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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
in ADMIRABLE CHARITY
Work and Objects of the Ac.
tors Fund of America.
RELIEF GIVEN TO THOUSANDS.

Since Its Organization No Actor Has Be
come Public Charge or Found a
Grave in Potter's Field-A Great Fair
for It's Benefit.
Beginning May and lasting six days
there will be held in Madison Square gar
den, New York city, what promises to be
the greatest charitable fair in history 1t
will have for its object the raising of
money for the Actors Fund of America,
and will doubtless put many thousands of
dollars into the treasury of that most
worthy institution.
A history of the Actors fund has never
been written, although it is probably the
broadcast and most admirably organized
charity in America. 1t extends to every
town and city in the United States, and the
wide wings of it's well doing shelter all
members of the amusement profession in
times of adversely. No distinction is made.
Scene shutters have the same standing as
stars in the eyes of the Actors fund The
result of its labors is shown in this state
ment made by Mr.. LOUIS Aldrich;
Not an actor has been put in a public
charitable institution or buried in a pot
ter's field since the work of the fund be-
gan"
The headquarters of the fund is in
modest brown stone building on West
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
LOUIS AIDRICH
Extreme poverty in

his town, he looks the case up and tele-
graphs to Lester S. Quincy, assistant Sec
rotary of the fund, brief particulars of the
case, in the meantime furnishing such i'm
mediate relief to the sufferer as may be
necessary. Details are sent to the head
quarters of the fund as soon as possible,
and the executive committee, which meets
once week, passes ON the case at its next
meeting.
During the nine years of the funds life
it has expended for relief, burials, medi-
cines and hospital changes $1S6. 31442. The
actors and actresses who were saved BIZ
this money from restitution or the igno-
miny of becoming public charges, number
2,51, and decent graves have been found
for more than 500. In the single year of
1891 relief was extended to All people. The
democracy Of the funds work is shown by
the list of these beneficiaries, which in
cluded 312 actors and actresses of the dra-
matte and variety stages, minstrels, z
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

been for his modesty, which made him
fear the imputation of appealing for
patronage on the strength of his fathers
reputation.
Alexander Bulls bowling and methods OF
playing generally are said 10 greatly re-
semble those of his father. But there the
resemblance ends, for the young man is of
a highly nervous temperament, showing
his French blood. Some of the greatest
luminaries of the musical world are proud
to call Alexander Bull friend, and in Paris
he is the center and life of a very select
coterie, which is principally responsible for
the recent revival of interest in Morse mu-
sic. The violin used by Alexander is the
one upon which his father performed when,
as an enthusiastic writer expressed it, che
had America at his feet" It is full sized
Giuseppe Guarnerius made in 1872 After
his brief American visit MIR. Bull will re-
turn to Paris. Thence he will go to Nor
way, where he always spends the summer
at the ancestral mansion near Bergen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
FAUSTA, 2:S23I.

ton, Cal, Nov. 2s, 1891, Clipped more than
six seconds off the worlds yearling pacing
record, and gave Fausta world renowl.
The best previous time was Rollos mile
in 2:28
Fausta is bay filly, and one Of the get
of that remarkable sire Sidney, whose
pacing record is 2:192l. Fausta's dam was
Faustina, and she is full sister to Faus-
tino, the great horse that covered mile in
2.14I as 3-year-old. Fausta was bred by
George Valensin of Pleasanton. Cal, and
trained by the famous horseman Willard
Sanders
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
CONVERSATION A LOST ART.
People Nowadays Appear tn Meet to Do
Aim ost Everything but Talk.

Almost Everything but Talk.
When any number of persons wish tC
combine for social purposes nowadays
they form a club. The club. however
is by no means social organization
{ The preteXt Is some sort of mind culture
an arena for the discussion Of some sub
ject. Shakespeare's plays, Browning
Dante, the stage, Indicate the simpler
range Of topics. Or if nothing better
offers, the members set up man OF
straw and have shes at him, sort of in
tellectual game of Aunt Sallie.
The town is honeycombed with such
clubs. They are superseding dancing
and the natural diversions of the young
and conversation and cards of the more
mature. The common pleasure in meet
ing one another In good clothes and of
duty no longer exists. Nor have the so
clai affiliations that used to be found in
the church and in the mission school
any remaining power of social cohesion.
1t is curious development, and is ma
turally IN a more vigorous state among
people from other parts OF the country
who have come here to live, and must
ind excuses for social organization out
side those that exist IN older and allied
communities of people. An inherent
craving TO KNOW and 70 commune about
Plato or Renaissance art will furnish
pretext for social advances that no one
can possibly mistake for bumptiousness
or any undue social aspiration. When
a sufficient number of persons with a
kindred thirst IS discovered Its satlsfac-
ton takes place at intervals In one an
others drawing rooms This climbing
Of stalrcases, ascent of elevators, IA
millarity with one ano:hers surround
lngs and subsequent waters ard cups of
tea after the main business Is concluded,
furnish as solid and as quickly riveted
bonds Is are welded by society II any @!
TX older forms
The regret Is that conversation, the
politest. the most spiritual. eF2nescent.
TIE most agreeable of all srts. h@s ID
greater chance II the mind culture cluts
than elsewhere. Who're discussion ana
iHigTIll-.tion flourish the f-4I4s u coaVtr
satioE nlskers AID goes ont fesaals
the speaker must rise 10 speak. e- tlss-e
i a moderator or President who ciluEz
- tie l-All issue. o- xliA <re-t iR1-s-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
One Advantage Of the Weather.

He had his coat buttoned up around his
neck and was shivering as he stopped a
friend on the street TO remark:
Awful weather."
1T isn't of the best" returned the
friend
Either cold or wet every day." went on
the shivering mortal by George! wish
summer would come again.
"Well, don't know that / quite wish
that" said the friend doubtfully.
"Oh, can stand heat better than cold. -
$50 can l."
"And I'd rather take chances with sun
stroke than grin"
For that matter, so would l."
The shiverinc mortal shivered some more
and then asked:
''Well, what makes you stand up for this
weather, theng"
why, in summer l have TO keep the
windows open"
'Of course"
And every one else does the same"
Naturally What % il >"
There are seven babies in the neighbor
hood that cry y intervals al night The
weather Is bad, but IL keeps the windows
down and Pm not kicking SO hard as
might. Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

the highest court. Mr.. Sanborn is a native
of Epson, y. H.. and is now forty-seven
years of age. Ills parents were farming
people. and until he was eighteen years
old be attended the country school only
during the winter months. Then he went
to Dartmouth college, whence he gradu-
ated at the age ot TWENTY-FIVE. Afterwari
he studied law with B&inbridge Wadleigh.
and was admitted 10 the bar in 1870. He
concluded to take Horace Greeleys advice
and ''go west" St. Paul being his destina
ton. There his uncle General John B.
Sanborn, took him into partnership, and
since that time he has been a prominent
figure in the legal circles of Minnesota
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

A singular duel arising out Of an cleo
ton squabble has been recorded by Sir
j. harrington, in which seconds a. well
as the principals fought They stood
at right angles, ten PAGES distant. and
all began firing together On = signal
from an umpire. At the first the two
principals were touched; at the next both
seconds and one principal staggered out
of their places- They were well hit, +"
but no lives lost.-I.eeds Mercury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

bumped the young mans head On the
pavement
"Wilberl Wilberi Don't you know
me-"
WILDER let 80 Of the young mans ears
and said:
"Oh, it's you. is IT."
''Yes, | thought I'd scare you, but you
ought to have known me-"
WILDER brushed the dirt of his clothes.
helped the young man 10 his feet and
returned:
''You ought TO have known me. -
Chicago Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
A Slow Child.

II an Austin colored woman can be relied
on TO tell the truth. the Texas ~'.iIdren are
not as precious as children are in other
portions of the country. She wanted 70
hire into the family OF Colonel Yerger.
DO You understand how 20 take care
children asked Mrs. Yerger
Yes, indeed / does. | tuck car Oh q
little young chile for mt twenty
years. Texas SiftinxS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
Egyptian Rfn9&

Very beautiful rings have been hand
ed down to us-the Egyptian, Of pure
gold, heavy but simple in design, and
some IN glass and pottery. the Baby
loHian, cylindrical. cut from some hard
substance ike crystal. and perforated
from end 70 end. 50 that they could BE
hing about the neck The Egyptian
snake rings are more quaint and curious
than beautiful---Cassells Family Maya
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

READING ROOM AND SECRETARY'S OFFICE
OF THE ACTORS FUND.
dancers, ii musicians, circus performers,
6 wardrobe keepers, 10 attaches, 12 man.
ayers and agents, % property men, author,
ii scenic artists, 5 chorus singers, opera
singers, music hall singers, 8 members of
the ballet, 3 magcians, machinists and
g stage managers. In 1884, the second
year of the funds existence, there were
only 160 relieved and AZ buried. The funds
usefulness has almost doubled, therefore,
during the eight years.
To Manager A. NJ. Palmer must be given
the lions share of the credit for conceiving
and organizing this splendid charity. He
called the meeting of New York and
Brooklyn theatrical managers in March,
1882, which first formally discussed the
project. AT this preliminary meeting Les
ter Wallack was elected president and Mr.
Palmer secretary. In July of the same
year, after the fund had been incorporated,
Mr. Wallack was again elected president
and Mr.. Palmer was advanced to the vice
presidency. Since then Lester Wallack
has passed away and Mr.. Palmer has been
seated in the presidents chair.
The idea of increasing the funds bank
account by holding great fair is a radical
departure from the custom of the past. In
previous years monster benefits have been
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

cretien allows each person three minutes
watch in hand, perhaps, to say nothing
Or there may be thirty minute paper
on "The Influence of Russian Thought
on the Accommodations of Wealth, which
settles down over the assembled intel
lects Like pail and calls for maids with
tea TO, the rescue.
Conversation has long since been
driven from more fashionable gayetiss
where wit, wisdom and repartee are cut
off at some vital, blood letting point by
the hostess signal to listen to the song
or story of the professional entertainer,
and where the guests think themselves
happy if they are not forced into sefried
ranks of camp chairs. Conversation Is
no longer permitted except at the dinner
table. and then the amateur or profess
sional story teller is apt to have the frs;
fork, and seems only 10 precede the
jester vet to be found behind ms mis-
tress' chair.
Regret, however, is enly faint sigh
for the SHOWS OF last year. The wise
person does not quarrel with what is but
accepts it ~ the outcome Of circum-
stances, or the result Of tendencies too
wide reaching or too deep for rs to grasp
If we are all under the pressure of mind
culture 1t Is doubtless for some good end,
and If everywhere the more familiar
wagging Of our tongues is checked there
are passages Of scripture that Will arise
IN explanation and consolation % the
silent meIaber .-New York Evening sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
OLE BULLS SON.

He Displays Much of the Musical Skill
Shown by His Father.
Who that has heard Ole Bull perform
upon 1.-THE king of instruments" will ever
lose the recollection of the soft, soothing
tones which he alone seemed able to ex-
tract from the violin? His execution of
the Carnival of Venice" OF one string was
revelation, and is still pleasant memory
to thousands.
1t is popular theory that a genius sell
dom has particularly bright son, but this
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

II uHuItu, W lACu
adds interest TO
his doings. He is
a son of the late
Courtlandt Palm
er, the founder and
first president of
the y in e { e n t h
Century club. AL
though still very
young his success
es in Europe war
rant his friends in
predicting for him
a brilliant career
as a virtaoso.
Young Mr.. Palm.
er WAS born in
New York in 1879
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

does not seem to
have been true
with regard to
Alexander Bull,
the son of the ia
nous violinist, for
he has shown abil-
ity in several fields
of endeavor. He
is an excellent mu-
stefan, though not
a phenomenon like
his father, and he
would probably
have been heard
in public long ere
this had il not
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

appeals, is regard
ed as one of the
ablest lawyers of
5 I. Paul. The
IN e at inspection
cases which he ar
gued a few years
ago, taking the
ground that the
law enacted by the
Minnesota legisla-
ture was unconsti
tutional, gave him
a national reputa-
ton, as his view
was sustained by
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
Ought to Have Known Each Other.

1t was quite late and the two young
men were srrolling along sids street
Suddenly one of them asked:
isn't that Wilber|
The other one looked in the direction
indicated and said that il was
Get II the shadow Of the building
said the first, and wei scare the LIE
out Of him"
A moment later the humorous young
man gave war wb0op and rushed ont
On tie gns1.Sptctirg WILDER, wildly way
M bis arms Wilier jumped about Eve
feet AMI then
Hold oni cried the humorous young
Fnaa A. he tr.e.i - vgrlSgls Ont frcn urs-
DR..
= ssn ~--gaule4 wil1er e. ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

given for the fund
in the large cities
with very crafty
ing results. VI. b.
Curtis, the actor
who was recently
tried on the charge
of killing a San
Francisco police
man, by the way,
gave at the Four
teenth Street thea
ter in New York
the first perform
ance for the bene-
fit OF the Fund.
L b at was in
March, 1882, and
in the following
month of April
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

Tw ent vel G b t b
street, New York
city, but it has
corresponding Sec
retaries and physi-
clans in nearly
every community
which theatrical
people visit. The
corresponding Sec
retaries are most
ly journalists. AS
S DON as ne w o
reaches one of
them of an actor
or actress ill or in
eYtraY,oa noyartvin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

I.ady-So you have 10 objection TO CHI
dren here,
Janitor Getty f'at)-No. mum
What do You charge for = ,"
How many kids have
Il have three children
Sixty dollars a month"
That's rather high"
Our reg lar terms. mann. Twenty doh
Lars = kid Good News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

Ih sad Hlas o. 1s .9ffsv ssc1
ta- G9lr " tse att.e elf-es l,rt-al ..a. sks4
feacarv3 81 , FOX 3 5er - t.srsbeyfy l4Hz.
'-s.Ili ezaetiy G3l .he Bl.i- s'-4lez.o Isl3
ma
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

To tell good eggs. pot them in water,
If the large ends turn up they are u1S
fresh Tnis Is an ln<1lhoIs rnle 70 dis
tiaguish good egs from = bad oas.--
Sew York Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

-
and citizens gen
crslly ere engaged
In discussing the
feasibility and ad
visibility of hav-
ing elevated ter
minals for ali OF
the railroads cen
tering there. This
S u G ge tion Mr..
Chappell is said to
have met with a
proposition to the
other railroads to
combine pIIrcboec
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

Miss G~H0x ;eTtgrlug TIE :hozEs;
usnst oe Tor great ssugeT - Know iAat
she hzs .o-e 1-r sosee
N- ? re mach rnare ;orfarfsg shsn
A. dos@l't ssa1e e LIE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
The Phenomenal PAGER Fausta,

Fausta is the greatest PAGER for her age
that ever lived. As Sunol is queen of ali
trotters, so Fausta is queen of all baby
PAGERS. Her mile in Pm. 225Is. at Stock
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

aIItt ELsly VI VIC
piano as soon as he was big enough to
react the keys. He made one public ap-
pearahce in 1856, and then went TO Europe
TO study.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

Mr.. cHAPPELL's BOLD PROPOSITION

he Suggests That All the Chicago Rail-
roads Seek New Terminals
Charles H. Chappell, general manager
of the Chicago and Alton railroad, has set
Chicago to talking. The MAYOR. council
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
One OF the New Circuit Judres

Walter H. Sanborn, who was recently
made Judge of the eighth judicial circuit
of the new United States circuit court OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
A Brand New Pianist.

Courtlandt Palmer, the new pianist, is
sure enough scion of New York's -Four
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

The exporting Of apples from the UnitSf
States 20 Europe il developing into al i'm
port&nt industry. The steamship Labrador
recently carried IS part Of her cargo freui
Portland. Ne, 20 Liverpool. England, Z. 81
barrels Of apples =
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
An Ornament.

The name of our strong can
didate for Vice-President is He.
brew, and may be found in the
10th verse of the 9th chapter
Of the First Book Of Chronicles:
"And over the herds that
were in the valleys was Shap
hat, the son Of Adlai."
This Adlai lived about l,0l4
years before Christ The mean.
ing of the name is differently
stated by different writers. Nc
Clintock and Strong say that
Adlai means the Just, but So.
ply Moody in her popular ac-
count of the meanings and de
rivations of Christian names
puts Adlai in the group of names
significant of preciousness, and
says that it means "My orna
ment-" Gen. Stevenson is both
just and an ornament. There il
luck in Adlai. State
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

POSSIBLE CHEMICAL ELE-
MENTs. When the so.called
rare earth's have been split up
as far as possible, according TO
Mr.. w. Crooks, II. II 81, they
are now found To contain nearly
co unknow bodies. Before
these substances can be recog.
nized as elementary, however,
they must receive more thor
ough study than has yet been
given them. Pending such
study, Mr.. Crooks recommends
that they be known as "quasior
meta elements''--aggregatesin in.
termediate in rank between the
molecules Of chemical reactions
and the ultimate atoms.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
Tlle snma nld kottenness,

The Republican party has its
candidates in the field. Harri-
son and Reid are simply repre-
sentatiyes Of the party that
nominated them. They stand
on the record Of that party.
They are the representatives Of
the party that has endeavored
to stamp the liberty of the peo-
pie under by interference with
our election laws.
The party that has maintain
ed war taxes in time of peace.
Divided Offices as spoils. Gave
bounties and subsidies TO favor
ed interests. Promoted the in
flation Of currency with short
dollar notes, and Wall street
reaps q harvest.
It's the party with scandalous
pension frauds. Reckless ex
penditures of the peoples mon
ey. Scattering millions yearly
in pensions as a political bait.
Its the party that fosters and
projects the rich manufacturer
by robbing labor.
The platform of the party in
power is made up of its record
in office. Whatever high and
fine-sounding sentiments the.
adopted, the real platform il
the party's record, and on that
record Harrison and Reid musi
stand.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
INTEREST WILL BE PAID.
The Integrity Of the II. & D.
System to be Preserved.

NEW YORK, June 20. The
receivers of the Richmond and
Danyille railroad company will,
by order of Judge Bond, make
such payments OF. interest and
rental charges due July 1st, as
are necessary to preserve the
integrity of the system. This
will not include, it is said, in
terest ON the first mortgage
gold skies, as the position of
these bonds is so secure that
the holders will not be alarmed
if they are required to walt ten
days or two weeks until the
funds come in from the net
earnings. The East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia receivers
have been authorized to pay
various coupons due on July
LIST
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
Historical Prize.

DIR Charles G.. Hill, of Balti-
more, offers through DR.. Steph.
en- B. Weeks, the Professor of
History and Political Science in
Trinity College, to the students
of that institution, one hundred
dollars for the best work done
there in the history of n. G..
This sum will probably be di-
vided into two parts, the first
prize OF sixty dollars to be given
for the best piece Of work, the
second prize oi $40 for the next
best. The conditions of award
will be published later. The
first award will be announced at
the commencement of 1898. DIR.
Hill is a native Of North Caro-.
lima :and a brother-in-law OF
the Rev. DIR. John r. Brooks OF
the Western n. G. Conference
He is much interested in the
history OF the State and has
taken this means to encourgt
and foster that spirit of histori
cal research which is beginning
to take shape at Trinity Lollegt
under the influence of John.
Hopkins methods.
The history of North Caro-
lima mas been miswritten OF
poorly written at best. No mar
has come to the subject in the
past with the proper equipment
for the work; but with more ma
terial than hitherto and will
scientific methods Trinity Col
lege should easily take the leaC
in historical work. We thanl
DIR. Hill for this liberal ant
praiseworthy act.-Raleigl
Christian Advocate.