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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

Distinguished uen. suitans and others.
sre buried iG the different mcs11es. the
most sacred being that OF Eyrlla Ansari.
thu standard-bearer and most Intimate
companion Of the Prophet Mohammed.
Who was killed hy the Arabs az the first
siege Of ConstantinoRle A. D. osN HIS
l.riaI place was revealed in dream 10
r celebrated priest during the attack on
aiohan.nled H. upon Constantinople. ard
IT. discovery inaamed the fanaticisTn OF
the Turkish soldiers Jo such a desree
that their next altac'S upon The CITY
was Irresistible After the capture of
Nohammed t. erected the mosque e
Eyuh upon Tho site ot she grave. and il
Is held So s2cced that re Christian has
ever been allowed 20 enter Vhe gGEes of
the ways that surround II. or 20 even
ike IL the Helghborhcod. j IS a beautiful
A'i.lalns Of white marble with a largs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06
n ittreSSeS

From the cheap sorts to the very best
Any style desired. and the values are
what they should be. in fact, what they
must be. 70 ind room here We invite
your inspection-Third floor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06

There is no particular place for the
burial Of sultans- Each sultan usually
builds lis own tomb. according 70 his
own extravaganza. but throughout the
city may be found several trrbets. OF
tombs. containing The bodies OF one or
more sultans with their favorite wives
besides them. The graves are covered
v-th brick centoaphs Of stuccoed brick
four or I'VE feet high and seven OF eight
feet long draped with covers Of black
hroa6cloth or velvet. exquisiroly en-
broidered with silver or sold, and upon
them are usually several cashmere
shdwls Fl zhe very finest texture. fabrics
Of priceless value. gifts and tributes from
re ghboring kings and governors.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05
shipbuIIdina In vIraInia.

In the Census Bulletin of May 5th
ON manufactures is pointed out that
between 1890 and 1900 Virginia adj
vanced from a position of compara-
lively small importance to q place
among the leading shipbuilding states.
It will doubtless be a surprise to
most of our readers to know that In
1900 Virginia was the first state In
the amount of capital invested in this
industry, third in the number of wage
earners and wages paid, and fourth in
the value of products Its capital in.
vested In shipbuiIding increased from
less than a third of a million dollars
in 1890 to nearly SIS. .00o. 900 in 1900.
which is two and one-third times as
great as the entire capital invested
in the shipbuilding industry In New
England, more than double the capk
tai so invested on the Pacific coast,
and almost equal to the ontire amount
of capital invested in shipbuilding on
the great lakes.-Richmond Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05
Dramatic oath-Takina.

At a memorable gathering, attend
ed by Henry Ill, the prelates and bar
ons of England, each bearing lighted
taper, encircled the king while the
curse of heaven was invoked by the
archbishop of Canterbury on those
who in future should in any respect
violate the two charters (the Magma
Charta and the Charta de Foresta).
Hands were lifted in air and brows
barred, and 1.-The tapers were then ex-
tinguished and thrown, sinking and
smoking, on the ground and the dire
malediction uttered that the souls of
every one who infringed the charters
might thus be extinguished and stink
and smoke in hell" Weirdly i'm
pressive in its rude fervor, the cpl
sode was made additionally striking
by the action of the King, who closed
the ceremony by declaring these
words: $50 may God help me, Twill
inviolably observe all these things, as
am a man and Christian, a knight
and a crowned and anointed king"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05
George washinston's Religion.

A New York Tribune correspondent
writing from Washington arrays all
the historical evidence at hand and
concludes that the first president was
not a communicant of any religious
body A leading quotation, that from
Robert Dale Owen, seems to convey
the spirit of the whole communica-
ton: when 1 spoke of Washington's 8
deathbed, l had the account of an
eyewitness lying before me- And most
strongly does that corroborate my
opinion that Washington's religion
was of the most liberal stamp No
clergyman around his deathbed- No
protestations that in the dying hour
religion afforded him aid No praying
No repeating of texts No asking for
q Bible to read a chapter The Father
of His Country died the death of a
patriot; he died as he had lived, in
dignity and peace; but he left behind
him not one word to warrant the be
lief that he was other than sincere
Deist-''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05
Roosevelt and the Detectives.

Secretary Cortelyou and the secret
service officials arrange all kinds OF
plans to prevent President Roosevelt
exposing himself in public too much, /"
said White House policeman, but
he knocks all their plans in the head
when they least expect it. When he
is about to start away on a trip the
White House landau is always brought
up to the door, closed. President Nc
Kinley generally preferred to ride In n
closed vehicle. President Roosevelt
won't have it that way on a fine, clear
day, and every time he walks out on
the portico and sees the landau closed
he gives orders to have it opened.
He waits until that is done and then
gets in and rides down the avenue,
or wherever he is going, without any
obstruction whatever to his view. He
often outwits the detectives by getting
away for walks or drives without their
being any the wiser or without their
being able to follow him. He doesn't
tell anybody that he is going out,
and the first the secret service mas
around the White House knows is
when he sees the president swinging
on down the walks ON his way out
of the grounds"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05
Land Stolen by the Sea.

The Strand Magazine describes the
steady and disastrous eating away of
the coast line of England by the en-
croaching sea, and it is stated that
the annual loss of area by coast eros
ion in England alone is probably not
less than 1000 acres.
On the other hand, marsh lands
have been drained and other lands
reclaimed, but these areas are insig-
nificant as compared with those which
have been lost.
Parts of the lost lands were low-ly-
ing, protected by dikes or levees,
which were eventually preached; 9th
er parts were washed away by floods
and storms; but in many cases the
sea is eating it's way into tall cliffs.
demolishing numerous towns and vii
lagos.
The line of anchorage for ships OF
Selsey, in Sussex, is still called The
Park" having been royal deer park
in the reign of Henry VIII, while the
treacherous shoals known as the
Goodwin sands formed in early days
the estate of Earl Goodwin
On the Yorkshire coast there are
12 buried towns and villages, and in
Suffolk there are five. Submerged for
hill and Wirral, and their remains
have been fohnd at numerous points
along the coast.
Southwest from Lands End, toward
the Scilly islands, a peninsula of
about 227 square miles has been car
ried away; and below the sand beach
is deposit of black mold containing
indications of trees and deer.
At Wirral is Leasowes castle, now
on the edge of the cliff, but fifty years
ago it was half a mile from the sea.
Many historical towns, such as Raw
ensburg (mentioned by Shakspere).
where Henry w landed in 1899, and
Edward w in 1471, have now entirely
disappeared.
At Reculver the cliffs were grad
ually eroded until a church, originally
two miles inland, was partly wrecked !:
this church, however, had two spires,
forming a striking landmark for sail
ors, and tn, trinity board Tin charge
of the lighthouse work. therefore had
a sea wall built to prevent the des-
truction of the towers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05
Guard American Statesmen.

Exceeding care is taken by the
members of the Senate to prevent
some crank from attempting to wipe
that body out of existence at one fell
swoop. The doorkeepers have special
instructions on this point. Every per-
son who enters the public galleries is
closely scrutinized. Visitors can carry
no packages whatever, because it is
feared the bundles may contain bombs
or other internal machines which could
be hurled with deadly effect into the
chamber.
During the recent rush of visitors to
Washington the guards had lively ex-
periences with the amateur photog-
raphers. Every day dozens of tourists
were barred out because they had
their cameras with them. The guards
admit that the Senators have no OBJ
lection to having their pictures taken,
but they say there is danger of some
dangerous missile being concealed in
the cameras, so they cannot take the
risk of permitting them in the CALLER
les. AS the guards refuse to be re-
spOnsible for packages left with them
the fears of the senators result in cut
ting down their audiences. During a
recent exciting and prolonged session
of the Senate several young women
who did not wish to miss any of the
interesting debate sent out for some
luncheon. The guard stopped the mes
senger on his return. He explained
that the package contained things
which were dangerous only when ta-
ken internally, but the doorkeeperz was
obdurate. The young women were
forced to give up their desirable seats
hni Inn in,
On another occasion a well-known
congressman attempted to enter the
Senate gallery with suspicious-look-
ing bulge to his coat and he was made
to show what he carried in his pocket.
1t was a bottle of ink which he had
just purchased in the Senate station
ery-rOOm
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05
On the Nations Natal Day
BY H. s. CANFIELp.

Copyright, 1902, by Daily Story Pub Coz
Paul Marrok, who loved Claudia
Vanalster, was young lawyer of
Smithville, Smith county, Iowa Like
other young lawyers, he wore his hair
something longer than fashion de-
manded, brushed it straight back to
show his forehead, practiced oratory a
good deal and had dreams of the Unit
ed States Congress. He was of good
habits and in good practice, though
with an inborn tendency to be erratic,
and felt himself well able to marry
James Bowen, who loved Claudia
Vanalster, was commonly called
"Jim," which is to say that he was
freckled, sturdy, straightforward and
good-humored. He owned his lather's
farm, ran it on the diversified crops
system, loved animals, drove a good
horse and had money in the bank.
Very open and unwily was Jim"
He did not expect to win the girl. but
wooed her in his own earnest fashion,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05
To Build a Chinese Cemetery.

A Philadelphia attorney has pur-
chased a farm of forty-eight acres in
Bensalem township for syndicate,
which purposes to establish Chinese
cemetery. 1t will be the only ceme-
terry of its kind east of the Rocky
Mountains. Its projectors say that
it will have one or more temples, and
be laid out in every way to conform
to Chinese customs. The principal
pagoda will be nine stories high, and
from the balconies will hang bells,
which are to be rung at stated hours
of the day and night-certain ones to
keep the evil spirits away and others
to guide the good spirits The Chi
nese have been trying for a long time
to obtain a tract of land on the line
of the Pennsylvania railroad, between
New York and Philadelphia, for a
cemetery.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05
The Point at Issue.

A witness. who had given his evil
lence in such a way as to satisfy
everybody in court that he was COM
uitting perjury, being cautioned by
Justice -, said at last: My lord,
you may believe me or not, bot 1
have stated not a word that Is -Alse.
for 1 have been welded to truth from
my infancy
yes. SIR" said Justice; -but
rhe question is how long have you
been q widower-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05

He was saying: AS the pearly col
umn of smoke in a winters atmos-
phere rises unbroken heavenward, SO
my heart rises to thee. As the sun
flower follows the cruel sun which
gives it light, SO my breast follows
thee As the blue brook runs It's un-
hindered course to the sea, SO ny soul
in slavery goes to thee
Said she- Henry, now that were
engaged, win your penknife cut
corns ?''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05
Edward kemeys in wa.hinato,

Edward Kemeys, a sculptor, well
known for his reproductions of ami
mails, and his wife, who is also q work
er in the same field, after a winter
spent in studying the Indians and wild
game of New Mexico. have settled
down in Washington, where the
Geological park offers them plenty of
material. At present Mr.. Kemeys is
at work upon a series of bronzes or
dered by Chicago for her public
buildings, representing the important
animals of America His chief work
heretofore has been bought by Chica-
go, which city is especially proud of
the lions that guard the entrance of
the Art Institute They are nine feet
highEthe largest in the world, with
the exception of those by Landseer in
London.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05
pats Test

A good story is told of an Irishman,
more patriotic than clever, who en-
listed in one of the smart cavalry reg
iments- The fencing instructor had
experienced rather a difncult job In
the matter of explaining to him the
various ways of using the sword.
Now, he said, how would you use
the sword If your opponent feinted ?''
-Bedad," said Pat, with cleaning
eyes, I'D just tickle him with the
point to Bee il he was shamming.'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05

fluent, occasionally eloquent When b
got out of breath he ran his haBA
through his hair and took drink of
water from a small white pitcher that
stood near.
He said that they had sold their
birthright for mess of pottage; that
the Money Devil had them by the
throats; that the rich were getting
richer and the poor poorer;
that their legislators were
bought; that discomfort gnawed
at the vitals of the land; that con-
scienceless aristocracy of wealth had
grown up; that republican simplicity
was at a discount; whittier were they
drifting? They were drifting to revo-
luton. What would be its end? Pos
sibly a king; possibly anarchy; GER
tafnly bloodshed, death and woe.
There was a large amount of this.
The talk would not have been out of
place in some obscure beer hall In a
big city. Out there in the country,
with green leaves waving, the scent of
flowers on the air and an honest coun-
try population listening, it sounded
horribly incongruous.
The people heard it quietly. Prob
ably they did not understand more
dead silence, sweaty, pale and gasp
ing. Claudia sat with hands clasped
in her lap, looking down, heartily
ashamed. "Jim'' Bowen, near the
stand, his face white with passion, fol-
lowed the sentences carefully. He.
too, had forgotten the girl He knew
that his every sentiment had been out
ragged. Next to his belief in God was
his belief in the flag which hoated over
him. Scarce knowing what he did, he
ran to the platform steps, mounted
them in leaps and showed before the
people, his wide white hat in his
right hand. He did not know until
he faced them what he should say,
but was determined to say something.
He said, without heat and clearly, al
most with solemity:
MY friends-You know me. I'm
just one of you. ! Iwant to speak for
you more than for myself. 1 want to
say for you that this man here is a
liar, or crazy. l think he is crazy. We
are seventy-five millions of people. We
believe in our past, present and fu-
ture. We honor our fathers for what
they have done; we stand ready to do
the same if occasion should arise. In
pestilence, privation, war and death
we have erected the greatest govern
ment under the sun, in the best land
under the sun, and that government
shall stand as an example to mankind
for ages That flag" and he raised his
hat high, 'for more than a hundred
years has been the symbol of all that
is great and good; it is so to-day. Look
at it while we sing that it shall forever
wave DER the land of the free and the
home of the brave
The Thousand voices crashed out in
the true national hymn. Marrok skunk
away crushed and wondering. The
county judge rose to make another
speech, but they would not listen to
him. They sang it all over again
Columbia" her eyes and nose red
from tears and damp handkerchief 10
her hand, came to jim" and looked az
him timidly.
"Oh, Jim!" she said. THAT was
brave; that was noble, Oh, Jimi"
Thus Jim" Bowen, farmer and
American, knew that he had done well
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-10
ruLeARIA,s WORKING PEOPLE.

The working classes of Bulgaria are
comparatively well off. There is no
lack of employment for all those who
are willing to work, and there is a
growing demand for skilled mechanics,
who receive much higher wages than
in Germany or Austria. Masons, car
penters, cabinetmakers, painters
stonecutters and other skilled labor
ers earn from $125 to $3.50 day, and
ordinary laborers from forty to eighty
cents a day, which is nearly double
the average earnings of the people of
the same classes in other European
countries. Meat and vegetables are
cheap, and the diet of the laboring
class is much more nourishing than
is usual throughout Europe. The fam
lily of Bulgarian laborer is quite as
we'll fed as are their brethren in the
United States. Except in the large
cities the peasantry live upon their
own produce and dress in garments
of sheepskin and rough wool that are
made by themselves.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-10
Length OF Life.

Even a chronic pessimist ought to
find something to be cheerful about
in the recent census bulletin on the
mortality statistics of the United
States for the decade ending in 1900,
says Leslie's Weekly. The bulletin
shows that the advances made in med
ical science and sanitation and in
preventive and restrictive measures
enforced by the health authorities
have had a striking effect upon the COM
parative death rate for the cities OF
this country where a system OF regis
tration is in force.
In 1890 the death rate in 271 cities
of 5000 or more population was u
per 1000; in 1900 the rate was 1876
in 361 cities of 5000 population and
upward-a reduction Of "a per 1000
Another statement Of special interest
and significance just now is that the
deaths reported as due to consumption
including general tuberculosis, de-
creased from 245.9 per 100000 of popu-
lation in 1890 to 1905 in 190O--a very
large reduction, due, the census au-
thorities believe, to the better knowl-
edge of the disease and the measures
adopted for it's prevention.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-10
WIFE DISCRETION A FELONY.
Husband Sentenced to Suffer "a Penalty
Under n Minnesota Law.

Husband Sentenced to Suffer "a Penalty
Under Minnesota Law.
TO George A. Kenney belongs the
distinction of being the first man con-
victed in Minneapolis under the new
law treating abandonment of or fai ure
to support wife as felony. The
court was lenient with him and gave
him the lowest penalty-only ninety
days in the workhouse-instead of the
limit Of three years in the peniten-
tiary. Mr.. Kenney's bad eminence
should be a warning to other. men,
says the Minneapolis Tribune, who are
inclined to neglect, evade or shirk
their duty to their families.
The Minnesota law is a new depart
ure in sociology. Heretofore such Of
lenses have been treated as INSIDE
meanors. The delinquent husband
could be fined-in which case the wife
usually hustled around and raised the
money to pay-or compelled to give
bonds for good behavior or sent to
Jail in default of security. But now
he is confronted by a hard-labor
proposition. II his failure to support
his family ar.sss from laziness he finds
that he has Jumped out of the fry
ing pan into the fire." in being COM
PEELED to work for the state under
more disagreeable conditions than free
labor could possibly involve. If he
has means or property ne would natur-
ally prefer to draw upon his resources
rather than incur a penal sentence. 1t
is not to be presumed that the average
man will sin more than once in this
direction If the law is vigorously en-
forced against him. If he can show
that he has done the best he can and
that his failure to support his family
arises from inability to find employ
ment, that is, of course, good de-
Tense. This law gives the wife bet
ter chance than she had before. She
can insist that her husband perform
his whole duty as the family provider
and IL he wlllfully refuses or neg
lects to do so, she can have him sent
up" and so get rid of him. Its enact
ment is an important step in the di-
rection of the practical accomplish
ment Of women's rights.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-10
Describing a kiss.

Some one with plenty of time on
his hands has conceived the idea of
hunting through the works of all tho
we'll known English novelists for the
purpose of gathering all the adjectives
with which to qualify the word kiss" y
The result of his labor is that kisses
can be as follows
Cold, warm. icy, chilly, burning.
COOL loving, Indifferent balsamic, fra
grant, blissful, passionate, aromatic,
with tears, believed, long, soft, hasty,
Intoxicating, assembling, delicious,
pious, tender, beguiling, hearty, dis
tracted, frantic, fresh as the morning
breathing fire, divine, glad, superficial,
quiet, loud, fond, heavenly devouring,
ominous, fervent. parching. nervous,
soulless, Supplying, slight, careless.
anxious, painful, sweet. refreshing,
embarrassed, shy, mute, ravishing,
holy, sacred, firm, hurried, faithless,
narcotic, feverish, immoderate. sister
'ly, brotherly and paradisacal. The
task seemed interminable, and he gave
up at this stage.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-10
Putting His Foot In 1t.

Many different persons find the be-
ginning of a conversation awkward,
especially on ceremonious occasions
and with strangers. Sometimes. how
ever, the beginning is not half so awk-
ward as what comes afterward.
A bashful young man on being in
troduced to lady at dinner Iarty
said:
1--WE got to take you in to dinner
Miss Travers, and I'm rather afraid OF
you, you know. Every one tells me
you're very clever"
The young lady was naturally
amused by this display of simplicity.
How absurd" she exclaimed. I'm
not bit clever"
The young man heaved sigh Of re.
lief and answered.:
We'll, do you know, thought yoS
weren't"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-10
Servant Girls Organize.

The Swedish housemaids and SER
want girls of Kansas City have organ
ICED union known as "The North
ern Star The object is to meet once
month and compare notes, listing
the places where servants are i'll
treated or under-paid, and to aid
members in distress. Weekly dues
will be paid to raise a sick benefit
fund. The girls deny that they are
organizing to make concerted de-
mand for higher wages.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-10
A PROMINENT LABOR WOMAN.

Miss Hattie l.. Moritz is one of the
few women of the country who have
an expert knowledge of the Union
Labor movement. AS private secre-
tary to Mr.. Thomas |. Kidd, a vice
president of the American Federation
of Labor and general secretary OF the
Amalgamated Woodworkers' lnterna-
tional union Miss Moritz has famili-
arized herself with conditions
throughout the entire Labor field. The
Woodworkers' International offices in
Chicago are meeting place for all
of the National labor leaders when in
that city, and Miss Moritz has per-
sonal acquaintance with all OF them
from President Samuel Gompers OF
the American Federation of Labor
down. During the absence of Mr.. Kidd
in Europe for two months last sum-
mer, she had the direction of affairs in
that office, and transacted all the
business with the help of a corp OF
stenographers and clerks. Miss Moritz
is native of Wisconsin. She is a
graduate of business college Of Chi
cago. and has been in the general office
for six years She is a pretty young
woman of charming manner.-Penn-
sylvania Grit.