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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
Met Two Tramps.

When Mr.. ard Mrs. 0. II. Bentley were
in Colorado two years ago they were
coming down the mountains near Man
itou when they met two men. The two
had all the appearance Of being tramps.
their shoes were almost gone. and their
clothes were old and they each had a
weeks growth Of beard.
Mr.. Bentley started a conversation with
the two men. but his wife quickly called
him aside.
What are you talking with those two
tramps for" she asked. You are al
ways Joking with tramps. You will never
see those men again. They have just
come over the mountains from western
Colorado"
THAT is true" replied Mr. Bentley
quietly.
You have never seen those men be-
fore" continued Mrs. Bentley. You do
not know their names"
Yes. do. replied Mr.. Bentley!
who are they. then" asked his wife.
"One is Archie Williams. general at
torney for the Union Pacific and the
other is his brother
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
couIdn.t Give L Away.

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been impossible % give away = ticket
90 Padsrew sl-i's recital lest Monday
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
sia,aturss Of Pc.slssnts.

some Teopie have desire - keep a1rie-t
Gocunsats - dlrerrat ki16s Wide rthers
viii misplace or iose a deed 90 valuable
property witai1 q year after Ee-f.rF
lt. never thinking thst fhe origi1al seed
rec4la h. valuable .1 ease the rc
records were Gsairuge
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
e.-.or.I-.. 4 -.

The personality 81 tal Been
en- interesting topic OF cez2tca
anoue Wichi,a reopls since IBIS rec.i
here ana nearly an are asr-cd thaJ his
personality is NOT 50 stri.1ins IS chat q
Madame Nordica-
Paderewski is king or The piano. har
re lacks the ability N throw The an.e
magnetism into his presence whea be
gresss q stranger that De ruts in uazie-
IN this respect he Is entirely dincrenr
from Nordica who IS eGuliiy magnetic
on the stage or in the drawing room. Iie
would net be called sood mixer
lie does not have the a1av Is TAX
freely with strauger on 81 safiec.s
ana seems easily embarrassed
BIS face IS not an attractive enc. The
aesh mas q 'waxen" lool-. Bu the-
Paderewslzi IS q genius ana musical eea-
fuses are different from Other people,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
Was AZ His Best.

From the evidence 81 the people who
heard Paderewski before. 1t Is practically
certain that Wichita hear him AZ his
very best Mrs. Mosceline Bsldwin-Con-
mar. s. w Cooper. Mrs. BAYS. Bruce
Prddy and a score who have heard him
before, say his recital here was Tar ard
away the best they ever listened 20. He
vas in the right mood. lie gave his
ire+
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
A Word q Warning.

There is Doctor culdd in Wichita
who is q great surgeon Here g the
latest town soke John FISHER was 60
ing north an g Topeka avenue car which
YVES crowded Or. Quidd got aboa-5 and
john stuck his head iu az ire door ard
yeHei Everybody put fheir hands on
-helv appendix Here CONES Or Qai5a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
GOSSIP FOR HOME PEOPLE

days Journey After Office hours he
seems 70 have no comprehension Of the
vauie Of money. If ycu want 10 borrow
from him never strike him until lie walks
out OF his Office. and YOU hear the night
latch click behind him Anybody can
borrow money from him then
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
hil.sloiars 80 &C..

In many respects Wichita h4i nore
fun out Of the Paderewski recital than Il
over had oct oc any'hins before TIE
people who are brutality and aEsra7stf
fralk IL their declaration te-t thsy 90
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
THE EAGLE.

Lawrence Journai:-The Wichita
Eagle celebrated its thirtieth birthday
by putting IN newspaper press that
prints complete 24,o0O papers an hour.
ne Wichita Eagle is the most wonder
fui paper in the west. II built up the
country around it by sheer nerve force.
ana has always kept in advance OF the
progress OF the empire it huilded. ard
tnat was no small thing TO do, for no
country IN the world ever deveIoped
rs the southwest country has devel-
oped. Kansas and the southwest
country has cause to be proud Of the
Eagle, and they are.
LeaVenworth Times:-The Wichi+s
cage celebrated its thirtieth birthday
by installing a double-decker press.
ne Wichita Eagle, under the MANAGE.
ment OF Col. NJ. NJ. Murdoch. has been
most potent factor in the rnouldino
OF history in Kansas. 1t is recounizeJ
as one OF the most ably edited. and
representative papers in the west. Col.
muroock can justly feel proud cf the
success which has crowned his Ia
Dors. his paper occupies by it's per-
eonaIity' a Fieid particularly its own
and fills it more than well.
Lawrence World: The Wichita
Eagle is thirty years old. What
world Of good it has cone. The Eagle
stands for Wichita and Wichita stands
for the most enterprisine spirit in
Kansas. Lone live the Eaole.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20

c. thigty expressive words. bur bessrs
the train iefr Re was in good husnor q
laughed heartily. and usors thsn snce. st
his own expense
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
HOTEL KLEPToMANIAcs.
Presumably Rich Guests who AD-
Dropriate other Peoples Property.

Presumably Rich Guests Who Ap-
Dropriate other Peoples Property.
| was much struck with the habits OF
kleptomania common to some Of the
presumably rich visitors who engaged
expensive suits of rooms and even paid
their bills. After the departure of
these guests the bed would be found
minus the satin or silk coverlet, while
towels and pillowsllps were also very
often removed.
On one occasion n gentleman engag-
Ell a double room for one night only,
and the following morning the mald
knowing of his departure. made up the
bed with fresh linen for the next occu-
pant. However, the visitor had evil
IDENTIFY returned to his room after
breakfast, deliberately taken the slips
off the pillows and packed them with
his luggage, for on entering the room
shortly after I found the bed made up,
but no slips | happened to know that
the maid had certainly put fresh ones
on when she made up the bed. What
that gentleman could want with these
two plllowslips is difficult TO under
stand.
OF course candles, matches and soap
(suppled gratis) are commonly remov-
ed, and even the sheets on the beds are
not spared. Once a large double sheet
was cut into pieces. the visitor evident
ly requiring sufficient linen for a petit
coat or lining to a skirt. judging from
the shape Of the pieces left. The hotel
sheet was no doubt the nearest thing
available, so It was taken to save time
anu trouble, and the pieces left were
found carefully rolled up and thrown
into cupboard outside the room
which was only used by the maids and
strictly private. Needless to say. be
fore the remains of the sheet were
found the visitors had departed. leav'
ing no address. Chambers Journal
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
WHY THE BOILER BURSTS
Scicntiic Explanation Of Some Phenomena
Of The Kitchen

When you hear the kitchen boiler
cracking. there is no cause for alarm.
There is a prevailing impression that
the cracking IS produced by steam and
that there is therefore an1 increased
pressure on tie boiler NJ such times.
Eut this is an error. If the boiler is In
good condition, with the water turied
on rs usual SO that the boiler Is kept
filed. the only pressure that 1t is sub
jectod 10 Is the same as that in the
water pipes, from which of course
there never is the slightest danger
And this is true no matter how hot the
water In the boiler may be.
The reason Is very simple. AS long
as The boiler is kept fun of water there
Is no room for steam. III you open the
hot water cock, the water pours out,
and steam rises from it, because 1t then
has a chance to escape into the air. In
other words, evaporation takes place.
But as the hot water pours out water
from the pipes rushes in TO take its
place, and thus the boiler is kept full.
The cracking noise referred to is
heard when.the water Is unusually hot
ana is nothing but the expansion Of the
boiler under the influence Of that heat.
II is IN no degree an indication Of dan
ger unless indeed the boiler is worn out
or defective, which is n matter entirely
outside of what we are now consider
ing.
When a kitchen boiler explodes. It is
generally because n fire has been kin
died IN the range while the boiler was
empty. II happens sometimes when
people come back to town after spend
ing the summer away. The fire heat.
the boiler. OF course, and when the wa
ter Is turned on 1t is converted sudden
~ and violently into steam. and tho
boiler cannot stand the enormous pres
sure. Fortunately few persons are
thoughtless enough or silly enough t'
build a fire before opening the cocks
connecting the boiler with the water
pipes Chicago Chronicle.
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
The True Mission Of Luxury

No luxury is iustlfable that ends IN
simple enjoyment. Il must be turned
to good account 10y adding to our pow
ers Of usefulness. 1t we enjoy reading,
are we enthusiastic for the public libra
ry? II we enjoy outdoor life, are we
anxious for parks and pleasure
grounds for the people? II we reyel in
nrt or music. do we long that picture
galleries be thrown open or good music
be attalnable 10y an2 DO we strive
whenever possible to share our luxu-
ries. whatever they may be. with those
less favored than ourselves, or are we
satisfied with our own enjoyment as an
end instead OF using it as 4 means to
betterlng the lives OF others also?
Truthful answers TO those questions
will speedily tell us also whether our
own special luxuries are building M
character and life or whether they are
the means Of lowering the one and
narrowing the other.-Philadelp
Ledger.
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
BOLTON'S LAST YEAR
The Way lie Spent 1t Preparing for His
Death

'Billy, y,Bolton. the Lansingburg brew
er, was a very rich man and one with a
host of friends" said an UP state man
10 the New York Sun. His brewery
IN Lansingburg was a profitable con-
cern, and he practically owned about
all the saloons IN that town.
"Ono day after consultation his ply
siclans told him that he had Brights
disease and that he surely would not
live more than year. Billy took their
word for it and made up his mind to
make the fur fly while life was left.
lie had never travelled much, and 50 he
decided TO go around the world.
"Ile took with him a congenial friend
and plenty of money, and away they
went. They left a trail Of fire and ASH
es through all the capitals of Europe
and the queer and strange places Of
Asia and AfGca. After nine months
they came back, and Bolton brought
with him the most marvellous collection
Of souvenirs and presents that any
man not professional collector ever
brought into this country. The duties
amounted TO $500.
arrived IN Lanslngburg, BILLY hired
the town hall. sent his packing boxes
filled with these oriental and European
treasures up to the hall and had them
all taken out and put on exhibition rs
though for a church fair. Upon each
article he marked the name OF some
friend whom he wished 10 remembeI
with n gift. There were hundreds In
this category, but Billy had presents
FOR them all.
"On the day appointed for the pres
ontation he invited his army OF friends
TO the town hall. To each he turned
over the present selected for him, ant
amid the cheers Of his grateful and ad
miring fellow townsmen the hall was
stripped OF It's beautiful things.
"Whcn the last Rresent had beer
placed In the hands Of It's recipient
Billy went back to his home and In.
down to die. Within the year his ply
slclnns' prophecy came true, and th'
town gave him the finest funeral tina
any man ever had"
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
RIDING ON An AVALANCHE
Down a Steep Canyon Without Bruise or
Scar

Few mountaineers 60 far enough
Into the avalanche regions to see much
of them. ard fewer still know the
thrilling exLilaration Of riding on
them. says John Muir in The Atlantic.
In all my Wild mountaineering | have
enjoyed only one avalanche ride. and
the start was so sudden and the end
came SO soon | thought but little Of
the danger that goes with this sort of
travel, though one thinks fast at such
times
One calm bright morning in Yosemite
after n hearty storm had given three
or four feet Of fresh snow to the noun
tains, being eager to see as many
avalanches as possible and gain wide
views Of the peaks and forests array
ed in their new robes before the sun
shine had time to change or rearange
them. set out early to climb by n side
canyon to the top OF a commanding
ridge n little over 1900 feet above the
valley. But | was not to get top views
of any sort that day, but instead of
these something quite different, for
deep trampllng near the canyon head
where the snow was strained started
an avalanche, and l was swished back
down to the foot Of the canyon as If by
enchantment. The plodding. wallow-
ing ascent of about a mile had taken
all day. the undolng descent perhaps
about minute.
When the snow suddenly gave way
1 instinctively threw myself on my
back and spread my arms to try tc
keep from sinking. Fortunately
though the grade of the canyon was
steep, it was not interrupted by steT
levels or precipices big enough tC
cause outbounding or free plunging
On no part Of the rush was ! buried
III was only moderately imbedded or
the surface or a little below it ant
covered with n Kissing back streaming
veil, and as the whole mass beneatl
or about me joined in the flight l fel
no friction. though tossed here anC
there and lurched from side to side
and when the torrent wedged an,
came to rest found myself on the tol
Of the crumpled pile, without a single
brulse or scar.
Hawthorne says that steam has spir
ituallzed travel, Notwithstanding tn,
smoke, friction. smells and clatter o
boat and rail riding. This flight in
milky way of snow flowers was tn
most spiritual of all my travels. ant
after many years the mere thought o
1t is still an exhilaratiOn.
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
SOME WRITER'S.

Bret Harte was a good deal of a re-
cluse. in that respect resembling Haw-
thorne more than any other man Of
letters.
Baxter. Il Is said. kept the manu-,
script OF the saints Everlasting Rest
in his hands for thirteen years. revis.
ing and condensing.
Cooper Is said TO have written "rhe
Spy" IA less than six months. Most Of
his stories were founded on legends
well known in his neighborhori.
Longfollcw turned out about one
volume OF poems year for many
years. Nearly four years were required
for his translation of Dante"
The first volume of poems By Alfred
Tennyson came out when he was twon.
ty-four He was forty-one when ''Ir
MemorIam" came from the press.
Thomas Moore often wrote a short
poem almost impromptu. He consumed
over two years I'm reading and prepar
ing material for "Lalla Rookh" and
two years more In writing that mimi
table poem.
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
The cnInrs OF EeIn.

The eel is very unpopular with many
people; but. like many unpopular
things. he improves With acquaintance.
In form he Is long, slender and grace
full in color dark green above and
yellowlsh white below. Many be
lleve that there are two distinct varie-
ties, the salt and the fresh water eel,
but ! am inclined to think that. like
all other fishes. the eel partakos much
of the nature Of his surroundings. A
long summer vacation IN a pond OF
brook renders him darker In color, and
daily feastlng on landlocked dellcacies
renders him more corpulent
Just so Goldfish take on the color OF
their habitat gray when on muddy
bottom. bright red when living among
kelps and gay colored marine plants.
| believe. too. that the eel often for
gets to return to salt water. but never
breeds elsewhere. for have never
seen baby cells I'm brooks or ponds.
have known them TO be taken every
month I'm the year IN the same locall-
ties. Some say that half the cells spend
the winter I'm fresh water. coming
down in the spring. and that the other
half go up for the summer.
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
Their Loyal Answer.

On one Of Queen victoria's earliest
visits to London she observed TO her
friend. the then Earl Of Albemarle. Il
wonder If my good people of London
are as glad to see me rs am 70 see
them"
lie pointed TO the letters V Z. woven
into the dccOutions and said. Your
majesty can see their loyal cockney
answer, We are"
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
CURIOUS PRIVILEGES.
Some OF the Prerogatives Which En-
bassndOrH May Exercise.

Some of the Prerogatives Which Em-
bassndors May Exercise.
A curious privilege of an ambassador
Is that he and he alone when dismiss
ed may turn his back TO the sovereign
to whose court he is accredited. The
mode of procedure is as follows:
When the ambassadors audience is
over, he waits to be dismissed by the
sovereign. When dismissed, the en-
bassador bows retires three PAGES,
bows again, retlres another three
PAGES, bows n third time, turns on his
heels and walks to the folding doors.
But it is felt that more polite methods
Should obtain when the reigning SOW
creign is n woman. TO turn his back
IS to be dlscourteous, to walk back
ward "a to resign privilege. The en-
bassador retires sideways. like crab.
He keeps ole eye on the sovereign and
with the other tries to see the door.
He thus shows politeness to the SOW
erelgn and at the same time retains
one of his privileges. AS the embassa-
dor is usually an old gentleman, often
short sighted. he sometimes fails to
reach the door and comes in collision
with the wall.
Another privilege Of ambassadors is
the right Of being ushered into the
royal presence through folding doors
both Of which must be flung wide
open., No one except an ambassador
can claim this privilege. The most
any nonembassadorial person can ex
pect Is that one Of the leaves shall be
opened to him. The reason for thi:
privilege is not known. There are Ger
tain frreverent suggestions that have
been made. but we prefer to be silen
with regard to them.
Another privilege. capable of causing
great Inconvenience. is the embassa
doris right Of admission to the SOY
ereign at any hour Of the day or night
Thus the minister representing somi
little bankrupt state could go down t.
Windsor ana demand an audience a
4 o'clock in the morning. The audiencl
would have 70 be granted though
could be delayed by the exercise of in
genuity.-Chambers' Journal.
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
One nricIl short.

Richard NJ. Hunt, the architect, used
10 relate that IN his younger days,
while supervising the erection of a
brick building recent arrival from
Cork applied for job and was en-
ployed as a hodcarrier after being In
structed that he must always caVry up
fourteen bricks IN his hod. One morn
Ing the supply of bricks ran out. and.
do his best, the new man could find
but thirteen TO put in his hod. In an
swer to a loud yell from the street one
of the masons ON the sixth story
shrieked down;
"What do you wantT
"T'row me down wan brick" said
Pat, pointing TO .his hod, so make me
number goodw-New York Times.
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
THE sHoTE WAS THERE.

why One old Farmer Thinks lie
Would Make IA Good Detective.
"Guess I wouldn't have much trou-
Bile gittin on the 'tective stan In De-
troit ef | wanted ter make appercla-
tion," ana the old farmer kicked n log
IN the open fireplace so that he could
see his nelghbors better. They were
assembled to hear him tell all about It.
"Whcn ! missed that shote outen the
pen, next mornin It Jest came ter me
sudden as lightnln that It had been
stole by that ther George Washington
Pepperville what had been worlSin fur
me. He knowed the dog, so It wouldn't
bother him none, and he was the pow
erfulest man fur fresh pork / ever
see. SO goes inter town and tells the
head man Of the 'tectives, and he puts
n couple Of fellers on the job, and they
reports that they was no shote ABOUT
Pepperyllles shanty, and they was no
case ag'in him. l lowed / might be
follerin the wrong track. but / kim
home here and sot my own stakes. and
was to Peppervllle's afore sunup.
"'Wash.' l says, why didn't you
keep that hog when you had him?
Wasn't he fat 'nough ylt ter suit your
"'Who you talkln top he muttered.
7 IN hab de law on you ef you make
me any mo- trouble bout dat hawg.
"'Now. WASH says l, don't git your
dander up. That there shote kim
home in the night and went ter squeal-
in ter git inter the pen. / put ole Ras-
tus on the scent. and he landed me
right here
"'Dog gone dat Rastus,' he shouted
III nay dat dog albeg
And he sprung ter the middle OF the
room and ripped up the iloorin. and
there was the shote. Wash would
have Jumped on me. but jest lxiyere,
him with that ole muzzle loadln pisto
Of mine and tole him ter go gontlellke.
well, sir. he begged and whlned 81
let him of. him agrcen ter tote The
pig home In bag and ter chop woo'
fur me three days fur my trouble."-
Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
rhn Rehnnracn Vrenninr

The wedding was, upon the whole,
an artistic success. The bride particu-
larly eylnced unmlstakable talent. She
trembled with all the technical accu-
racy OF an aspen leaf and the emo
tlonal intensity Of a startled fawn. Her
trembling indeed was irreproachable
If she cast down her eyes with some
thing OF amateurish gawkiness, the
fact is easily attributable to her mex,
perlence. this being her first wedding,
rather than to an essentially defective
method. She was fairly well support
cd.
The bridegroom rose from his knees
too soon and had to be knocked down
by the prompter. but otherwise the
minor parts were carried out credita
bly.-Detroit Journal.
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
Felt Familiar.

Bonnet Burleigh related n pleasant
story In the London Telegraph. The
incident, which happened in his sight
and hearing, was as follows: Two ofli-
GERS, total strangers. new arrivals
from up country, rather lonely and
bored, were awaiting luncheon. The
elder having proposed that they should
sit together. a mutual friendliness de-
veloped so rapidly that at last one
said to the other: 'Do you know,
rather like you, and there's something
about you that seems familiar, as ii
we had met before? I'm Major S. OF
the Blanks" "Indeedl Are you?
thought so. And I'm Lieutenant S. OF
IS stan, Just 1olned-your youngest
brotherP
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
Too Cautious.

Il have the greatest confidence in
DR.. Slocum as physician" said one
Of the doctors patients. "He never
gives an opinion till he has waited and
weighed a case and looked at It from
every side."
"Um-mw said the skeptical friend.
''Thats all right if you don't carry II
too far. There have been times. you
know, when he's been so cautious that
his diagnosis has come near getting
mixed up with the postmortem." =
Youths Companion.
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
Not oIren 40 snnnnderinr.

Justlce-You say that you doubt the
statement Of the previous witness that
the defendant squandered his inherit
nnce. Please give the reason for your
doubt
Witness-I tried three or four times
10 get him 10 visit a church fair. but it
was useless. He always smiled and in
formed me that he was not born yester-
day.-Boston Transcript.
Evening journal., 1902-09-22
FOR SALE
nor SALE AT ONCE.

EOR SALE AT ONCE.
4 20 high-class Runabouts.
One fine Cut Under.
One Wire Wheel Runabout
A fine Standhope Runabout.
Six OF the very latest style Surries.
Also. so fine top Buggies.
All TO be sold at once at sacrifice
NOVELTY CARRIAGE WORKS.
sS-eod1m Second and French SITS.