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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09
ADJUSTMENTS FOR DULL DAYS

Little girls are easily amused and ina
pleasure in make believe housekeeping
inviting each other out 70 tea and TAX
ing the dolls, or In making the dolls
clothes.
The boys find endless amusement in
making the dolls house for their Sta
ters and making the different articles
OF furniture. With q few tools and .
little assistance from father. they can
do wonders. Thin match wood and card
board can be made into a variety OF ar
ticles. and cork Is also very useful for
the manufacture OF furniture.
Both boys and girls are always anus.
ed with a scrapbook. Cutting, arrang-
ing and pasting in the pictures will pass
many an otherwise dull afternoon. Pic
lures from illustrated papers and books
might be used and painted after they
have been pasted in
Quite a houseful OF furniture can be
had by FASTING the Illustrations Of fur
niture on stiff cardboard and then cut
ting them out. FASTING q stin. narrow
piece at the back so that the picture
will stand when finished. When the fur
niture is supplied. paper people to
match can be cut out and stinened In
the same way.
A workbasket. a writing desk or .
box of bricks Is always appreciated By
n child. Endless amusement can be had
from these toys. Children also dearly
love anything which has key and car
be locked.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09
Gladys was superstitious.

NEiduyS was SupeTSlltlOOS.
But she was also young and pretty
and lovable. so this trifing folly only
added to her charm and made her men
friends feel brave and enlightened
whenever she betrayed her weakness.
As a natural consequence of this pc
culiarity she was always afraid to sit
On a dark veranda alone and would
never think Of going for a walk in the
evening without a fearless escort. She
wouldn't open an umbrella in the house,
walk under a ladder or pick up a pin
that lay with its head toward her. and
she wouldn't sit in n room that had
three lamps lit in IL at once. though she
didn't object strenuously TO one that
was more dimly furnished. OF course
she was laughed at "A great deal for her
foolishness, but she shook her head
wisely and continued to carry lucky
stones in her pockets and to perform
the many little rites known only to the
superstitious. Knowing these things
about her. the following soliloquy can
be more readily understood.
Il just knew something would happen
that would be unlucky, and now we've
gone and quarreled. / saw the new
moon over my left shoulder. and be-
cause he laughed at me l know ! only
bowed TO il seven times instead OF nine
before / made a wish. But he needn't
have been in such a hurry about get
ting formally engaged. for I'm sure I've
been treating him just as well as any
one else. and better too He might have
known that ] think more OF him than
any one else. and he might have waited
until l was good and ready But he
lust thinks that because he was al SAN
tiago and all the girls want TO kiss him
he should have his own way about
everything. But. on. l do wish we
hadn't Quarreled. for he looked so angry
that I'm sure we'll never make friends
again" And the tears came TO her
eyes.
The fact is that Gladys was a fiirt
without the slightest intention Of being
one, and she couldn't understand the
fierce jealousy that her conduct caused
In her circle of admirers. Before Lieu
tenant Holloway had accepted the posi-
tion OF commandant in the military
academy on the outskirts of the town
she had never had any serious trouble
with her retinue. But when he appeared
on the scene he promptly began. after
the manner OF a hero, TO charge the cita-
del Of her heart as he had the block
houses in Cuba. Like all the rest of the
girls. she had worshiped him for the
dangers he had passed, but her wor-
ship was the only one that appeared to
interest him. He took it seriously from
the beginning. and when he began to
offer his worship in return she was
very much fiustered and very happy.
but she could not be expected to drop
all her other followers at once. Lieuten-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09

Among the aboriginal tribes % Amer
tca and central Africa kissing was IN
known. though from the most remote
times Il has been familiar to Europeans
ana AGatics The Lstins made three
distinctions n kissing. the Oscuigrn be-
ing the kiss % friendship and respect
the basium that q ceremony AM ihe
suayloIunn that Of love The semitic
races used q kiss and ws fnf that the
Kiss OF pace formed a part q t5s
sacred rites = 'he early Chris;iAns. IS
II does a TIE Greek church al tn pres
eni day.
The Nonr ian hes differs from ours
AID the ur,. - The klEseTs % rot cone
into contast vith one anothef. 10 kiss
Ing a usrs r q hr5nEs ias nose Into
i,gh, eor,zc; a.ih the hard. cheek of
forehead t1s breath . drGHn IN
through ~. n1s;1ss. snd the act ter
rninatss VIA . slight EH-scksnE q tas
bps
me Chlnsss regard or s7s1e - ElEs-
t,r AZ suits cr.EIaai Shiie us are -
vel satIEesl ziih "a ia; ~e haSe %
desire q take lessons - the Art trOr8
Gksr1-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09

showed an unusual love for books.
Shakespeare. Edmund Spenser. Milton.
Pope and Bunyan were his favorite au-
1hors.
When but 16. he published a weekly
amateur paper called The Spectator.
At Bowdoin college his classmates hap
pened to include Henry wadswOrth
LongfeIlow, Franklin Pierce. Horatio
Bridge, George b. Cheever and John S.
c. Abbott. all OF whom became famous
He graduated from college in 1926.
From the first he seems TO have deter
mined to be a writer. His books are.
most of them. very sad. less the result
of his hermitlike life than his keen in
sight into human nature. His best
known works are THE Scarlet Letter"
The Blithedale Romance" The House
of the Seven Gables. THE Marble Faun'
and Moses From an Old Manse." Most
OF these you will not care TO read until
you are older. but ''Twice-told Tales"
'Tangiewood Tales" True Stories
From History" "The Snow Image" and
Tales Of a Grandfather are stories
that every child will enjoy. The boy or
girl who has not yet read any OF these
has a treat In store.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09

and the terms OF the treaty agreed to
Lieutenant Holloway said laughingly:
so you actually believed all that nom
sense told you that night about be-
witching with efFigies and tried 10 de-
stroy my heart by piercing IT with an
arrow-just as IL you hadn't pierced IL
long before"
But why shouldn't ! believe In 1t?
II brought you back. didn't ~"
oh. nonsense! l would have come
back anyway, for / could never have
lived without you"
You were managing pretty well. she
said. with a pOut-
Not nearly so we'll as I appeared 10
be. or l wouldn't have accepted the
message OF the arrow so readily
But you couldn't help yourself. You
were under the spell. you know
Spell nothing. / can hardly believe
that you put faith in that old nonsenst-
cal mummery'
But II brought you back" said
Gladys. with a wise shake Of her head.
And. seeing there was nothing 70 be
gained by arguing. the hero dropped the
subject and made his prisoner as COM
Portable as possible. as became a gem
eTous conQueror
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09

The Emperor Nicholas wished 10 iilu-
inmate the Alexander column in grand
style. The size Of the round lamps 10 Be-
used for the purpose was indicated and
the glasses ordered al the mandatory.
whsre the workers exerted themselves
in vain and almost blew the breath out
81 their bodies IN the endeayOr 10 oo-
tain the desired size.
The commission must be executed.
that was self evident But how
4 great premium whs offered 20 the
one ~h0 could s0ive the problem Again
the human bellows tOiied and p05sd-
Their object seemed unaitaInable. when
AT last a long bearded Russian stepped
forward ard declared that he eosie Do
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09

Dear me! How could you do such q
thing? 1 always understood that SOL
diers were not allowed to think"
Not when under orders" he replied.
but your orders were not quite tangi-
BILE enough, and / thought 1t allowable
to use my discretion"
But l have been told that discretion
makes men retreat instead of advance.
But the orders last gave you were
surely definite enough"
But l had reason to suppose that you
had either countermanded them or
wished to. And didn't feel it could be
possible that after having been so dear
to one another you could be so cruel as
to throw me over simply because
wanted to have you all to myself and
to have the right to let all the world
know how happy I was"
I'm short. you wanted to have the
right TO make all the nice fellows of my
acquaintance recognize your belligeren-
cy and not let me have any more good
times"
Now, please be in earnest, Gladys.
dear. You know how much ! love you
even though l let anger keep me away
for a week and make me utterly
wretched. But wouldn't be here to-
night if it were not that l knew you
wanted to make up
What on earth is the man talking
about?" said Gladys. with a pretty af-
fectation of wonder.
At this point Lieutenant Holloway
began to fear that he had allowed him
self to fall into an ambuscade, and he
prepared to defend himself.
Why" he said, Il came because ]
thought you wanted me-"
Dear me- What could have put that
into your head? I'm sure If you didn't
come because you wanted to yourself
l couldn't think of OBTAINING you for a
minute. l know you are expected else
where and that the town is simply full
Of reconcentrados who are dying for
your company" and as she said this
her tone was decidedly irritating. The
lieutenant. however, was not used to
warfare OF this kind and as he was
getting the worst OF II he decided on
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09

The Honolulu authorities are eonsid-
ering the advihabIliy n lOesting csrn-
efery in the crater % the PunchboUi. an
extinct volcano. The only objection
thus far offered 20 the site 10 that u net
used for a cemetery 10 might some day
become available for an Amusement re-
sort and residence section. especially Y
an adequate water supply could Be Goa
veyed - 20 great q height Eays TIE
Hawaiian Gazette: Everything looks
beautiful inside the crater. The kiaws
trees are crossing vel These and other
tres we're planted there By the dire
ton q The late King Ksiakaas. Ths
izntans fouT.shss. % course. The view
IL any and every dIrsetIoa from Punch
bowl - we'll kn0En 20 All for its charm.
A walk from TIRE city % the piscs would
not - a trying an9erfskinE. and ths
road 10 better than ever
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09
A HISTORIC BOAT.

At midday on Sept. last some 90
EnRIishmen embarked at Omdurman on
board the Borden. which was COM
manded by Major Gordon. r. f.. the
nephew OF the great general owing 10
the shallow water. the steamer could
not come in close % the bank. and
small boat had 20 be used The process
of embarkation was slow and gave one
a good opportunity of studying the
lines OF this celebrated old craft while
waiting ones turn 10 be taken on board.
Surely no boat that awirns today can
boast a history 90 full OF vlcissitudes
and tragic incident as tho Borden. Had
they tongues. each plate and plank OF
the old paddle steamer could unfold .
tale Of unrivaled horrors and atrocities
II will be remembered that she vas
wrecked In the shabiuka cataract on
her return Journey from Khsrtum. with
Sir Cn%.ies Wilson and Major stuart
wortley on board. after their fruitless
Ell 0rt TO relieve General Gordon. Since
tina day she has been in the hands %
the IerVishss. transporting them up and
down the Nile on raidIng expeditions.
She - riddlsd with bullets and shells
more than half % her port paddlsboK 10
torn away-yet she can still steam AZ
great speed against the heavy Mood
stream Of the Nile. In her engine room
there IL a brass plate bearing the name
Of the firm which built her. John Penn
Bros. Greenwich. and her present EN-
cheney. after all these years 81 knock
ing about. r. an eloquent tribute 20 the
solid workmanship 81 British builders
and engineers
The "rels" vho piiotsd her IN Cor
don.s time was stu on board and al
rected her course from the bridge. with
Gordcn's nephew standing beside him.
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lighted and could scarcely wait for the
moment when he was to open his eyes
in little Sammy fuckers white bed in
the morning, just as if he were Sammy.
you know.
When he did, the first thing he heard
was Sammy's mother saying. Get up.
Sammy. or you will be late for school.
and you know what the teacher will
say and do" The little Green Fairy
looked just like Sammy; so. of course.
no one guessed that it was any one else
Well, the Fairy didn't know what
would happen, but he was anxious TO
begin his lovely day, so, although he
still felt dreadfully sleepy, he crawled
out of bed and hunted around for the
things that he had been told Sammy
put on his legs and back. A terrible
time he had getting them fixed. for he
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09

1.-THE had strong lungs: he would only
rinse his lips first with a lttle water
to refresh them.
He applied his mouth to the pipe and
pulled TO such purpose that the vitreous
ball swelled and pulled nearly to the re-
quired dimensions. up to them, beyond
them.
Hold, hold" cried the lockers on.
You are doing too much. And how did
you do II alp"
The matter Is simple enough" an
swered he with the long beard. But
first. where is my premium"
And when he had clutched the prom
Used bounty he explained.
He had retained some Of the water IN
his mouth. which had passed thence
into the glowing ball and. then becoming
steam. had rendered him this good
service
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09
THE FAIRY WHO
WANTED TO BE
A LITTLE BOY.

Once upon a time there was a little
Green Fairy who never was satisfied,
bat thought that little boys always had
much pleasanter times than fairies. He
grumbled so over everything he had to
do that at last the Fairy King said:
Very well; you shall be little Sammy
Tucker for day and see how you like
being a boy. Sammy can come to
Fairyland and play with us while you
are having your good time. You won't
have to- shake any dews from flowers,
hunt for honey in buttercups, chase
bees away from sick blossoms or
squeeze perfume from the violets or
roses to scent the woods for "a hours!"
The little Green Fairy was greatly de-
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Sammy Tucker was wearing them and
wishing himself the most lovely time
imaginable
When he got down to breakfast. Sam
my's mother exclaimed: You careless
boy! However have you got your
clothes on?" And she fixed them all over
again. and then said: Now, go back
and wash your hands and face and
comb your hair. You've forgotten all
about that"
Well. by the time the Fairy got to his
breakfast he was worried and tired and
ever stood it. In Fairyland when any
one is hungry he just taps the nearest
flower for honey. and that Is all there
is to it. When breakfast was over. Mrs.
Tucker hunted out Sammy's books. for
he couldn't find them. and sent him off
when he got there he found out what
the teacher said and did to little boys
who were late. 1t hurt considerably.
Then he had to take his slate and books
and work out hard questions. OF course
he got them all wrong. for in Fairyland
the fairies are taught quite different
things. When he did his work wrong.
instead of showing him how to fix it he
was brought on the bench to work ii by
himself, and the other children smiled
because the teacher said he was stupid.
Il just wish you could see me skating
down moonbeam." he said Indignantly
in reply to this, and the children all
laughed at the idea of fat little Sam
my Tucker on a moonbeam, and the
teacher gave him black mark for talk
ing out loud and another for telling a
story. When the other children were
sent home, he was kept to do his work.
and the teacher helped him, but he was
so dull that she thought he did not
want to try, so she said:
Sammy Tucker, go right home and
don't come back to school until you are
ready TO do that simple sum properly.
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They eali me Jacob where I live.
And now. with right good will
II you observe me. I VIII give
some tokens Of my skill
I've been wen trained. ana an can 80
I'm an accomplished Jay.
Just notice my ability
And mind your lessons. prayl
Behold me draw this little train.
The task I never shlrk
Nv focd and water thus I gAin--
earn my seed by work.
Sometimes my master says Tn N
And then I cough-ah. me!
Ny voice gets husky hoarss and shrtia~
I'm very bad. you see.
hoist my nag OF red. white. blue.
And, what seems harder far.
! imitate-indeed' do
The pussy or baa-baA
Here In my savings bank must eal
Each penny you bestow.
Far wiser this than spending all.
Waste not. want not" you kncU.
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Jumbled Names of Generals.

meant. Her embarrassment proved that
she understood only too well, and the
soldier proceeded to deliver an ultima
tum at once.
do you surrender" he asked.
"Oh, give me time to think" she re-
piled.
Indeed l won't. I am tired of this
manana policy and will agree to moth
ing but unconditional surrender" See
ing that her little folly had been found
out and that the lieutenant was In dead
ly earnest in spite of his testing words,
Gladys surrendered.
After their differences were made up
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ant Holloway, however, insisted that
they be mustered out without delay,
and that meant that she must set
tie down as being engaged, a thing she
had no intention of doing for at least
another couple Of seasons. So when he
found he couldn't have his own way he
retreated in good order and intrenched
himself in a dignified military reserve.
Whenever he passed by her window, as
he was obliged 10 when going TO the
postOttice. his head was carried a shade
higher than would be demanded by a
martinez. and the set of his shoulders
would have satisfied even the critical
Mulvaney. He walked with eyes
front" though IL is just possible that he
noticed the fact that the curtains usu-
ally shook as if they were being moved
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have him back in her school in the aft
ernoon because he did not do his work
Mrs. Tucker said very severely:
VERY well, Sammy, since you won't
work at school you may work at home.
want the back fence whitewashed.
Take that pail and go to work. Don't
stop until 1t is all done!'
The Fairy took the pail Of whitewash
and the brush and went to work. 1t
was a pretty big fence, and he was not
used to that kind of work, so he soon
grew tired. His back ached, and his
head ached, and his hands got sore
where the whitewash splashed on them.
Then children going by to school laugh
ed at him. None of them would stop to
talk to him, although he wanted so
much to be friendly with them. They
all thought from his conduct in school
in the morning that Sammy was very
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aside trife by some one who was
peeping from behind them.
a week OF this mastery inactivity
made them both very unhappy. and the
lieutenant was showing signs Of at
tempting conquests in other quarters
before Gladys realized that something
must be done, though she didn't exactly
know what. OF course she couldn't
send for him and tell him that she was
now ready to become engaged. and. IL
he wouldn't come OF his own accord.
how could a protocol ever be agreed TOT
There were no open hostilities. IL is
true, but neither was there a siege.
The little war OF hearts was in danger
OF ending Of hamilton. without a victo-
~ for either and with a defeat for both.
so Gladys thought IL all over and rack
ed her mind for some plan that would
restore the status quo. II was then she
remembered that one evening when
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09
DoGGIE AND THE BURGLARS.

The house was dark and silent
When Mr.. Doggie woke.
81 thought" said Mr.. Doggie.
For sure that some one spoke.
ct think" said Mr.. Doggie,
THAT / will take a walk.
IT'S very trying in the night
To think that you hear talk.
Lets see" said Mr.. Doggie;
my masters gun I'll take.
I do not mean to use II,
But for appearance sake
So forth went Mr.. Doggie.
And how he bowwowed when'
Just getting in the window,
He found two rObber men.
And when the thieves saw con.
That big dog and his gun
You never saw such running
AS those scared men did run.
ANNA PIERPONT SIVITER.
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Mamma" said small Bobbie. what
did you mean by saying sister had out
grown her shoes?"
81 meant that she had grown too Bis
for them and they will have to be
thrown away" was the reply.
well. then. mamma" continued Bob
bic. how long will Il be until I out
grow your sllppers?"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09

NT. Alfred Belt. ths man - rziiiisns.
che rival % Rothpchisd and ihs greatest
financial parii in EnEiaas. - net fnBeA
mere than 20 Re AS tern ia HambBFE
where his family has ben sstiisf for
many years \ good university s1BcA-
ton Sss foiioz a ~ long apgrTeiics
chip 20 = bankinK house. where. y is ~
ieTss;iBg 20 roticr. ~ great fHprrfa-
ilons S~re formed "a % the business
espa biiiiiss - The future hnaecisr. NF
fsit has tesniF artistic tastes. r. some
hing q q rHBsieiaa. has "a sye fer an
Cd master ard EnoEs a god deal sbost
I.Ouls SEIZE furniture.
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I shall send a note to your mamma,
telling her all about 1t tool"
When Sammy got home. his dinner
was cold. and his mother was displeas-
ed because he had been kept in. When
he told her that the teacher would not
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children, and when his
father died was but 4
years of age. When z
years of age. his mother
sent him to the school Of
DR.. Joseph f. Worcester.
the man to whom we are
indebted for worcester's
Dictionary. AS a child he
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didn't know just which was which or
how. once on, to keep them on. You
see. he couldn't just wish them all right.
because when he had become a little
boy he had had to leave his fairy cap
and fairy wand in Fairyland, and little
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09
THE YOUTH OF FAMOUS FOLK.
Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Nathaniel Hawthorne. the greatest
prose writer Of America. was born in
the quaint old town of Salem. Mass.
July 4. 1904. He had long line of Puri-
tan ancestors.
The little boy cared for few play
mates. He was the second Of three
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09

Tommy-Mother. please give me an
other lump OF sugar for my tea I've
dropped the first one.
Mother-There you are! Where did
you drop III
Tommy-In my tea. mother,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09

immediate action Taking the arrow
from his pocket. he held il out 20 her.
i thought you meant this 10 be to-
ken that there was 10 be peace between
us
Gladys blushed crimson when she saw
the little splinter OF wood and tried 10
stammer that she didn't know what he
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09

The ssitas % Nofooeo 10 aboaf -
sustain severe iesz ~ the r~sirsnsnt
from his service g katd Naci~sn ths
Be0ssiEA laird Who Tor - r1any yaAfs
has been ss 10 bad % his array
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-01-06

The last cars of the King street
line going to Waikiki and Palama
pass the Anchor Saloon. The
cleverest mixologists in the city
are there always to put you up
anything you may desire. Drop
in and take drop before you take
the car. The celebrated Seattle
beer is to be had here on draught.
A full line of liquors including the
famous A. A. Jesse Moore Whisky
etc., always on hand. The most
exactinp and varied demands can
be satisfied. The Anchor Saloon
is here to please its patrons.