The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-03

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hundred and fifty feet long, and on
larger model in every way than the
four.
One of the latest instruments added
to the thiefs kit of crooked contriv-
ances is walking cane with a spring
clip at the end in place of a ferrule,
opened by pressing the handle end and
closing of itself, identical in principle
with the pocket crayon pencils. 1t is
intended principally for use by shop
lifters- With it articles can be lifted
from behind the counter when the
salesmans attention is elsewhere. or
from al sorts of places and in all sorts
OF ways Il is known as lifting
stick
1t has long been our opinion that II
mankind. the trousered half, had an
experimental knowledge OF the amount
of brain wor, as well as the manual
labor necessary to the production of a
good dinner, there would be less fault
finding and more real satisfying appre-
citation OF the housekeeper position.
A New Braintree Mass. farmers club.
composed of men and women. is q pro-
gressive and admirable organization, it
is evident. IL sets apart woman's
day when all the addresses, essays and
music are prepared by women, and the
dinner is cooked and served by men.
No report is at hand of the success of
the undertaking, but the principle is
excellent and worthy of wide adoption.
N. y. Ledger.
The New York passenger agent of
one of the great transcontinental lines
said recently: The Swedes are going
west in greater numbers than ever.
You remember that an attempt was
lately made to get them settled on the
abandoned farms of New England. and
a good many of them left their homes
in Dakota to take those farms, but.
Lord. you can't make anything out of
those rocks. They thought it would be
an advantage to be near the large
towns of the east with their shops and
schools. but they made mistake and
are going west again. The Canadian
government is giving away land in the
Edmonton district that is good for grain
and root crops, and the climate seems
to just suit the Swedes. Over 500 fam
lilies of them went up there last year
and they are expecting more this year"
The art atmosphere that we hear
so much about does not exist in Ameri-
ca" says an old traveller. ''You get
little of it in the cities. to be sure, but
it has not affected the people You
find no art in the carving or weaving
or pottery making of or rural popula
ton. Now, look at this" and he pro-
duced a delicate little vase of rich red
cloisonne, with graceful design about
the neck. Imagine an American
farmer turning out such a thing as
that. Yet. got that of japanese in
a way-back mountain district-a man
who never had been to city. had seen
little of art OF any sort. except his own,
and. in fact. had no communication
with the world. In mountain village
in our country you would find a saw
mill, or at most. a chair factory, but
nothing that could pass for an art
But the Americans are the quickest
people in the world, and they will come
To it, in time"
Zone of the hardest things to real
lie on said pawnbrcler to Chicago
Tribune reporter. lis a violin. | never
make much of an advance on such an
instrument. Not long ago man
brought in one and asked what | would
give him on it. | told him s.. He
turned white. He asked me if ! knew
what that violin was worth. told him
/ did | knew it was worth about $500.
/ told him that it did not look any bet
ter than a violin that was worth SO
No one but musician would ever
know the difference. | told him never
could make anyone but an old musician
believe it was worth any more than a
poor violin. | had rather advance man
$40 on Sl5 overcoat than S. on a 800
violin. unless happened to know where
] could get purchaser for the violin.
! might sell the Overcoat for what | adj
vanced on it, but never could get the
money or anything near it on the vio-
lin. a violin in a pawnbrokers shop is
a hoodoo."