The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23
FUN OF THE WORLD.

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booker just the train was pulling and taking
cigar from mis- pocket. the company.s
matches Chat viii light only the box OF
his shoe. He tried half without succeeding in
lighting but the incident created laugh
the Indianapolis News
can't light anything but tie
box" of the n compartment.
4 always have done IL answered the big fellow.
And he tried it again on the sole OF his shoe.
IN bet the dinner Tor the crowd in the cafe car.
said speaker. light those
matches sole your shoe
IN take the bet" hurried
Then coo,ly rubbed OF the stuff the
the sole OF of his shoes and lighted
everybody ready for the first call for the cin
ing car
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Judge tells this Kansas: a bold spirits
prevent the lady astator from Kansas
from speaking.
Where is your lecture ncense:' they demanded
With a glance of whitening mingled with tri-
umph opened grip extracted therefrSm.
waved it in their faces
Here is" she shouted vndctively.
1t was her marriage certificate. Even then there
the committee of protesters who could not
understand why acknowledged their defeat
so readily. He single
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A pointer dog was the cause a good deal OF amuse-
ment excitement Boonville the other day The
stopped trough TO water his horse. sewer
pipe hundred long passes under cross
ing place and the dog, being from running.
crawled into the pipe to get the time
10 could around. and. the pipe was
crooked could the opposite end of it; so there
various suggestions had been made for
getting him small negro boy was sent in after
him. The boy got him by the leg, bat then found tnat
he himself could back Here pretty
howdy-do. Finally a second negro boy sent in. His
legs within from the outside and when he
boy the less. and the FIRST boy had
got hold the dogs legs strong men took
the boy by the legs, and thus they were all
pulled out"
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A weIknown English surgeon imparting some
half dozen students who accom-
panied him his rounds. the other day. Pausing at the
bedside of doubtful said: Now. gentlemen. do
you this is is for operation7' One
by one diagnosis all of them
answered negative. ''Well. gentlemen.
all wrong" said welder and flashing seal
pei 1 shall operate tomorrow"
mo you won't said the patient as he rose in his
bed a good majority; gimme clothes"
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Edward Harrisan that the most trying moment
theatrical occurred in New Orleans, soon
after the civil war He had gone south with his
pary. and, welding somewhat anxiously to popular
quest put The Blue and the Gray" The play had
been success the north but down SOUTH with the
still the bitterness of the it dan
gerous experiment Tony Hart to represent the
confederate gray he hunted uniform of the Lou
siana tigers when he marching in young, stall
wart handsome typical boy the beloved
FORM the house, and women. cheered and shouted
cried for all their heroes embodied in this boy
Harrigan standing in the wings in his northern blue
waiting go had just thouSht-"Ihey II Kill
me- Then he stepped out. the embodiment OF the enc
my and a cool silence fell upon the house. The
audience with emotion and there only an
act if the play to be saved. Harrigan
big kindly good looking, swiftly down to the
stepped the footlsht gutter leaning down
to them the love of God, won't you give the
Yankee hand?' he exclaimed At once the house was
caught all the pent feeling turned the right
There a yen of applause
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During tho excitement in congress after the Maine
blown up ip Havana harbor. Representative Nc
Cleary, Minnesota l-advised speech He said
the sending of the Maine to Cuban time
practically act of war ana that such catastro
phe might been expected.
The speech not popular. naturally. McCleary was
criticised everywhere. Speaker Reed who in the
time the speech made spoke to Repre-
Tawney also of Minnesota. about it the next
day.
Jim" said what's the with McCleary?'
Nothing that know Of replied Tawney.
What's he talking this way for?'
II don't know
'Huh," said Reed; "he reminds of the Kansas
dog tackles the cyclone. You see family from
the moved into, Kansas along back year or two
ago. and they didn't know much about cyclones They
had dog, fresh innocent pup. bred in the eete and
MINDLESS east. one day cyclone came along The folks
the cyclone cellar but the dog being
eastern product didn't understand. He hailed the sd
the cyclone with joyous barks and started off
tackle it,
The Jim. that when the cyclone did bust
dog which charged down upon it with
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o. a prcdIcament for the dog After the cyclone
passed along the old folks OF the cellar
they the picturesque but OF further
dog The farmer surveyed the dog ruefully.
He was a good dog he hated lose him Then the
foolishness the dog him and he said wrath
fully There ye that's what Of keepin'
mouth open the face of a storm
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Chsrlemange Tower. the American ambassador TO Rus
STA was talking at Atlantic City about the Russian
1nouljk.
This native fellow" ne said. rs something like
boy and something like Irishman. Is. a rule.
very simple. very kind
a typical mouljik entered DAY railroad station
He approached the agent. and asked when certain
train would leave place The told him
distinctly. seeming satisfied. he departed But a
moment later he back again. and again he asked
the agent tho question.
Why the agent exclaimed. told you that only
a minute ago..
You did truly the moujik answered. but u ism
myself that this time It's my mate out
side
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gentleman having out Of all patience with ore
his servants called and after giving him
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