The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-25

suspected OF wanting, and it is true that
| d German ship made a careful survey
! of the coast two or three years age
which excited a suspicion that the kaiser
intended to seize Margarita in violation
of the Monroe doctrine Our navy made
| similar survey, and the officers report
ed that while the harbor furnished good
anchorage, il was not first class. Never
! theless they recommended most earnestly
that the permission be obtained from
Venezuela to establish a naval station
there because it commands the north
| coast OF South America more completely
than any other point that could possibly
be obtained
The superintendent of the rural mail de-
livery service reports that in Dubuque
county, Iowa. 1900 farmers families have
their mail brought to their doors daily by
carriers whose daily routes of travel is 73s
miles. The number of daily newspapers
subscribed for by those 1900 farmers has
included more than 10000 since the ser
vice began. There are now 12.o0o rural
delivery routes in the United States. The
carriers travel nearly 100000 miles daily
and serve over 100000 members of the
farming population with letters, newspa-
pers and packages every day. The eX-
tension fthe service has been more rapid
than any other public utility ever known.
In 1897 there was only forty-four routes
in operation; in 1900, LIS; in 1897 the en-
tire appropriation was only $4,000; in 1902
i. had grown to s3,993,740, while ST., 655. 800
is asked for next year.
Admiral Dewey has a feet of forty
ships around him down III the Caribbean
Seattle largest fleet that was ever as
sembled by the United States and the
largest fleet ever assembled in any Amer
lean waters.
The New York Central Railway COM
pany has a system of toilet-rooms at it's
Forty-second street station in New York
city for the accommodation of its com
muters'' which might well be immitated
by railroads running into Chicago that
have large suburban traffic. People in
the country north of New York who wish
to attend the opera or a dinner party or
ball are not compelled TO go 10 hotel
and hire a room to dress. nor is it neces-
sary for them to wear their full dress
toilets on the trains either going or COM
at the Forty-second street station. where
ladies and gentlemen may change their
dress and find hot and cold water. soap,
towels and mirrors. and in the ladies'
looms there are patent electric curling
irons. People from Connecticut or coun-
ties up the Hudson can thus bring their
party dresses and gentlemen their even
ing suits, pay cents for the use of
dressing room. make their change. leave
their dress suit case at the parcel room.
for which they have to pay 10 cents. and
find carriage at the door which for -
cents mile will take them to the theatre
or the opera or a dinner or a ball. At the
close Of the function cab from the rail-
way stand will call for them if ordered.
re turn them 10 the station for a similar
charge, and there, upon the payment of
cents more. they may have the use of
a toilet room to change back into suitable
garments for travelling The dressing
rooms are about five feet square and are
neatly fitted up and kept in perfec, order.
Rev. Dr. Mi!burn, the blind man elo-
quent." who has just resigned his position
as chaplain of the senate ard gone 10 Cal
ifornia in hopes that the climate there
will proOng his life. was 20 years old last
September, and removed from Maryland
with his parents to Jacksonville. Ill. as
long ago as 1851. His father was a mer-
chant and at one time occupied a promi-
inent commercial position in Philadel-
phia. but met with reverses and lost most
of his money. DR. Milburn lost the sight
of his left eye when very young. The
right eye soon after began to fail. and
lefore he was 81 years OF age. he was
totally blind. He graduated from Illinois
college in 1872. when he was only l9 years
old When he was but 20 he was ordained
to the ministry or the Methodist church
ard Travelled through Illinois and other
of the western states preaching with
great power and effect.
His cal and eloquence having attracted
the attention Of several members of con-
gress from The west he was elected the
chaplain Of the national house of repre-
sentatives in lSt5-ffty-s years ago
this month After two years OF this duty
he returned TO the ministry until 1855.
when he was agsi neleoted to the same
position. In $50 h started upon lectur-
ing tour. which continued during the
reNt twenty-five years ard durig tina.
he Travelled more than q million miles
and spoke in every city ard town IN the
nited States. Canada and Great Britain
In 1SS5 he was elected chaplain OF the
house Of representatives, for the third
time. and held the position until ga.
wheel he was elected chaplain OF the sen
ate. the position he has Just resigned He
Is the author OF seven books. IN .sS5 he
1T the Methodist church and became an
EpiScoIsiisn b-t in 1871 returned 70 the
OH communion Dr. sfIhtrn's health 10
delicate. but he Is suffering from no dis
ease.
DR.. Miibgra has always had great faith
in prayer. and vhea he left Washington
lis parting injunction 70 his friends IN
the senate was never 70 allow The pro-
oee6inrs of the DAY 10 begin without IT,
voking the favor and guidance OF The Al
mighty Power He tsssifes that within
his personal knowledge and experience
The omission az The daily invocation in the
senate chamber has otter beea followeS.
~ lavnentable erisoics For example On
the day when Senator Tn,nan ard his
colleague. Senator NcI-srrf-.. had their
fshs on rhs feor. Mr. Nirbrr- zas a ar.
IN session vas ofsened xi-heUs pr.yer-
he doctor has always held that the IRA
cas- was The rexaif - thai omission
Never a,lew 4 session 90 TIE senate %
be opened without prayer % Almighty
Goa Re said 20 <eversv OF THE boys"
as Ne usually calls The senators IL you
fan 90 do that you WI certainty Set into
trouble WILLIAM E CURTIS