The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-01
RANDOM COMMENT.

| What has become of the old fashioned
man who used to whistle and litter the
! sidewalk with shayings?
| Several years ago the Brattleboro, VT.
postmaster suggested TO the Postotfice
Department at Washington the practical
bility of stenciling the daily weather re-
ports on letters in transit through the
local office. The department, while ac-
knowledgiag the utility OF the scneme at
the time, declined to adopt it. The Next
ca ngovernment has recently adopted the
idea, and now letters from the city OF
Mexico bear on their canceling stamp the
forecast of the weather bureau.
A Nebraska girl who went east year
ago vowing that she would emblazon her
name in golden characters high up on
the glittering scroll of fame has met with
unqualified success. She has just mar
ried a man named Ichabod Mushmouth.
1t has been discovered that British sol
diers have been getting drunk on powder
not the historically romantic drunk OF
the powder fumes in battle, such as one
reads of in books, but the regulation
guardhouse sort. caused by eating cordite.
This pastirne was discovered by Tommy
Atkins while in South Africa, and cordits
first intoxicates him and then makes him
very sick. Cordite looks something like
vermiceln, and is said 10 taste sweet and
pleasant
Thirty-three women keep lighthouses
for Uncle Sam, the oldest in the service
being Mrs Nancy Rose, who has had
charge OF the lights at Stony Point. on
~ I'D Coz r+s--e rso Tha
most famous of women lighthouse keep
ers is Ida Lewis. whose little cottage OF
six rooms is situated on a rock in New
port Harbor. Mrs Lewis has saved thlr-
teen lives and has received from the gov
eminent a medal containing SO worth Of
gold. The women employed in the light
house service are for the most part the
widows or daughters of former keepers
and the responsibilities Of their positions
are often great.
The American Minister 10 Sweden Is
given credit for being the best shot IN that
country He can hit the heetest bird on
the wing and his Office In Stockholm has
many trophies Of his prowess as a hunter.
Only three of the ffter members OF the
famous electoral commissions oil 1871 sur
vive-ex-Senator Ednunds. Senator Ho3r.
and General Eppa Hurton OF Virginia
All Of the i've justices OF the supreme
court who sat on the commission long
since passed away.
e Some OF the fashionable tailors in large
eastern cities now carry adiUncts to their
business in the form OF inpecunlous
young men of good family and high social
standing. who are not zverse 10 accepting
their clothes gratis. az return for
which They lose 70 opportunity To boon
the tailor who thus supplies THIN
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nlne times king twice = grand duke, cree
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