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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

II 10 related that during the press
Idency OF Mr. Harrison senator Quay
called AZ shs white House 20 get po-
sition for one y, his followers. ne
president ~ rot aoquissce. and ouay
INIT the screws" On him
~ f. about time that you should
cease 70 worry ne with such requests. -
saa the preridsnt. after Ne had b~sn
rerniaasd tha; he enjoyed the white
House ny the win q quay -Tos
might AZ Ve1 understand that I am
presl6snt ~ the win q God
Quay r;zEgsfed cat into the open sir,
white wlth rags. On the poFiioo he nlss
lnEefsDB.
Hello. Matt, what are Tos iookins
80 blue aboutf One would think that
you lad 1ust corns oft - an iS4igS
faeroTy." rssnaske1 fnRsFs0u.
Quay tod hia sEperfe0ce
Whist" exclaimed Coi0hsi faKsrsSH
TIE president Ezys The Lord sssctsd
hin 20 ofics? Wei. have sai1 sofls
pretty ROACH tsinEs. bat { sever ehasg.
"a the Lord with e0lag sueh 60 ass -
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27
CHARIE5 KELN

(Midnight. Frank at home preparing
to retire.) Gee whiz! I never wrote
to Cecile." (Seizes a postcard and
writes.)
at Home, Midnight.
Important business all day. Toe
late for more. Letter tomorrow. Yours,
FRANK"
puts on hat and overcoat. rushes
out, puts card in pillar box, returns and
soliloquizes as he gets into bed.) THAT
was lucky thought. Only just saved
my bacon that time"
CThe same day in the drawing room
Of Newport cottage.) Now, Hilda
dear, don't talk to me. / must write to
my husband. You can't understand
what we can have to write about every
day? Why. should be the unhappiest
woman in Newport IL did not get a
letter from Frank every day. Ever
since we were engaged we have always
done so when apart, and, whatever /
do myself, make him keep 1t up. It's
only like keeping a diary, and then !
like to know just what he is doing.
Poor fellow! He would be miserable
without my letters when he is alone
like this. He says they are his only
Joy amid all the worries Of his horrid
business.
why, yes Of course tell him all ]
do, except the little things that might
worry him. It's only kindness to keeu
those away from him. The best Of men
are so funny that you never know what
they will take IL in their heads to worry
about"
Cwrites) My Own Darling Frank
'Hilda, can you make me a nice J
pen? Thanks. dear. Do you like thost
writing cases? They are awfully use
| full. This is real Russia leather. with
I scissors and all sorts of things. Franz
/ gave it to me last Thanksgiving, but
was awfully disappointed, for 1 ex-
| pected he would give me that ring with
sapphires and diamonds that we ad.
mired so much at Bauble's. Don't yoU
| remember it?''
(Resumes writing) Many thank:
for yesterdays letter. wish you coulC
spare time for a longer one. AS yoU
say you never go out after dinner, yet
ought to have plenty Of time to write
me good long letters"
! docking up.) You seem very deer
in that book, Hilda. What is It? Oh
| The Language and Poetry Of Flow
ersi' That reminds me that I mean L
I go in for botany Mr.. Black says he viii
teach me. and there are all sorts o.
lovely rambles about here to botanic
in. / don't care for scientific men. a
a rule, but he has nice manners for al
he is so learned I think he is rattle
good looking. too. don't you? No?
always admire dark eyes. Franks AZ
rather q light gray. though. Still (mus
iugly) he is ever so much taller thai
Afr. Black"
(Resumes writing.) ''Hilda and ar
very busy, as usual We never have a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

brilliant man. To prepare for college
he was sent to Phillips Andover acad-
envy, where he showed a talent for
writing poetry unusual in a schoolbOy
by translating the first book OF Virgil's
"Aeneid'' into verse. He graduated
from Harvard in 1929. composing and
reading the commencement poem for
his class. A year later he wrote his
famous poem on the Constitution. the
government at that time proposing TO
break up the famous warship Of the
Revolution. So great a sensation did
the poem make that 1t was decided to
perserve the vessel. The young man
studied law for a year and then took
up the profession Of medicine. for which
he had always an aptitude. THE
Autoerat OF the Breakfast Table" "
"over the Teacups," The Poet at the
Breakfast Table" Elsie Venner' and
a Mortal Antipathy" are among his
famous works. He died at Cambridge.
Oct. Z, 1894.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

In southern Brazil II q little bird that
comes az near TO holding regular
''hoedown"-a minstrel song and dance
-ss IL IL possible for birds 90 do IL b
called the dancing bird by the ns-
tiyes. II Is a tiny blue bird with red
crest. MoFniags and evenings the little
fellows gather IN a group or 80 on q
smooth, sandy or gravelIy spot. or AZ
Ieas; q spot thss r. free from grass or
any obstruction Then one 81 the males
flies to . twig somewhere overhead and
begins singing IN the toIltest Jlg Jog
voice imaginable. and Immediately the
birds begin 20 step in perfect time Etth
the song and tWitfer an accompaniment
and. more than that. move their wings
IN time with The music as they step
about
Akin to this dance 10 one where there
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27
A DEVIL CHASER.

ct had an odd experience the other
day" said DR.. soper OF the Bellevue
hospital. New York. Il had a patient
suffering from a nervous affiiction. and
during the examination we discovered
a hard substance under the clothing OF
the woman on her left breast. ] asked
what IL was. The patient replied that
Il was something the witch doctor had
placed there 10 cast out the devils !
soon found out that a paper packet had
been securely tied TO the wOman's body
and rested directly over her heart. The
patient was greatly surprised 10 see the
magic packet handled 80 earslsssly
while she had ali along been afraid 10
touch a. The witch doctor had told her
that II must remain securely fastened
over her heart for 80 days.
Il took the packet home with me II
consisted OF about Is note paper leaves
2 by inches. the leaves being securely
bound together Hith n metal clasp On
the cover was a pen drawing of cross.
with the letters l. n. g. On the hrst
page was a lot Of writing In German.
aiming TO be a passionate appeal 90 the
Almighty IN cast out the devils In the
patient. Then followed. on the next
page. a lot Of scripturai quotations.
also in German. The first pass was
written from left 20 right. the second
from right 70 left. the third diasonally
from the upper left % the lower night.
the next from the upper right u tn
lower left and upside down. the nsEs
ziEzAR. and 20 on until IL paEss were
well taken Up with prayers. scripiufsi
passages. strange quotations and say
lngs and German expressions pertnin-
ing 60 witches. spells and drTiis- Ths
packet was evidently prepared ~ TIE
witch doctor. and u looked - u u had
done duty oa the breasts % other %
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idle, minute. We read and battle and
swim and botanic and lead thor
oughly healthy and simple, plain living
existence"
docking up again.) ''Where did you
put those chocolates, Hilda, dear?
Thanks. 1 always like to have candy
near me to nibble at. It seems to give
one something to do. That's why men
are so fond of smoking, 1 suppose.
These are very good. Frank is so
funny. He hates to see me eating
sweets. Says they are bad for ones
health"
CTurns again to her letter. I'VE
have lots Of riding and boating. Hilda
rows finely now, and we have great
times on the water
"Oh, by the way, Hilda, what are you
going to do this evening? Nellie VII
bert's coming to dinner, is she? You
two girls won't care to have an old
married woman like me listening to all
your talk. so I'll go out with Baron Won
Knoblauch in his canoe. ! want to
learn to navigate a canoe, you know.
But I shan't tell Frank. He'll only be
nervous. He always expects shall get
drowned or break my neck or some
thing.
"Oh. no! The baron isn't really a
noisy fellow. It's only his way. /
knew him ages before 1 was married.
Frank, I believe, almost hates him,
but 1 can't help that. Poor fellowi He
tells me all his secrets, and 1 give him
the best advice can. You know we
never met until after l was engaged to
be married. (Sighs.) 1 suppose it was
fate. OF course / never cared for him,
but IL seems so strange and so sad that
one should be able to have such an in
fiuence over a persons whole life when
one only likes a person. It seems so
unequal. But how can you help these
things happening?
What's that you say? It's unsafe
and compromising to make such prot
estations to a girl that is engaged or
married? You ought not TO talk like
that about things you can't understand.
I think it's an awful mistake for a girl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

Having missed the train the first day
they started for Windsor, BERTHE and
Uncle Belam set out bright and early
for the Waterloo station next morning.
Uncle Belam had meant to tell BERTHE
some interesting things about the
places the train went through, but the
little boy soon after they had been lock-
ed into the queer little cabinlike English
railway car dropped off to sleep and
never Weakened until the guard, as the
conductor over there is called, flung
open the doors and yelled "Windsor!"
They went to a hotel first and had
some luncheon, and then started across
to view the castle, whose great stone
walls they could see from the window
as they sat eating.
Uncle Belam said that the Saxons
had named the place windleshore, be-
cause the Thames, which passes though
the little town here, winds so about the
shore. The Normans, who spoke
French, doing their best to make their
pronunciation sound like WindIeshore,
got IT to Windsor, and so It has always
remained. Edward the Confessor, the
English monarch whose bequeathing of
the kingdom to William the Norman or
Harold, the son of Earl Goodwin,
brought about the Norman invasion,
had given the estate of windleshore,
as they then called it, to the monks,
and from them William the Conqueror
very honestly purchased it, instead of
seizing it, as he might have done If
INSCRIPTIONS and as other less honest
kings have done when they coveted
lands that had been given to the
church. William did not build much,
only castle on the central hill. Other
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is but a single dancer on the floor at a
time. The bird is known as the rupico-
la, or cock of the rock. also a Brazilian
bird. Like the little blue bird. II selects
a smooth. hard floor as its dancing
place, and there must be plenty OF
bushes about. for IL does not seem TO
like spectators.
About this kind Of platform the birds
gather, some on the ground and some
on the bush. Then all sing. except one.
who gets into the center OF the floor and
there leaps and gyrates in a most com
ical fashion until exhausted. Then he
staggers of. but another instantly takes
his place and repeats his performance.
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cheerfully at his astonished compan-
IONS. Uncle Belam soon whisked him
off and apologized to the scandalized
guard, who seemed to think it a sacri-
lege for any one but the queen to touch
the throne. TE5
The other rooms all looked very much
alike-f1ne pictures and fine furniture,
but that was about all. ''
AS the royal family was in the castle,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

that last hat you had from Mime. Lou
bert. Here; have some chocolates and
do let me finish my letter."
(Writes.) II can't say admire your
taste in playing golf with Amy Dear
borne. However, 1 hope you keep your
temper better than when you play with
me, and I'm sure you don't say naughty
words when you muff a shot when Amy
Dearborne is there. 1 want you to get
me some bright red chiffon de sole. II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27
Berthe aDd Uncle BeIano
Visit Windsor Castle.

kings added to this, but Edward Ill,
who wanted to put up handsomer cas-
tie, tore them all down. The bishop Of
Winchester, William of wykeham, who
was famous for his fine taste in archi-
lecture, was asked by the king to look
after the erection of the building. Each
succeeding king has added something
to the castle, Queen Victoria alone hav-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

General Jscsb .. coEsy. who has 80
sarfoua advsntuFea since ~ hsaaad
-coxsT,s army las sSiesntiT prosper
ed on the uhsis. ss ~ has psrehase4
an cd steel Dlans "a AElyaie. neag
PsisssurE. asd Intends - crest = iar.s
epen hsarth atesi plant 90 q eoss ef
somsshInE ilks tis4see. The 49, uoFhs
win give srneioyusnf % - msa. hnd.
unless shs gensrai'a news hsHe greatly
ehanr-a. They ain have az sasT thing
- long az ths mssey lasta
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

I'm the smoking room of the Players
club, New York;
Frank Gayman Glowing an enormous
cloud)-By JOve, I must write to Ce-
cilei She looks for a letter from me
every day, and 1 hate to disappoint
her. She says my letters are her only
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

old fashioned mouse. All
his surroundings were re-
fined and eleyating, and
his father and mother
themselves were good and
clever people, so that 1t Is
not TO be wondered that
the children were bright
and that oliver was given
every opportunity to de-
veIop into a good and
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ed throne. covered with a canopy, and
the magnificent works Of art furniture
and hangings, did not awe BERTHE bit.
Before the attendant had time to
guess what he was about, he had pop
ped on to the throne and was grinning
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to try to be cynical. Yes. though you
are older than i am. you will always be
considered a girl until you marry I'm
only frank like this because / like you.
and don't want you to stand In your
own light II lie such a pity for a nice
girl like you to get q reputation for
being jealous and spitefuL
Now. Hiida. don't be a little goose.
never said you were old and ugly.
You often don't look q day older than
q. and you are quite too effective In
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27
THE YOUTH OF FAMOUS FOLK
oliver wendell Holmes.

Oliver Wendell Holmes. the author
and humorist, was born at Cambridge.
Mass, Aug. 20. 1909 He was the son OF
Rev. Abiel Holmes, the writer of many
books on historical subjects. His
mother was the daughter OF Oliver
Wendell. Oliver was the third OF five
children, and was a lively. fun loving
fellow. The family lived in a great.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

The EiffeI tower is being put In reedi-
ness Cor the exposition II IL 10 be
given = coat Of enEu8el paint In eve
shades. graduated from lemon earoms
on the summit to deep orange On The
pedestal Two coats viii be applis4
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

1 write for It to Jenkinson's. they will
send me some Of last years rubbish,
and want the latest shade from Paris.
and you might ask them il they have
anything good and new in dress linens.
ginghams and organizes. ! will inclose
a slip about the number of yards and
the names of the shops where / want
you to try at"
"Hilda. Hllda, do listen to me! I
declare you were asleep and snoring!
Are you sure that Taylor can make
boating skirts nicely? You know
can't possibly stand things that do not
fit WELL
(Resumes writing.) DO try TO re-
member to send me the housekeeping
accounts every week. I'm sure you are
being robbed. And do take care that
that horrible groom you are 30 fond OF
does not charge hay enough to feed
two elephants instead Of two horses.
You ought TO be living for next TO moth
ing now, and I consider $50 dozen for
Quickill whisky is perfectly sinful.
Surely you can get a cheaper brand
Did you send the carriage TO be re-
painted? You don't need it while I am
away. l am sure. You always say you
don't care for riding alone. and / should
think you would enjoy going about on
your wheel or would find walking
healthy. Thanks. dear; 1 shall be glad
Of another check next week The mon
ey seems 20 melt away like fee in the
sun. Don't be disappointed at not
hearing from me tomorrow. We are
going to big picnic. 50 I shan't have
time to write. And now goodby. With
best love. your ever loving wife.
"CECILE"
Throwing down her pen-) THERE
That's done. Yes. Il IS rather q bother
writing every day. but make q point
/ OF doing IL. for / know my letters are
poor Franks only Joy. And now I must
run away and change. for asked Bar
on Won Knoblsuch 20 drop IN 70 lunch.
You don't mind. dear. do your
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ing spent about s4,5OO.OOO in improving
its appearance, so that now it is one
of the most splendid royal residences
in the world.
After receiving permission to view the
castle from the lord chamberlain's Of
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Andss hey Tor sn o
But whsled
A tiny bi of to make themsh NJ
theyha to
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(Midnight. Frank at home preparing
to retire.) Gee whiz! 1 never wrote
to Cecile." (Seizes a postcard and
writes)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-19
SPOKE TO MEMBERS OF Y. M. I.
Supreme President F. j. Kierce Was
in the City Yesterday.

F.. j. Kierce, of San Francisco, Cal,
supreme president of the Young Mems
Institute, addressed the members Of
that organization yesterday afternoon
In the rooms of the John Boyle O'Reilly
council on Lackawanna avenue. An
enthusiastic crowd was in attendance
who listened with eager attention to
every word the speaker said
Mr.. Kierce said the Young Mems In
stitute is intended to bring under its
influence self-respecting Catholics of all
social conditions, without regard as to
whether they belong to the classes or
the masses.
THE purposes of the order are best
expressed by the constitution" he said,
(which provides that the society be
organized for the moral, social and in
tellectual Improvement of the members,
for mutual aid and benevolence and
the proper development of sentiments
of devotion to the Catholic church and
loyalty to the American commonwealth
in accordance with the motto, Pro Dec.
Pro Patria,' for God. for country"
Mr.. Kierce is a prominent lawyer of
San Francisco, and this is his first
official visit 20 this city. He expressed
himself as being we'll pleased with the
fourishing condition of the order in
this city and also had a number OF good
things to say Of the city itself. He
leaves this morning at $50 and will
start on his journey home, visiting
various. cities in which the order is es-
! tablished on his way.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-19

There will be no successor appointed
to General Manager w. f. Hallstead
when he retires from the Delaware,
I.ackawanna and Western company on
July !. This statement was made by
President w. II. Truesdale in an in
terview with a Tribune reporter yes
terday, when he was in Scranton on
one Of his flying visits.
He will look. after the duties of the
position himself he said, when Mr..
Hallstead retires. 1t will mean simply
that the president, instead OF the sec
ond vice-president, will oversee the
work of the various division superin-
tendents.
Mr.. Truesdale arrived from New
York Saturday at $50 =. m. and re-
turned yesterday afternoon at $3.50. He
spent the greater part of his time in
consultation with ]. w. F'itzgibbon.
superintendent OF motive power and
machinery, and L. L. Loomis, superin-
tendent Of mining.
He said his visit had no special sig
nifcance, and that he had no import
ant changes, either in men or meas
ures, to announce.
Regarding the story that the Lacka-
wanna had purchased the Hudson tun-
mel, he reiterated the denial made on
a previous visit. There is no truth
whatever in the story, he said
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-19
PERSONAL.

Major w. S. Millar has returned from
his inspecting tour and will be back at
his office this morning.
Bert McGrath, n student at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, is spending his
vacation at his home on Washington ave-
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Evans, f. d. Caryl
W. Welcker w. +. Rexford Mrs. b. G.
Green, J. f. Richards and j. NJ. Daily
were registered at the Hotel Albert IN
New York, last week.
Miss Rose Wormser left the city Sat
urday for Lock Haven, where she Will
attend Miss Simon, her cousin, on the
occasion of the latters marriage to A.
b. Lustig, of New York.
DR.. II. B. Ware will leave Scranton
this morning for Atlantic City TO attend
a meeting of the National homeopathic
Eye, Ear and Throat society, where he
will read a paper. The doctors family
will accompany him.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Teresa Hayes, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. David Hayes, of Morris Run,
TO Professor John O'IIara, of Throop.
The ceremony will take place on Wednes-
day, June 2S, in st. Joseph's church, Nor
ris Run.
w. w. Miller, another Rock Island man,
has been added to the list of new LacNd-
wanna Ol1ClalS. lie was 1nStalleu yes
lerday as master painted He is in Su-
perintendent FitZgibbons' department
and will have headquarters in Scranton.
Walter NJ. and Rollo G. Jermyn, of Os-
wego, were visitors here yesterday.
Harold McAskie, of Dunmore is one of
the prize winners of the Philadelphia
Sunday Press competition for the best
cotoring of outline pictures which were
published for four consecutive weeks in
the Sunday Press. There were thousands
of contestants; hence to be among the
list of prize winners is a high honor.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Hoban. Rev. D. j. Mac
Goldrick and Rev. ]. A. O'Reilly have
returned from the retreat held at Glen
Summit during last week. Rev. =. A.
Halpin S. j., of New York. who conduct
ed the retreat, was the guest of Bishop
Hoban yesterday. Father Halpin will
also conduct the retreat for the Junior
priests this week.
Rev. d. ]. Williams, OF the Peckville
Baptist church, will visit Wales during
July and August after an absence of
many years. During the past six years
Rev. Williams has been suffering from
Illness, and has been advised by his ply
sician TO take a sea voyage as a means
OF recuperatiCn. Rev. Williams is one
of the brightest Welsh scholars and
preachers in America and his writings
have brought him into prominence in
eisteddfodic circles and other literary
helds.