The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-15

trains requiring TO MAKE any STOP
pages. In order to carry this decision
into effect orders have been given for
the construction of one hundred and
sixty-seven compound locomotives to
be supplied during the current year
The Japanese government is about
to build two new lines OF railway,
about fifty and half miles long, be-
tween Hongo and Senior, and Mita
and Odawara, the latter an extension
of the Tokaido railway. But, instead
of asking for bids FROM abroad. in tho
old-time manner, the government only
publishes its proposals and specifca-
tions in the japanese language; states
that it will publicly let this work to
the lowest bidder, and compels all
foreign bidders to conc provided with
interpreters and a japanese technical
and commercial agent Times have
changed in Japan.
Mime. de Rute, who has had an ad-
venturous career as Marie Bonaparte-
Wyse, the princess of Solms, and Nine.
Ratazzi, is mixed up in a mysterious
jewel robbery that occurred recently
in Paris. Her jewelry was given to a
man for repairs, and soon after the
police commissary Of the quarter re-
ceived an anonymous note accusing
the jeweler of substituting false gems
for the real in the objects confded to
him. His stock was seized and the
statement found to be true. But no
sooner did the man surrender himself
and acknowledge what he had done
than Mime. de Rute ran away from
Paris.
The popularity of American shoes
In Europe, and other regions abroad,
is steadily increasing. The exports 50
far this year show a considerable in
crease over last year. During the last
week in September seven thousand
four hundred and forty-three pairs of
shoes went from Boston to England,
and in the same week New York
shipped abroad fourteen thousand two
hundred and seventy dollars worth Of
shoes, thirty-four cases Of this quanti-
ty, valued at two thousand dollars, GO
ing to Constantinople. During the
second week in September ten thou
sand dollars worth of American shoes
were imported into England.
Prof. Hommels, in his "Aus der
Babylonischen Alterumskunde," shows
how thousands of years ago CONNER
cial relationships were constant. The
professor has found out that in 1000 b.
c. Babylonia was in active business
with Arabia, Syria and Kurdistan.
The idea of isolation, which has been
somehow entertained, is to forget the
wants and the activity of man. In the
past it was pretty much like the pres
emit. only, if we think of it, the risk
and dangers attending commerce were
greater in remote periods, and that in
clines US to consider that more courage
and patience were necessary on the
part of traders six thousand years ago
than to-day.
to this country in the winter of 1924
25, the American Monthly Magazine OF
Washington says: at was during these
days that George Ticknor, of Boston,
presented foreign gentleman to ex-
President Adams Politics was a ta-
booed subject, but just as they were to
take their leave Mr. Adams asked Mr..
Ticknor how the election was proceed
ing in the house. Mr.. Ticknor replied
that he understood it depended on the
vote of New York. Mr.. Adams arose
and exclaimed: Then God help u.s. As
boy and man have known New York
politics for seventy years, and her pol
itics have always been among the
devils ncomprehensibilities.