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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-09
WHERE MARBLE
VAS QJARR|ED
FOR the Classic Buildings of
Ancient Athens.
CURTIS TELLS ABOUT IT
Interesting Data From the
Land of the Greeks.
CURTIS TELLS ABOUT IT

Athens. March s.-wmam z. Curtis.
vriting TO the Chicago Record-HsraId
SAYS:
Modern Athens is city Of marble.
Many OF tie dwellings and business
houses and nearly all OF the public edifces
ire Of that material and even the side
HaIks on some OF the streets are paved
e.th it. Over on the bosom Of Mount
Penullkon are two great gashes. which
Fan lie seen Tor many miles. One Of
Them is che quarry from which is hewn
The marble for building the Parthcnon.
the Temple OF Thesus. the Temple Of Jup-
Ter and other structures Of ancient -Ath-
ans. The other wound was made in nod
arn times. and shows the source Of the
material Of which the present city oe
Athens was built. The authorities lave
protected the cid quarry for historical
and archaeological reasons. and nothing
has been taken from II for several cen
iuries The other quarry is just as good.
The stone Is easily cut and removed.
and although the grain Is not SO FIRE Is
the Parian marble from the oysarrles in
Southern Greece. il is equal 10 that from
The famous Carrzra quaries OF Italy. and
il costs much less. was wondering the
other day why some enterprising amer
lean did not come over here and oc.id
s. railroad 70 the quarry from Piraens
the seaport OF Athens. 50 as to transport
The marble. for none Is exported nov Il
would be distance OF only about twelve
miles. Tot counting the curves necessary
&c make the grade. and Il could be run on
the gravity principle
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too complicated for modern horologists
to comprehend.
The streets leading east from the Tower
OF Winds enter a depression in tho side
OF q hill enclosed by a wall which was
formerly the side Of q school called the
Diogeneion. supposed to have been found
ed by Diogenes, the famous cynic in the
third century before Christ
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ceptions are very much Ike those at the
White House in Washington, and people
with shady clothes ard muddy boots are
often present, because their political in
fuence If not their social position enti-
ties them TO invitations.
There are no orders OF nobility in Greece
There is only one order of knighthood,
the Order Of the Savior. which is con-
ferred by the King for distinguished ser
vices OF. any character. About one-half Of
the honors go to the army and nav, the
next in number are those who have dis
tinguished themselves in the service Of
the state. either as executives, legislators.
OF members OF the diplomatic corps. and
after that come the scientists, who es-
TEEN the ribbon very highly.
Some OF the descendants Of the old no
biIity try 70 retain their titles. but are
laughed at. Men whose ancestors played
a conspicuous part in patriotic movements
are much more admired than envied, but
even they have 70 give way 70 learning.
for scholars stand higher in Greece to-
day than any other class Of the oormun-
ity. and learning is considered Of more
value than great riches
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The education OF women IS gradually
reaching a level with that Of the men,
There are stiu certain social restraints,
due % tradition ard influence OF the
ing countries OF Europe. and the old-fash-
toned method Of contracting marriages
between families still prevails. buc, speak
ing generally. the women OF Greece are
today quite as independent quite as in
fuental and quite as Well educated as
sny south OF Sweden on the continent.
and il is gratifying 70 know that the
queen herself has ben one OF the most
active and influential agents in bringing
about the emancipation Of her sex
WILLIAM Z CURTIS
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Tennyson Readina His Ode.

wv. Gordon McCsbe in the Century,
The first tine ever went 70 Far
rinEford. when We had gone I'D into his
den in the TOP Of the house. late at night
or & smoke. be said geniaIly. IS I CURED
myself up contentedly il one q the deep.
luxurious chairs.
wen. have yos everything you want
now
NO" 7 replied. 7 want 70 hear you
read some OF your poems. Mrs. Brown
ing says that poets are ever II az read
ing their own verses and want 20 see
il it IS So
what shan I rad - you
The ode OF the Death O. the Duke q
Wellington"
He read H. and read t. sspsrhlv.
u Is picture I can never to-Eet-ths
softeaed gloom q the roon. the walls Of
which usre uned with books. the Tall
wax candles On the reading table. tha cd
poet hc!di-E The box close. very close.
70 his face TIE light making = SORT q
Elortoe above the massive cate br0zs
% Rs smelly NEEDED had. his deep voice
rolling cur RE soao-0us uusic Ike scme
mighty organ. AID then. Vheu be cane
90 the ines
For iris Ls Easisnd's greatest s7n-
He thst gained . hundred ash,s-
Scr ever iost a. EnElsh ggr
his grand o,s face shols or. aluz7st
rraus1sured by rs Ensash pride - Eag-
ia-d's giory. his vasce VIBRANT vita rhe
passion q his not.i- gtreaoay. Ehi-e IN
tle P1uses Gre miEEl Azar. sz q acsom-
T.aalme-t- TIE lonE Atartl- s-rs-s
t-e2alus 81 s.,snH thunder o. TIE hee.-
lluE Gags lard ~ his iz-a18 h1ue
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-Athsnian society IS divided iato zers
IS Il = erervvhere- arst ihe cour- sex
made Cd 81 the higher ohiclais, ths rem
Tie army ard navy. rlch residents. -acih
foreign sid native w1e entertain ez-sr-
slveiy, ard others who are haaossd NtEh >
family. This SCI Is mere o. less ezeia-
sive. and inciu5es OILY q snan tractor
OF thoss who ars eat.Eea - suyf-2ssors -
cogrt frnctozs- Tia kszxs 5zs.s I'D -
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The use OF marble and whit stucco
gives modern Athens the appearance CT
ne1tness and beauty which there Is 10
SCOT 70 deface. The dust Is very bad.
however when the wind blows. The
streets are unpaved ard the sol IS 9 clay
that uoistens into mud o. dries very read
Hy. anc a waiter always stands 81 the
door 81 the hotel with feather austsr
O. brush OF your boots one Of the streets
S named IN hoaor Of AeoIas. the god OF
the Winds. and enc might suppose that It
was the place where II originated. bur the
name seems 20 have been given merely be-
cause il was sumouated by a we7ther-
eane. The tower vas built about one
hundred years before Christ by Aadron-
Ik0s CT Syria, 50 az Inscription tells rs.
as & compliments 10 the City Of Athens.
and was adorned BY a sun dial ard 2
clock that was run by water power IN
some ineeniEs manner. but the exact
plan OF its operation IS not understood
by modern mortals. An aqueduct supplied
c-ssern and q cistsrn fed machinery
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The palace Of the king is an ugly mod
ern structure, Of which 4 nation with
tho taste OF the Greeks ought to be
ashamed. II looks like a factory. but the
other public buildings are so imposing and
appropriate, particularly a group OF three
the university. the Academy Of Sciences
and the library-that they more than Of
set the atroeity n which the king re-
sides.
I doubt If there IS a more beautiful
combination OF buildings il the world.
The academy. designed by a Vienna ar
chitect, is asserted 10 be the purest ex-
ample OF the classic school that has
arisen in modern times The surroundings
are Appropriate and the entire street, call
ed the University street, is worthy Of
the artistic traditions OF Tire Atheuians
q wei rs the spirit o. the modern enter
prise:
A pretty 2ari, joins the palace grounds
in the center OF the city, and one Of the
trees but there IS no other shade in
Athens except the awnings stretched
acros the sidewalks II the business sec
ton 10 shelter show windows and politi-
clans. who sit at little tables in front
If the cafes The gleam OF the white
marble Is painful IL Jhe eyes.
The architecture Of most Ct the houses
in the new quarter OF the town are pure
Greek simple. disnifed and stately,
striking contrast o the picturesque
squaIoT and dilapidation Of Constantiacple
and the ornate establishment OF the
Italian cities Some critics complain that
the architecture OF Athens is monoto-
nous, but IL IS the moRouony OF pure and
simple taste, and none can deny the
beauty Of the modern residences. Most Of
Them are constructed upon modern z ans.
especially in the interior. with the idea
OF meeting the demand for convenicnces.
ard I am sure that Athens today IS more
comfortable aud beautiful than II was
in The days Of Perikles and Phidias The
mountain Peuetelikou can furnish al the
marble that IS necessary to meet The de-
mands Of the builders for twenty-five
more centuries
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ed after Solon. sAesculapius. HippocI5tes.
Aristotie, Thaeydides. PeIicles. Sopho-
cles. Meander, Aphrodite, Pan. Hebe,
Apollo. Jupiter. 7Theseus. Philip, Constan-
tine and most OF the hely apostles. One
and it is the fashion TO christen shops in
honor Of the great men Of the past
Classic names are also maintained in
baptizing children You frequently hear
OF Harness, Alcibiades and Homer, and
If you viii look into the Director, you
will be reminded OF the muster roll OF the
army Of the Agamemnon, which you viii
find in the early time Of Homer. Achil-
les. Ajax. Menelaus. Anltiades. Leonidas
Themistocles and other names equally
familiar TO students OF Greek, are IN
daily use among the people.
Greece is true democracy. No other
country in Europe. not even Norway. IS
so subject 10 the viii OF the people and
the democratic spirit IS often shown in
ways that are disagreeable. The feeling
OF equally is disguised, and there is 81 IN
disguised jealousy against one man ris-
ing above another. That is one OF the
great obstacles 70 progress, a sort Of dead
line which no man can cross without
being made the target OF every Selfsh
and dissatisfied citizen who construes
his superiority and an o1ense against the
Individual and the state. The king IS
foreigner. Were he not foreigner he
might not be king. Those who know the
Greek character best declare that it would
he difficult. IL not impossible, for the
Greeks 10 permit one OF their own citizens
20 rule over them. The king IS democratic
enough 70 suit their tastes. He miugles
frely with the people, and while he -1afn-
tains beyond criticism the dignity that
becomes his position. nevertheless simple
IN his habits. unostentatious in his exer-
else OF power and loves nothing 50 well
as 70 be considered ore OF the Greeks
There have no scandals or intrigues az
his court. He treats everybody clike
and perhaps goes litIs too Tar that way
because the exercise Of more severe dis
cipiiRe might do somethiug % suppress
crime.
Foreigners. az Z rule. are apt % cam
plain thai TIE democratic spirit IS 50 ap-
parent 70 be offensive. that TIRE CON
mon people sometimes are too aEEres-
sive and independeat ana crowd IN upon
their oetteTs, For example. the cthz-
night IA the smoking room ~ the hctel
heard "a English gentleman relate ais ex-
pe-isEce. winch was evideuce thai the
peasants thought they were quite IS
sood as l.. ard he declared that such
things could never have occurred il ~
gland. ner II the United States. To- that
years II Gree explained &c him that The
peasants did not mean = b. inlTertl-
neat. hUt Eere siuT.y exercising what
shey considered their rlshts and izraon-
stratinE that 8. practical democracy coe-a
here vas IN Va-kiEs or5er- Taere is 70
lack of discipline among the scrvaa.
class. bit they assert tastr rights Ike
the servant Elris q New Ensilll
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II ths old part OF the city the streets
are narrow. dirty. and the odors -ise 20
heaven. As I have already told you II a
previous setter. the modern Greek peasant
is not tidr person. nor IS his wife. and
the steret that passes his dwelling, she
house in which he lives and al his sur
rountings are rspulsive 10 the eye, the
nosTis ard the sense CT propriety-
There are thrae theatres il Athens. one
Of them stately marh,s building o. olas-
sicdesign- AZ wh.ch original PLAYS ia
Greek produced 20 encourage literature
Al opera companv from Itlly comes over
from Italy Tor rwo o. thre weeks everv
viute-. bur otherwise there IS very ltrls
music n Athens. Nor Is there any modern
art The museum is not attractive ~
ordinary visitors. but II IS = fountain Of
JOY and never ending bilss 70 TIE arcAae-
ologist. being allied with broken stat
nary ard pottery. ed bronzes ana t1aiets
bearing Inscriptions that are half s1acad
Ieving just enough 10 excite curiosity and
controversy among students
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The classic spirit san r-ev-1ls in Sreece-
II even prevaaes tie CONNER oocac-i.
OF whoever has tire DUTY q naming the
streets. for nearly al called IN honor of
the ancient gods. philosophers and poets
81 the golden age. Tie Boulevard OF TIE
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Laad5E. sfa-rh The Yorkshire Pcs.
too@y avs 3 learns that Hou- A1frsl
L-ytiaton Is ll<ely 70 s-zceeed Lard Faz--
essote as British szhASsztor - TzsA-
t=stcz
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PROFESSTOEAL.

Pauline-"Have you nothing" to be
that I haven't any false pride. De
| troit Free Press.
We'll, Johnnie, what are you going to
give your little brother for Christmas?'
II dunno. l give him the measles last
year. Chicago Record Herald
He-The trouble with you is you don't
believe word l say.
She - No such a thing. [ believe
thoroughly what you just said.-Boston
Transcript
Mrs. Enthusiastically do you say we
ought to move out of our fiat for Christ
mas?
Miss Gunbusta-Because 1 just hate
folding presents.-Judge.
Oculist-"There is a foreign substance
in your eye" Crawford-"N sir; there
is nothing foreign about it. Just piece
of cigar that was made right here in
Illinoy. Chicago Daily News.
Author-"Isnt 1t about time you pub
fish that Christmas story of mine that
you bought three years ago." Publisher
You have no kick coming Haven't
you always said that you write for pos
terity?"-Judge.
The Author-"This is all nonsense
about the literary profession being I'M
healthy The Poet-"Of course. Why
it is the greatest appetite producer in
the world."-chicago News.
"Epictetus said all philosophy lies in
two words, restrain" and abstain"
wei, Epictetus may have had it
figured out all right in his day, but in
these times philosophy seems to be
pretty fully expressed in the two words
gain" and retain, Chicago Record
Herald.
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David B. Hill is deep, not to say low
in Democratic politics, but he doesn't
vet drink whiskey. For this and other
reasons it pains him to see that GER
tain whiskey firm has taken the liberty
of picturing him, in company with 9TH
er celebrated men, in the act Of drink
ing the firms whiskey. The talk is
that Mr. Hill is going to see what can
be done in legal way to prevent such
Misrepresentation of him. If he does
really tackle the matter it will be in
teresting to see how he comes out Not
long ago young woman tried to es-
tablish in the New York courts that the
publication of her likeness as part of
an advertisement, without her consent,
was an invasion of her right of pri-
vacy. The New York Court of Ap-
peals, whose chief justice is Mr. Par
ker. decided against her contention.
and in its opinion the court said: If
such a principle be incorporated into
the body of the law through the instru-
mentality of court of equity the at
tempt logically to apply the principle
will necessarily result not only in a.
vast amount of litigation, but in liti-
cation bordering on the absurd; for the
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last. But this nest was destroyed like
the others, and I fear that the cat
finally accomplished her purpose. for
the brave little bird was never seen in
the garden again.
Last fall a chipnlunk made burrOw
under our woodpile. and we took great
pleasure in watching him stuff his
cheek pouches with the nuts We put out
Tor him. He was a busy, merry little
fellow, running in and out of his tunnel
all day long. But alas. one morning I
saw a maltese cat crouched close to the
hole, and knew that his fate was
scaled. The cat was greatly beloved by
a neighb0r, or l should have taken one
! life to save many. AS it was, we drove
it off, only to find 1t at the hole again
the moment our backs were turned.
! One morning we went away, and on re-
turning saw the cat playing with some
thing under some shrubs. 1t was the
little chipmunk, but we were too late
to save him. for at our appearance his
captOr snatched him up and dashed
into the woods
Close to where live there is a large
7NGSNE AEEGI NdllOI, " 44CLE lAC d4ItC 10
protected all the year round. Certain
animals, being very destructive to birds
and small animals. are continually
hunted and killed by men employed by
the park commission. OF these ami
mails, the domestic cat is regarded as
the worst, partly by reason of its num-
bers, and partly by reason of its
strength, ferocity and ability to climb
trees.
I believe it to be the duty of every
nature student and every lover Of ma
ture in the country, to use his utmost
influence to reduce the number Of do
mestic cats. They are to be numbered
amongst the worst and most cruel enc
mics of the song birds, and of the
squirrels and other small creatures
which make our woods and fields so in
teresting. The cats themselves, of
course are not to blame in the least,
and it is cruel to punish them for fero-
city which is Unborn and natural But
there are far too many of them, and
most people would find this out if there
were a tax on cats, as there should be.
In the meantime if bird lovers would
use their best influences to secure the
painless death of as many cats as pos
sible in their respective neighborh0ods,
they would do a great service to orni-
thology, and save the lives Of hundreds
of thousands of birds. l know that
cats are in many cases very useful in
catching mice and rats, but they are
expensive and cruel traps. There are
cheaper aud more humane ones made
of wire and wood, which are quite as
effective and which do not destroy the
song birds.
ERNEST HAROLD RAYNEs.
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Mr.. Lewis was chairman of the ways
and means committee in the House, and
became chairman of the finance COM
mittee when he was advanced to the
Senate. The great chair which was
provided for Mr.. Lewis was retained
for years by the late Mr.. Bassett of the
Senate chamber and when Judge David
Davis, who was very large man, came
to the Senate from Illinois the Lewis
chair was placed at his disposal. But
he looked at it in disgust and observed
that he didn't want a lounge for a seat.
He had it removed and a very large
chair was provided for him., which is
now in the Senate appropriations COM
mitttee room. The Lewis chair was
asked for by the Worlds Fair Officials
and carried to Chicago as the Davis
chair, but when informed that Mr..
Davis never occupied it the officials re-
turned it to the Senate custody, where
it remained until two years ago when
1t was purchased by the family of the
Alabama statesman.
Since the Civil War, Gustave
Schleicher Of Texas, a member of the
XLIVth and XLVth Congresses, was
perhaps physically the biggest member
OF Congress. He weighed about four
hundred and twenty pounds. The door
leading from the house to the center
corridor was altered for his comfortable
entrance. He died in this city in his
second tern.-Washington Letter to
New York Tribune
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right of privacy. once established as a
legal doctrine, cannot be confined to
the restraint Of the publication Of a
likeness, but must necessarily embrace
as well the publication OF a word-pic-
ture, a comment upon ones locks. con-
duct, domestic relations or habits. And
were the right of privacy once legally
asserted it would be necessarily held to
include the same things if spoken in
stead of printed. for one, as we'll as the
other, invades the right to be absolute
~ let alone. An insult would certainly
be in violation Of such right, and with
many persons would more seriously
wound the feelings than would the pub
LEGATION of their picture. And so we
might add to the list of things that are
spoken and done day by day which Sc
r:ously offend the sensibilities of good
people to which the principle which the
plaintiff seeks to have imbedded in the
doctrine of the law would seem to APP
ply.
1t is truly tough on a prominent tenn
perance man to picture him in the act
Of drinking whiskey, but perhaps Mr..
Hill cannot get redress. And perhaps
if he tries hard some good Democrats
who like whiskey will think he is a lit
tie too particular.
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STATESMEN OF SIZE

The Virginia Legislature has in the
person of James Banks of Carol, one
of the largest men in public life. He
weighs three hundred and seventy-fve
pounds. A huge chair is to be provided
for his accommodation in the Virginia
Capitol. The avoirdupols of this men,
Der Of the Virginia Legislator recalls
some interesting notes in regard to sew
eral unusually heavy Legislators of the
past. Dixon Fl. Lewis who came to
Congress from Alabama in 1929, in his
tWenty-seventh year, weighed four
hundred and thirty pounds. During his
term Of service in either end of the
Capitol a chair of very large dimen-
sions, and of the strongest manufacture
was provided for him. He travelled to
Washington in the public mail coaches
and as passenger he paid for two
seats, a space which he entirely filled.
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BULLET CATCHING,
A Magicians Trick That Has Cost Sew
eral Lives.

A Magician's Trick That Has Cost Sew
eral Lives
Benjamin II. Watts, for many years
the assistant of Harry Kellar. once told
the writer the history of bullet catch
ing. THE trick" said Mr.. Watts, was
| invented by Philip Ashley. the manager
of travelling show. Before going into
this business he was an American SOL
der During his term of service two
of his comrades had a quarrel, and he
was asked to act as second to one Of
them. This led to the invention Of the
trick. Having succeeded in winning
over the other second, Ashley obtained
two blank tin tubes, closed at one end
and just the right shape and color to fit
on the end of the wooden ramrds with
out being conspicuous. Powder and
wadding were rammed into the old
fashioned pistols, and while the antag-
onists were selecting the bullets the
seconds drapped the tulas into the bar
rels. When the bullets were dropped in
they fell into the tin tubes; the rods
were rammed in. the tubes stuck on the
ends, and out they came with the bull
let's inside of them. OF course, neither
principal was injured, and the affair
was amicably adjusted. On turning
Snowman Ashley decided to make use
of the idea In O. somewhat different
form. spectator was to fire a pistol
loaded with ball, and Ashley was to
catch the bullet in an apple held on a
fork. The trick was enormously sue
cessful, but it would not pass muster
now, because the method was clumsy
and necessitated Astley's going off the
stage with the ramrod and taking
the apple. The trick was adopted by
other conjurers and here begins the
trail of blood.
1.-THE first fatality" continued Mr..
Watts, was the killing of Snowman
in Berlin. by the accidental substitu-
ton of loaded pistol for the one with
the bullet extracted. The next ap-
peared at Strasburg in a sketch called
1.-THE Son Of William Tell" The boy
held the apple in his mouth while his
father shot at it. The bullet was sup
posed to lodge miraculously in the
fruit, which had. of course, been ma
nipulated. The trick bullet was made