The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-08
FUN OF THE WORLD.

John Drew's most marked ualtes both or and
on the stage stood him in the early
part of his career. II happened that Drew for
reason other 10 take send
sages on the telegraph ticker Harry Vernon. friend
of his. and skilled telegraph himself was
working at that time In The Office OF certain manager
who negotiating with Drew. When the talk between
the actor and the manager question
of Drew hesitated to stand out for what he
wanted Finally the manager made ofer. The actor
the point OF acceptance ticker began
to sound Vernon was the operator.
Drew Drew Drew" it licked Listen listen. Hold
off terms minute. Ask for He said he'd
give it before you in
With calm impressive expression of deliberate
consideration. thoughtfuy at the manager
while ne raped with a pencil the the
dashes which good Morse for Vernon. you
sure?"
Sure came the ticks.
Then Drew spoke and got his price.
&c &c
Representative Alexander. OF Buffalo. n Y. used
b. redheaded before he got bald He has blonde
mustache and pink cheeks
Today Alexander thirteen Daughters
Revolution Buffalo call the President The
Daughters all rugged out in their finest clothes
made imposing procession they were ushered
into the Presidents
The President chuckled when he saw Alexander. He
sprang forward said loud enough for everybody 10
why, my Smoot, how do you do2 Present
The Daughters giggled the joke. Alexander
fustered that he couldn't say word for two min
He wasn't clear whether the President took him
a Mormon o
&c
Speaker Henderson is born Scotchman and tells
Scotch better than anybody else in Congress
his today he told the tale of the Bairgowie
who married woman Kirkcaldy. Years later
when the wife dying. she said TO her husband:
John, I've been a guid wife TO We an want to ask
we ain particular favor
''Weel. oman what is it?''
''weel. John. it's jist this-that yen bury among
my folk Kirkcaldy.'
''TIoot, 'owan. it Gamma be- tell you it Gamma be-
''Weel. John. if ye dinna TAX to Kirkcaldy I'll
haunt ye NE speert will haunt ye''
''Awel. if it that oman III hae TO do II but
I'll try We in Blairgowrie first
zone day" said the truthful pioneer. whack-
ing up some down by the creek and ten Indians
doomed They pretty thirsty, even for Indians
and they they knew 1 had jug somewhere. and
they wanted sample it, had log about half split
at the time and the axe was sticking told them
il they would help get that log in two. would
them where the jug they took hold, five on
one side the other. and pulled and when l
took the the log sprung together and held them
all by the fingers. Then walked away to the house
and loaded three four pistols. ard
went argued with them. and they reformed
right away This story says Nebraska State
Journal was originally told of Daniel Boone Davy
Crockett and good service since. 1t Is
copyrighted and there is no good reason
why Nebraska pioneers should not use it.
x z Z x
Two news reporters by the editor of
newspaper a suburb to write up the burning OF
an orphan asylum relates London Answers
night. when the news editor was wonder
ing why copy" about the fire coming by wire.
a telegraph messenger rushed in and handed him
message
He opened II read:
1--WE are here What shall do?"
1t was signed by the Of the two men sent TO
write up the fire.
he a telegraph form this brief message
Find where the fire is hottest and jump in"
ss x x <
The Senate discussing the project Of filling in
Island and making ground for some immgra-
buildings The paragraph in the sundry Civil APP
preparation bill read island Ellis Island"
Senator Kean of New Jersey. allowed that If there
were any islands in that vicinity they should
be ceded to New Jersey. They struck out the word
new and Senator Allison read the phrase "a island
THAT won't do said Senator Mdrich hastily Make
a island
Make it a continent if you like shifted Al
son whose grammar had been corrected but estao-
lsh your geographical basis and let's get on
x K
Those who are in touch with District Attorney Jer-
ONE New York City. that the secret of the way
of his strenuous career Is the com
plete and the keen enjoyment which he finds
life
One morning recently when the reporters wait
ing to quiz the attorney about the latest develop
,nents in the gambling crusade. Mr. Jerome telling
huge enjoyment OF one Of his children Going into
the nursery for romp with his YOUNGSTERS DeIore
starting his Office, he found one OF them with
sewing machine oil can that Mr. Jerome had used IN
refractory hinge. trying TO Intricate the throat Of
pet
what are you doing7' asked Mr. Jerome.
Trying to stop the squeaks." replied the youthful
Jerome
An Oklahoma paper prints this story She was from
Boston. he Oklahoma. You have Travelled good
deal in the west you not. Miss Beacon?' oh
yes ndeed-in California and Arizona and in New
Mexico you the Cherokee strip" There
was painful silence. finally she looked her
glasses at him and said: In the first place sir.
deem your question and. IN the second you might
have been in your language By asking me
IL 1 had ever the Cherokee disrobe'
The other day Senator Hanna entertaining some
friends marble Of the capitol at Washing
ton D. c. when II occurred him that he had been
long time chamber Il must see
what going inside" he explained and hobbied 70
the door. Beverage speaking statehood
and the Ohio Senator smiled and remarked. he re-
turned 20 his friends. right. the Wabash is
stnI oyerfowing banks"
Il that during the time that the force BIZ
was before OF representative number 81
years galleries fairly clustered with black
men "a the measure was intense. One
afternoon extremely sorid discussion % ire
bill was AZ s height aged rnistsrizliookng HarksT
found a front the gallery a seat mate vas
negro youth who black bottle -ifh him u Sss
no; long before young nudgsd ths Old one
and offered hin sSlg the b0ttIc The aged day
key long the bottle, runackes bis n5s