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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-28
+. y. MARTIN,
JERSEY OPTIMISM.
Here Is u Man Who Is a Delightful


He was bald as buckwheat cake and
he wore a pair Of large, Jersey-colored
shoes He stamped up and down The
platform Of the COurtlandt street sta
tion OF the Sixth avenue elevated road
with consts nifty Increasing impatience.
Dreadful he exclaimed at last.
stopping before middleaged man,
when he had reached the state where ii
was either spout or explode, this Gle
waited railroad system Is IA disgrace "a
the whole American people
Il believe there j. blockade some
where up town, rejoined the middle
aged man, mildly.
Blockade. hev2 what Of that
Shouldn't be a blockade. Broad dav-
light. clear tracks. tell sou It's an in-
position on the loug-sufferiug public
live twenty-four miles from The city
hall. and yet I consume less time for
transportation than a man w-ho lives ia
Harlem. sir Think Of that And no
disconforfs. sir. No. one
Jersey asked the middle-sged man,
YES sir, Jersey
''You must have had considerable
snow this winter
'-Just enough for goo5 sleichiug
''siush pretty bad, suppose. about
now
--slusha ST. do not recognize tbe
~oro The Boss IS gone Z you refer
20 tbat Tie hud~ are swelling and
natures most beautiful period Is a.
6g-4
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line. and then converting them IN the
receiver into the corresponding move
ments of the automatic pen, are of a
positive character, and are therefore
not dependent upon accidental
changes in conditions In the telauto-
graph the direction OF the writing or
drawing may be done at any angle
with the direction OF the paper. which
remains stationary while being writ
ten upon.
This * obviously a great improve
ment. for no matter what may be the
location or speed up to q certain rate
of the styles used by the sender. the
movable arm Of the receiver follows
and records exactly every motion of
the pencil
An ordinary lead pencil Is used on
the transmitter near the point OF
which two silk cords are fastened "a
right angles to each other. These
cords connect with the instrument,
and. following the motions of the pen
eli. regulate the current impulses
which control the receiving pen al the
distant station.
lever at the left is so moved bv the
hand a. TO shift the paper forward
mechanically a the transrnitter and
electrically al the receiver The re-
ceivinr pen Is a capillary glass tube
placed al the junction Of two alumni
mum arms This glass pen is supplied
with ink which flows from a reservoir
through . small rubber tube placed In
one % these arms The electrical I'm
pulses coming over the wire move the
pen 81 the receiver simultaneously
with the movements Of she Yencii IN
TIE hand - the sender. As the pen
passes over the paper az ink tracing i
left, which Is always fac-simile - the
sender's motions whether IN the
formation u gvorgl~. figures or sketches.
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err two, tryin' ter find der ladder, an
der mex minnit er man begun ter
shoot der air full err holes, while l
skinned up DER ladder an didn't wait
fer nothin' but jest picked up an
busted erlong dem roofs like l was
tryin' ter ketch der las boat fer Para
adise; an der Teller was right after me
wit his gun, an moro err dem begun ter
come up tru' der skylights. an I was so
blamed ratified dat ] didn't notice
nothin.
Perry soon / come ter er house
dat was shorter den der res, an I
went down k'wam. bout ten feet an
tied er couple er knots in me back
bone an wrenched me brains SO
dey wouldn't work for er minnit er
two: but as soon as ] could git me
! quarter showers under me l lit out
ergin. cause it seemed like dere was
bout twenty guys chinnin' on der roof
right over me head.
Il hid behind er chimley an watched.
an perty soon ! seen dem git er ladder
lil1 dey was goin' ter foller, an I didn't
wait fer no more, but ies' KEEP on at
der same ole gait till | come ter er
place where de mex roof was bout
twenty-five foot down, an tout ! was
up er stump cause could hear dem
runnin' erlong on der tins behind me:
but when / looked over der edge | seen
er water pipe runnin' down. and | did
n t lose no time but took holte'n it an
Slid onter der roof below.
Den | run over ter der odder side.
Der mex buildin' was err tall wan an
dere want no pipe to go up on, an I
begun ter tink dere want no use ter do
nothin' but jest set down an wait fer
sump'un ter turn up. er TAX err drop;
but heard der 'bIokes' dat was after
me sayin' dey was goin' ter tie er coup
pie er ladders tergedder, so, I tout |
| was er goner dis time, sure.
Den | went over ter der edge er der
roof an looked round der corner an
seen dere was err winder wide open in
der mex house.
Il jest reached round an got holt er
der sill, den swung loose. an it near
pulled der shoulder out 'en me. but /
KEEP er holt, an managed ter pull
mesef in an shet down der winder.
''Ev'rytlin was dark as Tophet in
side, but ] could feel some curtins an
stuff hangin' round an heard some
wan talktn' lik' dey was maxim err
speech, aa' den 1 heard dem clappin'
der hans IN | tout Id busted inter er
t'eater err or prayer meetin an l didn't
care but er darned little which s
longs | got er way from der odder
gang.
Il KEEP shy back on der curtins fer er
spell, an heard der Teller 'spoutin'
bout su1lp' unless see; what was dis
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MlI!}l sagle
HE BECAME A "HOODOO.'
Couldn't Stand Cats and Now He
Likes Them Still Less.
AGAINST His Will He Made a Hit-In His
own Way He Narrates His Adrea-.
lures the Roofs AID Be-
hind the scenes,
lCoPYRIGHT. 1899 !

'fDere amt no use er talkin'; l can't
stan CATS said Sandy McCloud, the
politician, as he touched a match to
the other end of steamboat regalia,
and began to puff voluminous clouds
of uncertainty and despair up toward
the begrimed ceiling of the little sa-
loon in which he was wont to spend
time and money, engaged in his fascin-
ating propensity for political small
talk" interspersed with sporting anec-
6otes and an occasional ''scrap."
':When I moved down dis way from
up town"
Where was yer Twin when yer was
up town. Sandy? FIT aviner?" here
broke in voice across the blue vista
of aerial impurities.
Near der park, want ito" said an
other.
80, yer kin jest bet he was right in
it up dere.
In what? Der park? Cave err der
winds want it?'
''Sure; long time betune winds at
dat; ha, Sandy?"
''Oh, come off; yer fellers give me er
pain Yez don't live nowheras, 'cept
when yer 'doin time an dat amt
often, cause yer too lazy ter do any
thin ter give dem er chance ter pull
yer" said Sandy, his hair beginning to
stand up all around his hat =
Oats all right, Sandy" said the
bartender, breaking in. ''Dey was
only jest foolin'. Now, / want all er
yez ter stop talkin' nonsense an less
come down ter cats. Fire erhead,
Sandy, we're lis'ning."
A general laugh followed this speech.
so, go roll er peanut; yer mout II
smoder yer some day said Sandy,
joining in the laugh against himself,
and then went on with his story.
Yer see, don't know what's der
matter wit me. but dere ain no use er
talkin'; | can't stan cats fer er cent,
an so, when / come down here I tout
I'd git er place where der back yard
want full or cats, an ! asst der lan'iady
der question: Was der back yard full
er cats?' an she said no, an she was
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were simply engaged IN an effort 20 de-
prcclate values in the ststa % New Jer-.
seY
Then you saw no Ice ia the riveT9''
81 remember seeing two or tbrcs
cakes ono day in January"
THAT was alp
''That WIS all"
There was . silence for a moment 90
two. and then the middie-sged nan
said Eyes. the spring il very besuti-
ful, but il viii bring the Jerse9 mos-
quiioes.
The what
The inos9uitoes'
The bsld-il~aded man looked mp ths
track and down the track. locked "a
the tiekct-chopper. H1onotonoasly chop
ping looked a. the Increasing throus
Of people on tile platform. and thea
said ia tones Of deepest rxoudcrusentf
What on earth - Isos4 aito1 X. u
4 buuf
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dead right too. Dere want no cats in
der back yard cause dere want no back
yard. See?
We'll, took err room on der top
floor. an went ter bed early der frs
night, tinkin' I'd have er good sleep,
an not be wok~ up by no kind er howl
in's. But, holy gee, / hadn't been err
sleep more'n n hour when [ jumped
out err bed wit ev'ry hair on me head
standin' up jest like dey was hedgehog
quilts: tout somebody was bein' muir
dered.
Yer see, der trap door er der roof
opened inter der closet err me room. an
it bein' er warm night, was wide open,
an der noise dat was comm down
sounded like bout seventeen menag-
cries was up dere holdin er tin we'd
din
1T took me quite err spell ter find
what all der 'rumpus was bout. Y er
see, didn't hav no s'picion err cats.
cause I'd banished dem clean out'en
me mind.
But perty soon begun ter git onter
der ole fermiliar soun's. an den went
ter look round. madder'n er wet hen,
tryin' ter find sump'u m ter fire at dem.
Il unScrewed wan er der door 'nobs,
an took der soap dish an me blackin'
brush an begun sneakin' mp der lad
der, but when | got up dere. not err
blasted wan er dem was in sight so |
slid back ergin, an went ter bed: but
1t want morn'n er minnit fore dey was
back an at it ergin harder'n ever.
Dis time | had evrythin' ready. an
made err rush fer it an was ont er
blackin' brush an err door mob an so
on, but I didn't hit nary er darn cat.
well. alter dat, l Jest stood dere
wonnerin' what I'd do. when I seen
sump'um movin' in der shadder err wan
err der chimleys, an thinks | ter
meseI, maybe I can git dat vans pelt.
anyhow. so l began ter call him. an,
perty soon he got near enough, an |
Civ him er kick. an Holy Moses. Yer
see | forgot | didn't hav' on no shoes
an / perty near drove me toes clean
trlI' me foot
We'll, dis made me madden dan
biazes, an | grabbed er banfrll or
bricks often er ehinley an begun ter
chase him cross der roofs. 1irin der
bricks, but he blowed If / could hit
him. an den he 'scooted in some
where's. an got out er sight
Il seen il want no use irwin ter keep
up dat kind err bisness. so tout I'd go
back ter bed and look fer ernodder
room somewheres else in der mornin'
But now dat I want chaSin' eats 70
more, der gravel and tings hurt me feet
Xix duce, an when begun ter look fer
der house dat was Twin at. seen il
want goin' ter be DO 'oinch' ter find II,
cause dey was al bout er like. an der
trap doors was all open.
We'll. says ter mesei'. 'tain't 10
use standin' here all night 50 begun
ter look fer de chimley where | borro'd
der bricks, cause tou'tTd know ii by
DAT.
''Perty soon / tout I'd found it an
slid down der ladder backwards. in
tendin' ter pile right in bed an git or
little sleep fore der eats got back ter
work ergiu
We'll. didn't pay no 'tention ter
nothin'. but jest smashed right onto der
bed. an GeeWhittaller, Say. I'll bet |
Jumped bout ten feet inter der air an
Ger aeX' minnit er m2n riz up ana
fetched er yell dat would er scarf cr
train er ears often der track. Den
eno6der wan rig mp an yelled an den
&c. DOT yelled terEclder, an deere |
stoo6 right in der. middle er der Aoor
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Mira -. H. smith. editor Of Tbs
japan Gazette. conducts the political
and commercial departments % 3 ,isi .
paper with "a large circulation and
much inference ia the orient Her lr-z,
contributions were offered four yssr
ago. during hs- rs-ssoeHce ia tbs "a
terror 90 Japan. sEhsrs her hushsaa
was a. English teacher n tsss sfyssrss'
n5en1 service Having E1ads at il
reporting q military review. she va
invited - yox1tGTr.4 aud 5o3nsd he
Gazette star while her bnstlana Ct
tered the bsstEyess oelse. B. Is II fs
hoped ahe vii net be iHt~rfer~d WITH
bT IDS absurd ne~ las - japan
wisich fsTsld- edstoTisi 1roFE - ~orfr, q
ga tae atirge1 ground thai - -
net bsr teegsliGsT ncr asairhbieH Tor =
woman 70 atuct > ussTAy@ t>rr.
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charming s..athern sIsnn.r..

There i certain softnes- and
sweetness IL southern manners that
appeal very strongly 20 tie l4ss de-
monstrative uortheTuer-- perhagss 10
southern custom Is prettier than shat
ot having the children q q household
call 3 friend % the family or favorite
visitor aunt uac.e or cousin. rs fhe
ease may be- Doubtless The custom
lad its origin "a TIE nuHl,erle-s gems
iue relsti oaships ~ southern I.fe.
~aiea l.-} p-opis - feel ti.at t'.ere
ea -t2in celaUess iu addressing 3
~ - formal fta ~.s~n ev-rs--
bgr 'a@ addressed faas.liar.g
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He-NIy dear. this coffee is particu-
larry sweet this morning.
Young Nife-Oh. yes. paid cent
less pound for sugar Yesterday, and
50 thought NC might use more.-Har-
ner.S B2Yar
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THE INCOME TAX.

Hawklnsville Dispatch An income tax
PAYABLE in gold would be capital way to
apply the gold theory to the goldbugs
Dahloncga Nugget: A graduated income
tax will in IL measure settle the financial ques-
ton of this country.
Albany Herald: The extra session plan Is
all right, of course, except that September is
about five months too far away.
NcDufHe Journal: The exhausted contM-
ton of the treasury may neceSsitate an
earlier extra session OF congress than was
at first expected.
Franklin News: The country demands re-
lief the democratic platform demands it, and
there ought to be an extra session to afford
the relief.
Bainbridge Democrat There is more fnan-
cial sense in an Income tax than anything
that has been proposed to solve the equal
distribution of the burdens of government
Greensboro Herald-Journal: An income tax
is neither demagOgic or pregnant with an
archy. 1t is simply placing upon shoulders
amply able to bear it their responsibilities
and duties in maintaining the general gov
eminent. Among the coming reforms an IN
come tax will be Il prominent figure.
Sparta IshmaeIite; 1t ought to be called as
early as possible. instead of h4ing delayed I'M
til fall That is the dictate of wisdom and
sound party policy. A necessary work should
mains yet to have suggested even the suspi-
cl0n of reason for delay.
Sylyania Telephone: 1t is now positively
stated that Mr.. Cleveland will call an axt-s
session of congress. The president reaiiz-s
that the eXigencieS of the times demand soma
immediate action the part of congress-.
and we may hope now that congress will ha
as faithful III meeting those demands and than
q brighter day is dawning.
Greensboro Hefald-Journal: The gold kino.
who have had the government in a swing fer
years go into commissions at the var
mention of an income tax. They have boon
living-duty free and extra furnished-on 4,o
government so long that they believe tho
have an inalicnable, indestructible right -
their favored seat. The people take a dir
ferent view OF what inalienable and -
destructible rights. The latter are enti+In,,
to n "few" themselves.
The Georgia Wool Hat: Tariff rofo.
free coinage Of silver, an income tax ar9
financial reform constitute three-fourtbs
more of the fundamental principles Of ~,
peoples party, and consequently. tho .a a.
ton of these principles by the demoarnac
party will recall and entice back to itS fapis
nine-tenths of the peoples party who u.t;t
off and deserted the democratic party =, H.
tense Of these very truths
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Presidents Return Home-Other Cos
sip of Interest

Washington, May 2.-Promptly at 90
O'Clock this afternoon OF schedule time the
presidential train steamed into the Pennsyl-
vania station bringing Mr. Cleveland and
those of his cabinet who returned with him
from Chicago Mr. Cleveland was the first
to step from the car and was followed by
Secretaries Carlisle Gresham, Smith, Her
bert and Morton, Secretary Lamont, Post
master General Blssell ana Attorney IN 'r,ll
eral Olney not being with the party. The
only ladies accompanying the party were
Mrs Carlisle and Miss Herbert. Carriages
were in waiting and the travellers were at
once driven to their respective homes.
Secretary Gresham said that the jour
ney home was void of incident, but that Mr.
Cleveland and the cabinet were well pleased
with their trip.
The President Mt Hi~ Post
Washington, May 6.-(Special.) -There
seems to be a quorum of the members OF
both houses of congress i'll the
down upon Mr.. Cleveland tomorrow
to urge appointments. Today was cabinet
day, and in consequence Mr.. Cle'o,"nd
was ''at home" but one hour to callers.
About the Alabama Offices.
Washington. May 3.-(Specal.)-Thou
Mr. Cleveland returned yesterday and re-
ceivcd callers for the first time i'll week
today, there were but few visitors.
Although nearly all the members of the
Alabama delegation have been III Washing
ton since the adjournment of congress, they
have gotten practically nothing, Colonel
Oates called upon the president TINS morn
ing to know the reason why. Inc president
told him that he desired inculnbentS to
serve out their terms unless there We're
very good reasons for making removals.
The president minated that offensive
craftsmanship and the use of federal othceS
for political purposes would be cohsldcred
cause for removal. Colonel Oates SAID
there were several such cases in Alabama,
to which the president replied that papers
should be filed in each instance and proper
action would be taken. The delegation viii
unite now in Il strong effort to have all the
present republican Office holders III Ala
bama removed at once.
Looking for the Offices.
Washington, May 5.-(Special. Though
Washington has been deserted by congress
men recently on account of the absence or
the president and cabinet, since their return
the statesmen have commenced dropping III;
aud quorum may be present before the end
of the week Nearly all the TcnnesseeahS,
Alabamians and North Carolinians are mere.
These states have almost been ignored Dy
the president up to date, but q rush Is to be
made upon him now. Alabama's innings
will probably come first, the delegation from
that state being very earnest IN an EFFORT 10
have the present republican, office holders
removed.
Senator Ransom and Senator Vance, OF
North Carolina, are both here urging
changes in that state and it is probable
North Cardinals turn will come after Ala
bama'S.
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SUIT OF THE SIN COMPANIES
To Test the Constitutionality OF the Chihese
Exclusion Act.

Washington. May THE proceedings to
test the conSttutiOnality OF the Gear! tcC
are being prosecuted by the ChlneSt slA
Companies of San Francisco. The concur
renee of the federal authorities to expedite
the hearing was secured by the Chinese
nation through the departments OF slate anu
Justice The Chinese residents OF the Uulteu
States. to II very large extent are supSefNi
ent to the Six Companies and follow lhe au-
vice given by dts officials III all matters. Ihe
companies advise the Chinese not 70 reg
lister as required by the act, but the CIhnese
minister advised the subjects OF his govern
ment to respect the law. Within the last
two DAVIS there has been Il breaking away
from the Six Companies to some extent ana
the applicants for registration ut oan tfah-
cisco are more numerous than can De az
commodated by the present force. The cot
lector has asked the treasury department 1of
additional help. There will be no arrests
made for violations of the law until after tn"
supreme court has passed upon the measure.
Should the law be sustained. it is said therr
can be nothing like general enforcement OF
it until congress makes an appropriation
to meet the accompanying expenses.
The question of the constitutonallty of
the exclusion law will come up for argu-
ment in the supreme court week from TO-
day.
York and j. Hubeiy Ashton will appear
and for the government Solicitor General
Aldrich.
Have Bogus Certificates.
The health officer at Astoria, Ore, today
telpgraphed the department that the steamer,
Danube. had arrived at that point from Hong
Kong with 600 Chinese on board. These
Chinese were destined for Portland Orc.
In the course of his medical examination
he also examined their papers and he ex'
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-05-09
She Is Insane.

Chicago, May 5.-The woman who stopped
President Cleveland in the corridor OF the
Lexington hotel, last Monday, Is insane
Her name is Anna Rink and she is inter
cstcd, she says in procuring pension papers.
She was examined today as to her sanity.
A case of insanity was clearly proven and
the woman was ordered committed TO
,l-a1.a
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Hon Harvey johnson. Of Atlanta has been
appointed consul to Antwerp.
He was one of Senator Gordon's aids In
his race and in the campaign last year was
for Mr.. Cleveland all the time. He was
president of the Young Mems Democratic
League and has been one If the most prom
inent Of the young men in the city. Last
October he was elected to the state legisla-
ture. from which he will resign to accept
the appointment to Antwerp.
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Africans for the Worlds Fair.

New York, May 2,-SiXty-fye Africans,
who are to show The dark phases" of Afri-
can life at the worlds fair, were stecragc
passengers on the steamship La Brctagne
TODAY They were taken to Ellis island,
where. after being registered they started
for their destination in the west There
We're twenty women and four children in the
party Most of the human exhibition comes
from DahOmeY
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Paderowski WIZ Not Play.
Harrison and Morton Took nosPart in 1t.

Washington, May "a prominent democrat
ic senator was yesterday inquiring of officials
here why 1t was that an eX-preSident and an
ex-vice had not participated in the naval re-
view and the opening of the worlds fair.
This senator said that it has always been
customary to take part in national affairs of
this sort and recalled the fact that Mr.. Clcve-
land and MIR. Hayes as eX-prcSidentS partic-
irated in the Columbian exercises last Octo-
Der and that Mr.. Cleveland was invited to
the dedication of the worlds fair buildings
Whether Mr.. Harrison or Mr. Morton was
invited to the naval review of the opening Of
the worlds fair is not definitely known here.
The fact is. of course, plain that neither
of them attended either ceremony. The query
is Wly2
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New York May 2.-Admiral Ghcraridi and
about ninety foreign and United States naval
officers will leave the Grand Central station
at sI5 O'Clock a m on Thursday for ii
visit to the worlds fair
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AND THE " WHITE CITY" WAS ACTIVE,
CHICAGO, ILL, May l.

LII the natinal exposi-
tons the earth has
ever seen, if they
could be reproduced
and combined, would
not make one SO large
and grand as the
worlds Columbian.
which President Gro
yer Cleveland formal
ly opened today.
No such monument
was ever before rear
cd on this planet to