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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

most OPPORTUNITY, and Rube Walker OF
Tunkhannock, Pa, limp, dripping and
so dry in the throat that his breath
made a rustling sound, was conveyed
to the Fifth Avenue hotel-the first
whose name came to his mind as he
was entering the cab.
He dared not open the bag till he had
reached his room, but he suffered
agonies. Was there any possibility OF
deceit? Could there be knaves shrewd
enough to work a trick even under the
circumstances described?
In his room. his first act was TO lock
the door. Then he pulled the little bag
out Of the big one. and with nervous
hands wrenched It open so violently
that metal and leather were torn
asunder.
There lay the money. $4,000! The
bunko men were bunkoed.
Reuben remained in his room during
the remainder Of the afternoon. He
had his dinner there. paying for II with
one of the hundreds from the bag. He
had a nervous time while the bill was
being changed. for Il might be counter
felt. That deadly possibility had just
dawned on him. But the bill was good
Reuben retired to rest about 3 o'clock.
the bag under his pillow. Excitement
kept him awake for several hours, but
at last he sank into a heavy sleep. from
which he awakened with q start 10 hnd
IL day.
He rang at once for the morning pa
pers. thinking IL barely possible that
some hint OF his adventure might have
reached ghe press. and he was not dis
appointed. On the first page Of The
Sun was a story headed as follows;
Mr.. Atkinson Was Bogus: Lawyer Le-
land Loses Thousands by a Clever
Trick: The Lawyer Il III Of the Grip,
and His Clerk Mark Stanton, Paid
Money In a Real Estate Transaction 70
the Wrong Mantle Real Atkinson
Arrived Just Too Late. and Raised q
Rumpus
Il appeared from the story that At
kinsOn Tas a man fer whom Lawyer
Leland had done a great deal Of legal
WORK in the past year. settling up an
estate: that Atkinson had never been
in Leland's once. having been I'D az bis
home in Summit. Pa. most % the tine.
that none Of Leland's employees except
Stanton had ever seen Atkinson. aad
Stanton had had only . glimpse Of him
at hls home. tucked I'd n bsd Stanton
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

II may not be generally known that
honey dew is no poetic hction. but - a
very prosaic reality. The green fiss
which infest vegetation. and especially
those which live on the foliage % lines
and bceches. sscrste a sweet F.icky
liquid. which Is Deposited on the leaves
q the trees they frequent IN a RAINY
season Il t. washed away as rapidly as
80 - formed. but in dry sumner u
secumuiates. and Il then known az
honey dew. To sugar loving insects
the stuff Is very attractive. a1f The NJ
tie busy bee in particular $50 y y
chance not 20 BE- missed % cling rs
hive without the tro55ie az visiting u
Vulnerable flowers IN ssaFrh y real
honey. Consequently. hay3rE - Tear
of the adultsTati0n acts before ~ Eyes
he Gsvotes the morning ho1rs when
honey deE Is most abundant 70 storing
IL Up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

and he allowed Stanton to lead him to
small, old fashioned building tucked
away between two modern skyscrapers
on William street.
On the second floor of this building
was an antiquated office suit, on the
outer door of which. in time worn let
tering, was this sign: Warren Leland,
Attorney and Counselor at Law"
Looks long established and re-
spectacle" was Reuben's mental COM
ment. These bunko men know a few
things, anyhow"
Some girls were busy with type
writers in an outer office, through which
they passed to small private room.
Now, Mr.. Atkinson" said Stanton,
picking up a small handbag of very
ordinary pattern from beside a desk, eff
you'll make yourself comfortable, I'll
send over to the bank for the money"
Reuben eyed the handbag with close
attention. He knew that it would fig
ure in one of those lightning change
tricks which are the basis of what is
called the sawdust game.
AS yet he knew not the exact nature Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

Colonel Bell. the tinted states oonsui
at sydney. recently appeared 80 Wit
ness IN The divorce court In that city
on the point whether a certain osrtin-
cate would BE- accepted IN ne Amsri'
can courts a. formal proof ~ marriage.
you are a lawyer. think. Colonsi
Rei!.'s rsruarser she Judge.
Well ~. sir fsDJsd the eoionsi.
,,t,b a MARI TEain4ke 1raWI Il Was
oncs. but I have reformed
when the .aDghtsf had subside1. tbs
bench settled tie matter WiIh the dc
,u-, .sr~s Jas ysr. always q lawyer 90
Th- c1;anrl 'scn pronounced the csFtia-
cats valid from ths legal AmsTieaa
standpoint
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

His name, Reuben-reaIly and truly It
was-Reuben Walker, from the out
skirts Of Tunkhaunock, Pa.
He came TO town by the Pennsylvania
railroad and the Cortlandt street ferry,
and ii was about o'clock in the after
noon when he made his metropolitan
debut.
In appearance he was somewhat like
the cOuntryman of the comic weekly,
but not nearly so much as he thought
he was. The fact is that Reuben was
touchy upon this subject. He didn't
like his name, and he didn't like his
looks. He knew that his garments
were rustic in design and his headgear
quite questionable.
Il paid enough for these Clothes"
said he to himself. but, darn 'em. they
don't look right. They look just like
me-Rube Walker from Wayback."
In particular he regretted having
brought a satchel of enormous size and
Anticipated design: not quite the old
fashioned carpetbag. but certainly sug-
gestive Of il. He could see that the cab
men around the ferryhouse observed IT;
the gamins of West street offered. with
one voice, to carry it, and they grinned
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03
BERTHE AND UNCLE BELAM
VISIT THE TOWER OF LQNDoN.

During their stay in London, when
ever BERTHE was inclined to be trifie
trying, Uncle Belam would say to him
reprovingly:
IF you aren't a good boy, BERTHE, 1
shall send you to the Tower"
Whats the Tower. Uncle Belam?"
BERTHE asked.
''The place where the English kings
used to send those who wouldn't obey
them to keep them out of mischief until
they promised to do better or the king
decided to chop their heads off on the
big block at Tower hill"
And did the kings chop off the peo-
pies heads?" questioned BERTHE. Il
thought kings never did any work. I
should think chopping off heads would
be pretty hard work"
mo, the king did not chop the heads
off himself; he had a man hired for
that purpose. He was called the heads
man."
Il should think they must have been
a pretty poor lot Of people to let the
king chop their heads off," said BERTHE.
Some Of the best and bravest souls
in England have died on Tower hill."
said Uncle Belam. ITO be an enemy
of the king sometimes meant to be the
champion Of a great principle for which
wicked kings had no use. The kings
often feared the poor prisoners in the
Tower more than the prisoners feared
the king, and for that reason the kings
were glad to get them out of the way.
The prisoners went to their death
bravely, because they scorned to let
their enemies think that they were
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

There" said mamma fervsntiy. Il
do hope these little nun balls win have
chance 70 grow up before q miserable
hawk spies them out" she set one lit.
tie yellow chick after another down On
the soft clover patch and brought out
old Mother Biddy 70 take care Of them.
But the very best and most careful
Mother Biddy in the world can't always
save her baby from an untimely end.
The hawks had bothered poor man,
ma a great deal that season. Frat one
little yellow brood and thea another ne
tie brown brood had been sadly broken
up. until only a few lonely little fell
lows were putting on their feather
coats out in the farmyard. This little
brood was the last one Matched. ana
the very. very choicest one. Mamma
said every baby in 1t was worth quite .
lot Of money.
There. scamper away. little ehick-a-
bids. and. mind you. keep your little
weather eyes open for sweeping. pOun-
cling things up In the air." said she. and
the minute you see one run-run-run
for Mother Biddy's feather bed
Then mamma went in and Title came
out. she was rearing chickens. too.
only hers didn't grow biz or shed their
cunning little yellow dresses for
feather coats. Titles chickens were
made with wire bsckbones and legs.
and when you placed them on the
clover patch they didn't scurry away.
Tillie put one down now. He was -
big-or as little-and every bit a. yell
low and fuzzy as mammals chickens.
and he looked like their own cousin
without any removes" His first
name was FLUFFY. and his last name
the family name-was Dun.
There. FLUFFY Dun. you stay right
here an catch a nice worm for din
ner." commanded TITLES sweet little
voice. IAN get 'qualnted with mammals
chIckies"
An hour or two afterward mamma
heard a squawking and clucking. and
hurried to the door just In time 20
''shoo" a great hawk away from the
clover patch. But before he went,
though he was frightened nearly out
Of his wits, he snatched up a tiny yell
low thing and sailed away with - in
his claws.
There's one gone already" groaned
poor mamma, running out. with Title
at her heels.
zone. two. three-why. no. they're all
here. Here's ten" Then mamma
counted all over again. There were ten
tiny yellow things left! ''Ch. Oh. Il was
Fluffy Dun-lt was Fluffy Duf!" lille
cried In horror. And It was . very Ions
time before she could see any Joke in 10
at ali.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03
Fuaay Mistakes.

Sometimes even the best - ~ are
caught mapping. A box seller Saa
orcs asked for the works % Omar
Khzyyam. q famous Persian poet Ths
,radssrnan said ~ hadn't got "a. ia,
could supply 'Ornsr's ~TSiad ard Odys-
sey.~ On another occasisn . lady seat
20 = German baok sellers IN RENE ard
ssks5 the sboprsan fyr Mar Oftsii .
hso9k On Arssrlca- Immediately from
behind came the Voscs q ths German
proprietor srelsimiDE. The Lady has
bssn Erls,nfarrnss- Marcus Aursliss
diei many centuries brfofs ADsStsA
vas discovered
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

Two stsut little pigs oncs llSsa n -;
They had each two tails and only ona go
hey beth hked pstatees and ior thaa uS1ls
hghss
II tAsy iOuna .iss izss sss. 40 sssA - .
tight
''EiOv greedy n rsss ss.- ysu.s rs-=v -.
efained.
Thcugh he f0F HE sreedlnsm sakksg Was huasa
Tia pigs know No bstter,'' his aofhsr rsplIsd.
But god little bsys vita tier asothss dfxifs
The ssests and the gooa tAiaga and al thslE
nice treasure,
For giving away l. to then . srsaf pissnIrA
But the poor little pigs have n bseaar essa
taught.
Ana therefore thsy % net behave e tAsy eaxhk.s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

guarded by companies of soldiers. The
guards of the Tower are called "beei
EATERS" supposed to be because in the
old days, when beef was a luxury and
too high priced for common folks, part
Of their pay was a daily portion of roast
beef.
Berthe was much interested In seeing
the Tower in which long ago the two
little princes, nephews OF King Richard
III, were murdered by his order. The
king feared some one might make one
of them king instead Of his ugly. wicked
self. who had not SO good a right to
the throne as they.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

Tie beet sugar issustry II asssninB
respectable ps0porsi0rs- Last year "a
SO torx ,5as ssFe produced IN fh8t
e1grtry. California waa ~ far ths iars
g~.t cantrisEtaF. her nearest figai bsjng
wirhsran- "a hs ssttsaated that fhsse
states Wlli dHfiag the eSsniaE sszfsz
snaaafa<ture sac and ~ 80 teas -
spectITeiy. tie sstiSDass for tbs sbei6
soaEtry bsiag ~. - tsAa.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03
Jumbled Name. of vegetables.

Suckers are plenty today" said Reu-
ben, chuckling.
At the first cross street Reuben made
hasty escape, leaving the boy to pro-
coed wherever his fancy or his orders
might take him. A cab presented itself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03
THE YOUTH OF FAMOUS FOLK.
MARQUIS de Lafayette.

No name in American history is re-
garded with more admiration than that
Of the gallant Marquis de Lafayette.
He was not by birth an American. but
a Frenchman. and more than a hun
dred years ago. out Of love for the cause
Of liberty and sympathy for the Amer
lean colonists whom he believed to be
oppressed by the English government.
he left his splendid home in France and
came to this country to help the patriots
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

fight for their rights in
the Revolution.
He was born at the cas-
tie Of Chavagnac, France.
Sept. s, 1857. and when
he offered his services
to the American congress
was only 20 years old.
Although so Young and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

afraid of them or that they feared
death, which so many of them had
faced fearlessly upon the battlefield.
Even a wicked man who goes to his
death bravely wins our admiration, and
it is no wonder that the king who wish
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

ed to silence his enemies forever with
the ak on Tower hill often found that
the people were stirred to admiration
by the heroic death of some great lead
er. so that an enemy was often more
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

ings included within the Enclosure
known as the Tower. The Tower of
London is really a number OF different
towers. The place Is now used partially
as sort of public museum, containing
the crown jewels, collections of royal
armor, etc. It is always strongly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

Japan has q new lIghfbonss. r'aae %
bamboo. whieh is szjt O. resist ths
waves better than sny klnd q WOOD
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

as they did so. On being refused one
Of them actually cried out, Hey,
Rubei"
Inside the big satchel was Il modern
handbag Of conventional pattern which
Reuben had bought in Tunkhannock.
hut at the last moment this had proved
too small. SO he had taken the capa-
cious veteran that had done duty in
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-10-18
DUELO TERRIBLE

En- conmemoraci6n de Ia fiesta de-
cumpleafios del Emperador de Austria
Sc ceebro en- Viena un banquete militar
al caal asistieron gran n1mero de jefes y
ofc ales de todas las armas.
L'egado el momento de los brindi;,
un teniente de la raza de los theques,
djo en- el eslavo una frase morti6cante
paia los germanicos.
Un teniente aleman, que ocupaba un
sitio Immediate. di6 al tcheque un fuerte
puhetazo en- un costado. El tcheque
resfondi6 a la agresion con una bofeta
ds.
El esc$ndalo fu< terrible { incnc liza
tamente qued6 concertado un duelo. q
pistola y muerte; pero en- condiciones
tales. que el combate no Sc hAbia de in-
terrumpir hasta que uno de los comba
tientes perdiese la vida.
Como ambos combatientes eran cato
licos, proximo al l1gar donde Sc veri6
ca el duelo esperaba un sacerdote.
FL encuentro fue r4pido y fatal. Al
4 timo disparo el teniente alem&n cay6
con el coraz6n atravesado de IN balazo.
Apenas hubo tempo de administrar-
lie Ia Extremaunci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-10-18

que ha producido de un modo satisfac
torio los efectos que Sc deseaban para
los filamentos de Ia luz electrical incah
descente que requiere ell radi6fono, entire
los muchos vegetables ensayados poi e
director Mr.. Hayes.
Esta sustancia fina y casi invisible en-.
tra en- movimiento al establecerse Ia CO
municaci6n, contribuyendo e6cazmente
4 la trasmisi6n de las vibraciones
Tengase en- cuenta que no sc trata de
un nuevo TELEGRAPH, 6ptico, sino de un
telefono acGstico. y que la lug atraviesa
los euerpos sin perder direction nj in
La Rssas dts Rev1es, al dar cuenta
de este invento, dice que adn pueden ser
realizables todos los suefios de Flam
marion. y que por 10 menos va podrfa
comunicarse desde Ia terra con los ha-
bitantes de Venus, Jupiter y Saturno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-10-18

them to bring the head of Cecil Rhodes
General Joubert, chief commander
OF the Beers, to whom an enthusiastic
and delirous farewell has been given, has
left for the battle field.
From all the piazzas an in6nity ol
bouquets, and many ribbons bearing the
superscription May God protect the con-
'queror of JamisoE.
The and Gordon Scotch Regiment
has disembarked in Durham.
The German Press attributes great
praise to the plan of mobilization Of the
Boer forces.
Tomorrow the English Cabinet will
be in session to parley over matters rela-
tive to the War, into which she is invel
we'd with the inhabitants Of the Trans
vsal.
Pursuant to Hong Kong kilograms
on dit that General Lawton ousted the
Philippine forces from the district of Bo :
10 which is considered as one of the
most extensive jurisdiction in the island
of Luzon
The Royal Family has returned tc
Madrid.
al though the doors of the Cortes
are not yet even ajar, It is presupposed.
however, from data collected non official
that the Cortes will be opened on or
about the ssth current.
-Cab!egrams from Trinida.l report
that the situation in Venezuela is the sa
me as before announced, nneasiness and
disquet however are in crescendo.
The referred to te.esrams add that
general Luciano Mendez, chief OF the
Government troops has been able to
bring to gether seven thousand men to
fight against General Castro.
Mr., Hemphill Commander Of the
cruisir Detroit has said that he does be-
lieve in the present possibility of an at
tack upon Caracas the metropolis by
the rebel forces.
The Terrible and Powerful, English
Battle ships have reached Durham.
Yesterday the English Parliament
Was opened in the midst Of the greatest
AT said act power was given to the
Government to use the credits necessary
for war purpose.
With General Butler two Infantry
kehiments, embarked yesterday in Lon
don.
The Dakes of Onnnanght and De-
accompanied the general abord
The general, on putting his foot on
deck two military bands struck up the
national air which was chorused by the
Multitude.
More than one hundred thousands
persons were present at the embatking
Of general Butler and his expe iitlonary
Eor:es.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-10-18
FL TBLtFONg SIN HILO

Los elec.ricistas estan prodrciendo una
verdadera revolucion en- el mundc, ma
infatigables en- la conquista
de los imposibles No hace mucho ITEM
po que dimos cuenta en- estas mismas
Columns Gel prodjgioso invepto de Mar
conf, y va hoy podemos anunciar otro
no menos portentoso, que cons:ste en-
reemplazar el hilo telefonico por un rayo
de luz para la transmission de la voz hu.
mana.
Para comprender bien el funciona.
miento de los nuevos aparatos telef6nicos
convene rec rdar 10 que dijimos al ira
tar del telegrafo de Marconi, sobre ia
incomprensibi dad del eter su facilidad
de TRANSMISSION 4 tlaves de todos los
cuerpos.
La primera idea del te'efono sin hilc
Sc debe a Boil, q quien Sc le ocurrio,
antes que & nadie. ntilizaf la luz del 70
t6fono para la transmission &c los sonidos,
y las 1ltinas pruebas realizadas en- Ma
Olson Square N-w York; no han posi
do ser mas satisfactorias, habiendose no
tado que entre otras ventajas ofrece el
telefono sin hilos Ia de no necesitar
grandes gsstos de instalaci6n y ser Ia.
comunicaciones instantaneas.
El aparatc Sc reduce 4 uu reflector
establecido en- la estaci6n de trasmisi6r
y dispuesto de mancra que reAeie ur
rayo de luz sobre un rece2tor de selenic
>.eok okl>1;An - 4. -.s-..X.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-10-18

La repentna del celebre archimonario america
ha dado motive para que mas ocupcn los da-
nado Mr. Vanderbilt Condueho de Ia mayor parte de las
mpresas ferocares de los Estados Undos entire sus
erosas propedades dea los dos magnfcos palacos que
Newport E prmero del ca ofrecemos un diseno esta
auado unto las obra de que encerra en- ago mas
ic $3.5oo, 900.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-10-18
BXPLENDIDO HONINAJI

De tedos los BALCONIES cayeron
7infnidad. de ramos dc flores y
muchas eintas que ostentaban esta
inscription: 9" God save the con
queror Of jameson |" (Diss prots
j. q vehcedor de Jamesen]
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-10-18

jefe Dc las tropas adictas al Pfesi .
dente Andrade, tiene va reunidos
slate mil hombres para oponerse 4
los planes del general Castro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-10-18
81 HINlO IyGtES

si-AlsPoner este el pie sobre cubier-
ia. ejecutalon los bandas militares
el himno nacional ingles que fue
.coreado por Ia multitud.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-10-18
No 10 CREE POSSIBLE

Fl Comandante del crucero De-
t,oit, MIR. Hemphill. ha manifesto
do que no cree possible, por ahora,
4 ataque Caracas por las fuerzas
de Ia revo'uci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-10-18
APERTURE DBL PARLAIENTO

Aver tuvo efecto, en- medic de
Ia mayor sslemnidad, la aperture
del Parlamsnto ingles.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-10-18
GACETA DE HOY

Publica la circular n1nero SO anun
ciando Ia Recaudaci6n de Rentas Inter
mas para el Tesoro Insular de los pueblos
de Aguada y Adjuntas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-10-18
IloS para 70 guerra
DOS REGIRIHkTOS

Con el general Buller, embarca
do aver en- Londres, van dos Regi
miento dc Infanterla.