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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-26

far as possible their special agency goods.
The companies often furnish the greater
part of the tableware with which to serve
the lunches, and they have their own ad-
yertfsement on the china and on the
menu cards a certain brand of coffee.
spices. canned goods. meats. etc. is an
rcunced as being served. Only one meal
a day is served. and at very low price
for d good lunch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-26
MRS. }. W. NICHOLSON DEAD.
Died Christmas Morning at Her Home
on West Douglas Avenue.

Mrs J. W. Nicholson died at AS yes
terday morning az her home. sl2 West
Douglas avenue. after a three weeks H.
ness. shs was = years 81 age and had
iIved in this city for fourteen years. The
funeral services viii be held his after
noon A. 2-3e frou TIE Dodge avenue NJ
Z. church. Friends Of the family are
united 20 attend InterEent VIII De
made in the Maple Grove cemetery.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-26

One of the best Christmas entertain
ments given in the city was the one
given at the Reformed church last night.
The decorations were very artistic. At
one end of the large room stood what
appeared to be a snow-covered cottage.
the side facing the audience being open.
Within could be seen the old-fashioned
fireplace and large chimney. while the
roof appeared TO be covered with snow.
On each side Of the cottage stood a large
tree covered with presents and glimmer-
ing with lighted candles.
The program was especially good both
children and older persons taking part.
After the exercises the distribution Of
presents began. To avoid confusion each
Sunday school class was called to the
front separately where they We're loaded
down with candies, nuts and other pres
ents.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-26

At the German Evangelical church last
night the children gave an entertainment
ard were bountifully supplied with can
dy. nuts and apples. The little church
was filled with the parents who came to
see their children made happy. Each child
received sack of candy and nuts and n
.ig red apple Besides this treat large
tree decorated with candles was COW
cred with presents of every description.
The short exercises were excellent. con-
sisting Of music and rotations.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-26

heard he was in Wichita. They failed
to find him here. however. and left t.ie
city yesterday to continue the search.
The restaurant keeper thinks the thief
must have made his entrance through the
cellar as all the doors and windows were
securely fastened
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-26

At Germania lodge, No. 4, Sons of Her
mann. good program of Rotations,
speeches, songs and instrumental music
was given and then the presents were
distributed. There was a good crowd
present. Chances were sold and each one
entitled the holder to a present. Some
were very valuable. There were no blanks
in tn envelopes and each person got an
article worth the money paid for the
chance. The balance of the evening was
spent socially.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-26

AIRS. z. w Heacock OF Colorado
Springs is in the city. the guest CT her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Il. Il Johnson
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-26
CAME DOWN
A CHIMNEY
At the Germania Lodge No 10
Sons of Herman.
AT REFORMED CHURCH
Christmas Exercises Were
Held Last Night.

Santa Claus made his appearance al
the Germania lodge, No. Is, Sons Of Her
mann, last night in the most approved
style. He appeared before a full hcuse
of very enthusiastic people and a most
vociferous welcome greeted him as he
appeared from the chimney.
of ways during the past two or threa
days. He generally reached the building
on foot and walked in the front door, if
for no other reason than to give the
girls and children chance to pull his
whiskers, always covered with snow.
This rule was broken at Germania lodge
last night. and Old Nick appeared in the
same manner as is in accordance with
the ancient idea. told in song, story
and picture. He came down the chin
ney. This was very nice feature OF
the entertainment. 1t was novel and in
terestng.
There was a good program of songs.
recitations and instrumental music dur
ing the early part of the evening. Then
of expectancy was noticeable, especially
among the children.
When the curtain was rolled up again
there sat an aged woman. knitting. She
kept her needles going for time and
then went to the fireplace and warmed
her hands. She opened the window and
the snow blew in with a strong gust of
wind
There came jingle of sleigh bells, and
every child jumped to his feet. Then
Santa Claus slid down the chimney,
knocked the sparks from his fur robe,
welcomed grandma and the children. and
then the older people. He had big bag
of candy and toys. The candy was dis
tributed among the children and then
the toys and useful articles were sold
to whoever wanted TO pay 10 cents in or
der to defray the car fare and incidental
expenses of the visit of Santa Claus.
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Gra yStOn e.

The author of "Graystone" is William
Jasper Nichols. a brief and partial outline
of the story may not be amiss. Mr.. MARITIME,
an American artist. travelling and sketching
in Ireland falls in love with an Irish lass,
marries her and makes a home in Vellers
la Willie, a hamlet near Brussels. There a
daughter is born and named Ruth; and
there they remain for some years. then re-
move 10 England. Ruth is the darling of
her father and is educated by MIN, for he is
a lover OF books as well as an artist When
Ruth is fifteen her father dies. Mrs. Mar
tine sells her husbands books and pic
lures and buys a small cottage. In its front
room she opens a modest shop UneX-
pectedly an aunt from Ireland invites the
girl to go TO America with her as a COM
paniOn They spend the first few years in
travelling through the States when sud
denly the aunt grows weary and concludes
TO rest and enjoy suburban life. a small
country place called Graystone. with COM
Portable house and attractive surroundings
is found near Philadelphia Here the two
women establish themselves. The con-
volume itself. IL is enough 10 state that the
girl develops courage and will and at length
becomes possessed of great and unexpected
wealth. How this good fortune is gained
and how II affects her is told in the pages
of "Graystone." J. Is. Lippincott Company,
Philadelphia.
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Autobiography, when entertainingly writ
ten is capable of imparting much pleasure
to the reader THE Lovers Progress pur
ports TO be an account of the life of Charles
Lefty, including business and love affairs,
from childhood to maturity. He is an
Englishman. educated. from his twelfth
year, in France, and writer many years
for both French and English journals His
father and a brother are also writer's for
the press. He is "a susceptible youth, fall
ing in love when a mere boy with girl
his senior by a year and becomes engaged
TO her when he is seventeen. He is not
sufficiently prosperous, financially, to re-
tain her affections and is cast aside for a
weather. sutton. The world is a grim place
for him, but in good time he RECEIVERS and
finds another love who eclipses the first.
And still, strange paradox, the first is not
forgotten. The entire story, which is
stated to have been written when Charles
Lefty was forty-Seven. seems real. Indeed
the writer says: This narrative is a novel
I'm appearance only. Every page of IL is
based on personal experience; the joys and
the pangs that it tries 10 describe were
really felt. In part, the names of persons
and places are real. in part they are fic-
titious Reverence and sorrow for the dead,
affection and soicitude for the living, have
influenced me in that respect, but I have
not sought 10 spare myself" This book
can be recommended for its freedom from
affectatiOn pretense and for its pleasing
style. Brentanos, New York.
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GOOD OUT OF EVIL.

For the first time in the history Of the
country the President of the United States
has shown a disposition to interfere in
favor of the settlement of a labor dispute
by arbitration. This does not argue that
other Presidents have not taken an equal
interest in such matters so much as it
does a growing sentiment that such dis
putes ought TO be settled by peaceable and
reasonable methods and without resort TO
strikes and the great losses they involve
President Roosevelt makes no concealment
OF his attitude towards the coal miners
strike and of his desire to do all in his
power TO bring about an adjustment of il
before it has reached stage of open vio-
lence and great injury to business inter-
ests. In this he does not differ from other
prominent citizens. almost any one of
whom would willingly do all in his power
to bring about a settlement of a contro-
versy so fraught with serious consequences.
but he has the advantage of high position
and commanding influence. 1t is greatly 10
the Presidents credit that he is trying to
use the weight Of his position and influence
in favor of settlement of the present
strike Yet the public must not expect too
much from his efforts lest it be disap-
pointed. 1t should be understood that he
has no power to intervene, and that any
suggestions or OFFER OF arbitration he may
make will be gratuitous on his part and
without any binding force on either of the
parties to the controversy. BY sending
United States Commissioner of Labor
Wright 10 investigate and report on the
causes OF the strike and the situation in
general he has shown a determination to
obtain information from original sources
on which he can act intelligently. II il
comes TO the point of action Some OF the
States have passed laws providing for arbi-
tration or labor disputes. but there is no
United States law on the subject. IL might
be well IL there were. as IL would at least
Tend TO secure uniformity OF state legisla-
ton in the same direction. The law Great
ing the Department OF Labor provides
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-11
AIISDIRECTED ZEAL.

If it was the intention of the Local Coun-
Gil of Women to revive popular interest in
an almost obsolete question it succeeded in
doing so by its demand that the County
Commissioners cut off the supply Of tobacco
from the inmates of the poor farm and re-
place it with fruit. The demand Of the
women has been promptly met by a coun-
which protests against depriving the vic
tins of oppressive conditions" of this VAL
liable stimulant and much-needed COM
fort and requests the commissioners to
restore it. Thus we have reopened the
middle-age controversy regarding the mer-
its of the weed, when the Pope Illuminated
against it. the Sultan of Turkey made it's
use a capital offense, and King James l. of
England, denounced il as "a custom loath-
some to the eye hateful TO the nose, harm
tul to the brain, dangerous to the lungs,
and in the black, sinking fumes thereof
nearest resembling the horrible stygian
smoke of the pit that is bottomless." In
spite of all this, however, and of the early
blue laws of Massac husetts against the
use of tobacco in any form, its use has
continued to increase from it's discovery to
the present day. 1t survived the attacks of
all reformers. and so throve on opposition
that the latter has declined to a minimum.
The question whether the inmates of the
poor farm should be deprived OF tobacco
is not a large one from a public point of
view, though it is an important one to
them. 1t may well be admitted at once
that there is no moral principle involved.
The fact should also be recognized that to
many of the unfortunates referred to tobac-
co is not merely a luxury. but almost ne
cessity. As it is proposed to invest the
amount heretofore expended for tobacco in
fruit the proposed reform would not in
volve any economy. If the commissioners
have right to supply the recipients of
public charity with fruit, they have a right
to supply tobacco, and as there is no moral
principle and no question OF economy in
vOlved, why cut off the only solace left to
the aged poor? No doubt the Local Council
of Women means well. but its reformatory
energy seems, in this case at least to be
misdirected.
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Nathan Hale.

William Ordway Partridge. the sculptor
after having made a statue of Nathan
Hale, the studies for which were scattered
over a number of years, has prepared a.
biography of the young patriot that is
comprehensive, interesting and full of les
sons in love of country. His comparison of
The lives and deaths Of Hale and Andre is
2 chapter worth reading over and over
These two young men were each appre-
hended and hanged as spies during the
revolution, and each has received his need
of praise in England and the United States
one having a statue in Westminster Alb
bey. the other a statue in the grounds of
Yale University. Volumes have been writ
ten about them and their deeds, but Mr.
Partridge has made comparison of the
TWO men that adds a new luster TO the
short career of young Hale, who certainly
possessed all the elements of a self
Sacrificing patriot. His dying words. Il
only regret that have but one life 10 give
for my country" mark him as one OF the
heroes OF the world; and his life and death
have been and are an inspiration to the
Young men OF America. All the facts OBJ
taInable about his life are here presented
and many excellent Illustrations adorn the
book Funk & Wagnalls Company. pub
fishers New York.
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Current Periodicals.

Good Housekeeping is devoted to the af-
fairs of the household in the larger sense
that which makes for cheerful and happy
living in all it's forms. The June number
contains a variety of good advice for brides
just beginning housekeeping.
The pretty little magazine Home and
Flowers (Springheld, o. is devoting much
energy TO furtherng the cause of home and
village improvement. Among the articles
on this line in the current number are
How City Park was Built, The Town S
Opportunity" "Clevelands New Public
Buildings" and THE Country Woman and
the Life Beautiful.
The Atlantic Monthly follows the Con
LESSONS of a Provincial Journalist with a
paper by Brooke Fisher upon The News
paper Industry" which treats at large the
conditions OF metropolitan journalism The
writer claims that the American newspaper
has now become an industry" managed
from the counting room, for business only,
which has reduced even the great New
York dailies TO purely local sheets. with
public teaching but a by-product and
public leadership "a creed outworn."
"A Public School Garden" by Henry Lin
coin Clapp, in the New England Magazine
for June describes the kitchen garden on
the grounds of the George Putnam gram
mar school in Boston, which is the only one
in New England directly connected with a
public school. The usefulness OF the gar
den and the pleasure ii gives 10 the chill
dren. brought thus in their most impress
sionable years into close contact with
mother nature. are fully set forth in the
article. and the unDrofessiOnal reader will
gain from il a new insight into the
progressiveness of modern school methods.
New Orleans, the Most Dramatic City
in the United States" by w. s. Harwood,
in Ainslees Magazine for June. is a very
picturesque account Of the commercial So
cial and personal side of the South 5
metropolis; the illustrations are numerous
and handsome. A very important article
by John Gilmer Speed is entitled The
Growth of Luxury in America" Mrs
Charles Stokes Wayne, is a well-ilustrated
character sketch OF this peculiar type OF
New York society. The United States M
South America" by II. r. Armstrong. con.
tains a wealth of information interestingly
handled.
McClure's Magazine, for June, has the
second paper, by Miss Stone, Of life amone
the brigands. the first installment Of Booth
Tarkington's new story, The Two Van
revels." The Roping at Pasco's." by Raw
S Baker: Billy the Buck" by Henry Wal
lace Phillips. and THE Man Who Found
Himself" by Ellsworth Kelley The more
Dent Blanche" by Harold Spender: Louis
Pasteur." by Ida NJ. Tarbell; "Rubens" low
John La Fargo and John Hay" by Brooks
Adams. a boy story, His First Suicide d
by Edwin Lefsure. and Cecil Rhodes" a
poem by Kipling, complete the list OF con
tents.
The Atlantic Monthly, for June. is rich IN
thought on many lines. Public Education
in Cuba" The Newspaper Industry''-an
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-11

article that will arouse some discussion
Austria and Pan-Germanism.f The Elec-
trio Car and Democracy and Education
are suggested b. vital issues OF the present.
William 9. Brown writes enthusiastcaily
about Golf" exfollinE n as the game most
conducive to concentration or mental force,
TO physical steadinesS. 10 honesty and falr
dealing. 10 sociability, friendship. serenity
and happiness. Harriet Monroe. IA Ari-
zona.' a poem in prose. casts glamour
over that land supposed by some 10 ne
forgotten OF God.
The Cosmopolitan. for June. contains
combinations OF Captains OF Industry" a
series of interesting stories of leaders OF
finance, manufactures and commerce;
cecil Rhodes by John Brlshen Walker.
and No Respecter OF Persons, by +. Hop
klnson Smith. T. G. Crawford writes OF
The Coronation of Edward VII The
article Is accompanied by many illustIa-
tons. Isabel McDOugal writes or ne
Work of Nerestchagin In the Philippines,
where the artist has been witnessing ana
painting battles and other sights pertain
ing 10 war William J. Hampton discourses
IN prose OF The FascinatiO or Fast Mo-
ton" and gives excellent illustrations OF the
many methods OF rapidity OF action
The Century Magazine. for June. contains.
as its frontispieces. portraits OF King Ed
ward VII and Queen Alexandra. drawings
in tint by George T. Tobin from photo
graphs. These are followed by an arucle
by Oscar Browning devoted TO The koya
Family of England" The principal papers.
aside from fiction and poetry. are Making
Laws at Washington. The Canals IN me
Moon 1.-The Humor OF the Elder Sothern,
The Great Southwest" ''Triumphs OF
American Bridge Building "a Great Civic
Awakening in America. The last-named
paper has reference TO the growing interest
in the development of civic beauty and 10
the organizations devoted TO the creation
and preservation OF beauty In public
places" The paper on American bridges ID
especially noteworthy.
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clerical profession for such officials Prof.
Wilson is a man Of liberal education and
fine attachments. but he IS a lawyer instead
OF a preacher and is better known as an
author and public speaker than he is as a
teacher His chair at Princeton has been
that Of jurisprudence and politics. and it is
significant Of a new departure in educa-
tional methods that he steps from this
position to that OF the presidency Of one
OF the ablest and most conservative insti-
tutions OF learning in the country. The
new president may not conduct chapel
services, but he will keep the Princeton
flag full high advanced.
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that the commissioner shall collect in
formation upon the subject of labor, its
relation to capital. the hours of labor and
the earnings of laboring men and women
and the means of promoting their material,
social. intellectual and moral prosperity
He is required to make an annual report,
and the President may call him for
special report at any time Although the
law does not refer to strikes or labor dis
putes the foregoing provision covers the
whole field of the relations of labor 10
CAPITAL including, OF course, labor dis
putes and strikes. Under il the commission
er will doubtless ascertain a mass of in
formation which he will report 10 the
President. thus putting the latter in an ex-
cellent position to arbltrate the dispute if
the parties are willing to accept his arbitra-
ton. The interesting feature of the situa-
ton, which marks a new departure in the
treatment of labor controversies. is that it
shows a decided growth of sentiment in
favor of arbitration. The same thing is
shown by the organization of the National
Civic Federation which has already ac-
complished some important results in the
way of settling labor disputes and by the
formation in Chicago of local permanent
board of arbitration for the same purpose
This board embraces a number of the larg-
est industries of the city, including the
packers and other large employers of team
sters, and it is proposed TO give it juris-
diction Of all future disputes arising be-
tween employers and employees. There can
be no doubt that a we'll organized board
of that kind will have great influence in
settling labor disputes and preventing
strikes. Thus the present situation. which
just now is one of widespread disturb
ance in labor circles, seems likely 10 re-
suit in distinct advancement of the idea
of arbitration as a means of settling such
disputes. If President Roosevelt does not
succeed in bringing about a settlement of
the anthracite coal controversy it is not at
all unlikely that his investigation of the
! subject will lead him TO recommend the
! establishment by Congress of a permanent
commission or national board of volun-
tary arbitration with large powers, to con-
| slider and settle, when possible, all con-
! troversies between labor and capital. Thus
present strikes may lead to measures for
the prevention of future ones, and good
/ may come out of evil
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Scarlet and Hyssop.

z. F. Benson, author of "Dodo," Nam
mon & Co." etc, is writer OF the novel en-
titled scarlet and Hyssop." This latest
work is made up of the ill-natured gossip
and personal affairs OF a portion OF Lon
don "society''-a society where ii might be
supposed high ideals of manners and NOR
ais would hold sway, as earls and coun-
tesses, lords and ladies, and men OF intiu-
ence in Parliament parade as its ruIins
members. 1t is an unpleasant tale. Its at
mosphere is distinctly unwholesome. If
the life through which the majority or the
characters in this book move and have
their being is a true picture or LONDON
fashionable society. Sodom was destroyed
in vain. II the author has evolved the
nauseating crowd from too-vivid mag
ination he should henceforth curb ms IAN
cy. The book can have no excuse Tor Nv
ing D. Appleton & Co. New York.
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the healing sweetness in its atmosphere or
OF the boundless possibilities hidden IN It's
mountains and its treelesS plains.
The story is free from the pride or Weal.n
and from the cringing of poverty IL
touches the earth. 1t treats OF real human
beings. Some are rough and out-spoken
and use a peculiar language, interspersed
with words and expressions which might
be called profane, but which are really or
namental frills thrown over their Vocapu-
larry TO hide its scantiness; some nave euu
cation and culture and use a language OF
more subdued form. But all alike are IN
vested with the independence and honesty
OF nature and with the simplicity ana SO
liability of pioneers in strange new lands
One man alone stands out as blot on the
scene. Without cause he has long cher-
should have been dear to him. But he re-
penis and atones-to the living. To the
dead he can never atone. save by remoFse;
This story should be read slowly and
thoughtfully. Its readers will be well re-
paid. Little, Brown * Co, Boston