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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
madsme Nordica Nav Come

OrviIle Boyle is trying TO secure for an
arpearance in Wichita next March the
great singer Madame Nordica- She VIII
avpsar in concert. And this Is a reminder
NAT only in the smaller cities of the
country 90 people have 70 undergo CON
certs and reeitals. In Chicago Nordica
when she appears Is cast in one OF Wag-
ner's operas. The auditors have the ac-
ton cf 8 play 10 watch. plot 20 divert
In concert the auditors have nothing
but pure. uRadulterated music and about
the second hour. 10 matter how they may
trv 70 bear up they lag in interest and
are glad il IS over. The point IS that
people n Wichita are expected 70 show
mere higl1falutin culture than select
email per cert OF the people in Chicago
0aD
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
A Chimney Sweeps Peaked Hat.


At any time the appearance of the tall
peaked hat of a chimney sweep will at
tract attention in Wichita. Wichita's
knowledge of chimney sweeps is largely
confined TO descriptions and Illustrations
in Dickens novels. There has never been
a sweep permanently located in the city
and when one gives sooty visitation,
small children follow him in wonder.
Fred Nixon of Topeka, a sweep was in
town this last week, crowned with an oil
cloth funnel. He used to live in Wichita
and was down this way hunting up trade.
Mr.. Dixon keeps up Dickens standard Of
sweeps. he is bright, a good talker and
energetic.
Asked why chimney sweeps are scarce
In these regions he said: In the old
communities, and in Europe, there are
government regulations which require
regular cleaning Of fues. and the chimney
sweep has regular employment. In some
cities in Germany there is an official
chimney sweep. have never yet met
an old German that he has not told me
this story; that the chimney sweep, who
was a jovial individual invariably, came
to the house and went through the Chin
ney, always concluding his labors at the
top Of the stack by singing an excruciat-
ingly funny song. I have heard this so
much that can almost repeat It in Ger
man. My appearance seems to re-awak-
en- the memory in the minds of all old
children of the Fatherland. In London
and the big continental cities. chimney
sweeping is of such vast extent that there
is a sale for the SCOT, which is merely
the lamp black used by painters. In
this country a sweep gets no revenue
from this source at all. Painters viii not
buy It. I have heap of it stacked away
at home. The sweep business has seen
its best days. Hard coal. better con-
tructed hues. larger, taller stacks with
great draughts have knocked many a
man out of the business. Many people
too, burn their hues out with zinc and
other things. This. however, is not a sue
cess as they eventually find out. A burn
ing out of this kind leaves on the walls Of
the 7ue a hardened residue and in the
course of time this viii close the fue up
The substance is impenetrable and causes
worlds of woe. Big stack work is the
sweeps delight. for It pays well, and
means for ascent inside the stack are us
ually provided, or can be easily arranged.
II don't know the origin of the peaked
hat" he said in answer to question.
'Of course it started as sign OF the
trade, hundreds of years ago. It may
have had a use. I have found only one
use for it and that by the way is capital.
When on top of a flue and it is necessary
to stop the draught, it is not always easy
TO go TO the ground for sock or a board
and I have found that one can pull his
hat off and stick the pointed end down the
chimney and make out of a complete and
rapid damper- It may have been used so
a the beginning. I don't know" Mr.
Nixon says that the sweep has one very
busy season, just before winter It lasts
for about six weeks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
What the Meadows Produced.

There was half crop of hay in Sedg-
wick county this year. On the prairie
uplands to the east of Wichita a normal
crop is a ton TO the acre. This year the
acre produced only a half-ton. The best
hay producing land in this county IS ma
tive prairie which has been broken up
years ago and has gone back to grass.
The original grass of the country is buffa-
10: when this is turned over and the
ground left untouched, the sunfowers
and cockleburs hold it in thrail for about
five years and it finally drifts back to
a succulent blue-stem.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
lie CHANGED His Mind.

MI Alfred Harrison was in the city
yesterday and he related to some friends
that when he read the story about the
Wichita Fire Department getting dis
patch to come to the aid Of Newton dur
ing the recent fire and that in one hour
after receiving the dispatch, the Wichita
engine was in Newton pumping water
was a great fake, but he said he had
changed his mind.
Mr. Harrison said he thought he knew
something about fire departments IN old
England. but after seeing the Wichita
lads harness their horses and get out
on the street in less time than he could
say.'scat," he declared now that he be-
lieved that Newton story.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08

College Hill has made a golf club head
out OF a piece of Usage orange The head
is very light and as hard and as durable
as iron The right sort of a pusher with
the right amount Of capital could make a
fortune out of the manufacture CT golf
clubs from this material Usage orange
is bois dare. so named by the French
traders because the Indians made bows OF
it, hence the wood Of the bow. II is the
best material in the world for bows. In
connection with making golf clubs OF II.
every boy who has played Skinny will
remember that the club which he cut from
the hedge never wore out or broke. Golf
clubs are now made in New England.
Ohio and Chicago. If the game should
continue they might as well be made in
Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
CHRISTMAS Tree Custom Growing.

Charles Tanner says that the Christmas
tree custom is rapidly on the spread
When he first was in business Christ
mas tree at home was q rarity Now the
ritv Is fun of them. Families have them
yearly with religious regularity. In some
instances neighborhoods club together
and have them. The people who light
their Christmas trees ChFistrlas-eve and
Christmas morning are about equally Oh
vided. Speaking Of Christmas. Mr. Tar
ner saws that the other day a woman
brought her little boy into the store and
having selected an engine. told Mr.. Tan
ner in an aside 70 put Il away until Christ
mas Eve when 1t would be called FOR
Vow she said. turning TO her young
hopeful. II have told aIr. Tanner 70 tel
Santa Claus when he calls TO bring yoa
e little engine Just like that" 'Pshaw,
said the boy. you can't fool NE with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
Mas Robbery Contaminated?

For Two weeks the men at the postoffice
have been waiting to give somebady
very warm reception. a constant watch
has been kept every night for robbers,
and underground robbers at that. About
two weeks ago while the corridor was
crowded the postmaster noticed we'll
dressed stranger taking strangely similar
strides through the crowd and watching
him, found that the stranger was pacing
off the distance from the wall to one of
the vaults. The postmaster spoke to the
stranger who remarked it was a pleasant
day and LETT Immediately. Remembering
the Chicago tunnel robbery of few
weeks back watch has been set at the
postoffice bit nothing has transpired
By the way the man who would at
tempt to tunnel under a building in the
business section of Wichita would go
away back, sit down and commit suicide.
The ground in this portion of the city IS
sand and it is only two feet and half
to water A tunnel would have to be
lined with copper and soldered at the
joints, and then a bold robber would
catch his death OF cold.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
A Very Odd Card.

Dr. Kirkwood yesterday presented T.
T. Allen with a very interesting card. It
is an ornately printe affair on ivory
finished paper and is the program Of the
entertainment given by the Pathological
and Platonian societies Of Asbury uni
versity now Depauw) in Greencastle. IN
diana. in 1859 The second selection on
the program is a recitation. BIZ z. T. Al
len. entitled THE Slave Ship.' Mr. Al
len had not seen the card since the night
Of the entertainment. Dr. KirkwoOd was
a spectator and saved the card Strangely
enough Mr.. Allen Is no, able now - re-
peat one line o. THE Slave Ship" nor
can he tell the nature OF the poem.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
What Was The Best7

Bruce Priddy who can wind whole
lot of music out of piano, and knows
execution and technique and such things
when he sees them, was asked what he
thought the best executed selection that
was played by Madame Zeisier IN the
opera house Monday evening he salo'
1.-THE Dance of the Elves in the Mid
summer Nights Dream. He thought the
Funeral March was a close second with
the two Etudes by Chopin. and the
Spanish caprice the concluding selection
mighty close up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
when Michita MiII Be 49,.

Last week Ar Naftzger said ca the
Eazle that Wichita paid out yearly il iifo
insurance premiums ss3ofo The amouut
is aeafer- $40 es- This IS inclined 10
make some people feel blue But nay
rent policies are already beginning 60 ~
pire. ard not counting deaths money IS
being paid back IN the next ten years
this income VIII increase yearly untH
twenty years from date the amount ths
biE life insurance companies Ezl pay irto
wichita IN ore year Eil be astounding
AID the Gown VII be rich
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
A Found sian.

Out on Douglas avenue where the
houses begin to thin out there was hung
from a tree this last week a sign read
ing as follows: November 60 found a
Bagsby Bible. Can at the house just
south and get your property" The sign
board which contains this Is about three
feet long and two feet wide and the rude
lettering on 1t can be seen half a mile.
The man who lost the Bible, however.
viii probably not see it. He won't be look
ing for information on trees.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
Houses TO Move.

The day of houses 10 move" in Wichita
is gone. Five years ago the way TO In
suit man was to quote price for his
house at him ito move" In those days
a house situated out in the suburbs and
worth several thousand dollars would
bring only Jew hundred to move. One
of the funny results OF the evolution Of
the city is that today on some OF the very
sites from which houses were moved four
years ago, new ones are being erected
tOday
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
How HIs Hunch Worked.

A week or so ago when Charles Moss
bacher held his grab sale, Steve Balch.
having a hunch walked in and took a
package and then retiring 70 a quiet
corner Investigated and found he had
drawn an I. o. O. T. charm. Now he
wasn't an Odd Fellow and after contem-
plating his luck for several days went
around and traded Charley out OF q
knights of Pythias charm with it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
Now in a Convent.

some time since in Wichita there was
q great row in a family. A beautiful
Young woman. it was reported. was
abo,,t 70 eIope and her father who lived
away from the city was sent for lie
arrived on the scene, took his daughter
away and that was the last the neigh
borhood heard of the case until the other
day, when from letter ii was learned
that the young woman had been placed IN
a convent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08

4 new trunk trick transpired last week
which ought 10 De IL the form OF
warning. Mrs WI Glenn OF Joplin. No,
started 10 visit relatives in Wichita She
sent her trunk down down 20 the depot
in the afternoon when she went 10 check
il. the baggage master told her that
anther gentleman had checked the trunk
She insisted that it was her trunk, never
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
IntersstInu Winter pates.

The FIRST snow Of the season which fell
Tuesday last and whitened copings and
the deep recesses Of cornice, but vanished
as it touched the warm earth is taken by
most folk as the formal introduction Of
winter. But snow in this latitude proper
~ enjoys no such function. 1t may get
fearfully cold without snow at all and
the first snow may be followed with a
long period of ethereal mildness. rec
ord of the first SHOWS in Wichita for
many years is herewith appended, in
stancing that snow is winter only in its
eneherneraI ASPECT:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08

theless. The master said he couldn't do
anything for her. He said man had
rushed up TO the Office and checked the
trunk TO a small town in Missouri. Mrs.
Glenn produced the key and told the bag
gageman to open up the trunk, telling
him just what he would find on top, for
she had packed it herself. The baggage
man complied and found out that she was
right. and checked the trunk for her. The
man who had figured on getting posses
sion of the trunk and its contents has
not appeared TO make clai1i.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
Will Bale the Foliage.

If Wichita were located in Germany all
the fallen leaves now knee deep in Wich-
tia would be utilized. And some day
these leaves will be. A city official viii
be appointed for the express purpose o.
gathering up these leaves; he VIII bale
them, rack them away and save the lear
mould, the finest fertilizer in the world.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
How Farmers Tie Horses.

The next time you see a farmer. who IS
alone in his wagon. climb out and 90 into
2 store. watch and see how he ties his
team. In the first place he ties the lines
10 the standard; then he climbs down and
unhitches all the tugs. Then the horses
are tied. If the horses should start, they
would pull Up on the bits which would
stop them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
Rio Horseshoe Consumption.

Mr. Miller, the blacksmith, has since
last June been keeping count on the
number of horse shoes he has put on. He
has use. I'D in that time 11s kegs OF
shoes containing Il 500 horse shoes Mr..
Miller says that for it's size this Is the
greatest shoeing town in the world
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
Guarding a Piano.

Madame Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler takes
mighty. good care of her piano. She dis
matched her agent TO Wichita before hand
70 be here when the piano arrived and
to supervise the unloading Of it and plac-
ing it on the stage. She said she didn
want the piano all scared up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
Old Soldiers Club.

President Knapp of the Mckinley Old
Soldiers Club says that the organiza-
tion is still in ship-shape and although
II has been some time since a meeting
was held, there will be an assembling Oh
forces soon. 1t is understood that the
club will take an active part in politics
in 1902 from the start to the finish. 1t
is a big power.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
The Wreath in the Window.

a pretty custom which Wichita Is
adopting and should further adopt is that
OF putting Christmas wreaths in the front
windows 1t is a sign that the day of
the season is observed within, together
with all its cheer and blessedness.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
-. 80 o.fference b.

WIZ Waite wha wss il YFicA-ts me
oraer day saTs thznEz are diGerest -
the White HOUSE now from what they
ever nere before lie sass thss ao1tr
former presl5eefs Ehsn Joha 5el.ss sal.e5
CT the executive. - took a sat sikh 3
score OF others ia a btg zase--oozn- one
o The 6oorseepe-s took his care ard Dis
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
A Destination Which has Passed.

The designation once so common in
Wichita. two bits" has almost entirely
passed away. At one time the only way
in which twenty-five cents was designated
was by six bits The expression IS
said to have come from Missouri and
has its basis in the English shilling.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
GOSSIP FOR HOME PEOPLE

bly, h@-s three more successive corn faE-
ures- He says that preceding the sum
mer Just passed Kansas had at least i've
fine corn crops ana that is about all she
viii get for awhile: that she might as
wen get down 10 the proposition 10 be
satisfied. for a period with wheat alone.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
Their Sad Revelation.

A number of men were asked yesterday
when they arst came 10 doubt santa
Claus. and every one OF them said that
some other boy had guyed him because Of
his belief and led him to investigate and
make a sorrowful discovery
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
A Curious Nickname.

Down on East Douglas avenue there Is
feed store which bears on It's front the
proprietor's nickname. thus: Pence
Post Johnny.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08

George NsfthsEs Mo nsxes tire ~
s.aavsrs tAe weather makes the CT
ha-d rre1lrtgo- .Azt Ea1szs nj srzbz-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
TALK OF
THE TOWN

that Santa Claus any more. ! know there
amt any Santa Claus. I wish / could
take it home right now. Can't ~ But
she dragged him out Of the store. Mr..
Tanner says that boys who have been
having fierce discussions about the exist
ence of Santa Claus often come in and
insist OF leaving it to him" In buying
toys. Santa Claus. pater or mater. he says
have no trouble in selecting for little girls
But the boys stump nearly every one. It
is curious feature Of the toy trade that
people with small boys when in doubt in
variably fall back on tops. This feature
is so well known to the trade that about
twelve new kind OF tops are brought out
yearly by inventors. Part Of the tax Of
a toy store is the multitude Of little folk
who come in just to look and choose
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
eoIf Clubs Of osace orznos.

Floyd Brown who lives AZ the club
house % the wichita Country club CT
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08

Judging from the past Wichita viii
know no really severe weather until the
new year. December is not the cold
month of the year in this section. Here
is q. record of the coolest days Of previous
years:
1859. February IS, 1SS9.... ? below zero
lSS9-90. February Is. 1SsO.......-.-... zero
ISs0-91. February 3, ISL. 4 below zero
1912. . January 19 1S92.... Il below zero
1926. December Is. 1S9c.... 8 below zero
lSeS-9i. January 81 1S94-....12 below zero
Is94-95. February Z, 1885,. Is below zero
1896 Sc. January s, 1S96...... ! below zero
1861 January p. IS97...... below zero
1878. December 8, 1897. & below zero
1859. February L, 1884,. - below zero
IS9s-00. February II, 19oO.... ] below zero
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-21
Tho Coal Fields Of China.

A report has been published upon
the coal fields of China, and those
around Use Chau were visited by
Prof. Drake, who found that the
workable coal lies in one bed about
$50 feet above flint bearing lime
stone stratum, below which there
may also be COAL The thickness of
the same is probably not less than
twenty-five feet, and at one place it is
worked through shaft 329 feet Deep
Prof. Drake estimates that within $50
square miles around Use Chau there
are about 5000 million metric tons OF
coal. Most of Shan 81 has been found
underlaid by large coal beds 1t is
also considered that the anthracite
coal alone of Shan 81 amounts to 5000
millions metric tons, and that the
coal area is greater than that of Penn
sylvania. Nearly all the coal Is min
ed through shafts varying from fifty
to 300 feet. No steam is used for rails
ing the coal to the surface, and ex-
plosivcs are not employed Very lit
tie coal is mined through inclines. For
local use coal is taken away in carts
drawn by oxen. 1t Is practicable in
the Shan 81 coal beds to run long
lines Of railroad. tunnels through the
bed and load the cars in the mines for
distant transportation.-Co
and Financial World.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-21
NEW WORKS. WISE cuLLs.
They Know Fish Day and tho Stsa msr
Sailing Days.'


Every day is in a measure fish day
~ Fulton market, but the seagulls
know the chief fish day of the week.
says the New York Sun. 1t is then
that they feast to their hearts content
Their coming and going has for years
amused and interested the ferrybOat
passengers, and some of the latter have
been observed to look up from their
papers, glance out of the cabin win
dows, catch sight of the army of gulls
and exclaim, Bless me. there are the
gulls. 1t is Friday again"
The long winged travellers of the
sea are always to be seen in the East
river opposite Fulton market in the
day time, but they gather there In
greater numbers on Friday because so
much refuse is thrown away that day
They hover over the surface of the
water by hundreds, taking from the
water such food as is to their liking.
They are the scavengers Of the East
River in this respect. The intelligence
OF the gulls is remarkable in one way.
Besides knowing which Is the big fish
day on the East river, they know the
chief sailing days on the North river.
The American line usually dispatches
steamer for Southampton at 10 a. M.
every Wednesday. Some minutes be-
fore the ship leaves the pier the circl-
ing Of the gulls in midstream begins
The birds know from experience that
before the ship leaves quantities Of
food are thrown from the ships ports
and they make dash to recover it
the moment the ship pulls out 1t is
amusing to watch one Of the gulls try
ing to lift from the water piece of
food twice as heavy as ITSELF Some
times these gulls will hover around the
American Line pier until noon Of
Wednesday. At this hour the Red Star
liner starts for Antwerp, leaving the
: ter of the slip filled with discarded
y6od. More frequently, however, the
birds will hurry off to the White Star
line piers directly after the American
liner leaves her wharf The White
Star steamer sails each Wednesday at
noon. On Saturdays and Thursdays
the gulls go to Hoboken to get what
the Hamburg American liners leave
behind. These are about the only lines
that have fixed hour for sailing and
the gulls have become acquainted with
the fact. The harbor gulls fare better
than their kind far out at sea. The
latter frequently have to follow ship
for days to supply the demands Of
their appetite
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-21
LadIe. Can Wear Shoes.

One size smaller after using gAllen's Foot
Ease, powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen. hot, sweating.
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All dru ygists and shoe stores,
CSC Trial package FREE by mail. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy. NY.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-21

Having hitched your wagon to n star.
keep your eye peeled lest the star run
away with your wagon before you have
time to climb into the same.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-21
Daughter Accept. Po.,t,ou.

~NMiss Helen Gladstone, daughter of
the late William E. Gladstone, has ac-
cepted the post of warden of the Wom-
ems University settlement, Southwark,
London. Miss Gladstone will go into
residence early in September.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-21

To have your napkins ana table linen
that delicate, clear white SO desirable usc
Russ Bleaching Blue. the modern bag blue
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-21

Mrs. WinsloW's Soothing syrur.
For children teethng. softens the gums reduces In
dAmmstion. allays pain. wind collie. Csc bottle
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-21

\ Denver girl has two beaus Her
winter beau is nice young man who
sells coal and her summer beau is an
ice man.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-21

Have you had any fresh garden sauce
YETI? Yes: ever since we hired our new
ra ar1anar