The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-09
City Regulator
Some Further
Suggestions are Made.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.


To the Editor of the Eagle.
a,d NOW the fences-those ancient rel
;o- If Notwithstanding been torn down,
most Of them, IN front Of and between
residences, the next move ought to be
towards the decoration OF the grounds
with flowers. The places that were for
merIy occupied by partition fences should
be MISUNDERSTANDING this fail and in
the early spring hardy bulbs plant
Cd. and the line between neighbors ought
TO be abiaze from early spring until late
autumn with flowers. And the parking
should receive the same attention, anu
those occupying corners should MAKE
them attractive from cuTbstone TO alley
1t is an education for the children II
VII not only teach them to have love
for their own home improvements out
they will learn 70 love and respect the
efforts Of others and create desire 10
see, the school grounds beautfied, ana
VIII take pride IN protecting them Can
mas grow beautifully in this soil and eli
mate. BY spading deep and fertilizing
pleatffullv they viii grow to perfection.
The Wonen's Federated Club can do
nothing better than to organize an i'm
movement association for the encourage
ment Of spring flowers and landscape
hardening. Every effort that beauties
the home and its surroundings is Of the
highest value. Wichita has the reputa-
ton Of being the handsomest city in the
west. and with her soil. sunshine and an
fnexhaustible supply Of water, she can
BE- made a bower Of beauty. I move We
organize a society 10 be called the Pub
lie Beauty Improvement association. and
I nominate L. W. Clapp for president,
whose term Of Office shall be during his
lifetime.
would build house on the city
grounds next to the city building. with
artistic. light and airy rooms, furnished
and provided with all the necessary toilet
conveniences. furnish the tables with
good reading matter, and beautify and
decorate them with flowers and plants
for the accommodation Of ladies who
come 10 the city TO do shopping or other
business place where they could rest !
rearrange their toilets, eat their lunch !
con and read. I would employ a matron |
to have generoI oversight Of the rooms |
and make comfortable the guests.
MY fathers blind; won't you please
help him a Ittle?" was the cry OF a I
small. tired, half-starved looking bare !
footed 0oy who was on the streets last /
week leading a man. A little bootblack |
came along and met them. They COM |
menced talking to each other. The boot |
bsack brought a small box from his |
pocket and handed it to the blind |
father, who opened It, looked at the arti- |
Gle Of pinchback jewelry and al once be-
gan upbraiding the boy for spending his I
money fooIishIy. The father was not
blind.
understand that the Century club win |
soon open a school for teaching the art
of cookery. If I were a girl and wanted
TO get married (Which, Of course, 7
WOULD. would learn the art thoroughly,
for there IS nothing that will catch a
good husband so easily as a good cook
and housekeeper-much quicker than to
be a piano player or a stenogrzpher
Now. girls. II any OF you doubt this
statement inst ask the married people.
Last spring meeting was called which
organized Society for the purpose of
boxing after the sanitary condition Of
the city We were promised great things
a long educational lines among the resi-
dents Of the city In the way Of clean
streets and alleys, beauhfying the pri-
ware and public grounds. 1 started out
10 fnd the organization one day this
week and learned that it died the same
night it was born
7 think that scheme proposed by the
North Side people. to use the old street
Ear grade for a sidewalk and bicycle
path from Thirteenth street TO Fair
mount University. IS q capital idea Do
IT, by all means. and plant a TOW Of trees
the entire length on both sides It will
become a thing OF untold value to the
property along the route and to the col
ege.
You will always notice that during
street parades, when one or more bands
ire marching along the street some
smart A1eck manages 70 drive his team
n among them. I think It is the duty OF
The policemen 10 walk them out. The
,rowd on the sidewalk ought TO throw
bricks at them
enjoyed log-rolling day very much.
ooking for young brides and grooms
,ounted thirteen coUples( I don't think
he number cuts any igure) before din {
Ter, and twice as many more who viii I
BE by the time the street carnival comes I
1n-if actions count for anything.
I r-E- = f--f ,fs-r-A /
good deal If the city marshal
VII send out a few policemen in citi-
.ens' dress. They viii have an oppor-
unity of inviting = large number of bi-
,ycle riders 10 call on judge Mitchell
hree or four hundred a day.
don't ike % see men who are 7distin-
yuished guests Of the city or OF an or
sanization. ard who are riding at the
lead ~ the parade in carriages. suok-
nc. Il does not show the proper respect
o the organization or the people who
-one out 10 see them
Put IT dowu-don't forget & IN the
text four years-there IS 50 much :
IN CHE town that il is :
ilfEcult matter 10 ind a man n do the :
work that Is needed % be done IN almost
III branches Of business
one of Wichita's crazy men can be
cen rushing along the street. regular
business swing and tipping his hat or :
waving his hand 70 almost every lady he {
neets. not being acquainted with any Z
z chem.
The new sisa-names cf-the. streets are
n rieh5 painted in plain letters. but .