The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

81 amt got no wife. suh.' he said.
as he turned away.
Now it stands to reason that If that
darlzey had not been a victim Of the
/ decadence of the watermelon instinct,
he would have had wife, or two wives,
or even three wives. If necessary to Sc
cure the watermelon. The narrator Of
this incident goes on TO prove that the
real devotees Of the watermelon now are
the Greeks. but who cares about it?
For the present, there is room only for
lament over the destruction Of a long
and picturesque companionship.
A good deal is being said just now
about the bee cure" There are some
reasons for doubling that this will be-
come fad. for It is not pleasant enough.
but it seems likely TO acquire at least
certain vogue. A correspondent, writ
ing from the eastern shore OF Maryland,
tells OF the misfortune, or rather the good
fortune, which befell q venerable citizen
who was in a garden where bees were
hiving. The insects, all in a swarm,
lit upon the cid gentlemen. who was
victim Of rheumatism, and stung him. In
the words Of the correspondent, when
the swelling fro the sting disappeared.
the rheumatic pains and stiffness went
with it, according 10 the testimony of the
sufferer. and he no longer swears al bees.
but by them" Another sufferer from the
same malady is reported as saying that
deliberately tried the experiment by
inducing twenty-one bees TO sting him in
places where the disease seems TO start
In less than twenty-four hours his relief
form the malady was complete. Some
persons may be inclined to regard these
reports as apochryphal. but perhaps they
are ali right. At least it seems clear that
the bee cure would be excellent for any
disease wherein the chief difficulty was
a tendency of the mind 10 dwell upon and
magnify the malady Where turning
thought into new channels would do any
good, the bee cure ought TO prove
distinct success.
The Humane Society of Kansas City
has devised a novel means for enforcing
proper care for dumb animals, especially
horses. The new idea is called the
tag system The society has prepared
a small card. like a shipping tag. with
bright blue tape by which to attach it
10 given object. When an agent finds
a horse which shows evidences of in
human treatment. he looks about for
the driver. but. falling to find him,
one of the notices to the horses
brides. People passing stop to read the |
card. upon which a "take-notice" sign. !
followed by a list OF instructions and I
and admonitons. Is printed, and the pub /
licity of the complaint scarcely ever falls |
t. amend, even IL his own sense of hui !
manity is not touched. The agent checks |
of on the card the particular point TO
which the drivers attention should be |
directed, so that the exact nature of the |
is at once apparent. The new
system has worked wonderfully we'll, ac-
cording 20 all accounts.
Loud protest are being made in Colo
RADIO against the changing of the manner
IF spelling geographical names in that
state. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad has precipitated the com
olaint by deciding to substitute, in its
and elsewhere. the spelling
If Canyon City" The post-office spelling
Cannon City" by the way. lends
perhaps. to the protest. The
people of Colorado" says a local writer.
will never willingly give up the orthog-
Apply recognized here for names of cities,
valleys and streams in this
tate These names have been inter
woven with the history of Colorado.
nd 70 substitute somthing else would be
n invasion not likely TO be tolerated
The proposed change in the spelling Of
cannon" is probably the least ooJection-
BILE Of all that might be suggested.
or it Is not strictly an geographic name,
he WORD having become anglicized in
II parts of the far West. 1t should
lot, however. be permitted to become a
for other and more objection
bic changes"