The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-20
Bruce Keenan, Gives Bright
Skis About Washington.
IN THE CAPITOL AND OUT
Everyday Scenes and Some
Out of the Ordinary,

: auguration on the coming fourth OF
March. The citizens Of Washington are
Investing literally 10 make this a pa
geant worthy OF The occasion Subscrip-
tions now reach $4,000 in round numbers.
and If congress drops $1,000 more into
the contribution box there VIII be q
good round sum to blow in for ones
hullaboo. This is not all the income.
Courts Of honor and the inaugural ball
are counted on 10 realize $4,000 more.
There VIII be no end Of display, Of
decoration, Of parade. Of music and OF
illumination Il viii be viewed from
within and without-nost from without
The college men to take a prominent
part in the march viii be an additional
parade feature OF course the military.
the political clubs and brass music are
to be counted as matter of course.
The bah calls for full evening dress suit,
and the hire of these indispensable ar
ticles has advanced a notch OF two al
ready. But as washington is within
hailing distance Of Baltimore and New
York, we do not expect evening dress
suit hire to 90 out Of reach. and it is
confidently expected that gentlemen may
array themselves IN fine linen. as It were
for 3 for the occasion.
THE SUPREME COURT.
The discussion before the supreme
court said to involve the question as to
whether the cons tution keeps company
with the flag into new territory has made
the court room the attraction for spec
tators lately. Big questions debated BY
big lawyers before q big court The court
meets al y and adjourns promptly at
40 There are nine justices. who are
seated on a raised platform behind a bar
wearing black gowns. These nine men
may not be the greatest men on earth.
but they are all men Of much leeaI learn
ing, Of splendid mental endowments. Of
unimpeachable integrity. There IS no
other tribunal IN the world that IS all
in all equal to the supreme court Of the
United States. It would be difficult for
one to satisfy himself which Of these
meG h. would select as the one having
the best and most iudicious intellect
Justice Harlan IS a man Of talent and
positive convictions and great vitality for
a man Of his years: Justice Gray is S
foot and were it not for his shambling
gait might be taken as the great man
of the court; Justice Brown has a fare
irm and intellectual; Justice White IS
the best looking man. with an appear
ance suggesting fondness for Capon Jus
tee Brewer has striking face, though
a little over-serious: Chief Justice Full
Ter and Justices McKenna. Peckham and
shiras are notable looking men. though
not 50 commanding as their brother jus
tees. When 4:90 arrives the court
promptly adjourns. and when the mem
bers emerge from the cloak room with
out gowns II IS an Improvement
MT. ST SEPULCHRE MONASTERY.
Just beyond Brookland. suburban VIII
lage 10 the northeast, on a bill. is the
monastery Mt s.. sepulchre. A visit to
this monastery. -epays the trouble. The
monastery combines the missionary insti-
tuition, that is for the education Of those
who wish to serve in the Holy Land IN
the order Of St Francis. A visit reveals
a story that can but inadequately be de-
scribed. There Is the church. the chapel,
the cells. the gardens. the many affairs.
the scene on cavalry. the holy sepulchre.
then there IS the organ and music from
concealed musicians; and the rnaDger
in Bethlehem, the grotto Of the nativity.
the altar Of the Magi, the catacombs.
without tedious detail there Is repre-
scented in some form the whole life and
mission Of Christ. There Is an awe and
sanctity Men are there who have vol
unfairly given Up the world 70 devote
their lives 10 this living death to gain a
deathless living; men with passions Ike
us who sacrifice worldly pleasures 70 put
away the flesh II come into the spirit
This were sacrifice harder 10 make
Than may easily be known In the pres
encs Of All this. in architecture, sculp-
tlre and art, men. music and spirit 1t
overpowers il thrills. 1t fills the heart 50
fun Of divine love that prayer rises TO
the Ii3s ike water from a fountain over
flowing. We go beck 1900 years 70 Je-
rusalen. or bring Jerusalem forward. as
we choose. CalIous IS the soul who may
not be moved by what q monastery re-
veaIs. It may not be our way. but It
is way. and not wanting altogether in
grandeur
DELUsI0N OF 4 GREAT BOOK.
That there are insane men who visit
the great congressional library am
armlv persuaded met a man az the
Smithsonian wh0 was courteous and vel
informed ard good c7mpanion. met
him = number Of -inses az the library
and never suspected lis sanity tlil ! ask
Cd him one day his business IL has
mania Tor doing some grsat literary work
q siartle tae word. he has been az
the preparation now forty years He Is
not set resdy t. publish BIS world-ast0n-