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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-09-04

CHULALoN6KoRN L, KING OF SIAM.
as his equal Although the king had
upward Of 800 wives only one Of them
ranked as queen. the other wives are
as subject 70 her viii as TO her hus-
bands. The second" wives, as they
are called, attain through their rela-
ton to the king, certain rank Of no
bility. The king had eighty-seven
children.
The king, like all his subjects, was
devout Buddhist and believed in the
transmigration of souls. In the royal
palace grounds are four white ele-
plants In which his majesty believed
were incased the souls Of four OF his
roval predecessors on the throne. The
king himself never came into their
presence without making humble obei-
sance-
Siam is 1900 miles long and 400 miles
wide and has a population Of about six
million people. The kingdom COM
prizes the west half of Cambodia, part
OF the isthmus connecting the Malay
peninsula with the Asiatic continent
and the north and middle portion of
the peninsula called Lower Siam, the
straits Of which are tributary TO Siam,
and where it iucloses the British prov
tnce of WELLESLEY.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-09-04
AN EXPENSIVE LIGHT.
An Iureterate Smoker Paid Thirty Ihc1
sand Dollars for Fuse

An Tuyeteraee Smoker Paid Thirty Ihc1-
sand Dollars for Fuse.
Inveterate smokers acknowledge
that the habit Is most expensive one
but il is seldom that light for cigar
costs a smoker q fortune, as N the
story told by the author Of 'Glances
Back Through Seventy Years he
was an inveterate smoker. having con
tracted "a diseased habit OF puhng
away at cigar every moment he was
not eating or sleeping" He smoked
puly the very best brands, ana IN
those careless days spent, he says, more
for cigars than it sfterwsrd cost him
10 live.
Well. one afternoon a day or two be-
fore ''Palmer's Life" was published, l
had been 70 prize-cattle show at
Chelmsford and then 20 dinner with
the Royal Agricultural society, and on
arriving IN town By +Ae last train, es
was walking homeward my cigar un-
fortunately went out and, much 70 nv
annoyance, I discovered ! had no fuses
about me. The streets. too, were de-
serted so that there was nobody from
whom q light could be obtained.
On descending Ludgate hill noticed
that the gas OF the gas lamp, perched
high against the wall just within
BelIe-Sauvage yard, was broken. There
being q slanting ledge at the lower
part of this wall placed my foot on H.
and, springing up, succeeded in light
ing paper-spill which / had impro-
.isAd- hnt IN NIX rapi6 ceScent one Of
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-09-04
PATENT LEATHER
The Process for Producing this Shiny
Surface.


Japsnned leather, generally called
patent leather. was first made in
America A smooth. glazed finish Is
first given to- calfslzin in France. The
leather. says the New York Telegram,
Is curried expressly for the purpose,
and particular care is taken to keep II
as free as possible from grease; the
skins are then tackled on frames and
coated with composition Of linseed
oil and lumber, in the proportion of
eighteen gallons Of oil to five Of unlber
boiled until nearly solid and then mixed
with spirits Of turpentine to the proper
consistency. Lampblack is also added
when the composition Is applied in or
der TO give color and body. From
three to four coats of this are neces-
sary to form substance 70 receive the
varnish. They a-e laid on with q knife
or scraper. To render the goods soft
and plant each coat must be very
light and thoroughly dried after each
application. 4 thin coat is afterward
applied OF the same composition OF
proper consistency to be put on with a
brush and with sufficient lanpblack
boiled IN it to make a perfect black.
When thoroughly dry it is cut down
with a scraper having turned edges,
when 1t is ready to varnish- The princi-
pal varnish used is made of Inseed oil
and Russian blue, boiled 10 the thick
ness of printers ink. II Is reduced
with spirits of turpentine TO suitable
consistency to work with brush, and
then applied in two or three separate
coats, which are scraped and puniced
until the leather is perfectly filed and
smooth The finishing coat IS put on
with special care In room kept closed
and with the floor wet to prevent
dust. The frames are then run into an
oven heated to about one hundred and
seventy-five degrees In preparing
this kind of leather the manufacturer
must give the skin as high heat as 1t
can bear IL order to dry the compost
ton on the surface as rapidly as pos
sible without absorption, and eau
tiously, so as not to iujure the fiber of
tho laathar
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-09-04
Inf EOinrPr.

Inauiring Youth-What do racing
men mean when they talk of the ia
vcrite?'
Old Stager-They mean the horse
that will win If you don't bet on him
Puck
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-09-04
THE WICHITA BAKERY,

uEtLkL.- -
Bread. Cakos. Pies end Psstris- Goods
delivered by cur -Fs9cus frr@h each Gay
70 an rsrts of The cIty, ~ ~ calhS a.
cur bakcfy. III S 4alu strse-
/, n. HNITKE& 80. Props.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-09-04

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-11
CHILD TRAVELLERS.
Three Start Alone on Long o'efiah"
Journey.

Journey
Kansas City Star. November Sd''
The story told IN the Star yesterday vi
,bree little children, the Oldest H. 'ne
other two Q. travelling from Elliot NO.
"a Folsom. Cal, $500 miles, without other
care or attendance than they might me-
en-, the railroad people. illustrates the
,,arfcction to which what might De caheu
he art of travelling has been brous'4it
tr this country. The children, between
Kansas CITY and Sacramento, VIII heNel
Ieove the comfortable and even iuNuiiouS
p,,1nan-car which they entered mere
Over nlain and mountain ior nan 'io
width OF a continent they journey WIN
..su the comforts of home hours D.,
e.. they reach Sacramento the telegraph
20 IN 80 announced their coming 10 their
father. who will be at the station AT ~
80 Tuesday morning TO meet them. for
o,.erv hour Of the journey the chiidren
nm he the subjects of a care ns watciiui
" oo,,d he given them by their father
-. ,,,otber simply because they were "ac-
credited" by note to the Pullman con-
ductor. ,-. 80 such
IL Is because of the existence OF suci,
railroad facilities and their constant anu
habitual use that American chiiureh ais
ovcelIent travellers. They are accustomed
-, ,ravel. they understand the geography
~ ,ns country: they are informed as TO
,he du,y of corporations toward children
and they may set out on journeys OF nun
dreds of miles without the slightest ttepi,
S,,,o, A hoy OF four has been heard
20 saw. 81 generally take sleeper.
,rha American transportation system
,na most extensive and far-reaching IN
W world. has deprived travel OF It's ter
r snr 20 the poor lone woman who had
W ,o,,ch trouble In the old times. whicn
80 ~ every long trip for her like that
undertaken by Elizabeth OF siberia ~ -
woman may now travel unattended an
over this vast country. with somebody 70
answer her every question ana oHeI e.ey
e"s service. arriving at her point OF
ne.,ra,ton on the minute. This Is the
res, country. as II is the best age. Tor
women and for children.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-11
~
DR.. Humphreys New SPECIFIC
COLDS

DIR. HUMPHREYS has prepared new
SPECIFIC for Colds, Grippe, Influenza.
Catarrh, Pains and Soreness In the Head
and Chest Cough, Sore Throat. General
cuts II short promptly. Taken during its
prevalence, II preoccupies the system ana
prevents IT'S invasion. Taken while suffer-
Ing. a relief IL speedily realized. which 10
continued TO an entire cure.
II Will break up an obstinate cold
treatment; relieves In few hours; cures
In a few days
A cold taken in the fall Is most dan
gerous; IL not prevented or cured a miser-
able winter follows. Neglected Colds
lead to Grippe. Catarrh, Bronchitis. and
ton.
solomon. with all his wisdom. could not
nave given better advice. than TO protect
yourself against Colds with u. IL you
would be "weather-proof," carry and
carry Is the word we wish to EN-
phasize. for your convenience II 10 par
excellence and can be carried by tho
businessman In his vest-pocket: by the
lady calling or shopping In her card-case
or por;emonnaie: or BY the school-child
In pocket or pencil-bOx.
Ii Is such n comfort and relief to know
that when you leave your wife suffering
with cold. when your husband goes
down town not feeling we'll and. abovs
all. when your child trudges on 20 school.
that each carries real PROTECTOR
in II.
With n vial OF these pleasant pellets
YOU need not fear the cold. damp weather.
or sudden changes In the temperature
(such as we are now having. A few doses
Of II will check the first symptoms a
Fever or Cold. and Its continued use VIII
complete the cure.
Re giIrp TO get
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-11
INCREASE SMALL IN FIVE YEARS.
French Growth of Population Practically
at a Standstill.
Westminster Gazette.)


Those who are so deeply concerned
about the tardy increase of the French
population will not be able TO extract
much comfort from the 800 pages OF sta
tistcs just issued by the office du travail.
in which the results Of the census Of 1891
are ably and carefully summarized. In
the FIVE years from 1886 10 lr1 the total
uopuIation Of nearly 100000 has in
creased only I2i.2s9. This is the smallest
increase during any similar period since
the beginning Of the century. Its slshlh-
canoe will be seen when compared win
the increase of 6i5. 037 in the years 1876 oil,
and that Of Sl2, SCI in lS12-'I6. But the
manner In which the repartition or inc
population has taken place In the peilou
Of lSSG-'91 is still more depressing NOT
only has the population remained Almost
stationary, but the movement from inc
rural districts into the towns mas peth
enormously accelerated. Paris ana the
Department OF the Seine. for example.
have undergone an increase OF 1885,
while the population Of Marseilles mas
been augmented by 1905. The net result
of this movement in the 1--WE years ID
that the urban population has increaseu
nv $40 296. against the total Increase LOT
the whole of France OF only lZi'ss9'
In 1861 the population Of the French
towns numbering over 1000 lnhanltahts
was G. 29S. e37. or 17-lO0 of the entire French
population In 1891 the corresponding nS-
ure increased TO 9,235.2iS. or N-loo or the
total population at present. In thlrty
wears. therefore, 7-l00 of the total popula-
lion have been drained away from the
smaller towns and the rural districts by
the urban centres. The worst of all this
Is that there seems to be absolutely no
room for any hope OF improvement at
the next census. On the contrary, no.
thing but an aggravation of the nations
weakness can well be looked for. In
France so many things seem to conspire
IN rreyent a healthy increase Of the popu-
lation. The ceaselesS movement from
country to town, where the mortality Is
HIGHER and the birth rate lower, Is, FOR
example. generally recognized as ono or
tho chief causes of the depopulation OF
France. This. too. has only just begun.
when the military law has had more
time TO work still more disastrous results
NAV probably be seen. There is. at any
rote an undeniable reluctance on the
mart of men to resume field labor after
they have served their time In town gar
rlsons. On this point. unfortunately,
there appear 20 be no exact statistics,
hut from the vast number Of soldiers and
non-commissioned officers who apply for
employment in the cities and larger towns
ON the termination of their terms Of SER
vice some idea OF the extent Of this evil
NAV he formed. Altogether. therefore. it
"a quite possible that even the very dis
couraging increase just noted may never
be seen again.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-11
STRAUSS AND HIS DOG.
A Story OF the Waltz King, Retriever ana
His Feminine Admirers In Boston.

~ '''"'''
"This Strauss jubilee" said a Gotham
impresario to a New York Sun reporter,
reminds me OF an incident OF the Visit
OF the great composer to Boston at the
time Of the Gilmore jubilee, which / do
not remember ever to have seen In PRINT.
At that time Johann was in the full blaze
of his glory. and the Blue Danube
waltzes were as well known In this
country as Yankee Doodle and SO wnen
the composer was found to be q hand
some, dapper little man. with lovely eyes,
and a mass Of wavy black hair that was
almost as extravagantly long as Pade-
rewski's. the Boston musical women went
wild over him. He was courted anu
caressed and feted and followed, until IL
is a wonder his head-hair and all-were
not turned But Strauss had too much
good business tact to lose control or NM
self. and he accepted everything-civility
and compliment-with smile that was as
comprehensive as 1t was stereotyped.
STRAUSS was n great dog-fanc'er al
that time, and was accompanied by Q
magnificent black retriever. Toward the
last OF the great concert days some en-
truslastic young woman sprung the idea
Of getting n lock of Strauss hair for
her loclSet-lockets were worn by every
body in those days, you remember. Tne
fashion grew into fad. and from fad
blazed UP to a fury, and with his COM
prehensive smile. Johann promised every
applicant a memento. And In due time
the locks were dlstributed-how many
hundreds OF them / don't know-each
one accompanied by the compliments OF
the waltz King. Som, statistic1! cuss
said that enough hair had been cut OH
and distributed TO make Strauss look as
though he had been sandpapered. Yet
when he left Boston for New YORK MS
locks were as bushy and profuse as ever.
j. was remarked. however, that when
Johann's beautiful black-haired dog was
put into a baggage-car the poor creature
licked like a shorn poodle
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-11

else TO get out Of the telephone closet.
you arc admitted.
Hello, Tremont-helio. Tremont-heno
fremont" Total silence OF fremont. lou
ring again. what number, plense.
snappishly from fremont Boston
slsy'--another long silence, which never
has any explanation. But after ano. !:
call or two, you get this answer, o'i~
busy!" So you hing up the instrument
and 70 outside ana walt five minutes.
And then you resume your p'aintive pc,
titions to fremont to listen TO you' anu
perhaps after ten minutes more you get
No. 6Ia9: and you find out then tnat
Parkinson Just thought he'd ask you wnat
kind OF flower II Is that goes 10
seed In November and has kind OF put
ton on top; he doesn't remember what
kind OF leaves 1t has. and never thousht
OF noticing what kind OF place II grows IN;
but he knew that Of course you'd KNOW
the moment you heard OF II. Then you
tell him that you don't know, ana give
him a sad sad goodbye. and go pack
to your room. and see by your watch that
you have lost exactly half an hour.
Then you try 10 get TO work AGAIN
and can't make IL go TO save your Ire.
You put on your hat and overcoat ana
go down town to paw over the DOCKS
on the counters of the bookstores. ana
try to get cheered up. All! the telephone
Is a great invention for saving time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-11
CALLS TO THE TELEPHONES.
A Gentle Protest Against the Impositions
of Iuquiring Friends.
rroSfop Tropscriut


while he is in mildly complaining
mood, the listener may perhaps record
general doubt whether the telephone has
really ever saved any net amount OF
mems time, and personal wish that his
friends will not ring him up on the In
s,rument. Perhaps to-day one may save
himself half a days journey by the use
OF the telephone; and perhaps to-mor-
row some one wastes half an hour OF
his time by calling him needlessly over
the instrument. and next day somebody
wastes another half hour. and so on
until the saved half day Is put over on to
the other side OF the account.
There is a class Of people who are In
special way the victims OF the telephone.
They haven't one at their elbow. nor
cheaply-paid employee to answer calls
for them. They are within calling dis
lance. and no one hesitates TO call them
over that distance.
Imagine yourself one Of the people. You
are actively at work in your room. de-
veloping' a line OF thought that has just
come TO you, and may not come again.
some one comes In and says: You're
wanted at the elephone-Boston. $50"
Won throw down your pen. Shall you
answer the call? You don't want to. but.
after reflection that perhaps II may be
something important to somebody. you
vet up and 10 q long way. and. after
some i've minutes' waiting Tor some one
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-11
En- Route.
written for the DisIatch.)


NV heart Is sad-how could It be
Just now In other frame
Thy loving smile / may not see
Nor hear thee breathe my name
I've torn me from thy fond embrace,
I've spoke my sad adieu.
And miles of intervening space
Divide me now from you.
"
And still the moments as they roll
Increasing distance bring;
And with them thoughts that DER M sou
A deepening shadow fling.
l go from thee-how can ! smile?
How may my heart be gay?
How can l cheer my spirits while
My love thou art away?
But duty calls, and in her path
/ know l safely tread;
I envy not what JOY he hath
Whose feet are elsewhere led.
1 go with heart at least resigned
My duty to fulfil,
With resolute determined mind,
WITH CAIN anu WILL
But as / go to God on high,
1 turn In earnest prayer,
Commend thee to His sleepless eye
And covenant-keeping care.
May He from yon white throne above.
His throne OF light and life,
Smile ever with approving love
On thee. my precious wife.
l bless Him. mid His mercied past,
Chief for the priceless one,
Which links our hearts in letters fast
That may not be undone;
And when fond memory has brought
Your life in full review,
I bless Him that there Is not aught
! may not love In you.
I bless Him for that sylphlike form.
That person full Of grace;
I bless for each bewitching charm
That lights your lovely face:
I bless Him for that polished brow.
Than snow-drift purer. fairer;
l bless him tnat Win oe"e'' 'N"~
Hast graces richer. rarer.
I bless Him for that soft. blue eye.
So radiant yet with youth
That flashes e'er the light OF high
Intelligence and truth.
I bless Him with exultant pride
For that strong, graceful mind;
OF none OF woman's wit denied.
With culture. rich. refined
But, more than all. beside. bless.
For that pure. gentle heart.
So rich IN all the lovsliness
That faith and grace impart:
A heart from stain Of earth 20 clear;
80 destitute Of guile;
So prompt to soothe With PHYS tear.
Or gladden. with IL smils. w
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-11
"Thc Old North state"


North Cardinals great hymn Of patriot
ism, written by that great patriot, Judge
CASTOR. VIII always inspire as unbounded
enthusiasm IN a crowd Of Tar-Heels as
ever God, Save the Queen does In the
hearts OF Yritons. the "Marsellaise' IN
the hearts OF Frenchmen, or Dixie" In
the souls of all true southerners. The
Old North State" Is immortal: it WIFI
live as long as North Carolina Is COM
monwealth In the greatest union of free
States the sun ever shone on.
our very love for the good old song
makes us grateful to any VINO mas
word Of praise for IT. The following was
written to the Richmond Dispatch re-
Gently by Major Jed. Hotchkiss. OF staun-
ton, Va. Major Hotchkiss was on jack
sons STAFF during the war. lie was lee
turer on geography in the North Caro-
Ina normal schools Of lGS-'7s-'cJ
In n recent issue YOU ~ay truly, "N'nt
State songs: "If The Old North State
is not distinctive. it wound b. Gihicut 10
say what is" Any one who has ever
heard that soul-stirrlng melody sung by
a large gathering of State-loving North
Carolinians will heartily concur in your
opinion that the words and the melody
OF this song art not only distinctive. bgt
that they are also patriotic ana inspir-
fng, ana at inc Same t'4hS eAiih~He''
dlgnified.
/ shall never forget the impression
made upon me by the use made OF this
song on public occasions in North Caro-
lima. Some years ago when delivering
course OF lectures to the teachers OF That
State at the University at Chapel Hi!
the president OF that institution, DR..
Battle. always opened the general eX-
ercses by calling for the singing OF "The
Ola North STATE" by the fun audience. IN
full chorus, and all standing. as sort
of North Carolina doxology. 1t was al
WAYS sung with a hearty good Will,
everybody appearing to know the words
and the air, and the wave Of patriotic
feryor that II always raised was an m
epiring Introduction for one who would
lecture for the benefit of the noble people
of the OLD North State. l have often
wished that Virginia had such an in
spiring state song. not only for use on
public occasions, but 10 be specially APP
pointed to be sung by all the children in
her public schools Who Will write this
for us?
There Is no Drawer or more patriotc
spirit than the Virginians, and there Is no
State with more glorious record 10 fur-
nish a theme for a patriotic State song.
May the singer Major Hotchkiss wishes
.or soon attune his harpi
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-11

ministers. and ambassadors. military and
naval attaches, and commissions or spe-
cial representatives are entitled TO them.
a military cadet at West Point lately Sc
cured one.
II has been customary by the War
Department always to request special
passports for any officer, no matter what
his rank may be, when going abroad even
for pleasure, and up to within a few
months ago the requests were promptly
granted. when. however. batch
for n lot OF Lieutenanis was requested.
during the summer. the secretary crossed
over 10 Secretary Iamont's Office and
protested vigorously against this action,
30 that orders have now been issued d.
recting officers OF the army TO take the
same passports for which other persons
pay 81. and which contain their accurate
description.
A few weeks ago Mr.. whitelsw Reid APP
piled for n special passport for himself
and family. and IL was only with the
greatest difficulty Il was secured. Mr..
Reid was probably entitled 10 II. however,
by reason OF his having been a foreign
Minister and man Of distinction. but only
such men will be fortunate after this TO
be honorcd with them. Each costs 81
They are handsomely engrossed affairs
and engraved on heavy parchment, and
there are few instances where man
having one with him has trouble in get
ting around countries OF Europe which
are on the lookout for Anarchists. Nihi-
lists. and would-be mofarch-killers.