The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-12-04
ITEMS IN GENERAL,

Cnc NlScnlel the less, because NnSJ
are universal.-Burke.
Every man who observes vigilantly.
and resolves steadfastly. grows uncon-
sciously into genius.-Bulwer.
All noble enthusiasns pass through
a feverish stage, and grow wiser and
more serene.-Channing.
There is great difference between
serving the world and being the serv-
ant of the world.-Ram's Horn.
The Chippewa river was named
from the Indian tribe. The Indian des-
ignation was Mayawaken, The Myste-
| rious Stream"
The method Of locomotion Of the
condor in air is mystery. This bird
has been seen to circle to and fro in the
sky for many hours at time, ascend
ing and descending, without once fap-
ping its wings.
The Theater Hat.-Slumm-"Have
you Seen the new arrangement for
ladies' theater hats?" Glumm-''No:
what is ito" Slumm-'It's stepladder
attachment so man can climb up and
look over."-Detroit Free Press
Philadelphia has some long streets.
Second street, fifteen miles; German
town and Ridge avenue, ten miles;
Broad street, nine and three-auarter
miles; Frankfort avenue, eight miles;
Fifth street, six and one-half miles;
Market street, FIVE and one-half miles
u met the other day man so
much keener and more active and more
energetic than myself" said man,
''that as I walked along the street
away from his Office | found myself
smiling and elated; had actually been
exhilarated by contact with him. To
meet him had been positive stimu-
liant; it was evidence enough OF the
benefits to be derived from stirring
around among men"
Cornelius Agrippa, the famous clas-
sicist and general scholar, was forced
TO flee from his native land because OF
having performed in public some sim
pie philosophical experiments now IA
miliar in every school room. He was
not entirely orthodox. nd ventured to
deny the common belief that St Anne
had three husbands. upon which ne
found himself an object of horror
wherever he went
There was strange fragrance in
the air, the light odors liberated from
a thousand nameless herbs. the faint.
melancholy spicing Of dead leaves.
There was, moreover. that sense of nov
city which nature always brings with
the dawn in deep forests; fancy that
during the night the earth had been
created anew, and was fresh from the
Makers hand, as yet united by burden
or trihulation and guiltless of past
Bret Harte.
-Impudence seems TO be the leading
Characteristic with the weasel in his
relations with man. Perhaps the c-ea-
ture has confidence that his long, slen-
der body can always be snatched away
into safety before the Ordinarv human
being can do him harm. At any rate,
the weasel VIII coolly sit in the chink
OF a stone wall and watch the doings Of
men within 2 stones throw Of his aSv-
lum, and after nightfau the beast wiz
crawl about fearlessly within yard or
two Of any human being that may sp-
proach its haunts.
-Seashore gunners hold that the Wild
goose can count two. out not three.
Accordingly il IS customary in prepar-
Ing TO shoot wild geese from blind or
some detached ribbon OF marsh for
three men to row over 20 the station
together and for two of them 70 return
TO the mainland. The geese. being IN
& Ma 80 r..fr
they see the two men returning that
no enemy has been left upon the
marsh, and approach the spot without
fear. II Is asserted that II only two
men go out and only one returns the
geese viii carefully avoid the region o.
the blind.
The state of Illinoi. received last
year tax % SssO.25l from a single
railway company. the Illinois Central,
that being : per cent ot the gross re-
ceipts u is original line % 70s niles IN
the state required bv is charter % be
paid n lieu % other taxes The amount
was considerably larger than 4 rrevi-
ous years. as resul: of the heavy IL
senger business IL connection with tic
worlds fai-- 80 that the srz.e va. a
direct beneficiary from tie far n this
resp>ct-
The captain y a steamer that pies +
a,1lE he New England coast, ard that {
Was passing one Of the rugged. .oneiv
Islands Of lie Maine shore. pointed 20
II enormous fox ot zulls TIA: whit 1
enec the ROCKS, the s7rtace o. the sea.
s1d the branches of the ce6zrs ihzt .
c. 1g - TIE hard soil There. sad +
be. '-7F ast 60 you think q thst2 Au1 .
yet y yea tam % a hook or uzturzl .
/ history fsey' = tel yoa that gals 7ozrt I.
rsc-ch on trees Some fol sailors be-
.4eVe tLat the pet-eis. o. Mother C&-ey's =
caieSens, never slIgas, even ca the
water. bst a-s aivays CT re wing
I1ev cc--'t lss their eyes And s3-ae
q tlless s-ient!6c fellows zre - s.d &c
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