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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

Peggy uttered faint sound that
might have been Yes" Cnd then sh0
burst into tears. Warning assisted her
20 rise. and she scaled the steamer
rail quite easily.
The senator soothed her tendeTly. IS
if she had been a frightened child
This will teach you a lesson -
said. When you 20 out with Mr. WAR
ing again. youH see that ne has a spars
paddle"
Peggy looked up AZ him with eyes
that were round with ~rnder.
I'm not going again. she gobbef,
and then suddenly she ciasped the sen-
ators hand and kissed H.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

Little Tommy-Sister Lillian likes "a
have you come here. Mr.. Shocks.
Snooks-Aw. indeed. How do ycu
know that2
Little Tommy-Weu. people always
like what makes them glad. don't theyf
Snooks-Generally. But how do you
know make her glad?
Little Tommy heard her telling ous
Of the other girls today that She juss
had TO laugh every time she looked az
YOU.
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parasol Il would rather drown
There's somebody up forward who's
looking at Us through a feldglass." said
Waring.
rs there2' said Peggy. and without
thinking she put aside her psrasoI TO
see.
The steamer was then not more than
a cables length away. Peggy saw the
man with the heldgisss quite plainly.
He had lowered IL. and his face was
clear 10 the light. and he was the soma
tor on his way back from Bar Harbor.
Percy uttered = faint. FaspinE cry
and fell against the cushioned board
% lille the parasol dropped over the rail
Waring made an attempt &c seize u and
nearly upset The canoe.
we are Iostt" ne said with the calm
ness o. despair. 'Theyu know I'm dis
abled because 7 can't paddle after the
parasoI"
The senator" u1oaned Peggy
warinEs jaw dropped He stared a.
the approaching vessel a. II che had
been frelgh-ee wi;h doom. lie even for
got 20 conceal the broken paddie
Ire sound ~ q bell came over the
watfr-a single stroke
They're slowing down" sald Wa
ing. That IL fhe era % us
again the bell sounde6-one stroke
and then two. ~ neatly a. possible Cd
John Williams brought IRE Hffle steam
81 alcnrsds the canoe WarinE stood
so end took nod - NJ vessels raE
fuat as the stern face ~ Senator Nails
Ter arpear~a over BE-.
This fs sn my fault me boz hegan
80 ..Ir. p
II lEnf safe 20 - out 9ifEc1t
srare -ssslr. SAD ~ senator Wee
rau much f~lEhfersS. poor u-1la Peg
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whom the canoe was hired-the most
careful and accurate man who ever
fitted out a craft OF any sort for the
uses Of the amateur boatmen. That he
should have forgotten the spare paddle
was nothing short of a miracle.
Waring sat up on his seat and shrug-
ged his shoulders. Then he caressed his
downy mustache with his left hand
while he held the useless staff of the
paddle in his right. And the ebb tide,
which runs very strong at that point,
was busy with the canoe.
Is it very serious?" queried Peggy.
who felt. but did not fully grasp. the
situation.
Peggy" said he, we're adrift.
That's the truth about US. The tide is
running out, and what wind there is
is onshore. We're going down the bay
at the rate of about three knots"
Can't we get some one TO help us?'
she asked.
He looked at her steadily.
There isn't any one handy" said he.
and even if there were do you think
we'd better call attention TO ourselves?
Peggy you can't think how sorrys how
deadly. terribly sorry. I am TO have got
you into this scrape."
Then indeed the girl saw what had
happened They were adrift and they
dared not call for help.
It's a choice between n scandal and
a watery grave" he said. laughing
nervously. 7 can stand up here and
yell until somebody In the town or on
the water may possibly hear me. But
If one hears everybody viii hear-even-
tually"
In Peggy's youthful mind a sentence
was ringing like the sound OF surf on
shore, BE sure thy sin shall find thee
out" She did not know where the cen
timent came from. but il seemed o. IT
the situation precisely. This must Be
the climax whose advent she had dimly
foreseen. All the silly things. ali the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
TTFTTFTTTTf

Under the new congressional appor-
toument New Jersey gains as many
additional members or the house Of rep
resentatives as Minnesota ana Dexas.
which contain no large CITY. gains as
many additional members as New York
and Illinois. containing the large cities
Of New Y DIRK and Chicago.
n. Col Of Paris has discovered thar q
substance similar 10 rubber may be oh
tanned from the japanese spindle tree.
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America north OF Mexico have increas-
e in IL years from SOC species 10 more
than I090.
The Arabic used in the Koran differs
as much from the Arabic used il ordi-
nary conversation and Intercourse IN
the east as the Latin differs from the
Italian. The Koran Arabic is that o.
the literary classes the c0lloQuisl
Arabic is that OF the common people.
~ the end OF the present ysa= the o.
fee OF councilman in New YORK Viii Dc
abolished. and The title councilman VII
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the dome of
blue and white
was as real be
low as above.
Wed better go
down stream,
said Waring
suddenly: then
we won't meet
anybody.
He dipped his
paddle, and the
canoe spun as
on a pivot.
You can put
your paTasoi be
fore your face
IL a boat comes
along. he con-
tinued.
- T-@r~-I
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
THE LIVELY CRAB.

Be sure TO keep your eyes open when
you visit the sea beach. II you do. you
win be rewarded by some interesting
sights. For instance. there are the
crabs. Scutding over the sands go sew
eral dark green colored crabs. They
are the common shore crabs and are
very amusing and interesting to watch.
Though some will feign death when
they think they are being observed.
others will show fight. look very angry.
raise themselves on their hind legs and
extend their open claws. ready 10 give
US a sharp pinch should they get the
chance.
Suppose that, having arrested one OF
the retreating crabs. you place your
finger and thumb across his back. well
out of reach of his pinchers. and pick
him up. What a rage he IS in He
sticks out his crooked legs. snaps his
claws and. rolling his angry. project
ing eyes, foams and bubbles at the
mouth with fury.
Let US glance at the early history OF
the choleric crab. He has not always
been a straddling. ungainly creature.
Hatched from an egg which his mother
deposited in the sand, the baby crab ap-
peared as a tiny free swimming animal
swathed in a loose. transparent skin
This he soon got rid Of. when he was
found 70 be possessed OF a body looking
like a very big head, with a spike on his
back. a long nose and tail. two very
large eyes. not unlike a pair OF bulls
eyes in a lantern, and two prodigIous
long legs.
From time to time this young crab
cast its skin, its body grew. other legs
were formed and the eyes became stalk
-
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did, and therein lay her chief difficulty.
She felt that he must be reserving his
dispieasure for one great. awful occa-
sion.
Some one said Peggy" close behind
her, and il startled her so that the little
shells jumped on the green book. She
turned and beheld Arthur Waring sit
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ciful patterns on the green cover OF a
book. II was quite amusing. but she
suddenly remembered, with a start,
that she was the wife of Senator Nal
lister.
This thought always gave her a thrill
such as one feels at intervals after q
great hazard. The senator was TO her
The most formidable of created things.
She loved him as the savage loves his
god during a thunderstorm. 1t was in
credible 10 her that she had dared TO
marry him. Indeed she could say in
the sight of heaven that she was not
responsible. Her aunt had done it and
had led 10 Europe Immediately after
ward. as II afraid of the consequences.
IN truth. Peggy was a mere child, q
very modest child. much tormented by
embarrassment and self depreciation.
fun Of an old fashioned reverence for
great personages. of whom the senator
partly because of his lofty stature and
imposing countenance. seemed to her
the chief. The wedding was in Janu-
airy, ana July had come. but Peggy had
not recovered from her fright.
The senator had bought a cottage in
Castine. and they were spending the
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The announcement was made 70 the
Academic des Sciences.
japan has no music. and the first
melodies many OF the race ever heard
aside from that % the birds. were
hymns sung by Christian missionaries
notwithstanding this many japanese
have OF late years become expert musi-
Clans and charming vocalists
a new work by =. c. Elliott shows
that the mammals known 10 inhabit
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Tommy-Please. sir. won't you show
me your room some day.
Visitor-why. certainly; but Why ia
you ask7
Tommy-'Cos sister said Il was better
than your company. and don't thiuk
so.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

summer there.
Peggy had some
beautifulclothes
and q little
phaeton. with
four ponies, but
really she was
not having so
good a time as
in the previous
season. when she
and her aunt
naQ boarded al
the hotel. She
was afraid TO
enjoy herself.
The senator
might not ike
il. He never Oh
Jected 20 any
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But 1 dare not
He'd stop the
steamer. Blast
him.
The steamer
seemed 20 be
swinging even
closer. Waring
became serious
~ alarmed lest
the swell should
upset the canoe.
for he had no
means Of head
ing her UP 70 It.
p e EEy." he
cried shall !
yell TO him -
Never, she
y hispered. cow
$3.50 49,
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ing in a canvas canoe which he had
run up alongside the old pier.
Arthur" she cried. You frighten-
ed me half TO death"
You have more than half killed me-"
he said. so the balance is still in your
favor. Peggy, y-why-why''-
He finished the sentence with a groan
that rocked the canoe
Il didn't know you were in town"
said Peggy sweetly. You must come
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scared Z ought not to have come. %
she said in a hushed voice.
The situation suddenly became inter
esting to Waring. II took on the color
of an escspade. He had spoken almost
at random. but the fact that Peggy
was frightened proved that the matter
must be OF consequence.
7 think you can afford 20 give ne
Few minutes. Peggy" he said. 1t is
very little IN comparison with 2 whole
lifetime"
II anybody should see US Peggy
began.
Don't worry" he said suIlenly. I'll
take her over 10 the other shore"
He began 10 paddle steadily with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

tors expire March T. $3.50. and 70 this
number are Democrats. 2 ere Poru-
u-fs Or s1rerifes ard e. are Rsruhlsr-
states
arusIfaEe au Engiah r1gFrlau Dr. tte
some oe.1G cc11E .e-eiy cared I1s a.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

ed a harmless
plea sure, a nd
a gain it was a
fatal indiscre-
ton. Upon the
whole, the sec
ond view gained
ground until at
last she was
the prey Of ter
ror. If she had
not been with
Mr.. W airing SO
frequently the
previous sum-
mer, it would
not be so bad,
but to take ad-
vanta &c of her
husbands first
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

UP to the house.
Senator Malls
ter will be very
glad to see you.
He is in Bar
II arb or just
now comforting
with the secre-
tary of state"
She paused to
let these words
sink into the
yOun 6 man s
mind. but he
wa 3 occupied
with other mat
tiers.
p 2 g g y" he
said, we were
y cry g o o d
- - -.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

-HERE was once a young gar
den spider who, before he set
tied down, wished to travel SO
that he might study the differ
ent methods Of web weaving
in use among his spider rela-
tives. The spiders father did
not approve of the trip. neither did his
mother. In fact, her disapproval
amounted to downright opposition.
IT'S very strange" said she. that
you cannot do as other young spiders
do-settIe down to earn your living in
stead Of gadding about the world I'm
sure nobody spins a better web than
mine. I caught six fat flies yesterday
enough to feed the family. If your IA
Their would only take the same care
that do in singing his web across the
bushes, it would not be blown loose by
every passing breeze"
Mr.. Spider shrank back among the
leaves. He was accustomed to his
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49,
And stole the stuff
the painter II an
was spreading Ger
the brick.
''The ladybug III
represent" said
Master BObbie
slick,
And 50 he painted up
his back with dots
a lovely red.
He touched the slim
antenns upon his
clever head.
He was q picture to
behold and at the
hall admired
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wretched little
blunders of the
washington sea
son all the dis
pp ointment
which the sens-
tor must nave
felt ia learning
that she was
not the right
wife for him
not his equal
nor even a com
> a Mo . all
these ~ o = ; 3
unite with this
raF aurnT ~
ror and the re-
salt would Pc
her utter ami
rfrafFc~ sra
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

out upon the water alone with precise
ly the wrong man was obviously an IN
pardOnable sin.
The canoe was going like a flying fish,
and by the time Peggy reached the ex-
tremfty Of her terror Nautilus Island
point, at the mouth OF the harbOr, was
close at hand upon the port side.
we must go back, said Peggy.
Not for worlds" he replied. why
should you be afraid? No one viii ever
know. We can have an hour or two
upon the water. and then I can set you
ashore SO quietly
I must have been crazy" she ex-
claimed. I am risking my whole life
for absolutely nothing"
The canoe jumped about ten feet IN
der the influence Of the stroke which
Waring gave. After the relief which
this exertion afforded he was able 10
speak.
80 I am absolutely nothing 10 you 90
he demanded.
Goodness" she exclaimed. Z should
hope so. Why. Arthur. I'm married.
You don't seem to understand the sit
uation"
1t is hard to say why this accusation.
very chiidishly made. produced such
an effect upon Waring. but somehow e
struck him as the refinement OF cruelty.
It seemed 10 him IN that instant as L
he had done nothing for six months ex-
cept 10 darkiy mediate upon this very
matter. Net understand Z. The force
that he put upon the paddle had in it
the essence o. a very hard word Per
haps the paddle objected on conscien-
tious grounds TO being used as some
thing 10 swear with Al any rate i
snapped short Of
Wsring nearly went overheard with
the shock.
Never mind. Peggy" said h.
strengthening I'D and s1eadying the
rocking ca1oe 4 got a spare
He stopped suddenly. his eyes staring
downward into the canoe
Eternal heavens he cried MA
has forgotten it,
.MuI~ was the individual from
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
JumbIed Names of American Swamp
DWelIers.
Solution of Ju1nbIed Names of Kinds
of Mills.

Attrition, boring, chOpping. pearling,
planning. polishing, powdering. pulver-
izing, rolling, scutching, smoothing,
spinning, stamping
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strokes that lifted the canoe and sent
a thrill through its delicate structure.
Peggy did not know what to do. Her
mind swung like a pendulum, and at
one moment this little excursion seem
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

But, though those spots he scrubbed and secured
the next day until tired,
He found they would not come away and had to
20 about
spotted beetle ladybug, srousing ieer and shout.
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The Masquerading Beetle.

Little Bobbie Beetle invited to a ball.
No masauerading costume had. and so he climbed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

cease 10 be an omciaI designation Sev
YORK had for many years common
oouncsin7en made ~ Of aldermen and
assistant aldermen
From tne JAPANESE press il e learned
tzsat Dr.. Hatoyua. a E1ealher = th-
Jauanese diet ana a vge1 known 54-lsi
,r.u leave Tapan IN september FOR the
r--i.as states 20 receive tire degree ~
IL r. from Tase. ne wH retur0 e.
Faran In tine 90 take his scar when TIE
dist meets ~ the clos e. the year.
Tie terms q e United states SRA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
The rnueI WINS Black.

Fond Mother-Are Johnnie's hands
clean?
Nurse-They ought to be. Look at the
towel.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

senator's face as 10 aoll1 took iu that
final moment Better that Ene should
hide from 81 IN the watsry grave spc-
ken q b. WsrinE
she looked around over the wafer
Ne craft was visible hut ne little
steamer coming across from Long r.
land. she seemed 70 b. rushing straight
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

II parts q Scotland in ths sizsf-rrfi
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
THE YOUTH or FAMOUS FoLs
Jonathan rrnmbnlI.

AVE you ever wondered why the
Ii personifcation OF the United
States is called Brother Jons-
THANH This is the explanation
that history gives: Jonathan Trusa-
bull. governor OF Connecticut from lTss
10 17SS. was the only one Of the colony's
high officials 10 take the side OF tie
Americans IN their war with Great
Britain The great Washington loved
and respected the patriotic governor
and when much perplexed would often
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consult him. saying.
Let US see what Broth
er Jonathan has 10 say"
Trumbull. the son Of a
small farmer and mer-
chant. was born in Leb-
anon. Conn. Oct. u.
17i6. and entered Hsr-
ward COLLEGE when only
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

10 years OF age " serious turn O.
mind. he determined TO be a clergyman.
and on completing his college course
began 10 study divinity. When licensed
70 preach. he became pastor OF a church
at Colchester. Conn. and staid there
until 1871. when the death OF an elder
brother left his father without an as
sistant. Believing that II was his duty
to help his parent. he resigned his
charge and, becoming q merchant, a.
cumulated a considerable fortune. IN
1855 he married Miss Faith Roblnson.
After studying law Trdmbuu began -
take some part in public affairs. hold
ing various Offices. such as Judge OF The
county. Judge OF the superior court and
chief justice. lie was deputy governor
OF Connections from 1867 20 IesS and
was governor from 1888 20 1855 Ha
boldly refused 10 take the oath to SUP
port the stamp act and when the colo
MES declared their independence did ev-
erything in his power 10 help them.
raising regiment after regiment in bis
state and assisting General Washing
ton both with his advice and influence
Governor Trumbull was typical
American. and so the term applied 20
him half jestingly by Washington has
come to mean the personidcation or the
United States. a composite Of ali that is
best IN patriotic American manhood.
This wise and good man died at Leb-
anon. Conn. Aug. II, 17S5. Governor
TrumbuWs war Office al Lebanon is
now owned by the Connecticut Society
OF the Sons OF the American Revolution.
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EGGY sat on the ancient. melan- I
choly ruins of BrOphy's wharf I
at play. She had found some /
pretty shells on the shore. and |
She Vas ara ntrino them in fan
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INTERESTING BITS OF KNOWLEDGE.

~ rnI'III'II rIII.ET
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09

Brevet Lieutenant John NJ. Smith, better known
throughout the entire National Guard as Drum
Major Smith, of the 7th Regiment. has for mum,
Der of years had charge Of the preparation of
and its closing, under the supervision of General
Story. He and the general carried out to so suc
cessful an issue the erection of the camps for the
sth, sth and 18th regiments in 1885, when they wers
ordered to camp in May for mobilization and muster
New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
JOYS AT THE STATE CAMP.
FEATURES THAT INTEREST THE Ma
TIONAL GUARDSAIEN ON DUTY
At PEEKSKILL.

IT pays to be a National GuardsnSn. If only to go
TO the country at the State Camp once in two
years where reveille turns out at Ass a. m.
for bread and hot coffee, and a drill through the
grass that is still with the early morning dew.
The is up. but it has not yet heated the cool
air of the night and made ii lifeless and enervat-
ing. and it is pure fresh and exhilaratng
wine There is music, too, at that hour, the
Ike of which one never hears in the city. where
the houses side of the street snub the houses
on the other, and stand shoulder to shoulder for
blocks and blocks, until is weary-weary of the
creations of man weary of the noise and hustle
and roar of traffic stones that may have been
picturesque but are so no longer in Belgian blocks
skinned over with mud and dirt.
But the early morning music at camp is not of
the band. of the rafting drum and strident
fife 1t is purer than that, for it comes from the
throats of hundreds of birds in the woods on the
hills to the north, the mountains 10 the west & ana
the marshes along the creek. II is the nesting
period. and they are all at their best Robins
that have forgotten their chirp chrp! chlrp-chrp-
chirp-chirp for a delightful little love song;
thrlshes with bell-like tones that ring rich and
clear; bob-o-links. with rocking ma drgais; black
birds, blue jays orioles and host of others, with