The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11

ne remarked: s>0h, my people too
muchee laugh" and passed on his way.
It was only school-boy joke played by
one group Of man on smother. followed
BY . general mckee. In which ahOuts
an4 laughter. and the incessant clattel
Of wooden soles On boord floors. made
u think Of 'spandemonium let loose"
Some of the keenest and purest hu
NOR and some Of the wittiess sall;es I
have ever heard haze fallen from the
lips of Chinamen in lower New York.
wen remember the amused and con.
temptuous look with which Z China
man once said: sMelican man saxes
(upderstsnd) Chiraman. ale same
number one FOOL. Chinaman savee Mel.
ican man ale same ChinamAn exry
time gette top aide Melican mn1r-
which does not contain . reference -
pugilism. but merely mesns that in .
battle of wits the Chinaman "sees
through" the American man. and vii
come ont on top side" ThV =
very quick at repartee. and their hlae>
eyes will sparkle with amusement and
fun il you jest with them. or when
they start the haE rolling snaong them.
selves.
They dwell together for years In the
same apartments. happy and comfort
able They minister to one another in
sickness. bury . relative or neighbor
when dead without calling on public
charities for help. and in the case al
relative assume the support Of the
dead man when he is gone. These peo.
people-thess much derided people,
spend hours together in one another's
apartments. conversing together. eat
ing together. sometimes smoking thu
long wster-pipe, always with pot Of
steaming tea between them. In two
years l have seen thousands of such
groups. but never yet have 7 found
these men drinking liquor together.
| have found them playing cards
sometimes. but not always, gambling:
have found them playing their musical
Instruments, which are harmonious &c
them. however much they may lack of
melody to other ears: or have found
them reading or discussing the last
Hong konk or Shanghai daily; bur
repeat / have never found them drink
ing liquor. or in any degree under the
influence of intoxicants.
The Chinaman celebrates his we'd
ding, not by . drunken carousAl, but
by the finest feast that his pockctbook
can command. TO which not only his I'm.
mediate relatives ara invited. but all
who have the slightest claim of friend.
ship upon him A Chinaman who was
recently married in Mott street gave
three large feasts in AZ many res,
taurants, entertaining several hundred
people at each, before he had gone the
round of his acquairtancex and friends.
Yet this man was not one Of the most
prosperous ones A child's birthday IL
likewise celebrated with feast, the
wife entertaining her friends In the
family home. while her husband enter
tains his friends at his place OF busi-
ness or in q public rc<tsurant-Heleu
Z. Clark. in Century.
The best way to Colorado 10 over the
Santa Fe Route. The fast train which
leaves Wichita at 3:<5 .. m, arrives at
informa ton call upon or address
W. TORREY. Agent.
Phone 1ss. Douglas Avenue Depot
ONLY ONE FARE ROUND TRIP To
MEXICO CITY. MEXICO. VIA
SANTA FE ROUTE
Tickets on sale Nov. to 20. Limited
for return Dec. 81.
w. ToRREY. Agent.
The ticket Offices Of the Santa Fs
route and Frisco line In Wichita are -
the Douglas avenue station;
Telephone 1ss
Through tickets. baggage checkA
maps. time tables and full information
about the Santa Fe route and Frisco
line can be obtained from their ticket
ONCE a. Douglas avenue station. which
is open until 1910 D. m. every day. Al
questions eheerfully answered.
W. TORREY. Agent
GOOD ADVICE
TAKE THE SANTA Yn
CRIPPLE CREEK:
Il 10 the
BEST ROUTE.
Phone lss. w. ToRREY. Ageae
Ofice-Douglas Avenue station
WELL AND BEAR IN
MIND
That the Missouri Pacific railway 70 the
shortest and quickest route TO all Colo
rado points. Leaves Wichita at SIS
,. m. arriving ., Pueblo 7:so . m.
Colorado Springs SO a. m. and Denver
It IL noon. One hour quicker time than
my composition. Summer touris, tick
ess now On sale. City Ticket 0snce lll
Moth Main street. Teiepnore III.
FACTS WORTHY OF STRONG
EMPHASIS.
The time from wichita 20 az. Louis
via Santa Re route and Kansas City in-
ciudinx thirty minutes lay over az Kan
uzs City, IL only Isl. hours. making the
actual running time i:h hours. This 10
The quickest time 20 st. Louis. smooth
track. elegant equipment and every
hing for comfort
II going To 81 Louis or beyond sry
n. quick time Santa Fe route.
Phone Iss. W. ToRREY.
ANNUAL MEETING KANSAS sTArA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
TOPEKA. KAN. DEC. zf-zi. 1850.
VIA SANTA FE ROUTE.
Only one fare. sss2. round Trip. Ticksss
IN sale December = ard =. isss. ilusjts1
Tor return January Z. issT.
". TORREr. Agent
FRISCO LINE
20 81. Isoui. and all posnts east. rhA
'niy line running through Pullman B1s-
2. sl.epsrs from wichita 10 81 Louis
Without chsnse. City ticket ONES cor
,er Main ard DouRisa