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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04

piece The mere thought OF having vio-
lated the ethics of his profession so
violently as to be found lounging about
in railroad waiting-room was more
than he could tolerate. His counten-
nnce softened visibly, however. as he
espied the portly figure OF his Old
| friend Cotton with his sample case filed
with small walls of sour mash and So
| noma wines.
| Had n funny experience last trip
out, " said Cotton. land lad the pleasure
of sidetracking a conductor on a scalp
er's ticket He knew his business all
right enough, out my presence of mind
won the day"
Don't exhaust your vocabulary IN
the preface" exclaimed the affable
drummer. but give the story and let
me be the judge of It's merits"
We'll, IL was this way" cortinuci
Cotton. when / came back from the
south three weeks ago my expense ar
count looked like a gas balloon. and the
head boolSkeeper warned me 10 be on
the lookout for trouble from the in
side Office. Two days later ! was or
dered out on a special mission. and. be
ing somewhat short OF cash. dropped
into the nearest scalper. and was lucky
enough 10 be able 20 purchase the
remnants of a 1000 mile book. IL
had been issued 90 Rev Lucius BLngle.
Of Detroit, but of course / paid no al
tention 20 the name and climbed into
the smoking car In regular fashion.
Without loss OF time / planted NY
self comfortably near a window. placed
my sample case and valisc ON the seat
alongside, and after lighting a cigar
proceeded 70 perIse the latest copy II
the Standard. When the conductor
reached me was in the act OF taking
small swallow from my flask. but [
reached for the mileage book and
handed IL 20 the boss of the train He
glanced at the name and then AZ me
and remarked:
Mr.. Bingle, glad 10 see you are en-
toying yourself. How " the Sunday
school getting OF DOW EGaysT
For a moment WIS stunned" con-
tinued Cotton. but suddenly r~coi-
lecfed the name OF Rev LncItls Bs4oglT
ON the corner o, the book and felt Ike
jumping through the window. vas
supposed 20 Be clergy man. and there
vas with sample cases. cigars. vhAsky
and sporting paper In the smoking
ear. looked the CONDUCTOR squArely IN
TIE face. and told him I had removed
from Detroit and was engssed n evan
relicsl work among The commercial
Travellers along The rad. snd ~as IN
route 90 AIIw sul1ec 10 conduct . -
vivsl under the ssapioes Of The Brewery
WORKERS. hague Would you b>licTe il,
the conductor tore out n. coupons for
the tr1p and left The car hs5roning;
JUS Tell Them Ths: You Saw Me-
Narrow escape. don't you thirA CHI
csgo Ch-oulcie-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04
Now Use for Old Shoes.

In France old shoes are bought up in
quantities by rag dealers and sold to
factories, where the shoes are taken
apart and submitted to long manipula-
tons which turn them into paste. From
this paste the material is transformed
into an imitation of leather. which is
used for the manufacture of wall pa pers,
trunk covers, and similar articles. An
other French industry is using old,
dilapidated shoes in the transforming
Of old into new footwear. This is the
principal occupation of the military
convicts imprisoned in the fortress of
Montpelier. The sweepings are sold TO
agriculturists in the neighborhood, who
use them with great success as a fertil.
iZer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04
ELLEN OSBORN'S LETTER.
Some Fancies of Fashion Seen in
Gay Paris.
French Novelties in Hats, Wraps.
Spring Dresses and Smart BIZ
cycling CORNERSTONE New Dim
Her Costumes on BeuIevards,
ICopyrIght. 1911

Paris.-The loose sacque coat is as
much in favor as any of the spring
wraps that have appeared so far upon
the promenades. 1t is made quite short
and with tight sleeves, often of a light
color and finished with gold or silver
braid 1t is an extremely simple gar
ment but capable of looking smarter
than almost anything else worn. a coat
of very pale silvery blue smooth cloth
shat L noticed this morning was cut
perfectly straight in front and behind.
1t was lined throughout with dark blue
silk and turned back az the throat in
fiat collar and odd truncated revers. 1t
had small square pockets and plain
sleeves and was edged with four or five
rows of narrow silver gallon. White
coats. cream-colored coats, green coats
and bright red coats are only a few OF
the tints that give the city streets the
look Of spring.
Many of the more dressy wraps for
married women are made loose also.
One of the most successful models is
built upon a deep yoke of passemen-
terie, square in front and behind, from
which hang straight lengths of silk or
satin, laid in deep box or side plaits
and richly embroidered at the bottom
One of the famous houses of Paris fin
ished a garment of this order last
week for the empress of Russia. 1t
was made of gray silk shot with wav-
ering lights of brown and blue, such
as one sees on the breast of d pigeon.
The yoke was an exquisite lace pat
tern sewn with jet. The standing col
lar was laid in box plaits, quite low in
front, but rising to considerable |
height at the back Of the neck, and |
was lined with point de Venice lace,
heavy ruches of which finished the
sleeves. The wrap was quite short |
and was ornalnented at the bottom |
with a rich embroidery in black silk |
following wonderfully delicate and
intricate lace pattern and costing weeks
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ne really wants TO talk 10 his visitor,
and that means in turn that the visitor
has some essential affair in hand. Per-
haps a cabinet officer or a senator dis
cusses with Mr.. Mckinley a delicate
matter of party policy or of department
administration.
These conferences naturally extend
with the customary intermission for
dinner, of course, with the after-dinner
srnoke) over into the evening, and it
isn't strange that Mr.. Mckinley is
often kept up till II or - o'clock at
night with them. Cleveland and Har-
rison often remained up later, but they.
unlike most presidents, insisted upon
going over personally nearly every pa
per that was brought to them, especial
ly if signature were involved. This
made clerks or assistant clerks of the
cabinet officers. President Arthur, and,
in an even larger degree, probably,
President Grant, pursued a different
course. They 'left things" to their cab
met officers and held them responsible.
About five o'clock the president
starts out for his afternoon walk,
usually with Secretary Porter. Grant
used to do this often with SLOUGH hat
on his head and democratic cigar stub
in his mouth. 1t was a hit" and
Mr.. Mckinley has made hit also by
means of this similar everyday pro-
ceeding. Perhaps the president, with
his neat-looking overcoat, his stove
pipe hat and his companion, strolls
down the avenue; perhaps they turn
aside from the crowd more and trudge
into the northwest. The other day a
little girl whizzing along on K street on
her bicycle recognized Mr.. Mckinley
az a member of congress who kad
known her. She bowed and he lifted
his hat to her, al smiles. She went
straight home and told her mamma
that she had seen the president and
that he remembered her.
". 3. STEWART.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04
Artistic Cooling Dexice.

The modifying Of the temperature OF
rooms has become an art. but it prob
ably has never tal1eE a more ornamental
form than that devised by NJ. Pierre
Roche, a French sculptor and engineer.
NJ. Roche, taking n hint from the fact
that pipes carrying liquefed gases be-
come coated with frost, has constructed
hollow metal forms of animals. etc.
which are chilled by the expansion in
their interior of gases liquefed under
pressure. \ coat of snow, hoar-frost,
gathers on their exterior, even in warm
rooms. and the snowy figure gives q
GOODNESS 10 the heated atmosphere of
balls and feastS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04
BOSTON'S NEGLECT or POE.
Memory of Her Most Famous Man of
Letters Ignored.

I have mentioned the circumstance
that il has never occurred 20 the town
OF Boston TO erect a monument 20 Poe,
who, next TO Franklin, probably has
the most worldwide fame Of all the
men of letters native % that town, and
Poe was connected with Boston not
alone BY the important accident OF his
birth, but by the commencement there
OF his literary career, itself an event
worth commemoratiOn. So far ar am
aware. Boston never awarded 20 Poe
the honor which, il the case Of her dead
literary men of eminence- she some
times deems worthy 10 - taken in lieu
of any further monumental attention
namely. the calling Of a public meeting
BY the mayor. at which addresses are
Insde and complimentary resolutions
adopted. The name % Poe Is indeed
carved on the outer wall Of the public
library a; Boston; 80 are several other
names. Their purpose is chiefly dec
orative.
However. Boston's neglect IN respect
OF Poe Was but The neglect Of al the
Er-N u tic CUM = MS Htt.'++ - 49,
his grave at Baltimore unmarked. ard a
fund Of about $1,000 hal 20 be raised by
public subscription 70 place above his
ashes the nnbeautiful usortsiaTy nDonn-
rnent which now bears his name II an
enterprising commercial perEon bed
not hired The cottage il which Poe
lived At For,ihsr1. just osi; q New York.
and put up above ita door the large
sirr. Poe Landry surTDoaufing -
with the figure % a rsseD. thereby
aroasinF the wrath % may PEOPLE. in
ciuding the owner % TIE cottage. and
shaminz them into a protest. j; Is p7sDhs-
bic that TIE poets fame would stslI be
quite destitute OF any public memorial.
-AtTarfsr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04
The other sun was not OF

The other suit was not of the bloom
er order. Il was of brownish red cloth
with a short killed skirt and double
breasted jacket with smoked pearl but
tons and big revers. 1t was worn with
black stockings and a little black hat
and great bunch of spring violets.
There is nothing newer than the
princess dress for dinner or reception
wear. a costume finished yesterday is
Of primrose yellow silk, with square
neck barred across in front with old
lace and with standing collar behind
of yellow velvet. lined with white. The
close-fitting waist is embroidered with
gold along the side darts, and the skirt
is slashed upon one side to show lace
panel. There are elbow sleeves of the
silk with lace undersleeves.
ELLEN OSBORN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04

Ing collar, not or TOO great height, SIM
ilarly trimmed. The tight sleeves had
small puffs on the shoulders and were
ornamented with rows of cord set on
at intervals. There was. a broad belt
of brown ribbon fastening with a sill
YER buckle. With this costume there
belonged a small hat of heavy straw
trimmed with little pink-tipped daisies.
For afternoon wear or for a garden
party, if it be not too early to suggest
such festivities to Americans, was a
dress of silvery blue glace silk dotted
with forget-me-nots. The plain skirt
was rather scant than full The bodice
turned back from the throat in full
draped reve1s, folding across the bosom
like kerchief ends and disappearing I'M
der the belt of blue ribbon. A white
lace chemisette filed in the opening and
came up about the throat in a standing
collar tied with ribbons. The tight
sleeves and shoulder puffs and lace
epaulets. A white straw hat went with
this suit and was trimmed with wreaths
of forget-me-nots twisted with pink
ana DIQe rlDDO0S.
The bicycle suits Of FrenchwomeR are
the freshest and nattiest in the world.
Boomers are not nearly so universal as
they were year or two ago, but they
are still in a great majority. Bicycle
stockings are used instead of the long
CATERS common in England and Ameri-
ca, and very trim slippers or low BIZ
cycle shoes. Small fat hats, like sail
crs', are the usual headgear. Two suits
that l saw on the driveway at Cannes a
few days ago struck me as particular
~ good. They were worn by two young
girls who have been making bicycle
trip through the Riviera quite by them
selves. One was of a pretty shade of
green cloth, cut with quite full bloom
ers, laid in knife plaits and gathered |
with an elastic at the knees. The waist, |
OF ne&vy wnIte plque, turned over at
the throat in a round, standing collar, |
with a black cravat tie, and was worn |
under jacket of the same material as /
the bloomers and cut almost after the |
Elton pattern, short and square-cor-
lered at the waist. 1t had fat collar
and revers edged with black braid and |
tight sleeves, braid trimmed and pulled |
1T the shoulders. It had a broad sash
# black ribbon. Its wearer had long
black stockings and small black straw
lat with green ribbons and black and
White quilts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04
PRESIDENTS BUSY DAY.
How the Chief Magistrate of the
Nation Occupies His Time.
His Daily Walks on the Streets-They
Seem to BE Making a Hit with the
People-"I Saw the President
and He Remembered Me-"
Copyright, 1871

You walk up the wide, asphalted
pavement in front of the white house
like any other free American citizen.
feeling as if the pavement, and the
! great portico, and the dignifed-looking
door, as well as the whole executive
mansion itself, were partly yours. 1t
| wouldn't be true to say that the great
American public doesn't trouble the
people about the white house consider
ably; yet it is perfectly true that the
| people about the white house, from the
president down, rather like to be
troubled. The rules that the president
and his secretary make with regard to
the reception of visitors are necessary,
first, for the transaction of the public
business, and, second, for the visits of
these same free Americans, who want to
see the great east room and some of the
parlors of the mansion, if they can, and
the president himself. if that should
happen to be their good fortune-and
they rather think it will be, if they go
right in and trust to luck.
The president and his family break
fast about nine o'clock in the private
dining-room on the first floor. This is
large and stately-looking enough. Usu-
ally, especially at this season, two or
three guests of the family are likely to
be present. 1t is much like the morning
meal in any other well-regulated home.
Mr. Mckinley, devoted as he is to his
wife, never misses these opportunities,
all too few, to spend a quiet half hour
socially with her; for the public de-
mands his attention, or at least puplic
questions require his scrutiny, almost
uninterruptedly during his waking
hours. The morning meal, like every
one of the others, gives the president q
fine appetite for a choice cigar.
Breakfast over, the family naturally
scatters. The president goes directly
to his Office, or perhaps it ought to be
called his library, where Secretary Por-
ter has already come from his K street
home, three blocks away, and the two
sit down together for a time, long or
short, as the occasion requires or the
interruption necssitates, over some of
the pressing matters which will de-
tiAOi4 dttC41IIOI VI.
Or perhaps it is agreed that a particu-
lar political affair, as it relates to some
important man, or perhaps to some i'm
portant piece of legislation, is definitely
arranged to be carried out. TUESDAYS
and Fridays are the cabinet days.
From ten to twelve in the forenoon Nj.
Mckinley either gathers his advisers
about him for confidential session, or
one of the cabinet officers comes early !
or stays late for a conference in some
special business.
If you are not too far involved in the
recesses of the mansion, but happen to
be about the door, you may see the
cabinet officers arriving. The neigh
boring ones walk over, papers or port
folio in hand, or empty handed. The
farther away ones, Mr.. Bliss from the
interior, Mr.. Gary from the post Office,
and M. Wilson from the apartment. of
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agriculture, ride up In their CARRIAGES
which the government provides for
them. They walk in confident and
happy looking. After the cabinet meet
ing is over number of Washington
correspondents and reporters for the
local papers usually gather about the
emerging statesmen. who are not sc
very uncommunicative. either, unless
some very important question has been
under discussion in the meeting which
the cabinet officers realize, without be
ing told by the president, must be kept
n secret.
In these morning hours on the other
days OF the week Mr.. Mckinley receives
the senators and the representatives.
He sits there IN his library. perhaps
with great bundles OF papers on his
desk. perhaps receiving other bundles
from the hands OF his visitors At this
particular time the particular senator
or representative comes to press some
candidate for Office. The president lis
tens attentively without seeming, and
without being, bored; but be says little
except TO advise, where two senator's
from given state differ about the ad-
visibility OF appointing somebody or
where they happen TO differ from the
delegation in the house. 10 get 70
gether" and come 70 him later with the
name of the man who is most accepta-
BILE to all.
In this way the president not only
steers clear Of involving himself n any
factional euarreLs in tie states, but. be
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04

. officehoIders whose EXAMINATIONS they
learned about indirectly and in some
roundabout method. This resulted
in direct antagonism on the part
Of congress for the administrations OF
Cleveland and Harrison II was as if a
commanding general in the field were
10 think that be could win victories in
variably without the support Of his d.
vision commanders. Both these presi-
dents literally disrupted their parties
by this course more than BIZ any other,
and when they desired. in ways proper
or unwarranted. TO influence legisla-
ton. they found themselves nearly
helpless.
Two or three days in the week. in the
afternoon about three o'clock. the pres
ident receives the public in the great
east room. This incident OF his rou-
tine Of hard labor flor il is hard labor.
though il is pleasantly is sometimes
omitted as the crowds thin out But
generally president must be ready -
TcCSfrU INC pCvPEr -a=ncscf tncy UeSl. {
10 see him-taking care, of course. not
10 interfere with the public business
IN the afternoon, too. sometimes on
these afternoons when the public re
ceptions are given, the president keeps
many appointments which he or his
secretary has made during the morn
ing or during the day previous These
are likely 10 be the most important con-
ferences Of the day. except. OF course.
the cabinet meetings
The fact that The presiden; himself
has made the arooiatmen: means thai
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04
WORK HORSES TO LET.
Many of Them Are Hired by the Day
I'm New York.


\ man who had seen, at one time
and another. here and there, in town,
sign like this: Good Work Horses
to Let" and had vague idea that the
few work horses that were let must
be hired by men whc were not able
to buy a horse, found upon inquiry
that his ideas on this subject were very
Inadequate 1t is. OF course, possible
that work horse might be hired by
man not able 70 buy one. but it would
quite as likely be hired by & man or a
firm that could afford 70 buy thousand
horses if It were desirable TO do so. As
a matter OF fact, work horses are hired
by great variety OF men
There are stable owners who make
a business Of letting work horses, and
work horses are sometimes iet by other
large business concerns employing
many horses. which might not Gil Be
fully employed the rear round; so
might be the case. for example. with
the horses OF an ice company. or =
street spriDkling concern or other en-
terprise using many horses whose bust
ness runs more or less il SEASONS u
ooe not by any means follow that be
cause a man hires "a work horse b.
must take = poor one; he certainly
wouldn't take a poor one If he could
Get q good one. and he usually can &c;
a good horse. Many OF The work horses
that are let are OF the very best gTalie.
ruH drzrroh@ L<-sss rka-. are well s.zrx-t
for and are n perfect condition Work
horses are let mostly 30 trrckusen. b.;
they are also let 70 many other Users
OF horses
AZ one establishment where work
horses are Jet 10 horse Is ever Jet 20
go oct Of TIE city Most stables hare
customers who cone 70 them when fhey
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An {rsss gsufl@nnzn va recsntiy 80.
tended ~ ~ sniIscat Losd0n phyzi-
cizn- who. passirg aad io-o&iog ~ hi1
vita su inquirfnz glance. sad:
Il should ike 20 lEoss. ar. II yozEr
family haze been long ii.ed7-
"Lo1s lived. Is IT." responded ;hs pa
tent tbozsgk;tuIly. well. doctor. III
1uzt tel you how Il +. Orr farziIy -
SeHt &C Ireland family. szd the sye "a
r1y aDces.orS cspsnded sztrriT upoa
The Judge AID jzsy y bo tried thsm---
peara<r.s IfreAlr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04
RIDES or CLERICAL MILEAGE
A Drummer Ans.snE Experiences
with n Railway Conductor.

For the frzt tine II It's long career
n the road the sasblc arur-asr found
jsu,seif il the railroad deqo: k2lf an
hour u advance % train tire Whssa
&c discovered his mistake Is wrath
knew 10 bouada. AID words choice aud
Tzrs were huri@d Il esrry direction a.
h stool Il fsozt % the Big cioek ard
gssG.-.r1 - sxS E--SlczGlLzr lire
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A y.i..bIs c.r.iss.

\ very b>zutiivi ~os. q az.
cArist y ivory. ro1 or view IN Paris
j. 20 b pres~Bs-s 90 tie ear by The
eieryy q Frsnes- I, weighs = pounds.
y composed cf 9 single piece Of ivory.
l. exgsisiis IA design ard perie~: e.
workmanship. u e vslaed a. SEQ .ooo,
Sid Ma ocee the property % the IN
f2-tuE3ts oasen Mars Ansais~rss -
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whore PRICE, Are nigh.

Prices are high at Johannesburg,
South Africa. The smallest coin is
worth six cents, and copper coin is m
known. A pony of brandy costs %
cents. a bottle OF genuine champagne,
$50. Miners and artisans receive from
five TO seven dollars 4 day. bakers, six
doli2rs.-Albany Argus.
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becomes the means OF narmOnlZlng
many of these; and he also shows to all
CT the senators and all of the repre-
sentatives a very comfortable disposi-
ton by allowing them practically to
their followers. This is far more i'm
portant line of party policy than might
at first be imagined. Harrison and
Cleveland both went over the heads of
senators and representa- iyes to choose
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04

The bridal wreath Is usually formed
in Germany OF myrtle branches. in
France and England Of orange bios
SONS. in Italy and French Switzerland
Of white roses, in Spain of red roses and
pinks. in the islands of Greece Of vine
leaves, IN Bohemia Of rosemary. in Ger
man Switzerland OF a crown of artificial
fowers.-Albany Argus.
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She-No. l don't prefer men who ere
known TO be rich
How can that be?
They don't spead their money so
freely as men who want to be known as
rich. ~. y. Tines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-06
ilii.ois I%<ssl.slve ..work..

Springfield. Feb. e.-The senate was
IN session just ten minutes yesterday,
with scarcely q quorum present. Bills
were introduced: To incorporate life
insurance companies upon . fixed
premium plan. and to authorize assess
ment life insurance associations to do
business; empowering the city council
In cities Of 100, 900 Inhabitants or over
to declare department stores q nuisance
and q detriment to business, and pro-
viding for their adjustment; making
the larceny Of bicycles q felony. Ad-
journed till Monday evening.
In the house the speaker announced
the committees.