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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-25

m rnerr origin he Hspsbwgs- were
Swiss And If Emperor Francis Be not.
strictly speaking. an Austrian, stil less
is he a Hungarian, although he d a
King OF Hungary, says London.s Tit
Its.
!. The king of belgium tx -. Saxe-Co-
burg. the king of Deunark q Hokteiner.
the infant monarch Of Spain = Bour-
bon. the king Of Italy a Ssvcyayd. the
ling of Roumazda and Prince ferds-
uand OF Bulgaria are 10Th foreigners.
the founder OF the Beruadosoe dynasty
in Sweden was born at Pau less than =
century and a quarter ago. the car il
Hoistein Gottorp. and the king Of the
Eellenes is likewise q Holsteiner.
Even in Engaands royal family there
Is very little English blood left. The
Hohen1Dllerns were originally. Suab-
ians, and. therefore. partly Bavarians
end partly Swiss. Nesher was the his
teric house Of Orange. in which patriot.
ism has nearly always been the AIRS. in
stinct Dutch to begin with.
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- A POLITICIAN TESTED.

A Congressman Who Could Not Play
- Checkers to Suit Constituents
"One of the ablest men in congress-
will lose a number Of votes in his dis
trict in Georgia." said q department
clerk to a Washington Star reporter.
/. A friend of mine wrote me sorne time
ago that the judge was safe 50 far a.
his reelection was concerned. hut my.
friend visited one Of the back coun-
ties a few days ago and found that .
decided change in sentiment had como
shout He asked enc OF the political
leaders:
"'What is the matter with the jodger
He amt 10 good.
! "'Why, what did he ever vote for
that you are not in favor Off
al dunno
ibid he vote against cnything. you
wanted psssed?'
? Mot rs know on
Z ;" The newspapers all speak wen Of
+ Newspapers IS allus lynn
! =" What Is the raSsserT -
, ~'waal, he coined Gus here. sn''Torn
wilkins beat I'm plsyin' checkers. Tom
KANT plas a little bit. an what kin o
a fgger Kin q nan cut in congress who
KANT play checkers better'n thet?"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-25
HIGHWAY SKATING.

a New Autumn Outdoor sport for ~.
erybody. SsN
Road skating is en- outdoor spor.
which for women at least promises -
become as established q custom a. biz
cycling. Let no one confound this new
sport with rinking on four rollers o.
flying on steel runners; vet il Is . COM
promise between the runner and roller
skate, with some ideas borrowed from
the bicycle II is composed OF steel
frame that clamps onto the foot. ard -
this, directly under the heel and toe
are fastened couple Of large wood on
steel wheels. with or without rvbh-a
tres. Is your fancy pteases. Previous
experience on ice biades or the four
old wooden wheels helps ono not at all
III mastering locomotion on the road
slSates. first because TO balance the foot
on two instead OF four rollers Is no easy
job. and then because one is lifted near.
~ two and half inches from the floor
For these reasons the center OF grav
ity for road slsating must be sough'
with tho aid OF an attendant in rink
and studied as carefully as for exerciss
on the ice. The effort for one thorough
iy ignorant of the proper stride is al.
most painfully difficult. but II Is as easy
to learn as the bicycle, and quite as
much fun when you discover how. just
es no cyclst is ever content to spend
bis leisure hours toiling round AMI
round the biggest academy floor ever
built, SO. directly the eccentricities OF
these new skates are conquered. one IL
i.npelled to get out ON the nearest a.
phalt or rlacadam highway with them
A nice roll-beaten earth road is quite
IS good a skating ground. and in the
open air the truv JOY Of this improved
means of locomotion is felt There
you puAh out exsctly. as il slsimmina
over ice, pick your path with care. and
running at the rate of six or eight miles
an hour when the road and weather
arc propitiOus- To anyone who has
once been ON these high. easy wheels,
there Is no need of extolling tho adj
vantages they offer for their exhilarat>
ing sensation and splendid exercise.
but for women. and in tho autumn
weather. as Il grows too cold for BIZ
cycling, they bold out exceptional OPP
portunities.
A bicycle skirt with bloomers and bi.
cycle shoes, all answer the needs Of
road skating, while the upper half Of
the body can be DRESSED just a. indi-
yidual taste dictates. Those who arc
studying out the question of balance
on these foot Wheels use sometimes,
instead of cycling skirts, sny rather
short easy walking dress and caifskin
boots, which lace high. apd havs
broad. comfortable loles. Weak ,ankl~d
women lace their shoes very Close and
use supporting rod st;d can mako a
good time on their skates as at any tiIns
during the summer On their bicycleAA
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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a LITTLE NONSENSE.

-Crsc-"Where did you get the sdes
for that pio.u-e?" Painfer--out Of nsy
head" criac-'fYon must be glad tA1s
It is out-"-Fliegende Batter.
-yerifcs.ioa.-She you surs
that IL was a year ago to-day tba. we
became engaged, dear?' He-"Ya- I
looked IL up in my check book this
aorning."-Life-
john. the baby hAs s~H'Io~ed ole
Of your pearl Studs well. for good
ne-s' sake, ssrsd FOR TIE doctor right
away. I've 60. 20 wear TIA. sind To-
nigA'--Hsrlezn Life.
-She-~oncc you vowed TIA. I Wa
TIE suHshi-e Of your life Nov you
stay out n;ga; nfser might He-~Er--
why-I don. exper. sunshine after
Gark.--In6isnzpolis JorrnzL
Re lAaGiiy1--w-s there arr fool
sweet On you b-fose ros-r;ed ycu-.
She-~Tes. oas.- I'm so--v yoss r.
jecsed hsza-" -Eu. dsda't r.jses him.
married hsz.."-Yc1kerz stasezzaaz-
~ doa't care hosv much yos, tafi..-
<aid Mn Til. n tAe cozrse Of tola.
debate With her h1x5zrSi. -fo- srs. DE-
;eznired 20 hare the lss: xerd.- LA
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COUNTING OF The VOTES.

In Recent Elections zhoro Has Been La
tie Fraud In Nqx York.
The counting Of VOTES has been In
the past more fruitful OF trickcry and
Justification than any o4her part Of
tho election process In 1898 the car
vassers in certain districts reduced tho
matter to its lowest terms by simply
reporting a unanimous vote on their
side, and then goingsout tosAin2 up their
hats for the rest OF the night. In tia
subsequent election competent and IT,
corruptible men supervised the canvass
so strictly that the percentage Of fraud
be heard of. This Watching. says q
writer in Century, at the count not only
prevented intentional lying, but saxed
accidental mistakes. In one case tho
board Of inspectors confessed they dill
not know how to count the votes, and
submitted entirely to the guidance Of
o well-informed watcher.
The counting is done in public, and
is often an interesting sight Everyor.
ganization and each candidate NAV
send representative to observe IL,
though nobody but tho Inspectors 10
permitted to touch the ballots. TIE
straight tickets aretdrst counted ir,tens
by four men in succession, and q tally
is kept by at leasts<wo assis<ants. Each
name is credited with as many votes
as there are tickets for'his side. Then
one inspector reads ,of' of those 6clsets
which are split" or Asve pastors at
tached, or upon whichnames have been
erased OF new names written, and each
candidate is creditedSwit a vote every
time his name appears. When this is
finished the most pronkticnt. Office is
taken up, and thessum Of theNotes for
each candidate is ascert@nal.
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: MAcNANIMous WILLIAM,

He Did Not Take Revenge for an In.
Louis XII. was of the opinion that It
was unworthy of'the king Of France to
revenge himself for the insults he
suffered as prince royal. Emperor VIII
liam Of Germany is Of like opinion, says
the New York Times. i.
q Baron de Krosilk, who has Just been
appointed q grand cross Of the Red
Eagle order, was formerlyscolonel of the
hussar regiment in which the emperor
as youth first did military service. One
night at mess, toward the close of q
banquet at which the young prince,
then . mere captain, had invited his
friend, Archduke Rudolph, the CONVEX
sation turned to the projected reforms
in the cavalry. >. ,,
William declared himself bipartisan
of these reforms and defendedphis opin-
ion with so much impetuosity that Col.
Won Krosik, very much excited, sudden
ly interrupted him. "It is an abz,rdi-
ty,' said he in a loud voice and con-
temptuous tone as he ridiculed theddea
put forth by the prince * j. :
1T is WE'LL" replied the prince, ITO
day. you sfe my superior officer, and I
must bow before you, but our positions
MAJ change. ~, = ~, =
%Nnen his former subordinate as
ceoded the throne Baron Won Krosik
fully. expected to see his name put on
the retired list. But the Emperor ap-
pointed him a general. gave him the i'm
portant dictatorship Of the School of
Cavalry. of Hanover, and has ever
treated him with the greatest respect.
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Do YOu KnDw

That the Frisco Lane EST. Louis and
San Francisco railroaO is positively
the only line running two daily through
passenger trains from Wichita to st.
Louis. without change. leaving Wich-
ia at 1925 p. m, and 10:4G =. m, arriv-
Ing in ST. Louis at us a. m, and $50
p. m. The equipment of these trains
is first class in every particular. con-
sisting of elegant reclining chair cars
(seats free) ard Pullman Palace Draw
Ing Room Sleepers.
II you are going beyond st. Louis re-
member that con,.ection with all lines
for the east. northeast and southeast
IS made in the magnificent new Grand
Union station, St. Louis. the largest
and handsomest passenger station in
the world.
For sleeping car berths and all infor-
nation relative TO rates. routes. etc.
call on CT address Ticket Agent, corner
Main and Douglas, or Douglas avenue
station.
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sPREEs ATA CHURCH FESTIVAL

Contracted for by Subscription In the
Rhineland village of Oberringelheim.
1t Is custom of the country In Ger
many to get drunk at the consecrstion
Of new church, This custom has
been regarded as unlovely and .un-
Christian by many influential Germans
of the new school, most notably by En-
peror William IL, but still 1t remains
unreformed, and the comic weeklies do
not tire Of depicting the scenes, in and
out of the police court, that follow the
conservation sprees and fights. Some
three weeks ago the festival Of a new
church was celebrated in OberTingel-
helm, in the Rhine country. In antici-
patton of the usual trade In exhilarat-
ing liquors a saloonkeeper who does
business near the sacred edidce adver-
tised thus in the Rhineiend Observer:
Jacob Muller herewith pledges him
self for subscription price of three
marks (75 cents) to serve every one
of his guests with as much wine as he
can drink on the occasion Of the church
conservation.
Inviting my friends and patrons to
visit ne in response to this request I
remain, respectfully yours, 80
Jacob MullAf.v
Within an hour at Ter the newspapers
containing this ADVERTISEMENT APP
peared. SO citizens of little Obcrringel-.
helm bought subscription tickets from
Muller. At the current price Of or
binary loose wine in the Rhine country,
each Of the 80 and their colleagues in
this speculation had to drink IL large
glassfuls before he could begin to bene-
ct by the subscription tarif.s The
final results of the speculation Cannot
be known until the police court reports
Of the Oberringelheim district arrive
with the newspapers from the conI
finent s.5s
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OLD BUILDINGS IN SARDINIA.


Tho Mystery Of Their Construction Nod
Yet Penetrated.
For centuries past the ingenuity OF
learned men has been exercised on the
Noraghe of Sardinia. but to this day
they have no more been able TO discover
the origin of these famous buildings
than had the Romans before them.
They were unable to say whether they
were used for tombs or fire temples, for
trophies of victory, for observatories.
or merely for human dwelling places.
More than 1000 Of them have been
counted in Sardinia, standing on arti-
fetal mounds 30 or 60 feet high. and
measuring at the base 100 to 300 feet
in circumference. They are usually
in the shape OF towers. built with i'm
Elense blocks Of stone roughly hewn
with hammers. No cement is used in
their structure, nor is there any IN
scription to indicate their origin.
A low entrance at one side leads into
q long and lofty passage, communicate
ing by a very low door with domed
chamber beyond. On either side Of this
small cells have been formed in the
walls. A spiral staircase rising steeply
from the dome leads to another but
somewhat smaller chamber above, and
again beyond this to the broken top
OF the Noraghe.
Nothing has been found within these
buildings. and to this day their exist.
ence is mystery.
IN the same vicinity other buildings
have been discovered which are no less
puzzling to antiquaries. The general
opinion is that they were built for the
purpose of burying giants
The most interesting archaeological
mysteries of this country are the Denes
OF Essex and Dfiddlcsex. They are per-
pendicular shafts sunk in the earth.
with lateral caves at the bottom, but
the purpose for which they were dug
ont has never been discovered. It Is
possible, however, that they might
have been used as granaries or even a.
places Of refuge in time Of trouble.
The Rathes of Kerry form an inter
esting study, the only conclusion that
has been arrived at, however, being
that they were inhabited at some re.
mote age by race of dwarfs. The dis.
trict is covered with hundreds of green
mounds, beneath which, when the earth
has been removed, It is seen that there
are tiny underground buildings.
A small opening, through which
man is barely able to crawl on his hand.
and knees, gives access to the inclosed
and walled-in space beyond, which is
divided into several smaller chambers
Each one communica tes with the other
by small hole, similar aperture be.
ing made in the outer wall for the pur.
pose of ventilatio6. sArude fireplace is
sometimes found in remote corner,
but no outlet beyond the holes for ven.
tilation is provided for the smoke.
Very little more than this is known
about these mysterious habitations.-
TOndoD Tif.ISs<s
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hurry to leave. One Of them was q we'll
known politician and the other two
were apparently successful business
men. A military-looking gentleman
with snowwhite hair, mustache and
chin whiskers entered, says the Chica-
SO Chronicle.
Good evening"" said the politician.
"a nasty night" he added.
Who is that?" qucried one Of the
other two men Of the politician sitter
the man he had addressed as colonel
had gone out. w
"Why, don't you know. him-Royal
George Davis?"
"Well. who is Royal George Davis
anyway2" .sl
George R. Davis-don't know George
B. ?" ------
what did he do ?''
why. man, he was director general
OF the worlds fair!" -
"Never heard of him..
The politician looked at; tho man In
undisguised amazement. @C6rne, buy
the cigars" was al he said.
And such is fame.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-25

Beginning November 4, the Santa Fe
Route will resume its celebrated Cali
fornsa Limited train as a seIni-weekly
service, leaving Chicago at 600 p. M,
wednesdays and Saturdays, and Kansas
City $50 a. m. and Denver $50 p. m,
Thursdays and Sundays. reaching Los
Angeles IN Y hours and an Diego in
76 hours from Chicago. Returns from
California Mondays and Thursdays. Con-
Meeting train for San Francisco. via Mo-
jave.
Equipment Of superb vestibuled Pull
man palace sleepers, buffet smoking car
and dining car. Most luxurious service
via any line.
Another express train, carrying palace
and tourist sleepers, leaves Chicago and
Kansas City daily for California.
Inquire Of LoScal Agent, or
G. T. NICHOLSON. G.. P. A,
A T & s r R'y Chicago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-25

ladies who pride themselves upon o.
ing able towe.r gesBine Tegtsorn hats,
far which they are eujso-vning 10 pay
nigh p~ices. can kDns~ little Of the hard
ship and ru;se-y which sheir production
entails. The straw .piziten ars r,aLg
three pcnco for ss-sy g yselia, ba. a
lis rate thy can assInut ex-u TIVE
p>nc- day. add many oftAem esss, hzus
a penny. The szr<nrfscfurx. complain
u foreign competition sud bow he
rorarn hsse -ssrrck.- skd. erJinx -Ah-
osGso Ia rsoia- f'sDown wish The sash-
tossJ. tasy have thvsseoad % wreck
he csty Of Florence. They dcnsnd 20
so1<oniy. eigAs fyrs . dsy and 20 b
1ssd. nse penoe each for .ieir labor.
Eegin'entsofinfsasry sDdsqua<3ro<.s OF
-avary were Tezzt.y Engaged - ~
HorfDg or-zsr~Chinego ke~A
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/, LIFE IN THE GREAT ci7iEs.s.
It's Tendency Il Not to EnsFsSts Nj
lions. ss-4s 15.s

aus 1e0oeUcy II NOT TO EnqSSByS Nv
And as to the tendency OF the growth
of great cities to eneTvate nations there
Is no proof Of it of all unless we identify
the life OF great cities with the passion
Tor idleness and pleasure and self-in-
diligence, which sometimes, but by M
means universally, accompanies their,
growth, says the London Spectator.
When you get q large proletariat liz
ing, as that of ancient Rome and pos
sibly of Nineveh and Babylon did, on
the aims Of The rich and powerful. then
no doubt you have the conditions OF
a thoroughly unnatural and unhealthy
life, and no one.can wonder At the rapid
decay of such 4ties and Of The nations
which gloried u them. But where the
honest working class far outHumbers
the proletariat. where the middle
classes of distributors and msnufac-
turers and professional men are labor
ious and energetic, and even the class
that lives on its accumulated wealth
contains q considerable sprinkling Of
serioUs and disinterested workers. we
GO not believe that there Is the smallest
evidence Of any greater danger in the
life OF the city than in the life Of the
agricultural village of the pastoral
tribe. Indeed. we should regard Olive
Schreiner'g picture Of the life OF the
modern Doers as indicating condi-
ton of things more prolific OF morbid
clements. with its almost complete alb
sence OF any stirring OF actire infeiii-
geuce. than any kind OF modem lie
that is honestly laborious - all Tho
Do-er life is too sleepy. ten destitrte o.
stirring thought or effort, 70 be alto
sc.her natural. Il needs a. least tho
old element 81 danger ard necessary
vigilance to render Il esea brac.Rs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-25

perfectly willing for you TO have the
last word" replied Mr.. Til. "All I
ask is that You have IL soon.r-Harper's
Bazaar.
-Three-year-od Ethel had been pun
ished by her mamma for some slight
delinquency by having her little fingers
mildly slapped. After the resultant
tears had been dried Ethel put her ear
to her dolls lips, as though listening
to something the doll had to say. and
then said. in . rebuking tone: NO.
dolly. you must not say that mamma 10
naughty FOR Furnishing me."cHarper'e
Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-25
WHEN GIRLS SHOULD MARRY.
Not Until They Arc Cocks and House.
keepers.

keepers.
A girl should marry when she Is
capable of understanding and fulfilling
the duties of true wife and thorough
housekeeper, and never before. No
matter how old She may be, if she is not
capable OF managing house in every
department Of it she is not old enough
to get married. When she promises to
take the position of wife and home
maker, the man who holds her promise
has every right to suppose that she
knows herself competent to fulfill it,
If she proves to be incompetent or un'
willing he has good reason to consider
himself cheated. No matter how plain
the home may be, if it is in accordance
with the husbands means and he finds
it neatly kept and the meals (no matter
how simple) served from shining dishes
and clean table linen, that husband will
leave his home with loving words and
thoughts and look ahead with eager
ness to the time when he can return.
Let a girl play the piano and acquire
every accomplishment within her
power, the moro the better, for every
one will be that much more power to
be used in making a happy home. At
the same time, if she cannot 60 into the
kitchen, if necessary. and cheerfully
prepare just as good a;meal as anyone
could with the same material, and serve
it neatly after it is prepared, she would
better defer her marriage until she
4 = q
themselves for the position of intelli-
gent housekeepers before they marry
there would be fewer disconnected, un-
happy wives and more happy homa.-
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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GENERAL STEAM SHIP AGENCY.


MO. PA. TICKET OFFICE.
80 ia North Main Street,
Wichita, Kansas.
We can sell you through Railway
and Steamship tickets to all points in
the world.
We are agents for the following lines
of Ocean Steamship Companies, and
keep the original tickets always on
hand, so that upon purchasing we can
hand them TO you at once:
American Line-New York to South.
ampton.
American Line-Philadelphia to Liy-
erpocl.
Anchor Line-New York TO Glasgow.
Cunard Line-New York to Liverpool.
North German Lloyd-New York TO
Southampton, Bremen, Genoa, Naples.
Gibraltar Austria, China and Japan.
White Star Ene-New York to Liver.
pool, Cape Town, South Africa and
South American points.
We also make a specially OF preosid
Ocean tickets. SO that any one desiring
to pay for ticket here to bring over
their friends from the Old countries can
do so safely and cheaply. We attend TO
the delivery OF the ticket on the other
side. z. e. BLECKLEY
P and 7
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HUMOROUS

-She-''Why do you love me-, dear
est?'' He-''Er-why-b you are
not like other girls. for one reason.
She-''Who were the other girls?"-
Cincinnati Enquirer. 2,
Open to Discussion-He,- "They
say that ill-temper will make a woman
grow ugly in appearance" She-"More
looks will make q woman growill-tem.
percd. "-Indianapolis Journal.
What is the matter with the din
ner. Mary?" asked Mrs. Hicks, impa-
tiently. It's an hour late" ''Yez said
TO have cold roast beef for dinner,
ma'am; it's cookin' it's been-up to twin
ty minutes neutrality-suspicious..
-Bigson-'I once possessed a splen-
did dog, who could always distinguish
between vagabond and a,respectable
person. Jigson-"Well, what's be
come of him." Bigson,'Oh, 1 wa,
obliged to give him away. He bit me-"
-Tit-Bits.
The Lost Adjective. - Count lie
Fraug (rapturonsly)-"Zere is only
vun word in re Eenglish language to
descr-r-ribe your beauty, Mees Gold
rox." Miss Goldrox-'Oh, COUNT
Count lie Fraug-"And unforchunate-
~ half forgotten vat EFT ees-"-Har.
per's Bazaar.
-Richard-"They say that kissing is
dangerous Do you believe it?' Rob
ert-"It is when any third person hap
pens to see you II IS more than likely
If that woman over there had not been
witness TO a transaction OF that Kind.
I should not have been her son-in-law.-
Boston Transcript
Counsel for the Defense -" You
have heard the testimony of Mr. Brown
for the prosecution Now. did you ever
hear Mr.. Browns reputation for truth
and ve-acity questicned?" witness
Not directly; but he has baby at hi.
house. he owns dog and rides 81