The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17

he does one little act to make himself
an agent in the festivities. This may be
only the mere matter of sticking out
single flag. Let him put out one flag
from a window and the next thing you
will see him out in the middle of the
) street looking upward to see the EFFECT"
and glancing around to see If anybody
else is taking notice. The single flag is
generally inadequate and he will hustle
around and get more and stick them out.
One thing I notice is the absence of the
Stars and Stripes. Everything is the car
nival flag. which l think was not par
} ucuIarly improved by the black lengend
printed thereon. but probably this was
} done to distinguish it from the emblem
Of our late hated opponents, the Dons and
Excepting the old battle flag which the
Eagle always flies there was not a single
-Old Glory out on the avenue and
, Main street yesterday morning until a
young man in the second story of the
J Houck Hardware company glanced up
and down the street and withdrew his
head with a distinct look of disgust on
his face. Presently he appeared with two
United States flags and stuck them out
of the windows. Ia like 10 bet that
young man will vote for expansion.
The thieves should have a care. The
crowd took after one yesterday and he
, IS now in jail He will miss the festivi-
J ties. Chief CubbOn with the regular
force and the big volunteer auxiliary,
VIII keep things we'll in hand. However
people who must wear diamonds should
wire them on and If women insist on
carrying their purses in their hands, they
should blame no one If the purses are
, taken away from them by some needy
The city building of Wichita is a beau
tiful structure. The street fair, which
winds about il like 4 colored serpent
seems to set off its imposing grandeur
and makes it ashlar, which does not
catch dust nor SCOT. seem all the whittier.
Z The front entrance is very taStefully dec
Grated
There ought 10 he a stand outside the
arch in which bicycles could be checked.
People who lug wheels through the fair
J IN 4 crowd vii find themselves as IN
popular as man with a baby buggy on
Main street a Saturday night.
If any one in Wichita at the present
time knows anything but street fair I have
not met him. Everybody seems 70 have
4 part and Is wildly rushing about bump
ing into other people who have their
get something done II they have 10 tram
PIE their fellow citizen and brother in
doing it.
+ Is PLAYING a niaCo down al Barnes &
Newcombs Yesterday 7 stood with a
Z large crowd and watched Il. man turn
81 a knob, and the piano began 70 nlay.
I couldn't help thinking of those ghost
/. stories I used u read Of 4 man hearing
3 piano going at midnight and going into
, the room and seeing the keys bGhhing I'd
and down and not soul on the uiano
seat This keyboard at Barnes q New
, combs does this The KEYS bot NJ ard
; down anG all by themselves To man
who HASN'T had q drink fer several DAYS
I the instrument i entirely safe
one Of the cen-ers ~ attraction yester-
, dav was the photograph q the queen
Miss Mayme Mahanev. II the showcase
Of Baldwin & Sons on Douglas avenue
, The photograph = an exceedingly god
one and brings out all the beautiful fea-
, lures of the fair queen and her equally
J beautiful coronation robes The photo
graph IS handsomely finished and framed
THE NAN ON THE STREET