The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-22
Fun Of the World.

| satisfy him II was the mans duty 20
say, simply. The enemy IS upon as.
which ne uttered al rehearsal in a poars
| y Inning way: Cant you say il bet
/ ter. shouted Irving Repeat L as
co. And he gave the words With zig
nifty. with al MS weIl-known GraInaS-c
force. II ! could say il ike tAat. re-
| Piled the man. Z shouldn't be work
ing for twenty-five shnlngs a week
senator Hoar tells very amusing
| story about Prof. c. & Felton's younger
brother, who s.o1d very high n the
class AZ Harvard, but forgot himself
far as 10 use profaae language. Young
FELTON,, IN consideration Of being The
Professors brother. received the mercy
OF private instead Of public admonit on.
and tbs Professor himself was command
ed 10 administer it. He called the youth
to MS room and said: John. l canGol
express 10 you how horr.iied I am that
my brother, in whose character and
scholarship 1 had taken SO much pride.
should have been report d TO the faculty
for this vulgar and wicked offence
/ John said, with much c0ntriti5n: II am
exceedingly sorry. Il was under eircum-
stances of great provocation. have
never been guilty OF such a thing before
never in my life have been addicted 10
profanity" Domination, john" inter
posed the Professor, how often have /
told you the word is pTofaneness. and
not profanity" The admoniion ended
there.
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\ bieyclist ran into dog while turn
ing a corner in d nearby town recently.
The wheel was damaged and the rider
hurt. but the dog escaped unharmed. As
soon as the rider could recover himself.
he began a hunt for the animals owner.
ending in the following conversation:
rs your dog licensed?"
Yes"
It's a good thing for you he is. or I
would have him shot. He ran into
me"
1T looked Just the other way" was
the owners rejoinder. You ran rim
down, and you are the one responsible /
for the damage.
Not at air. shouted the injured one. /
Il kept to the right, expecting the dog /
TO do the same, and he didn't"
Just now in Victoria, because of the !
bubonic plague, they are wagug war +
against rats which are supposed 10 DO 4
a great deal Of carrying the plague +
about. The government offers reward +
of threepence head for dead rats. 4 .
family living at Eisenwick got a treas
ure, a quiet country-bred girl. The
mistress impressed upon her the neces-
sity of being extremely careful about
rats in consequence of theiT plague
spreading prODensitios. Al went We'll
for day or two: then it was discovered /
that the milk was left uncovered IN The
dishes. The mistress called the girls
attention 10 this. You must be very
careful about the milk, Mary" she said,
cor the rats are sure TO so 10 H." Mary /
looked very knowing. yes a'am,
she answered. but II you leave the COW
ers off there is a chance Of en- droWnin'
themselves in it; I've got two that way
already"
ga8g
When Duchenois. the great French ac-
-ress. died, some one met an ol1 man
who had been her intimate friend. and
who was apparently crushed VITA 80
row. Kindly meant professions of sym
Dathy and consolation failed 20 ch II
him, for" said h, lit is not so much
her loss which troubles me as her base
ngratitude. can you credit it, She
eft me nothing in her will and Yet I {
lined with her at her own house three I
lines a week regularly for thirty years
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In the small up-cOuntry town Of San Z
ord. Ga. there have been So many cases
+ appendicitis since that fashionable q
ickness became known 10 society and ii
Cience that when Mrs Frazer saw the
octOrs buggy before the door az Mr.
Harvey, her oldest neighbo- she became =
cry anxious to know how he was ,
taken" and stationed herself at th
window for the purpose Of waylayiag
Nanny, his old col0red houseke per .
o make inquiries -
Nanny who had the slow, set walk
nd lift Of the head Of q well establish
! house servant presently came out. a
rue 10 time, 10 do her marketing. ,
Nanny" announced Mr. Frazer .
ointing to the buggy. AIR. H4ryey's
ck?" /
20 terrible bad. ma'am." y
And what does the doctor call it2'' q
Nanny had a poor head for med caI
rms. 4 don't jist 'zacty member v
he admitted. humbly. You name over {.
e different sickness. Miss, ] dun near S
e name. an I'll call um 20 mind Ct u
or say 'um."
Mrs. Frazer named several Hines sea.
Not dat-not dat asserted Nanny a.
ich time. Presently Mrs Frazer o6e s
lie fear that was in her mind: \
rs l. appendicitis"
20, Lor', honey. no." cried out Nam
y u dun hear about dal new-fash.on :.
ailment But de matter wild uaesa -
some Old style sickness-jist some oil "
yle sickn SIS. 'Tain't none Of dem hig1- -
ass disease dat come IN since d. war"
Mrs. Frazer sighed relief Wen thank 70
ID for that" she said ferven.ly. u
And Nanny echoed, yes ma'am. so Ct
ght. Tank Gcd 70 dat" ia
The elder S0thern once was acting tsc ~
TO IN a romantic play which required \
g leaping from window IN a tai tow =
70 the stage below. VII r. be allrhte1 p
a mattress behind a wood r rock and
meafatelv made of rapidly into q f1r-