The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-01
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Captain Hank Haf has manned the De-
fender almost exclusively with native
Americans under 40 years old.
The nursery tricycle. has appeared in
London-a wheel with seats for the mis-
tress and her maid and perch for baby.
a trolley line direct from Cairo TO the
Pyramids viii replace the present means
of transportation by donkey or camel.
It's to be hoped that Nansen won't
neglect to hitch a string TO the north
pole. now that he's there. Then we can
pull ii down this way in July.
Lafayette Doughty is bad Maine boy
He stuck a pin in an apple and gave IL
TO another boy TO eat The joke came
near costing the victims life.
The Peoples railroad. which is to con-
meet San Francisco and the San JOAQUIN
valley, has ordered 200o0 tons of rails
from Pennsylvania mills.
The Belgian government has decided to
hold an International exhibition on large
scale at Brussels in 1891, in spite OF the
fact that the Paris exhibition win follow
only three years afterward.
When gunpowder lighter comes along
side ship all fires are put out. matches
are carefully stored away. the cook sus-
ponds operations. pipes are extinguished
and the heavy chests are carried on
board by hand.
1t has been positively demonstrated that
tobacco is one of the prime causes Of
color blindness. In positions where il is
necessary to distinguish colors excessive
smoking should be avoided.
The Japanese are certainly a cosmopolf-
tan people. Their political models are
English. their religion is supplied mainly
by America, their courts are modelled
after the French, and their schools after
the German idea
Some idea may be formed of the cost
of accessories to the billiard table when il
is stated that il requires the tusks of three
elephants 10 furnish a complete set of
balls-namely. sixteen pyramid, twelve
pool and three billiard balls.
Mr.. Gully. Q. c.. the new speaker of the
house of commons. is the first practicing
barrister who has been chosen for that Of
flee since 1Sll. Between 1901 and that
date, however. 1t was the unbroken ira
dition Of the house to select it's president
from among the members of the bar.
The people OF Boston are raising fund
TO aid George Latimer. the negro whose
rescue from slavery in 1912 stirred the
north to such an extent. He is now living
with his wife in Lynn, Mass, in an almost
destitute condition. having recently suf-
fered a severe attack of apoplexy.
Congressman Thomas p. Reed Is said
to favor the removal of the chairs from
the house Of representatives and the sub
stitution OF benches, such as are used I'm
the British houses of parliament lie
thinks that this innovation would lessen
the noise and confusion. and facilitate the
transaction OF business.
Mention was made few DAYS ago OF
the intention OF a man who has a star
route mail contract TO carry the mail upon
4 bicycle. There !s great deal Of sig
lihcance in this. In most of the star
routes the mail bags are very light and
,oulc be readily carried upon wheel Ia
places where the roads are good mails
,ould be carried far more speedily by BIZ /
'ycles than by horses. and az considerably !
esS expense. This idea NAV take root |
and grow. and be another incentive 20 /
cad Improvement.