The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-12

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sive light in his face as he answered:
The Fflipinos want to get en- out, ]
can tel you that The way I size II
up" The rest had the familiar tone OF
editorial comment. Now, the observant
traveller suspected that. back OF the
| dictatoriial voice and the aggressive eye,
| there were experiences full Of the human
interest, colorful
Breakfast at station in fields Of mel
ons that rioted over the irrigation bitches
TWO hours more across sage-brush. the
Arkansas River fading into the rear. i
pale green streak. and Pueblo was cali
ed.
! Two weeks later when the traveller
came back from his New Mexico ex-
perience he found the surveyor gazing
into the window Of one or Pueblo's bril-
! liant hat stores. There was the hearty
hand grip. the ready Invitation to come
/ and take something" the quick conf
dence Of an old friend in the surveyor :
manner.
The surveyor went 70 lunch with the
! traveller. He confined naivelX that he
/ had become lonesome in Pueblo. for his
! friend was busy and the city-s resources
in the summer were not great for one
seeking diversion. Experimentauy the
/ traveller began q speculate as to the
! Western plans OF the Rock Island rail-
read The surveyor really didn't know
about that. The work was done to the
{ edge OF New Mexico. Whether the read
would push on through, striking north
Of Santa Fe, he could not even guess
h Inc
/ across the divide" northeast Of Vegas.
end he had heard that two or more
surveys had been made through there
No he couldn't tel what point on the
Pacific Coas- the road was making for
Eut. come to THU. OF IT, the San Juan
valley had no road. The traveller was
right about that; then there was a prom.
ising route up towards Salt Lake city
lie couldn't really say anything because
he didn't know
As the traveller switched to the latest
TEase Of the Philippine friars negotia-
uons, he decided that this voluble sur
veyor, the restless soldier. the shifting
subordinate in the industrial struggle Of
the West, had his reserves The business
Of his employer, little more than a vague.
the knowledge of it his own.
we get 100000 dozen eggs every week."
the traveller overheard the thin, dark
moustached man say. The figures seemed
Overwhelming. The traveller calculated.
That would mean 5000. 900 eggs and how
many hens? Would every hen that con
tributed to this huge egg combine lay
every day? Wen, suppose each took one
day of every week. then q round million
Of hens would be required TO furnish all
those eggs. What kind OF a ranch had this
man. There must be square miles Of
chickens. After a time the traveller ven
tured to ask:
do you raise all your eggs?" The thin
man laughed ana the traveller joined
in.
Have one on me. chuckled the egg
nan. He handed over a slim. fragrant
cigar and led the way TO the smoker.
Just wait here minute. he added as
he raced back TO his seat in the sleeper.
He reappeared with a yellow-labeled tin
can. six inches high and three square.
See this?" he queries. The traveller
took the can. There are five dozen eggs
in there. Here. III show YOU The top
vas screwed of. 'Desiccated," he ex-
claimed. The traveller sat stupeAed. Won
derng.
You've got a special breed OF hens?"
The traveller tried TO keep his face grave
as he spoke. But Ire was another char
US of merriment. The thin man quietly
exclaimed:
I'VE get so many more eggs at our
principal depot in St. Louis that we
cant dispose Of lnem fresh. So we put
up a factory Tor drying them and pre-
serving them. when the price is way
down and our branch houses are send
ing ia the big summer crops Of eggs we
simply turn the surplus over to the fac
tory and they desiccate them. We sell
this can for seventy-nve cents in win
ter Used for baking purposes. sent &c
Alaska. The Philippines. China. FIVE doz-
eu eggs IN this little can. at fifteen cents
q dozen.
1t was wonderful-the traveller said so.
The thin man smoked furiously and de-
scri0ed something of the preseat-au but
the -secret part" From Kansas City
down to Parsons. with the rank Kansas
ocrnhelds flashing by. the desicca. ed egg
talked.
lie had begun life an errand boy in a
New York provision store He had grown
arp to a partnership, to ownership. TO
new combination that established branch
houses at St. Louis. Kansas City. Denver .
ana supply depotz at n hundred smaller !
towns a partner was awaiting his return
10 New York lie would 20 down to his
partners country house for a morth-a /
Place where he felt entirely at home
So ne ratified on Ten minutes before
ne left the train IT Parsons he gave the
traveller q handful OF the desiccated eggs I
to taste adding another OF the neat CT /
gers.
well be good he called as he sprung
down from the steps. He crossed over 10 I
the waiting hotel omnibus. then waved a
second farewell to the friendly traveller F.
JOHN NJ. 0SKISON.
Triumph.
\ sense OF triumph shed his breast
and eladness lay WITHIN his eyes.
lie had not done his best.
The world behind him dl6 not noSly rise. +
To heights thst others sought IL vain.
He had not been accounted wise:
The honors he had hoped - gaiR
We're far away. HIS fame
Fad reached 20 distant cline;
he had not carved his name
l4lgh on the walls OF time.
He had not won In love or n the mart.
Eat gladncss nl.ed his heart
one Who was reor and meek
~rinSed when he frow1ed and ran
TO do his bidding when he deigred 10