triplett.
and ask him to kindly shoot his daugh-
ter and burn her piano. Christian
Register
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19

HE life iAsur-
ancs agent had
been tellin z
8 o m Q & o o d
stories of his
experiences ia
tho busin e S 8,
and when he
had fin i h Q d
the drum m Q r
rose up and
stretched him
self.
II came very
near being a
life insurance
man myself,
he said, as he
sat down, but
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19

Charming Complication.-A certain
widow with two girls married = wild
over with two boys, and had a second
family by her new husband When a
terrible rumpus was heard in the nur-
sery one day. the nervous husband
shouted upstairs: Whatever is the
matter?" The little wife answered
sweetly over the balusters: ''Its only
my children and your children having .
ROW with our children, DEAR"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19

Jones! You look like another mar" "
Stranger-"I am This isn't Jonea -
Town Talk.
"A collar button was recently found
concealed in . COW; and this has caused
wonder rs TO how the COW crsw.ed I'M
der the characterization Banner.
1t was an agricultural editor who
wrote: Pumpkins are said 70 be fat
tening for hogs, but We have never tried
them ourselves. boston Transcript
I've read your terline verse on 'Fxse"
In last months magazine.
And think you must - very great
Hyou know what you mean
-Harpers Bazaar
-Bingo-''My dear. what Ii the sign
when one dreams Of snakes?" Mira
Bingo-"In your case il in q sign that
you are wake"-Smith d Grays
Monthly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19

Little Boy-Why nsyn't 20 70 tbs
concert with you and psps7
Mau1ma-It's clasfc music. and yoa
couidn's un6ssstand IL
Little Boy-Wbas Sttsd OF nnssc b
classic music
Mamma-well, its German music
Little Eoy-oh,-Good SevA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Two Sides rs he really going 70
marry Miss PAsse? He must be VERY
deep ia love" '-Yes-or In debt"-S.
I. Herald
Robbins inear-siShsedj - Hello,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19

Are Mr. and Mrs Green at home?"
was asked Of little girl who answered
the bell. Yes" "Are they engaged?'
The small girl looked herrified as she
answered: why, they are married.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19

The sight Of these bright eyes and
intelligent faces" said the visitor. who
had accepted with aiacrity the invita-
ton of the teacher 10 address the
school. "brings TO my mind an incident
that took place during the school days
Of our distinguished lieutenant gov
ernor. who. as you arc al aware. OF
course-by the way, viii acme one OF
you tell me the name OF our Lieutenant
GOVERNOR
There was = dense. oppressive, sol
emn silencs throughout tbs schooironm.
broken ut last by the constrained voice.
OF the teacher.
mr.. Miller. he said. do you thinx
that's sIactly . fair question?'-Chiea-
20 Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19
i,<stA Note

II want this tooth puIisd I cant
staed this any longer
But. my dear sir, An not . dentist
What in thunder are youY
IL am an occulis.- ! attend 20 the
eyes, NOS The seeth-"
well, that's al right Go 70 work
This il an eye-tooth that's bothsrins
me --Texas s.ftin1a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19
Net . Tyrast

"You have got . new hired girl. I
see. Mrs Youngwife-"
Yes: got her about . week ago
How do you like herr"
VERY much. indeed She lets me do
almost as hxe abou: the house ~.
Y. Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19
Tee ny.

Naaa-There are no dies on Minerva
l.as
erta,nly not Those insects
~ 80 Of having their toes frcst-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19
Superiority.

Marnna-Thy do you pat DC s,scb
airs over thai little girl?
Wee Woman Her mother n&sn', got
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19
WON ON A BLUFF.

Story Of a Life Insurance Agent
Who Knew It All.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-19

TWO MOODS.

Sometimes think the world 70 b.
Dtsgustingly mundane,
With nothing beautiful OF good,
But everything fnane
Why will the dust get on my shoes
Tho wrinkles in my clothes?
why must there be sad blemishes
In everything that grows:
Why Is the world with shoddy filledi
Why had the mucker life?
And why must every lovely thing
Be crushed out in the strifeY
Ny cultured soul, with grand ideals,
Gets shocked ca every side;
Tn olbowed II walk the streets,
I'm jolted IL ride:
I'm stckeued by the vulgar crowd
That hustles nighs and day;
I'm bored TO death to sit around
And idle time away.
Il makes no difference where am;
An crumbles that touch,
Shocks my ideals and soils my hands
And grieves me overmuch,
Until 1t last, with sickened heart.
shrink away in pain;
And then I'm forced to think the world
Disgustingly mundane
IL
But, then. again find the world
Delightfully."- mundane
The dear old world, that offers Us
Its pleasure with its pain.
Ny soul grows lonesome by itself:
ny shoulders fairly ache
TO feel the push Of other men
Ia LIES stern give and take.
I feel the blood surge through my veins
Until my muscles swell,
And straightway all my fne ideals
Turn ghosts beneath the spell
And dust, ard dirt, and blemishsA
Seriu dearcr to me then
Than any spoticss paradise
With artificial men.
The hurdy gurdy's deafening bang,
The street bands awful bray,
The gent" that takes his LADY friend"
TO ptcnics down the bay.
The baseball crank, the college man,
The swell. and all the rest-
They shock me sometimes, but they touch
A chord within my breast
Ali yes: although the world IL COARSE
And vulgar and profane,
find it, after all to DO
Delightfully."- nundansl
Jury.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-09
EL0CUTI0N AT THE BAR.

The Family Skeleton Paraded In the
Baker Estate.
A knowledge OF elocutiOn is good thing
NOW person hearing Mr.. Ash read that
uecision would think it was in his favor.
But IL happens to be directly against him. "
30 SAID Judge Coffey yesterday in that dry
manner of his, and thereupon he decided
the matter which was before him and
granted the letters to the Public Admins
traitor.
The case was tie $1,000 estate OF William
BAKER, who died in January, over which
'heie was contest, and to present all tie
pertinent facts the family skeleton WAS taken
OUT Oh the closet and paraded. Baker was
an expressman, who had run away from his
VIE In Canada, bringing with him his chill
dren. AT Detroit he met by appointment a
Mrs. fannie Thomas, and, coming with her
10 pan francisco, set up housekeeping and,
put Tor what the neigbbors knew or sus-
pected, tney were man and wife,
MIS-; Thomas petiti0ned for letters OF
guardianship over the two stolen children.
one Oh whom is girl aged 16 who objected
10 uelnR placed in her care and custody. AT
Her request letters were issued TO Samuel
CreDa, ana then arose the contest in ques-
tlon. The widow had nominated the Pub
tic Administrator, and Crelea petition ned in
Denalt OF the children. A young attorney
at-law, who appeared for the sO-calied
widow, maintained that there had been
iegal marriage and that the Supreme Court
had decided that the proof of . mutual
assumption of the marital relations in
punlic IS sufficient to constitute matrimOny.
Inc Judge apOlogiZad for differing, and
knowing the decision cited did not bother
himself to send his nephew, "Jerry," for
the volume that he might consult it. A
question OF fact was put In issue though,
ana the woman was called to the stand.
She admitted the elOpement and that she
had lyed with Baker before he or she had
obtained divorce, and then the following
bit Of dialogue ensued
We're you ever married?" asked the
Judge, with merry twinkle in his eye.
dld not think it was necessary" she
replied, because we simply agreed 10 be
husband and wife"
well, tell me about that agreement?"
agreed
" Then you shook hands?'' came the sug-
gestioD.
!" Yes, we shook hands"
On, you did! And then. L suppose you
mutually agreed to assume the marital
rights and dutieS?'
Yes. SIR
And then you shook hands AGAIN."
=" Yes, we shook hands"
"0h. you ddi'
." And then you kissed and agreed to live
"Yes. SIR
Well" explained the Judge, 81 have
been quoting from another case, but sup
pose It's all right" He then handed an
open book to the young attorney 1t was a
transcript OF the testimony in the Blythe
case, and the quotations were from the testi-
mony of Alice Edith Dickson.
But Mr.. Robert Ash had no testimony 10
contradict the woman, so contented himself
with quoting decision to show that the
widow has no right to nominate an admin
Istrator, and this evoked the Judges COM
ment upon the possibilities of elocution
Under the circumstances the court said he
was obliged to accept the uncontradcted
evidence of Mrs. Baker
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-09
FOUL GASES.
NeighbOrhood Stencil That Amour
to Public Nufaance.

NeighbOrhoOd Stencil That Amounts
to a Public Nuisance.
deal OF complaint Is being made by
residents and frequenters of the neighbor-
hood lying between Kearny and Powell
streets, on Bush, because OF the horrible
stencil that rises Mt times during the day
and night from the sewer traps along the
way. At the crossings OF Dupont and Stock
ton the traps belch forth cloud of steam
and foul gases that the passers by cannot
escape and that infeets the whole neighbour
hood. 1t Is so fearfully foul that those who
come in contact with il are invariably sick
ened and nearly stified.
=, Inquiry at the Street Department obtains
the explanation that exhaust pipes from
elevators, pumps or engines below those
points empty into the sewer with such force
as TO drive the foul gases the wrong way
and force them out through the traps. The
practice CT allowing such pipes to empty
as all wrong
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-09
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY.
Numbers Winning the Principal Prizes
at the March Distribution.

Numbers Winning the Principal Prizes
at the March Distribution.
The regular monthly drawing of the
Louisiana State Lottery was held at the
Grand Opera House in New Orleans yester-
day morning. Following are the numbers
drawing the leading prizes: Number %, 439
drew the capital prizs of 100000. sold
in Washington; number 1926 drew the
second capital prize of 100000, sold in New
Orleans, San Francisco. Boston. st. Louis,
Chicago and Washington; number 6O97
drew the third capital prize of $50, 900; num-
Der =. $50 drew the fourth capital prize Of
$4,000, sold in Cienfuegos, Cuba, Houston,
Tex, and Washington; numbers 16.5i7 and
59.S73 each drew $4,000; numbers 17,020.
%, 922, 81. 800, $500 aud GS,S42 each drew
$1,000. Each of the following numbers drew
$1,000 1894, 2203 2.6l7 20. 80. 27,9l7, 30. 426,
80, $3.50, 37,434, 1919, ~, $50, 81, 436, IS 3d.
59.237. 6l,706, 6s.370 66907, 1920, 50, 567,
S7,775, SS,S55, SO. l3S, 94,209, 1880, 96, 563,
9S, 1888.
Remember that the payment of all prizes
is guaranteed Dy four national banks in New
Orleans, and the tickets are signed by the
President OF an institution whose chartered
rights are recognized in the highest courts
therefore, beware of any limitations or
ANONYMOUS schemes.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-09
A Onestinn of sneed.

The hearing of the suit of NJ. r. Roberts
against the Southern Pacific Company for
$4,000 damages for injur les received in the
Webster-street disaster two years ago was
resumed yesterday in the United States
Circuit Court. The evidence of Drs. Shields
and Damkroeger aud of Captain Hackett
were taken. Damkroeger was the family
physician who was called In when Roberts
was hurt while Shields was an expert called
to testify in reference TO nervous diseases
and complaints. Their testimony was hardly
in favor of the complainant. Captain
Hackett testified that the train was going
slower than Roberts had claimed; also that
he had complained against the Southern
had compromised at con siderably less than
he had expected to get. He said he would
have prosecuted his case and had Roberts on
the stand had their ideas Of the rate of the
trains speed been so contradictory,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-09
a." CRANK" BECKETT.
He Goes After the Alaska Commercial


He Goes After the Alaska Commercial
Company.
middle-aged "crank" known as +. A.
Beckitt was arrested yesterday for insanity
He imagines that he is Consul General of
Denmark. and wears a big blue cap with
gold braid. For years he has haunted the
office Of the Board Of Supervisors with a
claim for half a million rs damages to his
imaginary property destroyed during the
kearny anti-Chnese riots. Recently he
became possessed of the idea that he had
authority over all the possessions of the
Alaska Commercial Company, and insists
upon collecting what he terms his revenue.
lie recently sent a rambling epistle to the
company, which was deciphered to read
something like this:
San Francisco, Cal. February 2, 1892 - His
Royal Hghness +. A. Beckett. Count Adenburg
. de st. Croix. Duke OF Wausa, His II. d. NJ, Gen
eral Consul OF Denmark. No. 31S Davis street
VITO The Alaska Commercial Company, No
$40 Sansofne street-G entlemen: We, the above
signed, authorized representative OF his jesty's
royal government. Christian, tue ninth King OF
Denmark, must assure your hocorale corpora
lion that IL Is with deep regret that We the gen.
eral government, must OF necessity inform the
Alaska Commercial Company that we, the gen
eral government, have been informed by our
revenue correspondence that there have been
some unreasonable fraudulent misdemeanor Tres
pass committed In our country OF Danish A mer-
ica.yiZ, Alaska, on the Prince OF Wales Ireland
aud elsewhere, and in San Thomas aud San
Croix, Danish West Indies. etc. We cannot
endure your possession OF all The rights In Alaska
longer. 4. A. BECKITr.
Officer Anthony was sent out TO find
Beckitt yesterday and easily led him to the
City Prison by pretending TO he one of his
subjects.