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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-07
Hbout the Wbeel
Interesting Chat Of and
Hbouf biegeIists.

Ezra E. Beard is still hunting for his
stolen Featherstone bicycle.
Eclipse Cycle Enamel company Of
| Philadelphia, was represented this week
with the local dealers.
Louis Lowenberg of Weatherford o. t..
writes that there is a splendid opening
for a wheel store in mis- city.
". w. Pearce advocates a cycle cinder
track on North and South Lawrence ave
nue., and thinks the cyclists should ask
for t.
Few arrests were made this week for
sidewalk riding.
Dwight R. Thomas, so long with the
Mead Cycle Co., now Musuelman Bros,
has found employment in the east at
cycle building.
VI. II. Burt has removed from 229 North
Main 10 135 North Market, where his re-
pair shops and carriage store will be To-
Gated. His cycle store will be at 154
North Main street.
Wheels of 30-inch diameter will be more
popular next year than this, because
riders will learn that they go easier and
ride over rough places with less vibra-
ton.
4 large order has been received by an
American manufacturer for bicycles 10 be
used by the post Office employees Of Japan.
1t is a noticeable fact this year that in
by far the greatest number of new BIZ
cycles the spokes are not tied together in
pairs. The custom of tying spokes has
existed with varying popularity ever since
the introduction Of the tangent spoke, and
during several recent years became
widespread practice. But now, for some
reason, the tied spoke seems to be in dis
favor.
Compressed air motive power is to be
tried on Chicago street railways at night.
An experimental car with motor and an
air compressor have been shipped from
New York for this purpose. The motors
which lrive the air cars are similar to
smaR compound steam engines. They are
carried on the trucks under the bodies of
the cars Connection IS made directly with
the wheels. The high-pressure cylinder
drives one pair Of wheels and the low
pressure engine another.
The Cycle Age Trade Review will con-
duct a motor cycle supplement, devoted
to news and the motor cycle industry.
A. J. Henley. c. R. c. veteran Of Kan
sas City, rode a century over a hiNy
course in jackson county, in 1O:4O without
handle bars. He had frequent fails, ow-
ing TO ruts and high wind. Henley holds
all the state records from 50 to 100 miles.
Mr.. Henley during boom days was a rider
in Wichita and viii, be remembered vet.
It is reported that A. G.. Spalding &
Bros. will begin the erection Of an extern
sive manufacturing plant in West Harvey,
just south of Chicago on the Calumet
river on a tract of 700 acres owned or
controlled by the firm. This plant will
cost about $3.50, 900 and WIZ be occupied by
the various bicycle, sporting goods and
other manufacturing industries at present
operated or controlled by the Spaldings in
various towns of New York, New Jersey
and Massachusetts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-07

frle7u, V. A. Walkup OF Kildare
sends It's Eagle the following. He says
it was written by wag friend Of his: =
How distinctly I remember, late one
evening last November.
I was sitting on a barrel that the moon
light gloated Ger;
Twas an empty cider barrel and was use
full now no more
Worthless, now, forevermore.
AS few lone stars were blinking I be-
took myself to thinking,
And 1 thought OF that old raven Edgar
Poe has told about,
That was quite a high old raven Mr.. Poe
has told about.
I kept thinking. thinking, thinking, as
those stars kept blinking, blinking,
And the more 1 thought about it I was
more and more in doubt
Edgars logic knocked me out.
And found no explanation to that curious
situation:
Here's the lamp upon the table and the
raven on the door,
threw his shadow on the floor.
Think Of where the lamp was sitting and
you cannot help admitting
Twas an awful crooked shadow to have
ever reached the floor.
Twas a hump-backed, cross-eyed shadow
if it ever saw the floor.
So I thought clear solution to that
shadows dire confusion,
And my only strong conclusion was that
Edgar had the snakes.
I am sure he had been drinking and ne
must have had the snakes.
So perhaps the raven sitting on the
cornice, never fitting.
With its fiery eyes a-burning into Edgar's
bosom's core
Was the whiskey he'd been drinking just
before he fell to thinking
OF his lovely lost Lenore.
1t was bug-juice, cvernore.
Or perhaps the maiden, deeming such a
fellow too demeaning,
Had preferred to share the fortunes of
the friends who'd gone before,
And had perished broken-hearted, as fair
maids have done before.
May be he disgraced and sighted till
she felt her life was blighted,
And her lonely soul. benighted, wandered
to fairer shore.
May be Edgars drinking killed her, as
it has killed girls before.
1t was benzine, evermore.
Get most anybody frisky on a quart or
two Of whisky,
And he'd think he saw some shadows, or
some ravens or some floors,
And the lamps would get befuddled, and
the shadows awful muddled,
And he'd see some crazy raven perched
on forty-'leven doors.
And he wouldn't know a shutter from a
dozen lost IGNORES.
It is my profound opinion that if Poe had
kept dominion
Ger his brains and DER his reason, as
they used to be of yore--
That if he had been less risky and had
guzzled down less whisky
He'd have never seen that raven on the
bust above the door.
Very likely that same evening he'd been
on a bust before
And got sober-Nevermore.
AUDUBON SECOND.
May 3, 1899
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Hoyts Comedy company presented a
Swallowed Life" al the BALDWIN last night
and gave satisfaction . a large audience.
Miss Summers was seen as Clotaie. = part
which i similar 10 her Monday night
role. Her Work was excellent As before
Mr.. Raymond. a. Co Light, made another
hit. and his speciaIties we're d-sc-ci3ss-
Mr.. Hubbard. as the major, kept the aaS.-
ence n roSrs % laughter throughout the
performance. M Ca1terlin, Mr.. BeEtoa-
Ai-. Bsrrlngsr. Mr. Jackson. Mss Boac
and Mss Glover al deserve special nEen-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-07
POLICEMEN AND POLITICS
New York Now Has a Law to KeeI
the Two From Mixing

Albany, y. Y, May 6.-Governor Roose-
welt has signed biz passed by the legis-
lature providing that any person connect
cd with the police force. from commits
sioner down to paTolman. who shah use
his official power either for or against
any political party shah be guilty Of a
misdemeanor. The bill prohibits promo
tons fer political reasons. contributions
to or collections for political funds. and
frbids any member Of the police force from
being member of any political cub.
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Ulcblta Ccnege$
Universities and
Htademles.
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY NOTES.

FRIENDS UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Mrs z. L. Thompson is visiting reia-
tives at Kansas City.
Some of the young people enjoyed
boat ride Thursday evening.
The Sunday school has begun prepare
lions for the observance Of Children
Day.
Herman Newmon took charge Of Prof.
days classes on Friday.
Prof. Jay led the Wednesday morning
exercises Of the Y. NJ. C. A
Miss Emma Anderson is at present at
the South hall, assisting the matron, Mrs.
Pyle.
DR.. Hoss delivered a very interesting
sermon last Sabbath morning in the Uni
Sersity chapel from Cor: 1912.
During the storm Sunday evening the
roof was bown from the southeast cor
ner of the South hall. A new roof has
Joeen put on.
Prof. C. c. Stanley on account Of urg-
ert law duties, could not meet his classes
on Thursday and Friday.
At the regular business meeting Of the
" w c. A Friday afternoon four new
onembers were added to the roll.
Will Stanley is a new clerk at Geo.
Times & Co.'S dry goods establishment in
the city.
Miss Susan Allen, an evangelist Of the
Friends church, led the chapel exercises
on Friday.
The Lalies' University club held their
regular meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Messrs. Carey and Culver left Friday
morning for Greencastle to attend the
Friends quarterly meeting. President
Stanley and others followed Saturday.
Harry Brown met with a slight acct
dent Monday While catching the 16-lb
shot it forced his hand back against his
eye.
Profs. Jay, Williams and Pollard were
h bsent from their posts Of duty in the
tSunlay school last Sabbath morning.
Their places were filed by some of the
Students, and things moved along nicely.
Another tennis court has been cleared
1t will be ready for use next week. This
will be gratifying to players, for there
has been greater number DESTROYS Of
playing than could be accommodated
heretofore.
Prof. Jay left Friday morning for Ar
gonia, where he delivered the address to
the class graduating from the city high
School. He returned Saturday evening.
The University Debating and OratoricaI
club met Wednesday evening and dis
Cussed the question, Which was the
greater orator, Webster or Lincoln?"
The University library received a valu-
able collection Of books from the govern
7nent Monday, consisting Of number of
Congressional Records, educational re-
ports, census reports and statistics in
general
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Cuban Customs Collections.

Washington, d. C. May 6-Reports re-
ceived by Acting Secretary Meiklejohn
show the average weekly collections in
Cuba for the past FIVE weeks 70 be S2S4,-
692. The elections at the port Of Havana
for the week ending April %. 1899. Of
$2l43S9 exceed any previous week by S20.-
25S and is only $40.353 less than the week Y
average for the whole island for the five
weeks rsrnad
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ton for their clever work in the parts
assigned them.
The company is playing to good houses
and are bound to become favorites here
Springfield Leader-Demecrat.
The above attraction at the Crawford
Grand one solid week. commencing Mon
day, May s. Popular prices, 10. % and so
cents. Ladies free Monday night if &C
companied by an escort with a paid
ticket, or two ladies admitted on one paid
S0-cent ticket.
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SHORTHAND INSTITUTE NOTES.

Mr.. Cove accepted a position as clerk
in the office Of the general foreman of the
Santa Fe railway.
Miss Byrd Walker of Perry, o. T., en-
tered school this week. Also Miss Ida
Moore Of Butler county and Mr.. Claire
kTacaw OF this city.
Mr.. J. z. Easterly of Eureka, also Pro-
fessor Amos Of Kingman. were visitors at
the institute on Thursday.
Miss Bruce and Miss Williams have been
dong work in offices. temporarily filing
the places Of the regular stenographers.
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Mexico Celebrates Frances Defeat

CIV Of Mexico, MAY 6.-The great ra-
tional holiday commemorative Of the de-
feat Of the French at Puebla during the
War. of intervention. was celebrated yes
,51oay all over the country. In this city
seveca. hundred people witnessed the mill
tary procession, which Included al the
troops OF the garr.son and some from
otrar -,-aca.s
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lash L.
ATKINSON.
HexieoI.Not Expanding.

city OF Mexoo. Nay 6--The report tee
zraphsd from Nicarsz1s chat Mexico vas
al ming 10 extend southwark ard take the
Central American republics under As- pro
tectioa Is utterly ultourded- Msx-c5 Eas
10 policy of aggression and its admins
t-atIoa solely desires - give IS attention
q the devesoqaen; OF RE resources ot rs
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New York'S EXPORTS apdImnor,s

New York. May 6.5-The imports Of dry
gocds and general merchandise at the port
for the week were valued at Sl0.so0 81.
The exports Of specie fo- the week were
%ll60, q which S279 40 was sod and
$f2l'io silver. The imports for the week
were $S55,llI OF wh:ch $2el.el5 was gold ana
So e02 silver.
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Visitors at the academy were more
sumerous than usual Many from the
country and some from the city. whose
presence served 10 both cheer and inspire
every department. of the school. Come
ofteasr. AL are welcome.
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Ex.Ranker stout Acquitted

sat Lake city U-sh Mzy Size tary
in TIE case Of ex-Bzakex J " SsoscL
formerly president G. Ire Utah Na;ao1a-
bark brought n 4 ve-stct q ''act E'1llty- p
The specific charge was that Stout: had
made falsz returns 70 the comPsro-.er O..
The currency
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May 3, 1899.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
FORWARD. KANSAS.

Colonel Funston-gallant colonel
Let its sound reverberate!
IT'S writ upon the stars as we'll,
And rolls from state to state.
That the splendid Twentieth Kansas,
Meaning all that name implies
Should take from earth her banner
Plant 1t high upon the skies.
How she led the every vanguard
In the charge at Caloocan,
And pushed her Kansas standard
To the front at Malabon,
And at Calumpit, this colonel,
Shouting Forward" led his men
Thro' the rain of lead internal
Sent his colors forward then.
OH Ad astra per aspera.
What a blazing battle cry
Of the brave-the Twentieth Kansas
As they made the Tagals fly.
All haili Funston, dashing coloneli
And a Kansan. brave and true,
Our great people. paternal,
VIII reward your men and you.
EX-SOLDIER.
St. Louis, Mo, May 1, 80.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-07

The Junior and Senior oratorical con-
test which was postponed on account OF
the prevalence of the grip, will be held
| in the academy chapel on next Wednes-
| day evening, to which all are invited
AS the school year nears its close the
| students are becoming more ambitious
| and earnest. Everything now points to
a satisfactory winding up Of all work.
Three new pupils were enrolled this
week and others are planning for re-
view work
Seniors are writing, drilling and striv-
| ing to excel on their June orations.
| SICKNER CONSERVATORY NOTES.
| The graduating class are hard at work
| preparatory to commencement exercises.
The harmony and history classes are de-
voting extra time 20 their studies as final
| examinations approach.
| Miss Bonnie Frederick Of Fall River
has returned to the Conservatory for
special review in piano harmony and his
tory before examination week. She is
making her home while in town, with
" 8 ~ T. Charlston, in the RichlanG
BLOCK.
man are studying piano under Prof. Sick
ner. Miss Nellie Dryden and Mrs. S. E.
Charlston are also pursuing the same
course under his instruction.
Miss eJnnie Markham and Frank Won
Buskirk have registered for guitar les
sons.
Those who participated in the recital
this week seemed imbued with a spirit of
inspiration. Miss Frederick's rendition of
Chopins' brilliant variations in B fat
major was remarkable both for its brill
fancy and accuracy.
Fantasia" by the same great compos-
er, was given as correct an Interpretation
by Miss Mcdaniel in faultIess observa-
ton Of shadow and expression, exactness.
soidity and firmness in chords, yet not
an accurate musical machine.
Miss Thompson's selection was Last
Hope" by Gottschalk. The peculiar beau
ty of Miss Thompson's playing lies in its
quality, a union of fiexibflity and firm
ness. While it betrays great exactness
and solidity Of tone, there is no sugges-
ton of an accurate musical machine, as
nero technic without proper observation
Of nuances is liable to produce.
1.-THE Brook" by Pape, was played in
an artistic manner by Miss Chapman,
the beautiful melody flowing from under
her skilled fingers as in a limpid stream,
her delicate touch bringing out the rapid
running passages with great beauty and
sparkling clearEess
Commencement concert of the Conserv-
atory Will be given at o'clock p m,
June 6, place TO be announced later. Gold
and silver medals will be distributed after
the concert to the pupils who have made
most rapid progress in piano class, excell-
ed in harmony work history. and shown
greatest general proficiency in the years
work respectively.
Several excellent papers were inter-
spersed between the piano selections,
Great violinists and growth of violin
playing among women being the sub
jects discussed.
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Nine. Johnstone-B Bishop won the most
hearty applause in both her numbers
tSuIlivan's Golden Legend. Her voice IS
one OF rare evenness and most excellent
quality. and she possesses in a most
praLseworthy degree what so few singers
have. an almost faultless articulation
Every word she sang was distinctly heard
and understood. and this Is praise few
singers are entitled to.-Chicago H=raIj.
Geneva Johnto1e- Bishop. the sopran.st.
whose fame was established by her ex-
celent work in the recently produced can
tats, 'PlaCida," sang exquis!tely the AHA.
with Verdu-e Clad" from Creation"
She was applau3ed 10 the echo. and COM
PEELED 70 return 20 The platform three
times II Acknowledgement, OF the enthus
astic reception accorded her eTori.-St.
Paul Glooe.
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WICHITA COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
Mr.. Johnson, a banker from Canadian,
Texas, visited the college Friday and en-
gagged a young lady in the shorthand de-
partment as his stenographer as soon as
she finishes her course, which will be in
another month.
Miss Minnie Kelly Of the shorthand de-
partment accepted a position as stenog-
rapher for Mr.. Charles, agent for the
Union Central Life Insurance company Of
this city.
The following persons completed the
shorthand course during the past week:
Misses Stratton, Strohmaier and CharI-
ton, also Messrs. Steinberg, Baker, Craig
and Kirk
Mr.. B. S. Craig accepted fine position
as stenographer for the Santa Fe rail-
roal at Arkansas City, Kan, Friday, and
left Saturday to assume duty Monday.
The "W. c. c." base ball team played
the Fairmount team Saturday afternoon
and defeated them by a score of 10 to 2.
The following persons have enrolled re-
Gently: Messrs. Pickett, Hunter, Hessel,
Wright, Jenkins, Wright. Rulaird, Hawks,
Price, Lemon, Mitchell, Ludlum, and
Misses Adams, johnson, Ray, Brown and
T.mmermeyer.
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.
OLD MAIDS CONVENE.

The ladies OF Plymouth church, assisted
by Mrs. Colonel J. L. Dyer. Mrs. L. S.
Carter. Mrs. I. y. Singer, Mrs. D. Hays,
MSS Shultz, the Misses Mulvey and other
friends viii put on at the opera house
Monday night, May Is, the burlesque
which has had such a run in the east,
VIZ, the Spinsters' Convention.
There are upwards of thirty people IN
the performance and all the types Of
spinsterhood will be presented with varia-
tons. The speeches, songs and antics Of
these ancient women folk are calculated
to keep the audience IN a roar from the
rising 10 the ringing down Of the cur
tain. No one who enjoys fun pure and
simple should fail 10 see the old maids.
The performance IS TO conclude with a
cake walk. which we understand is under
the leadership Of Mrs. F. W. Bentley,
and it Is whispered the most prominent
society people in town Will walk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-07

Tais large and comuoc.98a structure
was formally opened % tae public On he
lgtn Of November. 70 - owned and con
troled ~ tN9 ot Wichita's well knosa
physicians. ard u = vel srranEsd aad
fa-a-she4 f5r the treatment o. TIE 49,
and aT.cted Medical and surg cal Dis-
sassz q women. Diseases 70 :as 1srsgss
eystem. Diseases ~ lao Bran. Eye. Ear.
Thrast Hear. Liver and k'lnega. De-
form.Ies ~ sac l93y. Asrg14ne. cocalas
s-E CHORAL Iablts. ard al c.sszzaa tazt
usually come % places - t1is cEararrsr.
= bone f9r .5a poor and rich s.lk@ ~ al
osrratl1aa ar8 medical tTeata-sf; are -
sol4.s.y free a. taia .nzLt9tI1e. ard 30
a-.y cazrgs that 81 ma2s d s-sI rs
plaI Zee 70 pay tae ranr .fx sEss1sss -
fy1s aas nu-seR. TIE praarletsss ~1u
fun SD tas very bees - reffr~aess % 81
ua5 fraT o1nterar -sts rpuaz write
mem far -ir-s. A. 1913 Iss-a ~ 80 bus
try. ars adEFesa a. CONN l-.cafi1ns .
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: Of the Ea gle
ATKINSON,


Tell me what we should or shall do,
Now that Atkinson and Aguinaldo
Have united with the Deevn
To do our Uncle sam much evil.
True, Uncle sam can whip the debble:
Whip Aggie. toe, that little rebel.
But how, just how, to treat the traitor
OF all the puzzles. Is the greater.
Worse he Is than any Tory
In all our Revolution story,
Or any Copperheads, in the sixties,
That Kissed and BIZ this side OF Di1ie's
See q name
Devote 70 shame:
ATKINSON
Flash =.
Lash x,
Cash *,
Hash T.
Smash Il,
Tier
Dash K.
ATKINSON.
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II Is entirely szperauozs 10 tel people
dat YOU are SETTING DID, yoa snow =
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Washington, May 6.-Dr. William Cod
ding, superintendent OF the gevernms7,
hospital for the Insane. died az Thar n
stitauon az an early hour this morning.
aged g years He was Acknowledged %
be one o. the foremost medical experts
and alenlsts in the United States.
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Nassau, y. P, May 6-Tae schooner
Adele Ban Captain Fisher. from New
York April =, for MaJsnzas. stranded on
HaToor island May 8 The vessel WI he
total loss The materials and cargo are
being saved. The crew are safe.
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EAGAZIkE BINDING

The Eagle Bsad-ry e
prepared . bia4 MazE
Enss. ot a. xia8s azs
assc-iPtisas, ehsa2 49,
! y sIsSclzs< ssyla-
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DOCTOR TERRILL,

The Old keiisble aud Long z 'taolished
Specialize.
Offices: Cor First and Main SIS. wich-
itE. Kan. where the sick and an. cted can
receive treatment In the future as they
have in the past from the ahlest and most
successful specialists OF the southwest.
Some doctors fan because OF treating tho
wrong disease: others from not knowing
the right treatment.
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ABOUT THAT SHADOW.

4 friend, V. A Walkup of Kildare
sends It's Eagle the following. He says
it was written by wag friend of his: =