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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
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They Have Wealth. Are Affstoerotie ont
Citra-Fashi0nable.

They Have Wealth. Are Arfstoeratfe and
Uitra-Fashionable.
A negro aristocracy! Sounds odd,
doesn't it? Yet such an aristocracy ex-
lists in Washington and it is, relatively,
at least, the equal in wealth, culture
and refinement of that of our best cir
cles of white society.
Washington is colored mans para
disc. The term ''colored man. is the
one they Invariably employ speaking
of themselves. They tell you they are
not negroes-that negroes are the low
blacks-that they are colored people,
and that white ladies and gentlemen
appreciate that fact and address them
accordingly. The standard of gentil-
ity among the whites is fixed by their
use of these terms. But, call them
what you please. Washington is their
paradise; the one spot on earth where
part of their number have social
standing. and where they are some
thing more than mere hewers of wood
and drawers of water.
The colored aristocracy of Washing
ton really numbers about four hundred
all told, and in that respect they stand
on an an equal footing with Ward Nc
Allister's -four hundred" in the New
York metropolis These Washington
cOlored swells live in fine houses
They are possessed in many cases of
large wealth. They keep their own
carriages, and they have servants in
abundance who minister to their wants
They have everything in short that
money and good taste can suggest But
there is one thing they want that all
their wealth can't give them, and that
is white skin. The wealthiest col
ored man in Washington would gladly
exchange places with the meanest
white if it were in his power to ex.
change skins also.
In their church worship the colored
'four hundred are quite as exclusive
as their white neigh bors, and colored
day laborer would hesitate as much to
enter one of these sanctuaries as a
white man of the same degree would in
presenting himself at the portals of
Grace church in New York. There are
other colored churches there where the
poor and the fairly we'll to do meet on
equal terms, but they are not the
churches of the flour hundred"
The SWEETEST colored church in Wash
ington is the Fifteen Street Presbyte-
rian. On Sunday mornings Fifteenth
street in the vicinity of the church is
filled with carriages. The church is
small and ultra-fashionable The most
of the member keep carriages, and they
use them on these occasions. In this
respect they are aping the worst form
of white snobbery. In England every
gentleman walks to charch. He may
own a hundred carriages, but he does
not use them to take him to and from
the church. Some of these days Amer
leans will copy this custom from their
English cousins, and when the Amer
lean whites abolish the present fashion
of riding to church, the Washington
colored swells will profit by the object |
Commercial.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20

In vain to find evidences of such re-
suits. Certainly they do not exist in
royal circles. The children of the
prince of Wales exhibit, neither phys
ically. mentally or morally, any attri-
butes superior to those we find in the
average children Of our working peo-
pie, and they fall very much below the
standard of many of the latter who are
exceptionally endowed. II we should
make the most careful research
through history, doubt if we could
find one dozen people who had de-
scenoed from two or three generate
of luxury, and were in any respect re-
markable or admirable. We are. on
the contrary, able to count our mem
orable people, by the score and by the
hundreds, who hare sprung from the
toilers of the world
TIE few very old families Of Ar,er-
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gree the feeling exists almost univer-
sally. Every day l hear people whom
j had supposed to be wholly above any
prejudices of this kind speak with
certain sort of pride of some friend or
rela tive who mas never done a days
work. frequently 1 hear women OF
reduced means who are engaged in all
sorts of occupations relating with
gusto the fact 'tthat they We're brought
up to never think of work, and scarce
ly knew how to dress themselves"
Some very brilliant young woman
last year, whose name l am sorry to
have forgotten, published a prize essay
on this subject-in which she laid the
fault of this universal disrespect for
work as a false conception of the
Bibles attitude toward toilers: claim
ing that it was not as a punishment,
but as solace and hope, that God gave
man labor to perform after his election
from Paradise.
Without doubt the orthodox idea that
labor was sent as curse to mankind
has much to do with the worlds feel
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
DOGS ON THE RACE TRACK.
But Few Entries and tho Sport Profit
able.

But Few Entries and the Sport Profit
able.
Horse racing has long been an estab-
lished and popular pastime and now
dog racing is coming to attract
some attention. A lad named Willie
Ketchum, of Ontario, was the ooineer
in this line of sport. In 1887 he showed
his trotting dog broken to harness. 1t
was an Irish setter who never left a
trot and made half-mile heats against
ponies. He was able to outspeed almost
every pony that was entered against
him. His challenge was against any
pony twelve hands or under or to give
any horse twenty seconds. the horse to GO
mile and the dog half mile, the horse
to draw a quarter of his own weight
The lad made about ten thousand dol
lar with his dog in this way. Another
boy named Charley Kinsler, whose home
is in Ohio, trained bulldog to make
splendid time on the course. He was
not a success. however, because on the
occasion of his first race on a fair
ground the word go had just been given
when he espied an unfriendly dog
some distance away and he bolted
the track and overhauled the object
of his chase and could not be per-
suaded to return till he had whipped
him on the spot Young Kinsler gave
up teaching bulldogs, and his next VEN
ture was with cross between a New
foundland and a bloodhound, which de-
veloped very good speed. Young Kins-
Ter, however, had the best success with
settlers, and those that he broke to har-
ness were able to go at quite a fast
clip. He made tour of the country
fairs and was everywhere a popular
attraction. The business netted him
handsome profits, and he is spending
the present winter in training other
dogs to drawin harness, single, in pairs,
and four-in-hand. Of course the dog
trotting can be at best but novelty
and side attraction. The two lads
who have gone into it have done i'm
mensely well with the enterprise, but
it is field that can be very easily
crowded. and too much competition
will eXtinguish the business. Utica On.
W Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
A COPYlST'S RLUNOER.
How It Proved Fatal to Burgoyne's Army
-Slovenly Work.

How It Proved Fatal to Burgoyne's Army
-SIovenly Work.
A clerk in the state department mar
rowly escaped dismissal in consequence
of his negligence in making blurred
and inaccurate copy of an important
diplomatic paper. His superior, when
it was laid upon the desk for signature.
was very angry.
THE government does not payyou,"
he exclaimed, ''for doing sloVenly
work. You must make a clean copy,
without erasure or interlineation.
Even a blacksmith could do better
work." was the parting shot, as the
Inundated clerk disappeared at the
door. red in the face and trembling for
the retention of his position.
The official was undoubtedly right.
There was no excuse for careless, mat
tentive copying and botchwork in a
state paper. Ifshe had been familiar
with the diplomatic history of the war
of independence he might haveenforced
the moral with fine effect.
The crisis of the military struggle
between Great Britain and the revolt
ing colonies was reached when Gen,
Burgoyne's campaign was planned in
London.
The object was to strike tremen-
dous blow at the center of the confed-
eracy. The British forces were to take
possession of the Mohawk and Hudson
valleys by a concentric march from
Lake Champlain, Oswego and New
York on conNerging lines, toward AL
bany.
The ascent of the Hudson by Sir
William Howefs army was essential to
the success of a scheme by which New
England was to be cut off, as by
wedge, from the southern colonies.
Orders were sent out from London
for the advance of Burgoyne's and st
Layers forces from Canada. At first
Sir William Howe Observation-Disclosures
of the plan and was armed with dis
cretionary powers; but finally dis
patch was drafted, positively ordering
him to cooperate IN the movement
from New York.
A clerk made a hasty and very care
less copy of the dispatch, which the
great difficulty in reading. Like the
state department official above re-
ferred to, he angrily reprimanded the
culprit and ordered fresh copy to be
made without flaw or ensure Being
pressed for time and anxious for a
holiday, Lord George posted off to his
country seat without waiting for the
fresh copy.
The military order was laboriously
copied IN the clerks best hand, but
when it was finished the minister was
not there to sign it. 1t was pigeon
holed and overlooked when he returned
and was not sent to America until long
aftsrward.
Sir William Howe, being left with
full discretion, allowed himself to be
drawn into military operations against
Washington's army near Philadelphia.
Burgoyne's army was entrapped, cut
of from retreat and forced to sur.
render at Saratoga. The fortunes of
the revolutionary war turned upon the
carelessness of an English copyist
The minister was more culpable than
the clerk. Evidently he thought SO,
for he suppressed the facts. The
secret history of the dispatch has only
recently been revealed and Sir Will
liam Howe's lack of cooperation been
explained, but the first blunder was the
copyist's and very costly it proved
Youths Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
IT Is HONEST TOLL
"Keep the Sabbath Day Holy" Is
No More Positive Than
rgix Day. Shalt Thou Labor THE Fact
That One Has Never Done . sDay's"
Work Il Nothing to Be
Proud OF
fCoPYHIGKT, 1924

A certain Kew York editor some
months since published list of our
very rich men who never toiled or spun,
and at the same time gave an &C
count of the occupations of their grand
fathers. Whereupon Mr.. Van Some
body replied with much as2erity, SEEM
Ing to feel that the editor had mali
ciously blackened his name by stating
that his grandfather had ever been in
business
! To the average American mind this
seems the depth OF Stiffness, and ex-
hibits an astounding lack of common
sense. 1 must confess that 1T impresses
me in this manner. Yet to some de-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
No Charm for Him.

Even at this late date the small bows
view OF the worlds fair is not TO be
lightly set aside; it may always be de-
pended upon as having the rare and
refreshing quality of originality. II
was a small Hoosier youngsters who
pulled back vigorously when led by
his devoted aunty toward the beautiful
palace of the fine arts.
''0h. Georgia, what is the matterg'
the aunty solicitously inquired. "Are
you tired? Don't you want to see the
art gallery?r
'Aaw," the small boy made answer,
with disguised emphasis I've been
in there onct, an there amt thing in
there but statoots an picters-"-Indi-
annapolis Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
A VAPOR BATH.
WRAP the Patient and . Chair In . Blanket
and Their steam Them

WRAP the Patient ard . Chair In . Blanket
and Then steam Them
Sc. a redhot brick on end IN = can.
small bath. or other suitable vsssel.
place tho latter undsr chair. on shs
seat Of which a piece o: asnnsl a
spread The patient undrcs-ed, sits
on this flannel. and he and tho eh.is
are well wrapped in blankets 20 eS
cluds the air; his head 10 20 BE aneovs
cred. Open the blankets a little a, The
bottom and carefully pour about pint
Of boiling water over the brieS spd
keep mp the steam By occasionally r..
peatiny thi& Tho pa;ien; remains 10
The bath untl relieved OF persptrasion.
To make a vspor bath IN bod with bot
water bottles 81 about six oval shap ped
half-ga!lon stone bottles with boiling
water. cork we'll and fold each in hot
vet flannel Lay over the bed . water.
proof sheet and blanket; place IL. "a
Gent on these. cover hifa with
blanket. and distrisBt. the hot bottles
abou. him-oas % each side, - th$
calf Of each leg. ssd 70 TIE sole % escs
foot wraPpp well with extra BLANKETS
AID tuck In 20 retain the 5es. Fos
the spir.s lamp bath. place q dana
towel over zee seat and betor. tas
from; Of . eane-bo.tom chair. r.aeG
which spiri: iamp IL ligats4. .nd
over the lamp . tin vessel vita bosiins
water IN i. The patient. ezsslo1>e
(exceps The head IN four or more
blankets. sits On the char Esul rec
occurs Halls Journal ii
Health
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
WAYS Which Are Chinese.

Few Chinese gentlemen, when pro-
voked, can refrain from language that
outvies all that is commonly included
under the word billingsgate. The man
who. the other day, seemed to regard
his friend as a cloud-encircled deity
now seems to regard him as malig-
uant demon. His ancestry is described
with much minuteness of detail His
mother is near relative of Cerberus.
Every mandarin exhibits ''the strange
case of DR.. Jekyn and Mr. Hyde In
some of the Chinese blue books re-
lating to foreigners there is no lack of
what answers to coolie curses We are
a set of eye-scoopers. baby-boilers, and
the like. A certain term OF scorn be-
ing objected to in earlier years, it is
paraphrased now. and has lost nothing
in the process 1t was classical hint,
whose force lay in certain passages
which foreigners were not supposed to
have studied It portrayed the for
eigner to the Chinese literary mind.
But the foreigner trampled upon Chi
nese delicacy of feeling, and rejected
term which the Chinese seem to have
thought rather condescension than
otherwise -Contempor Review.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20


She stood vi,h eashisr eTea Hes
voiee vas raised IA inzignast protss.
my ehila." the tssAss assisted. Il
nas; rspess t. You sss this yosss
nsn Joe propose - a-Ery. Do act
know each ssAsr pet
Its saiseT. tss gtgi exclaimed. vita
h<a~sng hosozss -~e Eass be. tssso-
su1~d. sir. AID ear prove 4.
Before her .oorsfzi gaze be qusgiet
Puck
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
Mrs. Murray Hiu-Before mauiace

hrs. Murray Hin-Before marriage
you men are like angels; after mar.
riage you are like demons.
Mr.. Murray Hill-Thats easily ex-
planned. Before we are married we
imagine we are in paradise: after we
are married we know we are in the
Other plaes.=TsxAs SifiinGs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
LILLE IHE TAILOR

Has now opened tailor shop IN tbs old
court house. second door fro1n The cor
nor os Firs; and Main IL you want
sat Of cloth. 49, i.lIlse the tailor before
yea buy elsewhere. He VIII gre prices
20 suit the tines
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20

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VIE Gs-<s - s<<sss=s ks<s ess=ee@
Il 49, - oze ~ wfses We sss
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
An Excepftou.

Clara-I should like TO meet Mr.
Clinker. They say he makes love 10
every girl he sees
Maude-You can't always tell
Clars-Whzt do you mean?
Maude-He hasn't seen you yet
Brooklyn Life
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20

what are You doing 20 relieve she
unemployed. JACKIE"
al ordered four suits Of spring
clothes this very daE, three more than
l needed. on purpose to provide them
with work"-Life-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
MRS. y. ". WINGIRD.
FLORIST
f. +. PARSONS :.
$40 n. Main Street.

Contractor and Builder. Estimates
furnished on all classes of buildings
either in city or country. Job work in
city given careful attention. Office ll5
South Lawrence Ave. Wichita Kansas.
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f. UOODT,

Contractor and Builder.
Estimates furnished on all classes of
Job work given special
ate tioa. ofaee and residence 1888
". TopeEa ave. " ichit2 81 IN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
PHYSICIANS.
DIR. ". Il. P1RE.

CHRONIC. Nervous, and Private
Diseases. and Diseases Of Women: deranged
or suppressed nsnstruatiou. from what
ever cause. speedily restored by Electric
Ity. Structures. Piles. Goifre, &c. quickly
cured by Electrolysis, or no charge. Also
keeps the best pill made for ail menstrual
dersngements:sent 20 any address on receipt
Of price ell 90 per box-guarantesc should
not be used duriGg pregnancy Cor
respondence invited sud confidential
Oface 20 y Main ST. Wiehits. Kansas
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YOUR WANTS SUPPLIED
3 Cts.
The Peoples Column.

TIE Want Columns of Daily Paper tell
you where it pays 10 advertise.
II you have anything TO BUY, SILL,
RAOE OR RENT. try these columns.
Is Payable Strictly in Advance.
No advertisement taken for less than loo.
Cne line advertisements charged same
rate as two lines.
Prices given under classified Deads in this
column applicable only % local advertise
ments- No foreign advertisements taken at
above rates.
Answers to advertisements sent In care OF
the EAGLE Office should be called for within
ten days after insertion. When advertisers
wish replys forwarded TO them stamped envel-
opes must besenr.
Reference TO former advertisements should
give description and date OF insertion or copy
of the advertisements should be sent.
Not responsible for advertisements given
or discontinued by telephone.
Classified advertisements VIII be Scents
Per line each insertion; average seven words
TO line. agate measurement
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
Had . Right - Ne

Eyes, sir said the bill collector.
singing the strap of his little valise
over his shoulder and putting on his
hat. I'm oct for the Doodle and don't
care who knows itI"-Chicago Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
Freedom With II

Freedom with H.
cynicus-There is o woman who mar
RED for moucy.
Qaericus-Dii she get IL?
Cynicus-Better still She got ali
UouI,-N. Y. Xoxld
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-20
MISCELLANEOUS
Situations UUHfed-MU[e.

"ANTED-A POSITION AS ASSISTANT
book keeper. bill clerk entry clerk or any kind
CT ONCE work. Experience and security given.
Address L. Z. Evans. BIS Y. II peka- los %
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-13
SOUTH SIDE WINS.
Tho Telephone Company Roduoos
Rates South OF tho Crock.
CENTRAL OFFICE ALSO CONCEDED
Tho South SIdC "Nickcrs''-A Uniform
lIHtc of $50 Has Been Agreed Upon,
and Goes Into Effect for tho Quarter
Commencing February 1-LocatIon
Ortho New Central Office.

Manager NJ, H. Wolf, OF the telephone
Office horc, returned yesterday from
Pittsburgh where no had q conference
with the officials sand directors OF his con-
Germ, tho Central District aud Printing
Telegraph Company, one Of the subjects
considered being tho petition Of tho
South Sido subscribers to toIophoncS for
a central Office in that part Of tho city
and 4 reduction from the high rates
that prevailed there, to uniform rate
OF $50 per annum. After the directors
had considered the matter In all its
bearings including tho probability Of
the loss OF the patronage OF all the South
Sido subscribers, tho directors decided
to grant the request Of tho petitioners,
and this Information was conveyed to
the South Side people yesterday at
noon. Tho news rapidly spread and
general satisfaction was expressed over
tho result OF tho latG united kick.
Tho result was moro or less i0rcshad-
owed n week ago when Mr.. Wolf was
hunting for location for central Of
flee below tho creek, and also soliciting
now subscribers Mt q uniform rate OF $50.
Tho location OF tho central Office has
not yet boen decided upon by Manager
Wolf. llo liked the new Pipes build
ing Mt Jacob and Thirty-sixth streets,
but it was not available, having already
been rented. Tho now rutc goes into
effect for tho quarter which began Feb
ruary !, and will save oyory subscriber
south OF TTenty.socond street from $40
to SO year, tho ratio on tho lower
South Side having been Sl25. The Ben
wood rate was $3.50 per annum, and on
account OF this nearly all phones have
been taken out.
The new $50 rate applies to all phones
within ono.half mile OF the South Side
central Office; those outside that limit
will pay somewhat higher rate.
Manager Wolf, when soen last night,
said the South Side central Office would
be located within 4 square OF the Pipes
building, and everything would DO in
readiness to commence operations there
OH the first OF May.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-13

Tomorrow will be st. Valentines day
when it is the general custom OF youth
full swains to exchange tokens OF friend
ship and sometimes more tender ties.
Some very handsome valentines have
been displayed in the shop windows ut
prices to suit most every purse. Those
who contemplate sending valentines
through the mail should bear in mind
that whom they arc sealed it requires 4
two cent stamp to insure their delivery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-13
Board OF Public Works Resolution

At 4 meeting OF the Board OF Public
Works held on Monday, February l2,
1894, at p. NJ, the following resolution
was adopted:
WHEREAS, Tho Board OF Public Works
wishes to know by what authority the
assistant city engineer, Mr.. A. [. White,
had for making tho statement to the
public through the press condcmning
Market street bridge The Board wishes
further to say that they have never
given him or any other person author.
ity 10 make such IN examination, and
when they do they will expect to pay
ior same. Board or PUBLIC WonEs.
THos. ". DAEHAn, Clerk.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-13

Yesterday in Clerk MitchelFs Office
the preliminary papers in suit OF John
L. Shrivcr against Justice W. W. Rogers
and his bondsmon, DR.. G. T. Ulrich and
I. A. Little, were filed. 1t ia alleged
that in suit Of Shrivcr against a man
named Kindlebcrger the justice an
nounced decision for Shrivcr, but nj.
forwards. too late for an appeal, the
Judgment was entered on the docket in
favor OF the other side.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-13

The book store OF Garlic Bros, No.
1908 Market street. was entered by
thieves late Sunday night or early yes
terdGy morning, and robbed of books,
pencils. pens, purses and other articles
to the value Of about 500. Tho robbers
entered from the rear, and left the
place in tossed up condition, the floor
being strewn with books, boxes, etc
There ia no clue to tho identity Of the
thieves,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-13
THAT srREMr FIGHT.
One Of tho Men IN II Precnrious CondI-
tiOu.

One of tho Men IN IL Precnrious Condi-
ton.
Officer James Johnston succeeded in
Iinding Seymour Dunlap, Scott Larillc,
David Good and Ross Borham, who
were engaged in the street fight
at Bellairo late Saturday night
aud locked them up. but Bor-
ham and Good worc released on
their own rccognizanco by somebody.
Yesterday Borham appeared at the
lookup and wanted to SEQ "tho other
fellows" and the mayor ordered that he
be locked up and kept there with them.
Coyie, one of tho glass workers, who
was beaten badly about the head, is in
precarious condition. IIe was re-
leased from the city building OIL &C.
count OF tho severe bruises on his head,
and physician called to dress his
wounds. Part OF tho time he is dciir-
ious and the result OF his injuries is in
doubt.