The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-20

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Every boy has tried with unspeakable Dis
gust homemade soda water" II is con-
cocted of baking soda, vinegar and water
/ and eGervesces and is sicken.ng.
One secret among boys is very sacred
/ prays kneenng. The majority Of boys pray
/ after climbing in bed. but when a visit
reveals boy who kneels. ne Is never ridi-
culed, or given away"
AL boys religiously believe that II is dam
gerous 20 eat beyond the line" in water
melon r:nd.
When a boy goes home and asks for
something to eat and his mother says there
Is plenty Of bread and butter" he kicks
back door open and sulks in the back yard
Until he thinks his mother has prepared
the undesired feast and put II on the kitchen
table for him TO take It or let il alone
Every boy whose father is postmaster
learns some day with profound astoa.sh-
ment tina, his father does not own the post
office.
One OF the fool tricks played on boys by
boys is TO get one 10 stand and watch a
telegraph wire with the expectation OF see
ing message travel along.
Boys Will make hasty tracks before a
Stakeholder. the large drason-hy, although
a snake-feeder was never known 10 feed
snakes or to hurt any one.
Boys will stand for hours and hours eat
ing mulberries of tree without fully max
ing up their minds whether they Ike them
or not.
Boys do not like turnps. but give a boy
a new jack-knife and he will wander away
TO q turnip field, pull turnips up. carefully
peel them, slice them up with the new knife
and eat himself blind.
A boy will break out into fearful rebellion
if the old cow compels him TO carry more
than two bucketsful OF water at one drink
ing, but he viii carry twenty bucketsful OF
water cheerfully across the town for the
sake of satisfying his curiosity as TO
whether hole he has discovered contains
gopher or prairie-dog.
only casually to the average grown citizen.
The average boy has watched the date for
months. Fourth of July is a very sat:sfac-
tory holiday TO them. Curiously the most
enjoyable thing about it to them is the total
cancellation of ali policemens' powers. Moth
ing does a boy so much good TO see a
policeman rendered powerless and on the
Fourth OF July when they can audaciously
cut up on the main street of the town their
joy knows no bounds.
The French harp, or ''mouth-organ," is
far and away the favorite musical instru-
ment with boys. Home, Sweet Home"
can be rendered on one by simply breath
ing into it and millions of boys play this
tune alone. But other boys become more
proficient and can play almost anything :
This class OF artists demand a small harp
one which they can completely cover.
smother in fact, with both hands. With
the harp so smothered they wrap Their
lips around it and draw with vigor tones
of much richness therefrom. Rich par
ents will buy fine harps for their boys and
the rich boy showing II TO an artist" Will I
be told that i is no good and Will there
after grieve his parents by refusing TO have .
anything to do with the superior instru- /
ment.
The kind Of books that boys Ike is the I
subject of an interview with a publisher I
Asked about the prevailing taste Just !
now" the publisher said:
Well, Frank Reade is the hero now. You !
have perhaps, not heard OF him. but he +
vies with even Deadwood Dick and Buffalo /
n Ha &c IA haa NJ he-
in resources, being an inventor who out
Vernes Jules Verne. All the Reade stories /
open al Readestown. where Frank Reade, !
Jr., has his great factory. Here. with the .
aid Of a staff of scientists. he invents ex- |
traordinary vehicles. and then mans them,
equips them with pneumatic dynamite guns I
his own invention-and goes off ON some /
expedition. For instance, he builds an
electric air canoe. and starts in search OF .
the Valley of Diamonds, which is In the /
heart Of Brazil, but is so beset with perils /
from savages, pythons. and gor.llas that no |
one dares approach 1t. Yet II Is known 10
be literally strewn with diamonds in the
rough" Here is the description of the
start in the air canoe from the factory
yard
A sort Of ovation was given the young In
ventor in honor OF his departure The band
played, salutes were fred and cheers gwen
Barney and Pomp were already aboard
the ar canoe Barney was in the pilot
house with his hand on the lever which was
TO set the Telescopes In motion He waited
only for the signal.
Frank Reade. Jr., now lifted his hat 10
the crowd and stepped over the rail He
10 Barney. Down went the lever,
there was a whirring OF machinery, the
Kissing Of the ro1asccpes. the alr-snp tren-
bled for an instant. and then leaped into
space. A mad yell went up from the crowd
cannon doomed. and Frank Reade. Jr.. hred
a dynamite projectile from his gun which
exploded in midsi-. Then the electric air.
canoe get course 10 the southwark. and
half an hour later Reacestown had entirely
disappeared from view The great jour
hey was begun. The air-canoe was sailing
like bird through the air.
And the boys Ike that?"
Like 4, I have letters from boys every
week congratuiatng NE or asking questions.
They are just now much interested in
story which is concerned win New
Electric Terror called the Tnurdere-. on
which Frank Resde sets on; 20 rescue
girl from TIE hands OF Marao
Tursi. Tartar brsan5. Wei. you can
guess boys Ike l. Open j, anywhere. Here
s fght gong on:
But al 20 no avail TIE voyaEe-s with
.ssir WinchesteTs kept up a fEsilade and
FRANKIE once vas able 70 sigh, the electric
Gun dynamite pTojecti,e piled the Tar
ars up IN a heap. and then Frank essayei
-sw tactics.
II. l.t the Taandsre- forge ahead At light
hing speed.
Through Ire ranks 0, TIE foe g tore Is
way with irresistible force
They might as vel nave tr.>3 20 bod a /
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