The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02
PERSONAL AND ,MPERsoNAL.

-E. E. Thompson, OF Fredericks-
burg, Va, who is walking on a wager
to Bogota, South America, has arrived
in the City of Mexico One condition
of his trip is that he shall carry no
money with him He has been hospit-
ably received in Mexico, but declares
that he was nearly starved in Texas.
John Palmer, the inventor of the
railroad check system, died few days
ago ia 4. little town in Michigan He
was fiddler years ago, and took charge
of the hats and wraps OF those who
came TO dancing parties. He gave
numbered, checks for them and some
railroad men who attended one of his
dances appropriated the idea, and in
little while the system was adopted all
over the country.
An English farmer was recently
prosecuted for cruelty to animals and
fined ten pounds fifty dollars) and
costs He was alleged to have kept
twenty-six head of stock in field
without sufficient food But the farm.
er's neighbors, believing that he had
done the best he could in the prevail
ing drought, ,sstarted a subscription and
soon raised enough to make up to him
the amount of fine and costs
According to the London Star. the
yellow contents of the mysterious po.
made bottles that Mr. Gladstone car.
ries into the house of commons to for
tify himself for an important speech
are a compound of sherry and eggs
with certain other medicaments cal.
culated to strengthen the vocal organs
Mr.. Balfour, the same authority OBJ
serves. finds port plentifully diluted
with water the best aid to oratory.
"A Paris beggar has been living very
comfortably by hanging himself He
would choose a tree near where young
children were playing, string himself
up and groan to attract their attention,
SO that they would run for help. He
would be cut down and restored, and
letter in his pocket would explain his
attempted suicide by statement of his
destitution. He knew how to attach
the moose so as to avoid strangulation.
The Scottish Home Rule associatio
has complained to the Prince of Wales
of lecture by Mr.. Lecky, with his
his royal highness presiding, in which
the British empire was spoken of as
the sole possession of Englishmen,"
and the colonies as having been ''built
up by Englishmen." This language
has given the greatest offense to Scot
land. The prince replies. through his
secretary. that he thinks that Mr..
Lecky had no inten tion of casting
any reflection on Scott and or of ignor-
ing the great services which the in.
habitants of that country have rem
dered toward the creation of the en-
pire"
The empress of Germany shares
her husbands taste for hunting and
frequently accompanies him upon his
shooting expeditions. She carries a
light rifle and a revolver and wears a
picturesque costume designed especial
ly for such occasions, and so cut as to-
show her fne figure to the best advan-
tage. The favorite resort of the en-
peror and empress when on hunting in
tent is the Jagdschloss, on the Remin-
ten moors, a building made entirely Of
wood brought over from Norway and
standing in the midst of some of the
finest shooting in Germany. Tho
kaiser's crippled arm does not prevent
his being an excellent shot, and he
takes great pride in bringing in fine
bag of fgame.-Harper's Bazaar.