The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-18
City Regulator
Some Further
Suggestions are Made.

Suggestions are Made.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
81 am making one hundred dollars
dav selling books in this town, and
have sent for five more men who will be
ready to commence working the town
Monday" was the exact language Of a
book agent Friday in Wichita Six
agents at one hundred dollars each. for
books that can be bought of our own
merchants for less money than these
agents sell them for; il not that same
book, the same author or another equally
as good. When one Of these fellows ring
you up at your home to sell you q book,
just tell him that Wichita has three first
class book stores which pay taxes and
rents and sell as cheap as you want
them to. Good day. If all hands round
will do this the city will be the winner;
so, too, will be our merchants.
It is not good form for a lady TO travel
the streets after having lunch or dinner
with a toothpick protruding from her
lips.
I saw man one day this week, who
carries coal upstairs into offices, stop in
the execution Of one Of his jobs, buy
paper of a newsboy and sit down and
read. He evidently wanted to keep post
ed on current events.
I don't think that Mark Hanna intend
ed to convey the impression that a con
tnuation Of prosperity meant the in
creasing of salaries.
I am glad that property owners Of this
city are becoming interested in the bull
letin board question. A great many
cities are ordering them torn down as
being unsightly and a public nuisance
The entrance to the cemetery is not a
suitable place to post an advertisement
for the sale Of stock.
There seems to be a general dissatisfac-
ton over the telephone directory. For
the local system, the card is much more
convenient for long distance the book IS
all right.
I would have the motoneers Of the
street cars announce the name Of streets
Of nights at least and stop the rubber
necking business Of the passengers.
Now that we have an organization Of
combined charities for the hospitals and
orphans homes, what IS to be done with
the charitable work for the unfortunates
who do not come within the scope Of
these institutions? The poor, you have
always with you"
I attended the football contest between
Paramount and Sterling teams. They
were at some expense, and charged an
admission fee. which was proper and yet
there were a few fellows who chose to
make peeping Toms Of themselves rather
than pay the small fee and join the
crowd and be men.
When you go to the golf links it IS ad-
visable to take a pair of waders unless
you are an expert diver.
The local Republican central committee
are to be congratulated in their deter
mination and success in making a clean
and honorable canvass in the recent
election.
Hillside avenue between Central and
the Frisco railroad ought to be graded
and the hedge fenced trimmed. Proper
ty owners along the street car line ought
to make their premises as pleasing and
inviting as possible to the people who
travel over the line. especially strangers.
The ladies' clubs throughout the coun-
try are wrestling with the question Of
housekeeping. I am Of the opinion that
the question will not be settled until the
men take hold of it.
The failure of the annual chrysanthe-
mum exhibit has been real disappOint-
ment to many.
A lady in the city wanting to talk
with Mrs Moore whom she knew had
telephone, but not remembering the num-
Der got out that new directory. Turning
to the MOores. she discovered more
Moore's names than she dreamed Of, and
the more she looked the more Moores
she found but could not find the Moore
she wanted, and finally threw the book
| down and said that Is more Of a direc-
| tory than We need and I won't look any
mora for Moore. She was looking in the
/ Kansas City list.
7 see the Eagle says young Titus IS to
| be given a medal for his bravery in seal
ing the Chinese wall. If Titus had
| been an officer he would have been pro-
noted If was president Of the United
| States I would put shoulder straps on
/ Titus. A man that has the stun in him
to perform feat of that kind has the
stuff in him for a commissioned officer.
and his commanding officer fails Of his
duty if he does not recommend it
Speaking OF The Orient road some one
| has been saying that there was a posi-
/ bihty of the proposition being defeated on
/ account Of Indifference Of our business
men, who labor under the impression
that it viii carry. There should be no
! indifference on the part Of any citizen OF
| Wichita, or county, in fact Why,
] Wichita should be Indifferent about it
when every town and county between
/ Wichita and Kansas City are bending all
/ their energies to secure the road. and
! only ask that they Be made a whistling
station, while Wichita IS TO be the divis-
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