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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09
NEGROES AS MECHANICS
They Would Be Successful IF Their Hir,
NOTICES of Likcrfx DID .sat In.crfnra

1hey Would Ee Successful If Their High
Notions OF Liberty Did Sot Interfere.
IAN the negro be trained as a me-
chanIc. or is he by nature adapted TO
other work than that of an unsllilied
laborer? The question NAV confidently
De answered in the affirmative, says ex-
GOV Lowry, of Mississippi, in the
North American Review While this
answer cannot be successfully cont-o-
verted, and while it NAV have ma
terlal bearing on the prosperity of the
southern states, yet il involves grave
questions, the successful solution Of
which would tend TO better under
standing OF the two sections Of this
great nation. The negro was held In
bondage IN all the colonies save one be-
fore the adoption of the federal consti-
tuition, and whether or not he was the
prime cause Of the greatest war OF mod
ern times 1t Is unquestionabIv true that
he regards his liberation as the result of
that struggle. Prior 20 the war there
were a large number Of negro me-
chanlcs N the southern states; many Of
them were expert blacks1niths, wheel
wrlghts, wagonmakers. brick masons.
carpenters, plasterers. painters and
shoemakers. They became masters O.
their respective trades bv reason az
long service under the con /
troll and direction Of expert white ne +
ehanics- During the existence Of I
slavery the contract for qualifying the (
negro as a mechanic was made between /
his owner and The master workman
Now the negro being. II his oyvn words.
freed man, wlIl rot consent TO re-
'tra'nts- lie cannot divest himself az
ne ldea that apprenticeship in its most
modified form Is a species Of slaver- for
term OF years lie may b. assured Of
ne relation 81 master and apprentice as
I exists N almost every civilized cSun-
p; still he - SLOW II embrace i. ae
II'reeiafes the advantages OF superior
xiii vet his TEACHINGS Of lflsertv are 10
Is mind ;EcozsiS;cll. with The cxer-
ises % absolnte Aac co9tizued author
y over ki~S
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09
Glass Eyes Worn Secretly.

New York optician, was relating
to party offEiends the other dav some
OF the peculiar features of his trade.
You wculd be surprised" he said. lat
the large number of locomotive en-
Glneers and frcmen who have glass
eyes OF course, an engineer could not
hold place on railroad an hour if
the fact that be had glass eve
was known 10 his superior officers.
consequently men in that line OF bust
ness exercise the utmost secrecy with
regard to their fnfrmitv. When they
come into my store TO buy new
glass eve or have some fiaw in their old
one attended TO they beg the privilege
OF transacting their business in nv
private office. and they usually slip in
and outof the store waen no other
customer IS around
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

The Spanish residents of New York
hold very high rank in the social and
business worlds. They are handsome,
slender men, beautiful dark-eyed
women. The handling of imported
cigars is very largely in their hands,
they are prominent in the stock ex-
change and in the directorate of Next
can enterprises. One of the best arch
itects in New York bears Spanish
American name, and the finest apart
ment house blocks in New York were
built by Spanish-American.
1t will not be surprising if, in ten
years. the study of Spanish becomesas
common for business reasons as French
and German are now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

A HOTEL INCIDENT.
The Traveller Who Was Mistaken for a
Dead Man.

The Traveller Who Was Mistaken for ,
Dead Man.
1.-THE lost singular thing that ever
happened to me at a hotel" said the
travelling member OF the club, accord
ing to the Detroit Free Press, twas
this: 1 was stopping over night at a
large hotel in Chicago, and retiring
late I left word to he called in the
morning. intendedgetting up in time
for late breakfast.
Il was awakened by knocking at
the door Of the room next to mine,
mysterious whisperings and orders
given in suppressed voice. i lay
still. wondering what time it was, and
whether ! should get up or not, when
there came a loud racket against my
door, and sound Of the tpansom NOV
ing. / sat up-my bed being close by
the door-in time to see a small bow
backing in over the transom Hanging
full length, he held by his hands and
then dropped to the floor. AS he gained
his feAt he turned toward the bed, and,
seeing me sitting up and looking at
hin. he gave yell that made my blood
thrill
open the door, commanded mans
voice on the outside.
"'He's alive, yelled the boy,
sprawling on the floor in abject ter
TOR
II thcsght everybody was crazy as
heard the noise outside. and. unlock
ing my door asked what was the mat
ter. The hall was full of chamber
maids, bell boys and porters, all of
whom took to their heels as soon as
they saw me, and ran as if possessed
with demons.
''The landlord and one of the clerks
carne up to explain matters. which they
did quite smilingiy ii was n slight
mistake, that was all; they had mis-
taken my room for the one next door. /
where man had killed himself the
previous night. They had looked in at (
ms transom. apd seen that he was dead. !
nut when the hoy came up with Il step
ladder to climb in and unlock the door
they had helped him into my room by
That was all"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

Five million pianos in the country.
an expert tells me, Ten million peo-
pie who can ''play little" y few hum
dred who can play great deal
Do you know that fats have revolu-
tionized the style in pianos? Thirty
years ago folks who couldn't afford a
grand piano bought what they called a
square" one Upright pianos were dis
tinctly old fashioned
Now square pianos are out and the
upright is in again, keeping company
with the folding bed in the character
istic homes of the metropolis. where,
as St Clair McKelway says. dogs wag
their tails up and down instead OF
sidcwise, as in other cities.
And the old pianos are in boarding
houses and all sorts of queer places.
You can get one for fifteen dollars-at
auction. I've seen EN- in queer places
the cabin OF 4 canalboat. a shantv IN
Shantytown, a negro cabin on Crow
hill
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09
9he aaaiehita 4aiu Eagle guesdau zorig gf1a g. 1888

the cneckered light of the trees. has
set the pace. Everybody, at least al
'the youngsters, are painting in the
plain air. style now, and in Shades
and colors almost monochromatic.
Kenyon Cox has a little Study in
Profile" of a red-headed and rcd
checked girl in a red dress against a
red background. Curiously enough it
is charming.
Bruce Crane has dropped snow. Too
cold to handle. Now he paints yellow
against harvest, with streal1s of vivid
green through it.
There are frames in greenish tinted
wood, and in honest brass, as well as
gold.
I've chopped wood myself. which is
why l laugh at Morgan R.hees big
youth Of Abraham Lincoln Rhees
has the felled tree chopped entirely
through from one side, instead Of half
on one side ard half on the other.
Women are strong in the exhibition.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09
COMPETITION AVOIDED,
Shops in Franco Net Allowed to Crow,
Each Other.

Shops in France Net Allowed to Crowd
Each Other.
In France two shops selling the same
thing are not allowed to exist within a
certain area. In provisions this absenca
of competition material lily increases the
prsce, but, says a woman who has
large exI,erie nee in housekeepinc in
rance, your taxes are less, and Won
have in return clean streets. good gas.
constant water supply and perfect
sewerage. In addition, by virtue of
state supervision, you never receive
short weight or inferior goods. There
rs no quantity so small that the grocer
will not sch it. And in doing this and
in delivering il he is as scr.uuulouslv
polite and careful as in buyiur larger
amounts. The butcher is the cooks
friend and viii trim the meat and take
ont the bones with loving care. Meat
rs Dear. Good bcefsteak costs from
tshrty-seren cents to fifty cents
pound Fish is very expensive. lint
poultry Is reasonable and good and
comparatively cheap. A good deal OF
cooking in small households is done
with gas, and gas stoves are loaned bv
the gas companies for this purpose.
Sugar, matches and all imported arti-
cies are dear. owing 10 the high tariff
The lowest price for servants i tor,
dollars month Char1on,,n ask s;x
cents by the hour. Englishwomen say
that lie on the continent is much
1nore agreeable for Americans than
for themselves. owing to the fact that
IN each consular town the consul and
his family make nucleus fora COLONY.
which soon gathers about them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09
HE LIKED FISH.
Sam Wanted Whale and Nothing
Short OF 1t.

Short OF it.
A party of young men who were on
fishing excursion on the Ohio river
some years ago were joined by an ec-
centric man, skilled as a fisherman.
known in that region as "Barefooted
Sam. He was'a good cook. and made
himself useful in SO many WAYS that
his presence, though unlimited. was
tolerated by the ANA teur sportsmen.
Que morning two members of the
party returned to camp with their ap-
petltes well shaEpened for breakfast.
and were greeted enthusiasticall by a
third man. who said You Just come
along and see the finest baked perch
you ever laid eyes on
They hurried to the table, but saw
only rick of bones. from which every
fiber of meat had been taken. Sam was
nowhere to be seen. When he returned
no comments were made upon the cir
cumstance; but in the afternoon. when
the company were lounging on the
bank. Sam drawled out:
I'D like to have all the fish I could
eat, jest onst. ] amt had mess sence
Pete Toilet ketched that big catfish,
three years back"
Sam, remarked one of the group.
dryly, Il thought you had quite fair
mess this morning. That perch weighed
about ten pounds, I've been informed"
"Oh, yes, replied Sam, with no sign
OF embarrassment on his placid coun-
tenance, 81 ate that: but what mean
Is reel, reg lar mess.'
The company pondered on this re-
lmarkable statement in absolute silence
for some momente. until al last the man
who had caught the perch CALCULATED:
We'll. | snum!'' and nothing more was
said
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09
FROM THE PACIFIC JOuarAr.
a great iuvsntfon has been nna.le ~ n
Tut. That eminent chemist has produce;
TUFTS Hair Dye
which initiates nature TO perfection: Il acts
instantsneOusiy and Il perfectly harmless"
Price. 81. Onics., 80 & Al Park Place. n. Y.
col. FRED eUaNABY.
What IL Cost HIM to Become the Stron8.
est Man In Great britain.

"nst II Cost Hlm To become the Strong
est Man In Great Britain.
Franklin's. story about Paying too
dear for the Whistle" should be read by
boys whose hero is Samson. Col Fred
Burnaby, whose ride 10 Khiva made
him famous, was ambitious when a boy
to become the strongest man in tho
world Appointed cornet in the
! royal horse guards ut seventeen. he
threw himself into the pursuit OF
muscle.
[ When precise examination demon
! strated that his arm measured round
/ the biceps seventeen inches, his cup of
7 joy was full 1t ran over when at AL
dershot he lifted straight cut with one
hand dumb-bell weighing one hun
dred and seventy pounds, and no other
man in the camp could perform the
same feat
He once undertook TO hop quarter
of mile, run quarter of mile, ride
a quarter of mile and walk quarter
of mile in n quarter OF an hour. He
covered the distance in ten minutes and
twenty seconds
A householder. arriving at Windsor
with pair of beautiful ponies that he
had been commanded to show the
queen, took them first to the quarters
of the officers of the horse guards
Some of these by the way of a sur
prise. led the ponies upstairs into
Burnaby's rooms
When the time came for them to go,
the ponies would not walk down stairs
The householder WAS in ouandary,
but young Burnaby came to his help by
taking pony under each arm aud
walking down the stairway
He was barely GU, of his teens when
he was acknowledged To be the strong
est man in Great Britain; but he paid
the penalty of success in wasted tissues
and failing health. his stomach re-
fused ali nourishnent save that afforded
by ice cream, and the doctor advised
him 70 travel. Absence from duty for
a long time, the abandonment of dumb
bells, and the laying aside OF his am
bition TO become the greatest Of ath-
Ietes restored him TO comparative health
Youths Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

ting Baby Ruth's picture on the inside
of watch cases now, as we'll as Baby
Ruths Washington jewelers. do it in
lots of cases.
The BABY Ruth Sunshine League"
is to have a booth at tho Press club
fair.
1t is evidently going to be Baby
Ruth year, whereat there is true grief
ii the white house
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

oeseechlngs for special notices His
canvass 70 be appointed street clean
ing commissioner was an advertising
dodge pure and simple.
haven't known quite snch pro
noucced case Of thirst for fame since
poor Fred karcher died
harchcr wasn't Z person 81 oui.e
such national fame as the new
crowned king Of dudedoIn. being only
humble government o3hci1L- He
used TO say tina: he would rather have
The nSuSnsnAHS ah4ssA him thaa las
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

uOI vermont, Is
rather funny. 1t
had to be one or
the other. Ire
land and Yer
mont are pretty
prolific of states
men.
As a mother of
statesmen Yer
mont has sur
passed reasona-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09
An determination for su,i,.,s

A mother tells the following 81 tory on
her two young children. A. the time
she was no. a. home. and the nurse, Ia
order 70 insure a peaceful retirement
OF the tots, allowed them to take a
small lunch 20 their room They kneIs
down, as Is their nightly custom. and
al was still, as became the solenuity
of the occasion. " hen one Of the curly
heads was raised and a startling an
nouuccnent was made:
Mr.. Lord. please sense re a rsis-
ute; Kits tskin' Bit. q fny pickle
After short bit decisive engage
ulent cevotions were resumed Gin
cinnsti Enquirer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

the other passengers, reached the trot-
ting park first
4 man came toward him, swinging
his cane, as if he were person in au-
thority.
faint open yet" he said to Robert
II only want to see James johnson
moment; is he here?"
Hes over there" and the man
pointed with his thumb to a row of
| stall-sheds-
Robert ran in the direction indicated.
to find Johnson grooming Longshanks
till his bay coat shone like dsmask-
Hes a beauty, amt hep" was John
sons salutation. showing no surprise
at Roberts appearance. Come after
| your gold temp"
No" said Robert. but I've brought
you another if you'll give up that cleo
| trlc spur business"
johnson whistled, then broke into
laugh.
Got to think it's wrong, have you?"
he said. at length.
Yes" replied Robert, II do
think it's cheating"
We'll. III tell You what I'll do. said
johnson. since your conscience is SO
tender. I'll ride him round the track
Tor try OF the 'Iectric spurs. then III
come right back, and you may unhitch
the battery for all and good, and hand
NE the ten"
A relieved expression spread over
Roberts face. What was his only gold
piece, what was silver watch. what,
indeed. was anything to clear con-
science?
Johnson had already mounted. and
clutching the bride was off in a fash
on bare back Longshanks
Robert waited. and several others /
gathered to watch Johnson's prelimi- !
nary dash. as they considered it
High-mettled Longshanks, in perfect 4
condition and fresh from the stall, /
flung his hoofs in the gayest snirits.
Its well to take the edge off," said
some one. as suddenly the horse broke
his gait, and reared and plunged, as if
stepping on needles.
1t was the touch of the electric spurs
he felt Springing forward he came to
so sharp halt that Johnson was flung
head first upon the turf.
LongShanks dashed on again. far
around the smooth, rolled track, but
johnson did not STIR
Robert ran quickly toward him.
while others fastened to catch the val
liable horse before he had spent all his
speed in his mad course round the
race track.
Are you hrrt?' asked Robert, in a
,remble. as he bent over Johnson.
Yes, some," he answered, like one
his senses after a stunning
blow. "Get the battery away quick
before they find it"
In an instant Roberts nimble fingers {
lad distracted it, and shipping the :
wire that held it to the spur he
plunged both wire and battery into his =
wn pocket.
surgeon FASTENED toward them.
robert pushed the promised gold piece
nto Johnson's pocket, then stood one
ide to make way for the surgeon. Z
Poor fellow, he's off in swoon,"
aid the surgeon, having him lifted to I.
stretcher, but he'll pull through"
With this verdict Robert fastened to
AXE his train for home.
Il
1t was a month later when Johnson.
is arm still in splints, entered the
ectric station. I.
I'm going to set up fruit-stall on
lie corner, Rob-" he said. Horse
ding hasn't brought me no good, and,
OBJ" il
"Yes?"
They've just made a rule 'gainst C.
up spurs with 'lectric bat -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09
A Peculiar Pc-S-

There Is a lake IN the state Of Mari.
land, near Chestertosvr, that j. know,
as Still pond. because it has never been
known to be rufiled by the most violent
storms. Another peculiarly OF this
lake is that even during the recent cold
weather there was not a skim OF ice on
Its surface, ard il is not knopsa evs, 10
have been frozen
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

language of Co
lulnbus, t h e. re
are en- o u e h
Spa n i a r d S in
New York to
make by them
selves a very re-
spectacle C i t y.
And their num-
Der is bound to
increase as trade
relations with
countries to the
south of us grow
and thrive.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

usual a 5 h j 5
fI'ankness IL ad-
hitting it. ANY
thing to keep my
name in the pa
perS" is his mot
70, and TO this
end he not only
makes himself
very churnmy
with all the re-
P rters. but
vaylays the cd
itors with GOV
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

bic expectation. Represented directly
by two senator's and three or two rep
resentatives, she has usually had a
dozen other congressman in sense
representing her accredited to other
states, but born in Vermont, not to
speak of Brigham Young. President
Arthur, President Hayes (who barely
escaped being born in Vermont) and
hosts of others.
Excepting the special representatives
OF the rum interests, whom the big
cities send to state capitals and to
Washington, our public men are those
who were born and reared in the coun-
try, and especially in billy country,
where there's plenty Of lime rock.
Physically, as well as mentally, the
city boys aren't in it. Take ROWING
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

boat houses and on a pleasant summer
day is full of shells.
Did you ever hear in recent years of
frst-class sculler from New York?
The champions of recent years have
been Canadian, Australian and rural
American The best men in the Yale
and Harvard crews are country bred
Inc little runts from the city NAV
make good coxswains to sit and veil
at the others. but they don't pull in
No. 1.
kentucky, Vermont and the rural
regions generally blue grass and lime
rock. and those parts of the west
which are free from ague will furnish
the big men of this nation awhile vet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

newspapers IS
not being real
lied as might be
wished.
Washington is
full of sketchers
and c a N e r a
snappers a n x
ious to get a
glimpse at "the
first baby of the
land"
They're put
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

bad as ever. IT
isn't. 1t is a
splendid show
and there isn't
q single pipe,
TO b acco and
pack Of cards
still life" in
It. 10 NY knowl-
&c &c.
These things
are noticeable:
Ioung Tar
bell. who won
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

ON, this is to be
a serious story
about a good
d n d n o b | e
young man. and
you can act ac-
cordingly.
Perhaps you
have seenin the
New York pa
p e RS S o m e
sighting refer
c n C e S to the
Chadwick Civic
club, a little
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

teries- Glad they can't say ] used one.
like they do Of Jim Flanders;" here he
cast sidelong glance at Robert, "and
Rob"
Yes"
Here's the two tens I found in
my pocket after my throw. and the
other | oughter have given you, as
promised, the evening You rugged up
the spurs. Don't say nothing there's
nothing to be said. I'd be proud 20
see you with that watch Harper was
a-telling NE you wanted. so don't say
nothing" and he laid the gold pieces
near Robert
Before the surprised Robert could re-
ply johnson was gone.-n- & Hyde,
il Phladel II ia Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

"A Fair Gambler -yyiss-- hat are
Tou sitting oy the open window fssrr-'
Husband 49, hat nag honeops. hI-
doctor across the sray says Re can err.
the worst cold n tao S4ys het him
five shilliaEs he cant. AID ''m going q
WIZ his aoBey Yankee Blade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09
Ia kcs a Shy at Them.

ut strikes me that Miss De Trop is
very shy"
Yes: she's thrown herself at enough
young men to acquire the habit. Chi
cago Record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

LADY lin drug stors)-I wish - get .
t.vo-ceut stamp
Nes HoE-fes'ln; here's one. am
ten cents please &e-ySl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09
A Euphemism Exposed.

Dobson-When l finished speaking
the audience rose as one man and ap-
plauded me-
Hobson-Who was he?-Judge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09
Did He Get 1t?

Larkin-Therei is one hundred million
dollars more money in circulation now
than year ago.
Dimling-Ah! Lend me dollar
Truth
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

Forced tn IL.

Hazel-What made Spangson go into
business for himself?
Nutte-Had to. Couldn't get a Job
anywhere.-CloakR Review.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09
About the Name ofLopao,

The old name for the city Of London
was Lynden or Llynden, meaning Tho
city by the lake" An old tradition
gives us to understand that London
was founded by Brute. descendant OF
hneas- and that it was first called New
Troy or Troynovant. In the time of
Lud 1T was surrounded by a wall and
was then known as Lud's Town or Caer-
Lud- This latter is probably the cor
rect version of the origin of the name
of London, IL for no other reason. be-
cause IT is such an easy matter 10 de-
tect similarity between the express
sions London and Lud's Town. II /,
claimed by some writer's that there was
city on the present site of London In
the year 1907 II. C.. and il IL known
that the Romans founded a city there
and called it Londinium in the rear 81
A. D.-Philadelphia Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

piano firms are
II urn b ere d by
dozens, T h c Y
practically con-
troll all the con-
cert business.
L h E Y h av e
sprin k1e d the
middle portion
of the town with
g r c a { " are
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09
Nhare Do They Co.

Where do the old pianos go when
they die?
Now York is the greatest piano pro-
ducing capital in the world. It's great
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-09

NH atone, ana his actions did not be-
lie his words. On one occasion lie
completely fooled party of reporters
oy getting up bogus duel, and the
whoie party were locked up over
night. can't imagine Ollie Teall do
ing that. His methods are more del
lcate and he plays to larger circle.
The old age of such youth must be
melancholy, indeed.