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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12

TO rend IL and catch glimpses OF the hfe
beyond that land where. laying aside our
poor earthly bodies. fashioned n clay. IN
endurable. destrucdble. We put on an I'M
mortality which endurcs: that blessed land
where there are no more Borrowings nor
tears.
He took his seSt and man IN funereal
garb raised the ia OF the casket and dis
closed the face OF the dead that his friends
might take a .ast look at Sc before Il was
Put away
The singer had listened attentiveiy. the
glowing tribute 10 this noble character
touched her. she felt a great longing 20
look upon the face Of this man who had
made OF ais life so shining mark that
It should stand as a model for others
Hcsitatingly. for az a hired singer at hts
funeral she could scarcely enlist herself
among mia friends, she LETT her place
against the window and fo1ewed tho ott-
ers
The woman in front of her wore a little
bonnet filled with daisies Beneath Il her
yellow hair was twisted Cunningly. There
were two tiny yellow curls At the side %
the coil These curls struck her fancy.
She had seen some like them At The hair
dresser's. They were bought snd pinned
on. She determined TO buy two ne next
day FOR her own hair Thinking OF the
cvris she almost forgot that she vac on
the way 90 look az the face Of tho dead
until tho woman bent over the c1skei
She raised her head and passed on. Then
the singer bent and looked
She pressed her hand upon her heart ara
looked again. ssranEling a cry % anguish.
The room swan before her. then grew
Continued on Pase NlneJ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
SPTKING THE TRACK.

In most instances the ground wires of the
Wichita street railway system have rot-
ted away, and the return current comes
ordinarily over the rails. But the cold
has been contracting and contracting the
iron until the ends of the rails no longer
meet and so there is no return current
materially affecting The speed of the cars
To remedy this. on the College Hill line
at least. the motorneers have been driving
iron spikes down the gaps at the ends Of
the rails. This makes the connection
But wait until the warm weather opens
up and that iron begins 10 expand. That
track viii go in and out in dreadful way
TO behold. The spikes ought to be pulled
the first warm day
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
ANTIQUE MILITARY DOCUMENT.

ANTIQUE MILITARY DOCUMENT.
Ancient legal documents bearing the
autograph signatures of men eminent in
the nations and the worlds activity are
always interesting. since they bear seem
ing halo which envelopes the personality
OF great men gone. Vic Cole has a trea-
sured relic of ante-rebe-lion days, which IS
priced for the signatures it bears. Tt is
a military commission given 70 his father.
Ar William Cole. away back in 1912. The
rank is that of ensign in the 1i5th resi-
ment of infantry of the state Of New
York The office of ensign in the militia
has long since been abolished. but at that
time was an important office and belonged
10 the color guard The document is vel
low with age. and bears the seal of the
state Of New York and is signed by Will
lam II. Seward. then governor Of the state.
and later secretary Of state in the cabinet
Of President Lincoln during the irving
DAYS Of the war of the rebellion. The
other two signatures are those of Rufus
king adjutant genera. later United States
senator from the state of New York then
later governor Of the state and father Of
Captain Charles King. the renowned au-
thor of the series Of war stories. The
third signature is that Of Colonel William
Himrod. colonel of the 145th regiment Of
infantry Of New York state. and after
ward serving with distinction in the civil
war. The document is attes;ed in Temp
kins county, New York and the quaint
wording of the closing is especially unique,
and is as follows.
IN testimony whereof we have caused
our seal for military commissions to he
hereUnto affixed. Witness. William Il
Seward. esquire, governor OF our said
state. general and commander-in-chief OF
ali the militia. and admiral Of the navy
Of the same at our city Of Albany. the
S,h day of August. in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty-tyEo.
and passed the adiutant generals Office
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
PIT YOURSELF THERE

This morning a. you SIT slipping your
Mocha and read what happened in Manila
yesterday. as vel as the world round. al
the COS, OF one and hzif cents. don =
forget how much suffering was endured
BY the little fellow who got Up az O'Clock
this morning. saddied and mounted MS
pony. riding. soma OF them. sixteen miles.
TO furnish his patrons win TIE Esgle. and
when he : a little ate OF the bilzza-!
bows the paper into Oklahoma. aaFe
charity Tor hini ard don't sco.d. aur 70 ,he.
cali him IN snG give him Guy Of y1lr
Mocha II the lady who gave enc of the
hrtIe fellows cup OF coffee and dough
nuts the otaer morning oou.d have sen
hls ewes suark1s as &c lsuEheE and tod
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
WADING IN WINTER.

The other night George Spencer went
down in his cellar to fix the furnace for
the night. He stepped into ice cold water
up to his knees. He crawled out again.
hot in temper, frozen in body. got a Ian
tern and investigated Something had
frozen and burst. Coloring the air a dark
and purple, he proceeded 10 investigate.
He couldn't find the hole anywhere. He
hunted all night, sent for a plumber. The
plumber couldn't find it. Towa~d even
ing they took spades and began digging
up the yard and sure enough the lateral
several feet under the ground had filed
up with ice.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
TIE FRETGHT BUSINESS.

Most Of the people look upon the rail-
roads from the view Of a passenger. The
really great part Of a railroad Is !-s freight
department. There Is always a big strug-
gle for business and shippers. when they
confer = shipment on one agent or an
other. are sovsreigns for the time being
Wichita has an inspection bureau and a
demurrage man who is called car ser
vice man
The inspecting bureau watches cars as
they are unloaded and if some freight =
included in the shipment not ticketed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
4 Sep n c,Ha,rnrp

Near the money order window u the
postotfice there is al iron ladder. which
leads up 10 a large door This -arze door
opens up on chamber from which there
Is q secret outlook OF the whole inner
pcstofiice- II was put there with the idea
that an Inspector or detective could creep
W and survey the whole Office and TOT 5e
seen Il was never 50 used
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
WARM THEIR FEET

The stores in Wichita sell soapstones.
The sospstone is white and porous and
cut in large squares. with wire handle
on one end. All over town you will see
bookkeepers and business men sitting with
their feet on these soapstones. which have
been previously warmed on a red-hot stove
or on top OF steam register.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
ALL WOULD HAVE DIED.

People gradually become injured 10 win
ter. The first cold snap this year. coming
right after the election. drove everybody
OF the streets. paralyzed business and
clicked everything up. The mercury then
was at % degrees above zero. It was con-
sidered terrible and was. Yesterday morn
ing the mercury was 70 degrees below that
and it didn't seem half SO cold. II after
one OF our balny falls the thermometer
should drop suddenly TO 20 degrees below
zero it is not likely that anyone would
come out alive
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
wARMING THE CLoCK.

Clocks in Wichita which had been going
regularly and decorousIy for years stopped
yesterday morning, al of them about 5
O'Clock; that is in the neighborhood OF that
hour. It was not difficult 10 opine the
cause. The aE-penetrating cold had af-
fected the works, and thrown them out OF
killer. In some cases people yesterday
mended their timepieces by putting them
in the oven and warming them up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
DRINK ICE WATER.

The people who live In northern states
are standing the cold snap better than the
southern born. The southerner before so
ing out fills I'D on coffee. and nearly
freezes 10 death. The nor;herner. who Is
on to his job. before going out TO face
the weather. takes a big drink OF ice water
and is comfortable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12

like a lot of pigeons. As for the boys
dressed in bicycle suits who were to bleed
and die they just went home too and the
mill was declared of. When the two lead
ers get thoroughly thawed out again and
commence to recover from grippe and
threatened pneumonia it Will be time to
plant garden in the, spring. so the town
viii wait patiently until next winter be-
fore they can read about the awful con-
flict among the coming solons over polo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
GET OH RELICS

Before Il is too late the city library
ought 10 seucre If possible a copy Of each
city directory which has been issued in the
city and preserve them. also as many as
possible of the real estate pamphlets,
books and immigration edition published
by the board OF trade. some Of which
were very comprehensive. filed with sta
tis-ics. early street scenes. pictures OF
resids noes. bulness men. mills and fac
tories. many % which have long since been
destroyed. but help 70 make history.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
FoLpING DOOR Nuisance.

People with folding doors in their houses
are mourning piteously. More air viii slip
in around folding doors than the biggest
baseburner can supply hot air TO drive it
back. Some houses are constructed, and
all should be. with the space around fold
ing doors heavily cemented TO keep the air
out
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
HOW THEY DIFFER-

The reason so many thermometers differ
IS on account Of their location Their
mometer on a south porch well protected
isn't in it with a thermometer ex~jsed on
tina north side OF a house. People take a
keen delight in having their Thermometers
show the coolest degree and usually put
them where they catch the fun swing OF
the blizzard. Others put the,ss in pro
tected places. hence the mutual impeach-
ment among neighbors
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
NO FROZEN PUMPS.

The day Of the frozen pump seems 20
be over. The frozen pump appears to be-
long entirely to the frontier and we are
no longer on the frontier. In the good
CID days man would spend half a dav
and half a cisternfuI OF hot water. trying
20 thaw a pump out
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
saw "nIn PIT -

J. R Meads great-grandfa:her sat on
his front porch and saw Old General Put
nam. during the revolution. ride down the
stony steps with British bullets nicking
the rock ar his elbows. The historic scene
portrayed IN ali the school histories as an
example OF unprecedented daring. took
place on The Mead place IN that point q
Connecticut which juts down near Mex
York CITY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
STICK OK TIE vrsr

A c. Jooes. who vas IN New York CITY
last week. says he net many young nsn
from the vest who bad made fortunes n
New York n tEe last decade He says
that he strange part o. Z = tha, mos; =
them were broken b. speculations "a the
wss1. but that hey al retain a love ssr
the ves; and regard Il as a fed for sc
csssful speculation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12

sunshine glancing on the bosom of this big
lake and making it Almost fit for bathing
purposes This year Hoff got mad at the
weather and let the pond go. II is dry
and the pumping station is silent. Mean
while the weather has been freezing every
thing in sight. and had the pond been full
this year there would have been ice clear
to the bottom
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12

a d. Il Ell 1ON-N
You never hear of the busted booms'
in the east. II IS the west which has
10 take the burden for collapsed booms,
although the east has plenty Of them. Fol-
lowing the Wichita boom there was one at
Middleboro. Kentucky. II is said thae TIA
town Is simply deserted. a street Of fine
business blocks without a soul in them. a
hotel worth a million dollarss without a
guest in It. This may be true. but Wichi-
IA. which has been go often unjustly ma
ligned. should not believe il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
FEW ARE FROZEN.

There is a bright and observing little
girl in the city who every Sunday morn
ing is driven out TO church and Sunday
school no matter how cold the day or in
clement the weather. Last Sunday her
mamma was TOO i'll TO attend divine ser
vices but just the same rushed her little
daughter out and admonished her to listen
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
PLAYING THE WEATHER.

For two years Charley Hoff has been
playing the winter weather, and losing.
Out near Chisholm creek he has big ar
tificial pond, and near it a pumping station
For two or three years in the past he has
pumped this pond full. with the idea of
having a big ice crop. The winters have
passed in soft southern breezes and gentle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
A PECULIAR CLASS

a popularity emphasized BY the cold
weather can be found in the Dlase-giass
front OF ]. P. Aliens drug store. These
plate glass. no matter what the weather,
never frost. AL along the street windows
VIII De heavily frosted, but these are al
ways clear. The reason is not known,
but the fact has been known for veSrS,
No artificial means are taken TO keep them
clear
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
People NoT cAREI.rss.

The plumbers say that peop,e Esht eo-
stinasely against any confession Of care
lessness- When the water stops they ~,ant
see possibly what the matter can b. Tor
we turned or the water" In nine cases
cut OF ten they did nothing q The Kind.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
ELEcrRIcITY - -

A man or the north side. hachslor.
with 10 hatirons around the no1sa. takes
an electric Light bulb 70 bed with him
suspended from a long cord ard puts il at
his feet. He says Il is great.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
WIRES ARE TAUT

The telegraph and telephone wires are
tighter than they have ever been before
in Wichita. They are as taut as fiddle
strings. In stringing the wires they are
strung lightly, with cold snaps in view.
Yesterday they had no leeway. however.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
Turv ARp urROrS

The Eagle carrier boys are heroes these
mornings They are all up at e'cloek
and are spreading over the city. Theirs
is quicker 100 than the mail carriers; eut
It comes earlier and is colder while they
are al IL.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
WHEN IT GETS coin

Most folk think the cold strengthens as
the night lengthens. This Is not true
Ordinarily il Is not much colder at mid
night than three hours previous. The
thermometer commences 10 drop with
jerks from 10 O'Clock IN the morning.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
ALL WE'RE BI.ANKETED.

For the first time IN the history % WITCH
TIA al the cab horses. draw horses ard
delivery horses 81 al kinds wore their
blankets all day yesterday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12

Other towns are watching Wichita's
building plans. Wichita will get great
deal OF its brick from Coffeyyille and
Cedarvale but Cherryyale. seeing the good
market coming. has also put in A brick
yard 70 catch Wichlta's trade. Building
in Wichita would already have begun had
not the weather turned 50 frightfulIy cold.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
FLAT-IRoN HABIT.

More than one woman in Wichita takes
as many as three latirons to bed with her
The. kitchen fire is kept booming in order
10 heat the irons. One is paced near the
shoulder blades, one near the small of he
back and one at the feet. The hatiron
habit is a dreadful thing. for if ii Is once
contracted, one can never get along with
out q hauron.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12

carefully for the preachers text II was
MANY shall be called. but few chosen"
Probably thinking intently on how chilled
she was. she reported later TO her mother
the not inappropriate version: MANY shall
be cold, but few frozeni''
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
TIE EEL PRnprRrr

The property u me Pee Investment
O. n7a1y Is low oEled ~ 3 firm kaovn
as STRIDE & Toach zoa1on- Ah-aza Fse~-
IL TIE New Yorker who Eses 70 haye az
interest = TIE matter. has c.ose6 ais share
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
CRFEK GIVFs -

There is oni;e a current in Chisholm
creek and It has risht aiE,g deaed the
freeze. uutE yesterday when Il gave ~
and froze up tighter than wax.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
GREAT nIsTRIRI-TTNc. PnINT

Nearly al the furniture for this part OF
the country - distributed from Wichita.
which in this matter has become one Of the
principal points IN the country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
NOON DIDNT wORK

A grea, many people religioasiy believe
that the change in the moon. a new moon
Friday night. would change the weather.
II did nothing OF the kind
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
SIZE WAS coNFrsFn

A. a supposed sven reception given in
the city a short tine aso an awkward
episode occurred which 6umbtounded the
visiting ladies. who o. course SUPPRESSED
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
MAKFs FoLK CRoss

People have been sleeping under such
masses o. blankets that they get up tired
and weary IN the mornings and are cross
all DAY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
SkitS Picked
Up By the Way
THE DIE MAN.

A little 4-year-old in the city hearing her
parents discussing the death of a promi-
nent citizen, looking at her mamma said
IF the die man comes around here don
Yet him die you, mamma, please"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12

and with another drop il the thermometer
many would have snapped They sang
loudly yesterday in the wind
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
GOSSIP FOR HOME PEOPLE
GETTING BRICK READY.

out Peel investment property is still
scattered about in I73 additions to the city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-12
A RISTEn TOWN

about It, saying he never would forget
her. she would be gratifed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-03

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1738 erri9tete gbriftopb @auer bort
cine beutf1s Druderei unb 9erlass=
budbanblung, Die Bis our gfspplution
in bob.r 8lutbe fanb. 1743 tpurbe in
Germantown bic erite beut16e gibel,
bas erfs gremplar Der bsilissnSdrift,
bas auf ,;rferem &Ontiaert in elmer
anberen ols Der engliI6sn Spra6e erz
T6isn, sebrudt. Sort erfhien am 20.
Muqlft 1879 bic erfs 3situng, Der
,Soabeuti9 penniplpanifde gs=
I6i6ts1hreiber," Der @ater Der bsutI9z
ameritanif9sn prsFs. 9ier battsn
bunbert Sabre lang Die beutI9eSpra6e
unb bic beutI9en @ittsn lire Seims
itGttsn, unb srIt in neuerer Sit 1T bic
s6t=beutf6e @5tabt in benz grpBen Pbis
labelpbid auf9egdnqen.
9llletn bic grtnnsrung an iens tpades
rem MGnner, Die bort bic alte beutT9s
&ultur auf ben iunaf.drli9en 8oben
golumbio's oerpFlunaten, 1T nidt nit
iSlsn erlof9en. 9lllidbrti6 feiern Die
9euti9en Der DfiIiden Stuutsn in
i6ren @sbantsn Zen beutf9en
Sag, unb linen f6lieBt fi9 iebt uns
Ter i9Dner Norbitsrnit lot, ber benz
beutf6en Clement Ie;ne 8lit6e unb fei'
nen @o6litanb in I hnbe:n neaBe bets
banft, in banf6arer @rtnnerun1 an.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-03

eurirt psrben fDnn:n, ipssbalben bann
bafel6e nit ge6iibrlihem Slsib gu
fden unb pa6rsunebnen 1T.
0isrmit nun abbreGenbe tpiinT9e i9
bon 6erbsn, bab be leiber! i9on an
3nbiel iibertbdtiee 3ipistra6t unb linz
einiSfeit aus Der @ermdntptpnsr 5srr
ben unb gemiit6srn gdn5lid pertilst
werSe, lie fGmmtli9 a6er, alts unb
iun9e, 9roBe unb fleiNe in pa6rsr
0ie6e gu Soft unb ;6ren neb'nmeniGen
fromm unb eere@t .:6en, stbuloig let
BEN, Islig Fsrfen unb 10 in bic Gpias
Ru6 unb 9errIi6te:t ein9e6sr m6aea!
Imen.
Srana 9aiel 9aftorius."
Germantown blieb iibsr bunbert
Sabre lang, mas Ietn Name 6eIaste. bic
beaiTds Stabt. 1886 prebigte Wil=
liam penn baiel6H i, beutf6erSpraGs
in Sunss &unbsr's 9auIe, uno 1895
tpo6nte @eorse Maf6instpn benz bsuts
5Gen @ottesbisaIte fei, als ct ii3 pe<
gen bss in philadelphia 6srriGsnoen
@allenfiebers in @ermuntopa auf9ielt.
Sc mar bsr plab, no langt 3eit bic
beutf9en @intpanbsrer lire erite Raft
in Der neuen 9eintat6 ftelten, she lr.e
Ii@ iber Die Ditli9en 8e5irte Oerbrsiz
teten. Syn Germantown tamem bic erz
ten 6isr5ulanbe sebrudtsn, bsutz