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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-24
DIVIDED PORTIONS.
How . Young Man and His Girl outwitesd
French Walter.

How . Young Man and His Girl outwitesd
French Waiter.
A young man and young woman, ev;-
IDENTITY of the carry and is girl" kind,
entered table d'hote restaurant where
all sorts of feathers flock together.
They found a vacant table, and AIRY
was soon discussing the bill OF fare,
which, as usual, reads something like
this: 'Consomme or ST. Germain, cod
fish or fried smelts. mutton chops or
roast duck" and so ON. The "ors" puz-
EIed the pair. AIRY finally asked ths
waiter if they could have only one Of
each of the ''ors" The "oui" of the
waiter was politely emphatic. Then
they whispered together, but those near
by caught enough to learn that tho
young woman had hit on a plan to get
a portion of each food mentioned on the
menu card.
Two kinds of soups came. They
Labeled out half the contents of each
tureen, then changed plates and
tureens and gave taste of both. Then
came the fish. Bessie ate just one half
of the neat little pile of goldfish on her
plate, and then traded off for 'Arry's,
upon which he had generously left con-
siderably more than IA of the three
smelts provided him And so OF
through the whole list. even up to TIE
French pancakes, cor" the nuts, to the
delight of the oniookers, who by this
time had learned a thing or two about
circumventing the "ors" on a table
i 'hote bill of fare. When the clever
couple passed out of the restaurant
a big man. who couldn't contain him.
self, exploded thusly: well. we'll, that
heats the fve-oent plate of ice cream
with two spoons all hollow" Diners
out who live under their hats here
know q thing or two about economy
and enjoyment at every stage of tee
game Of life.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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helpless. The modus operandi can Be
had for the looking OF at this Bowery
'boozing den" The pockets of the
painstaking rogues who frequent this
place are as rule well flied, especially
those of the blind beggars who may
be seen playing checkers and cards
there. At another table perhaps you
will see a group of deaf men heartily
enjoying some tale cleverly related by
a member of the company. Among the
frequent visitors to this resort are
number of lame men who lightly toss
aside their sticks and clutches on en-
tering and resume sound condition of
body. One might imagine from the
ease and suddenness with which this
transformation is made that 4 miracle
had been worked. Broken arms are
also mended in an astonishingly simple
manner by the very easy process Of
removing bandages- Great sores and
scars are cured by the hasty applica
ton of sponge Sprained ankles,
rheumatism, dislocated shoulders and
other Affections are remedied in an
equally simple and effective manner.
The busiest hour at this remarkable
resort is after II o'clock at night, when
most Of the Stake cripples" knock of
work. If you would learn a thing or
two about the fruits of indiscriminate
charity take a peep at this queer rem
devious on the Bowery, near Chatham
square.-N. Y. Letter to Pittsburgh Dis
match
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FOR ROYAL HANDS ALONE.
Finger Bowls Not Used by Guests a


ringer Bowls NOT Used by Guests at
Table
A popularity that is observed at table
IN England when the prince of Wales is
present is the absence of finger bowls,
save for him alone, and for any other
guest Of royal rank who might happen
to be present. The reason for this is
not that the princes and prinoesses of
the blood stand In more need Of cleans
ing than ordinary mortals, nor yet
that the latter are prompted by senti-
ment of respect to leave the palm for
Cleanliness TO the "anointed Of the
Lord" by themselves remaining IN
washed. but the custom has its origin
In trick which the Jaoobite mobiles
were won't to play in the last century,
during the reign of the first three
Georges.
In those good old times no one would
dream of rising from the dinner table
without toasting the sovereign Tore
frain from doing so was equivalent To
profession of disloyalty. and any re-
fusal to take part in the toast and To
drain ones glass TO the monarch, placed
one In peril of the many penalties IN
the way of forfeiture of titles and es-
tates, imprisonment> exiles, and even
death, that were reserved for those who
declined allegiance to King George.
Now. during the last century, g con-
siderable portion of the English aris-
tocracy were devoted 10 the cause OF
the Stuarts, and when called upon 70
join in drinking the inevitable toast,
THE King" they would make prac-
tice OF holding their wine glass over
the finger bowl when responding there
to. so that while apparently drinking
to hing George. they were in reality
drinking 70 The King Over the Water"
This Is why finger bowls were tab
coed in society until the accession OF
Queen Victoria, when all danger OF q
Jacobite movement and a restoration
WIS at an end The English however,
are conservative people. and this
quaint custom has been retained par
hcularly by The older families OF the |
s-istocracE. whenever British royalty |
hcnors them with its presence AZ their
.ae9e--Ch icaCo Tribune.
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WIT AND WISDOM.

-DeVere-'I heard a compliment
for you to-day" Miss Antique-In.
deed! What wasit?" DeVere-"Young
Chapman says you carry your years
well. IN. Y. Town Topics.
-Remorse of conscience is like an old
wound; man is in no condition tc
fight under such circumstances. The
pain abstes his vigor and takes up toe
much OF his attention.-Jeremy Col
her.
He (admiring a vase of fiowers)-
~Arc they not beautiful? Do you know
they remind me of your She (softly)
But they are artificial" He-"Ah,
yes; but you'd never know it."-Wash.
ington Town Talk.
IT." the young man frankly admit
ted, IAN looking for a snap" WELL
the elderly one suggested, "if you have
the ginger it ought to be easy to find
some one with the dough-" And
great silence fell neutrality-suspicious..
apolis Journal.
-Judge-'Last time you were here
you promised never to steal again
Burglar-"And 1 fully intended to keep
my word, your honor. but this was
such n difficult case that they had 10
call in an expert. Blatter.
Matter of Life or Death.-Johnny
Smart-"What does bier spell?" Old
Smart-"That depends, my son. on who
is spelling it. If it is German it is
about the first thing that he wants; ii
it's an Englishman, it's the last thing
he wants. "2Phnadelnhia Item.
Higbee-I would have married her /,
It had not been for her father.
Mack-He refused his consent7
Higbee-No, but he showed that be
was anxious to have me.-To Date.
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AN AMERICAN ABROAD.
Tells Good Story Showing How AmesA
cans Shoald Act I'm England

Tells Good Story showing How AmssA
cans should Act I'm England
An American, who had made busi,
Less arrangements for residing several
years in England. asked q group oil
friends at club for hints respecting
ihe best way of getting on there so.
cially.
II shall want" he said. ''to meet
prominent people, to see something OF
English social life, and 10 make as few
mistakes as possible"
Various suggestions were offered.
Keep your business in the back
ground" said one, 'and affect TO be 8
gentleman of leisure
Never be the first to speak to an Eng
lishman," remarked another. "They
have greet horror of the ambitious
american, who is always elbowing his
way and asserting himself unneces
sarily."
Join good club put in third
make study of the peerage, and learn
to use titles Alright
Let me tell you q story" said the
Fourth man. II made voyage to Pan.
anna on the Pacific side with a CON-
pany of Englishmen who sat at the
captains table, and amused themselves
with abusive remarks about Ameri-
cans.
They contrived TO have me sent to a
side table with some Spanish passen-
gers, and hardly spoke TO me during the
voyage. Having books TO read and
writing TO do, paid no attention to
them.
"At Panama" he continued. "where
we had TO wait several days, received
many attentions. My arrival was noted
in the daily journals as an affair O..
some Importance. The consuls called
upon mel was entertained In private
houses, and group of friends accom-
panied me TO the station. Meanwhile
my English fellow-travelers, who had
sent me to Coventry on the ship, were
idling away the tina in the hotel bar
room.
AT Colon we took the steamer for
Liverpool. On the first night was con-
Quoted TO a seat of honor at the CAP
:ain's table, while my fellow-travelers
were placed far down at the long table
as people of no consequence.
They soon ascertained that the man
whom they had affronted without cause
was regarded on the second ship as
person worthy. at least, of some con-
sideration- One of them attempted to
apologize for their previous treatment
CT me on the ground that they did not
know that it was possible for an Araeri-
can to be a well-bred gentleman. That
is a favorite theory with underbred
Englishmen.
my experience in England" con-
cluded the travelled man, convinced
NE that a well-bred man has little to
learn socially in any part Of the world.
he will make himself known, wherever
no may be, to those who have similar
instincts
"When you GO TO London, neither
conceal your business, nor initiate Eng.
fish manners, nor be ashamed Of your
country. Act as you would at home
among Americans of education and re-
ftnement and you will be accepted at
your full value by those who like coin
of true ring."-Youth's Companion.
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JIM HUNTS EXPERIMENT.
His Inventive Faculty Was . Little b
Out of Gear.

His Inventive Faculty Was . Little Bit
Out Of Gear.
Jim Hunt, who was president and
superintendent Of a western Massachu.
setts railroad in the fifties," said an old
time railroader recently, was a man
of extraordinary ideas, few of which
were, however, of practical use. wish
he were alive now to see how the bust
ness has developed since he tried his
improved journal packing"
what was that?" chorussed the knot
of men who were gathered about the
speaker.
We'll, Jim's road was, of course.
single-tracked,w with single driver, wood
burning engines. Jim was economical
to a fault, and was ever on the alert
to effect a saving, be it ever 50 slight, in
the running expenses Of the road. 1t
occurred to him that the company was
spending considerable money for the
cotton waste and oil with which the
car journals were packed. But Jim
happened to sec the cook In his kitchen
greasing the pancake griddle with a
piece of salt pork. Salt pork was cheap
in those days, so the president decided
to try it as journal packing. The crew
of the daily way freight, which laid up
at Canaan, were astoniShed at Jim's
orders to remove the oil waste from the
journals, but they were not in the habit
of hesitating when Jim Hunt was the
Joss. Without a question they took
cut the waste and packed each journal
full of salt pork from the barrel which
Jim had sent from the village grocery.
'-Of course the news of Jim's expert
ment spread through the village that
night, so that almost every man, wom-
sn and child was on hand at six O'Clock
the following morning, when the
freight was scheduled to start ON its
footing, sinuous journey down the val
ley.
The fireman Of old No. IL had piled
cord wood into the fire box until tbs To-
conceive was fairly paving for the
start At Hunts word the engineer
footed the whistle, opened the throttle
and the driving wheels whirled around.
The train didn't bulge Wider open
came the throttle until the drivers
whirled around at fearful rate, but
there was no apparent effect upon the
string Of freight cars.
"The day was bitter cold. and as sals
pork has a constitutional tendency TO
harden at zero the journals might just
as well have been filled with blocks of
wood. Well, Jim Hunts face was
study. His look of eager anticipation
had changed to one of swearing rage.
ond after several coupling links had
been broken in futile attempts to move
the way freight he was compelled to
order the pork taken from the jour
mails and that expensive oil and waste
substituted. The train pulled out of
Canaan three hours late, but that mazda
little difference in those days. Tho
damage was principally to Jim's feel
ings. The way freight was known for
years as the salt pork special" but tho
employees Of the road never afterward
dared mention salt pork in the presence
Of old Hunt IN. Y. Sun.
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SUGGESTIONS FOR wHEELMEN.
What to Garry on q Bicycle whe,
Touring.

What to Carry on Bicycle Whe.
Touring.
There is well-known system for
carrying baggage on = walking tour
which is eminently suited To bicyclists;
this is to have two pieces of baggage.
The first is large valise or small
trunk. containing clothing of all kinds
needed for an ordinary two weeks trip
by rail, besides toilet articles, and so
on. The materials for the other is
composed of similar set of toilet A.
ticles, and one or at most two sets o.
underclothing. besides an extra pair ~t
shoes or slippers pack
easily and are very seTviceable- This
last is packed in a leather case set into
the diamond frame of the wheel, or into
q knapsack carried on the shoulders.
II the diamsnd-shaped portmanteau is
properly made it is better. Luggage
seems lighter ON the wheel than on
your back.
The trouble with the average port
manteau is that it is too thick, making
it necessary for the wheelman to strad-
die it instead Of giving him the free
use of his limbs to press up and down
on the pedals perpendiculariy. II you
will take the trouble 10 have this pore
manteau made TO order and carefully
measured, so that IL viii not come out
side line drawn OF either side Of tho
bicycle from the sides Of the saddle To-
the inside OF each pedal when at it's
lowest point in reVolu ton, you VIII
find no trouble with it. This. howevey,
necessitates its being narrower at tn
top than at the bottom On arriving
at q botel for the night, 10 is unstrappec
from the wheel and taken up 70 you-
room. Then after your bath there IS
a change Of clothing, the slippers, the
toilet articles in little case by THIN
selves, and your repair kit, which ma
be wanted in the evening for SOME HttG-
repairs on the wheel. The portmantea1.
will always be full. 50 take only what g
absolutely necessary, otherwise you
viii find that some important thing has
been left behind. and useless append
age brought only 70 occupy valuable
space, and be thrown away In disgust
Always carry soap and a towel. They
are sometimes hard 10 find. and oftener
80 bad that one goes dirty rather than
ise them--HsrPer' Round Table.
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Coz meats OF delicate favor, veal,
lamb. chicken, or even beet. nay sone-
times be utilized Is q salad instead q
being warmed over or sliced ard serTcd
cold This is particularly good way
TO use up remnants Of several kinds q
uaat. even cold boiled ban nsay Be used
coEn bined with kite veal o. chicken
Trim the neAt, and cut n snail dsce
and mix them. 2ad 20 every six table
spoonfHts add small white onion about
The size OF = waizGt, q oo'Ieespoonsufo O.
tarrsgon vinegar AID = tzbIsspoozftl
Of mined olives Or mixed pickles cut
fire. DreSs with rssayonuaise. and serve
cold LAID OF bed Of lettuce lezFe4>
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EXCHANGE FOR MENDIcANTS.
scenes In Bowery Den Where Bezgars
Most Do Congregsse.

Most Do Congrogsse.
The Bowery, in spite Of its reforma-
ton, still holds some queer haunts
One OF tbs many is a saloon near Chat.
nam square patronized by that portion
OF the community known as flake
hobos." 1t is in reality an exchange
Tor "made-up" cripples- The blind. the
deaf aud the halt can be seen enter
Ing the resort but if one follows them
lightning change In their physical
condition can be witnessed. Once with
in, the blind see. the deaf hear, the
lame walk, the paralytic becomes nim-
BILE OF course the saloon is not a very
pleasant place TO patronize It is, IL
anything, dirtier than its neighbors,
which Is saying good deal. But, for
al that, II is one of the extraordinary
sights OF this great city. The bad
odor comes partly from the bad LIQUOR
which is sold at five cents a glass. part
" from the free lunch, the resisting
piece OF which consists of cabbage OF
pungent species, and partly from the
patrons themselves. There Is a sign on
the sidewalk IN front announcing that
this particular place dispenses. at
charge Of five cents per glass. the best
whisky OF that sort obcainable in New
York The frequente-s Of this besgars'
exchange are very interesting TO study.
II you care TO approach near enough
for that purpose.
4 visit viii convince you that II is
noe q very difficult matter 70 become
q cripple without iniuring yourself.
providing you go about It in the right
way. For the purpose of obtaining
substantial charity it is only necessary
10 make YolIse1 acoea< miserable ana
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-24

ARE YOU GOING TO KANSAS CITY,
REMEMBER THE MISSOURI PA,
CIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY
is the Ony line that runs a strictly
Wichit3-Kansas City train. Leaving
Wichita at sos p. m, arriving at Kan
sas City next morning at 7:20. This
train is made up at Wichita, and there
fore always leaves on time. Nice chair
cars and Pullman sleepers.
Notice the leaving time. and the next
time you go TO Kansas City take che
Missouri Pacific. Always on time.
Never late. Fine equipment. Leaves
Wichita at a reasonable hoGr and ar
rives at Kansas City neither too late
nor too early. Ticket office ia North
Main street. Depot aOrner Second and
Wichita streets.
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just n Little Too Mach

Johnny had been permitted 10 take =
look at bis new sister.
They all say she looks exactly Ike
you, dear" said his father.
Johnny took another look at the Httl-
aat-nosed, red-faced. baldheaded uirc
Of humanity that lsy blinking at hiya
and then went out and deliberately
picked fight With . boy four years
older than himself and thrashed ar-
{; was more than he could stAnd.-ChI-
.an-o Tribune
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WICHITA EAGLE PRESS.

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Through tickets, baggage checks.
maps. time tables and full information
about the Santa Fe route and Frisco
line can be obtained from their ticket
office al Douglas avenue station. which
IS open until 10:40 p. m. every day. All
questions cheerfully answered.
W. TORREY, Agent.
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Plants by pail. Fuchias, Heliotropes,
Roses, Coleus, Geraniums, Carnations,
etc. Strong, web rooted, from Pinch
pots, twenty for 81 Samples, u for soc
(2-cent stamps). Safe arrival and salts
faction assured. Tyra Montgomery,
Larned, Pawnee county, Kansas.
III cot
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Adrice tn Mothers.

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teething- 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums. allays all pain, cures wlno
collie, and is the best remedy for
diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents Dot
tie. Used by millions Of mothers.
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Old Maids Made Over

AT the Central Christian church this
evening the Lilac club viii give a unique
ice cream social. The principal feature
of a good program will be "Old Maids
Made Over" Come and learn
how this Is dome. Admission 5 cents;
refreshments Is cents.
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You May Have a Wheel.

IF you have you will appreciate Wal
iace's ''Bloomerade" IF you haven't
Bloomerade viii refresh You Just the
same. This new and delightful bever-
age is now on draught at Wallace's Soda
Fountain 1o-
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D. P. A, Wichita.

When Baby was sick. we gave her Castorfa.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she lad Children, she gave them Castoris
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Telephone 13e.

In order to accommodate those hold
ing invitations to the Mardi Gras car
nival masquerade ball. tickets will be
put on sale this morning at Charles
Mosbacher's. 134-4t.
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Hopeful.

(At the Restaurant,) Diner-When 4
saw ron year ago you had Just Ieft
college. You were then about 20 make
your fortune, you said.
Attendant-Yes, and now am wait
ing for it.-Bos.op .Transcyipt
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Telephone 1S9.

Mrs. Klentz calls attention 10 The
incest Millinery stock in the city. at 40
North Main street. Trimmed hats. e5e
TO SOS; untrimmed hats 15c TO $3.50; flow
ers and ribbons at half price until Nav
1st. 1876
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METHODIST GENERAI. CONFER.

ENCE, CLEVELAND. OHIO.
May LIST 10 5lst. For this occasion the
Missouri Pacific Railroad company viii
sell tickets TO Cleveland and return for
one and one-third fare on the certificate
plan. Two trains daily via ST. Louis.
Leaving Wichita at 1926 and $40 p. m.
City ticket office, ia North Main street.
Depot corner Second and Wichita
street E. L. BLECKLEy,
p. and T 4.
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INCONSISTENCIES EXCURSIONS VIA

On April It'll and 2lst and May 5th
tickets will be sold TO points in Arkan-
sas, Arizona, Missouri, Oklahoma and
Texas at one fare plus $500 for the
round trip, with final limit OF q days
from date of sale. For further infolma-
ton call on W. TORREY, Agent,
Santa Fe Union Depot.
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HoMEsEEKERs EXCURSION,

HOMESEEKERS EXCURSION!
On April 9TH and 21st and May 5th
the Great Rock Island Route will sell
excursion tickets, good twenty COO days
and permitting stopovers to points south
southeast and southwest at rate of one
fare plus 81 for the round trip. For
informat ton call on or address
HAL S. RAY,
D. P. A, Wichita.
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Hack Line

Exchange stables at Orlando and SIN
water. We make speciality Of carry
Irg passengers between these points
Travelling mems patronage solicited
SHIvELY, VAN wYKE & SHTVELY
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Telephone your order for fresh meats,
smoked meats, lard. etc, to Whitlock's.
Mo. Dos. and II will be filled and deliver
ed, promptly and o. K. III ct
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Good meat, like good anything-else.
goes farthest and Is cheapest in the long
run. Trade at Joe's market, pa y.
Main, and enjoy these benefits. III Of
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4 Neat Grocery Stock

For sale at bargain. with store fix
lures, and splendid business location
for lease. Inquire Occidental Grocery.
500 North Main 1S4-6t
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: Don't forget 10 call at the Partisan
Millinery company for jaunty styles
and low prices. Above Cash Hender-
sons. 133-Sun Fri Sat
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METHODIST GENERAL CONFER
ENCE

CLEVELAND. OHIO, MAY to 81.
The Santa Fe route will sell tickets TO
Cleveland and return at one and one
third fare on the certificate plan. For
further information call or address,
W. TORREY, Ticket Agent