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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10

to my thinking are made quite as well
in Tallahassee as in New OrleanS-I
told the city editor the sad story of my
poor friend Harry. He was" ! said.
"a charming fellow, of the most Iowa
BILE disposition imaginable and large
means, but has never been the same man
since the sudden death of the beautiful
girl he was engaged to marry four
years ago. She was Tallahassee lady,
| understand though he formed her &C
quaintance at a fashionable resort in
Virginia. She is no doubt buried here.
and that is why the poor. broken heart
ed fellow wished that this should be his
last resting place also"
My young friend said it was a very
affecting story and asked my permission
to write it up" which I gave upon the
condition that the lady's name should
not be published if discovered. That
did not know it / frankly admitted.
The next morning when the mail got in
l showed to him the certificate. upon
which I had fixed the date all right.
and. pointing to the cause OF death.
said: There. Cardiac paralysis'-the
doctors name for broken heart" He
was sympathetically affected. for he
really had a very tender heart. and the
story he wrote up was a gem of ro-
nance.
He and l were the mourners at Har-
rvs grave. but by no means the only
persons present. The romantic story
published that morning had brought
some ladies. and the cemetery superin-
tendent and a health officer were there.
l had the upper portion of the coffin lid
removed. disclosing a Theoretically seal
ed plate OF glass beneath. through
which we took our last view OF Earry's
face. 1t seemed as natural as if he
only slept. The ladies wept over il.
showed the certificate to the health Off
Ger. and he agreed with me that il would
not be necessary 10 open the coffin any
more. The burial service was read. the
grave filed and I hired a wa;chman 10
guard il for two weeks
Then I went to Mobile. ana from
there by boat to Tampa BY the time I
reached the latter place I was again
Mt Roy Manners Of London. for my al
fairs necessitated my spending some
weeks in the towns of the east coast.
where might at any moment encoun-
ter some one who had met me in Jack
sonviile.
Ten days later I was in Miami a
very enjoyable young city near The low
er end OF the East Coast railway. \
waiter brought TO my room one morn
ing when l had just got up the card OF
a lady Miss Flossie Bell who.
was told. awaited me in the parlor. De
laying only TO take a cocktail as q sub
stitute Tor breakfast while l dressed. !
responded to the summons and found
myself confronted by one Of the dsin-
test. prettiest little creatures I have
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10

naturally cOlored as n poor Harry had
been alive. Miss Bell bent down saz-
ing intently al h. and I fancied though
/ could hardly believe nay senses. that
she was shaking as II with suppressed
laughter Mysteries Ia another min
ute" ] said TO myself But instead %
that she drew herself up and. r., ny
horror. ordered Take the ia or en-
tirely. I KANT 20 see ali that ~ left OF
my dear Harry
Not on your ufe'" I shouted foy
the idea scared me more than you can
imagine. But in a moment my mind
got It's second wind 50 70 speak and
continued with dignity. Even mad pas
sion must respect the sanctity Of tina
tomb She insisted. protested. New
or did see mule 30 obstinate as daln-
t. blue eyed little Flossle Bell FINAL
ly / fatty declared I would not allow
the cOfiH "a b. opened Upon that she
got nip Ike = little steel wise on my
arm and in a commanding tone said 70
the men I rad supposed innocent stran.
gers: Benson. whitley. take OF TIA.
ia Wright. catch that Niger point
ing q; the same fat darky ! had seen
the night before ard vho vas now
lounginE near b.. The darby started "a
run. but wright got him ia three jumps
aud handeufed him. I tried % break
loose. and she showed the rnuzzle Of n
revolver under my nose. A. fhe sans
instant a sturdy villain whose rsroe I
did not catch undertook 70 put TIE
bracelets on me and, though pu7 IN
= pretty good nghf. ne succeeded Just
then that city eiitor Joined Us. and 4
never saw man seem - surprised
While I perforcs STOOD looking on in
helpless rage the CONN sas opaBed.
Dear Harr1's face zsa an aduairzbis
facsimile in wsz His holy and l@x.
were bags a. Eaud In place % his feet
sas a sqaare canvas wrapped kgndls
upon which Miss Bell gpoBn,es like a
hawk on q Jane bug when I saw a.
knew w- were iost ard ne darky. wso
was Harry biacke1 %. Rrosres rfzfs
out ioEd she stripped OF ne csnva.
and 81 inside cover q oiled silk 49,
posing Cat wooden bor And IN -
TX gere tao - fhs lssost beasfff,,ff,,
engraved steel plates ever trade "a,
bank noss rriuflaK. both heavily eoat.a
V-ifh wax - Shlsl9 them frors easnr A.
sight - hem SO gave a aasrai 81 80
an9phs ~ 80 scrsref 81 enough - a..
wax Nifh fhur1o nail % - s,tr. =,
uszt they seFe and then sal % oaa a
ths usen
They're ths zeal fhinx rt.s..
far fhe new nny shst I've eha.srf -
fron LancaEtsr ard cauEhq s.~f1,~.
TIER - ever bsea zof or q psess A.
bots principals u3sn fEern
= god p3ses q serk p Trozss4 IN.
fei5or snEsoBriT
Wei serhaps y ~as from sAsir ros,.
q Ties krThoN. Harry ard 7 a..
-cosnE time fer /; yss
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10
SIX TINES NINE.

I studied my tables over and over
And backward and forward toe.
But couldn't remember six times nine.
And didn't know what 20 do
Till my sister gcid me % play with -ay
doll
And not 10 bother my head.
IF you'll can her 'Fifty-four' for awhile.
You'll learn II by heart. she said.
So ! took my favorite Mary Ann
Cfhough I thought il a dreadful shame
To give such perfectly lovely child
Such perfectly horrid RSTael.
And I called her nay dear little "Fsfsy-
four
4 hundred times. tiil knew
The answer % six times nine rs well
AS the answer OF two ti-a-S two.
Next day Elizabeth WiCgisSVcrta.
Who always acts 50 proud.
said. six times nine is tifty-two
And / nearly laughed aloud
But wish / hacn Z. for wh-n teaches
said
Now, Dorothy. tell II you can.
thought Of my doll. and sakes aGgt.
answered, Mary Ann
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he Story Of q RUE and it, Unexpected Denouement

it would be better for her to bear what
ever weight of woe was coming TO her
and leave Harry's affairs as he had
fixed them.
l looked her squarely in the eyes.
heaved a deep sigh and sadly as could
said: 1T is but TOO true 1 personally
saw him buried"
oh. are you sure 1t was indeed he?
Did you see his dear face cold in
death?"
There can be no doubt about It, I
had the glass uncovered and positively
identified him. as did others present
He looked very natural"
"Of what did he die?''
Some affection OF the heart. I stin
have the doctors certificate" And.
taking it from my wallet. | showed il
to her. She cried over il softly and
gave it back / hate 20 see a womans
tears and the way she went on broke
me all up. 1 felt like a pirate. But
what else could | say Presently she
exclaimed: Il must see him once again,
I cannot bear TO part from him forever
without one last look upon his face.
You will help me to do so. will you
not2"
There was nothing to which ] was
less inclined I did not want any more
attention directed to that grave, and
didn't want TO go back there and be
Mr.. Hargreave again with her at my
elbow. and. come TO think about IL.
how the deuce did Miss Bell come 10
seek me for information?
oh she said innocently. Harry
has often spoken Of you TO me. The
last time saw him he said you were in
Florida. and heaven surely has helped
me 20 find you
l wished 10 myself that heaven had
not rneddled in the matter. but passed
that over and said, And the inteiii-
gence OF his death
and burial in Tallahassee was in
the Richmond and Washington pa
pers.'
tried my best 70 argue her out Of
going 10 see Hsrry's face again. bot she
was obstinate. and as 7 could not ven
ture 10 Jet her 60 alone went with
her 10 Tallahassee
As had expected and dreaded. The
cemetery superintendent recognized me
ss Nr Harzreave. but n seemed 70 for
tunstely escape her notice He made
no difficulty about allowing the grave
20 be opened. but postponed II until
the next day. as the hour was then late
To Iuy great relief Immediately after
dinner Miss Bell carried her grief 20
her room. at least ] 50 supp0se. az I
saw no more Of her that evening
though J have since suspected ether
wise Ny friend. ire city editor
CHANGED 70 dror, in. was glad 20 Sc ne
and We had a Ittle mid convivtslity.
While we we're u The bsr room I no
ticed loafing about The door a fat and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10
HOW ALEC DID HIS SUMS.

Alec went into grocery store the
other day with a paper in his hand.
The clerk thought il was his mothers
order for groceries and Alec read out:
Six pounds OF sugar at 5 cents
pound. please"
Thirty cents" answered the man.
And eleven pounds of rice at 6 cents
a pound went on the boy
'sixty-six cents" said the man
again
And Alec Went on. -Four pounds of
tea at 80 cents d pound. two pounds OF
coffee at 80 cents a pound. three cans of
soup at le cents each" and 50 on for
quite a long list And each time the
man told him al once what it would
cost
Al last Alec said that was all. and the
man told him the amount and asked Il
his mother had sent the money or IL she
wished il to be charged.
Neither thank you said Alec.
Mother didn't send me at all. and she
doesn't want the things. II was my
teacher gave me all those things TO do
for sum. and l thought it would be so
much easier II you did them for me
like that. Good morning"
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TRAINED ZERRAS.

er's sales rooms are like a menagerie,
except that they are larger and contain
g greater variety of live stock than any
one animal show that travels through
the country.
Perhaps some person that is starting
q snake show viii order half car load
of serpents at Once-pythons, cobras,
rattlesnakes and other ophidians. The
dealer who has not a supply of snakes
must send all over the world for them.
Il may take him six months to fill the
entire order. One of these supply
agents had for awhile a great run on
snakes. and so imported so great a
number of them that a consignment
brought to him upon one ship weighed
five tons-10, 900 pounds of snake!
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The Game of sketches.

Rainy days will come, and the chill
dren have to stay indoors. II they
gather up few pencils and some paper
with which to play the following game,
they will forget all about the bad
weather outside and will be glad to
stay in the house:
Every player draws at the top of his
paper little sketch to illustrate some
historical event and then passes the
paper on to his left hand neighbor, who
writes at the bottom brief account of
what he imagines the scene TO repre-
sent. He then folds his writing over
SO that it cannot be seen by the next
player and passes ii on to the one oD
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10
THE WILD ANIMAL II.
By SI5sffs DEALERS SHOP

An animal dealer has always some in
teresting specimens at his establish
ment that you would hardly find in the
ordinary menagerie. Perhaps you have
heard or read that the zebra is a crea-
ture so wild that it cannot be tanned.
Well. that statement is now out of date.
Within the last dozen years few have
been tanned sufficiently to make them
work in harness. One animal dealer,
Mr. Cross, domesticated a zebra team
that he valued more highly than any
pair of horses he could have owned.
He used to drive them to light wagon,
while people stared wonderingly The
pair Of zebras became so tractable that
he sometimes hitched them TO the wag-
on with a pair of pretty Shetland po-
MES in the lead. thus making minia-
ture four-in-hand.
The same dealer had in his collection
a magnificent black named lion. one of
the finest ever captured. A photogra-
pher desired TO make a picture of this
noble lion. Animals with intelligence
have much curiosity, and the more in
telIigent they are the more curiosity
they possess. The noble black named
lion saw the photographer before the
cage setting up camera preparatory
10 gehing the photograph The lion
wanted to see what it was all about. so
came calmly TO the front of the cage
and looked out between the bars. He
g&zed steadily at the man and the cam
era without moving. That was just
what the photographer most wanted.
Snap went the spring that instant. tx
ing the grand face and name upon the
finn. The result was one of the most
photographs ever taken of
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est friends We-we-were engaged
/ aid some very rapid cogitation-
There certainly did not seem 10 be any
ground for suspicion. but IL Is always
best 20 suspect il one doesn't know.
Eternal vigilance is the price OF lIb-
erty" is my motto and has saved me
many a time had known a good deal
about Aarry's amaTory acknowledgements.
but this deleCtable young woman was a
new one 10 me. And the idea Of his
being engaged" rather shocked ne
Marriage is risky step for one Of Us
not only On his own account. as Il al
ways must be FOR every man bat liable
TO affect others SO I quickly decided
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10

chance and kill first one, then the other.
of the parents. Then they snatch up
the cubs and hasten to the seacoast as
fast as they can tPavei. 1t is danger
Gus business.
Even more dangerous than lion cub
hunting, however. is obtaining young
polar bears The bear cubs follow
their mother She is very fierce and
very sagacious. The hunters must dress
themselves in light gray furs and steal
over the snow to leeward of the bear
lest she scent them. When they come
near enough they shoot at her. and if
they are lucky enough to kill her they
get the cubs. If not, they are lucky to
get off with their own lives.
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pine forests in tie sand hni section -
Nebraska Al HaIsey several HUNDRED
pounds o. sslloa pine. jack zine and
red cedsr seeis are IN procsss - pant
ing
IN Ser Zealand government sub
sidy IS given 10 ne Starvation Army 90
prevent suffering among me DseoY
Professor Charles r Van Hlse. 70
new president % the University q ~is-
cousir. uiIi take charge 30 october
The Prince Wsleenlzr TIE last % ;he
seven Ere merchant steamers 90 ~.
Prince class. has besE izunehes- This
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10
had disappeared. driven away ~ some
one. 10 doubt

had disappeare1. driven away ~ some
one. 10 doubt
The next morning I accompanied
Miss Bell 20 ths CemeteTy The SUPER
iuteudent Vas quite ready FOR rs 4
couple ~ darkiea were iDSt raising the
coffin % the piled earth beside the
opened grave Three o. four men Hho
had been alrniessiy stToiiirE at0ut
reading inscription ard sdnfrinR uson-
umerlis joined our little group locking
On rurio7ssiy- Their Vresenre % not
seem likely O. - an Interference. and J
thought 81 best nos n object Ms BeiI
stood beside ne. tightly eiufchiHg ny
right arm
Under by direction fhe cossu aas
openes. az upon the former oocss31n. &c
&C. 70 merely sEUos= fie gas. There
did no- arr<sf 20 haze b~en fhs slight
80 chanze 10 re hsn1soEDe face ap1u
y hich ps looke1 1t sas as fresh ard
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10
Korean CooIne-s.

The Koreans have holy horror %
any Of their nationality adopting for
eign customs. Thus when a native vho
had been 10 Japan returned home wear
Ing his hair cut short and a foreigr
hat he was soundly thrashed and toid
nj 70 appear in polite Korean soci ~.
The native boys have any amount %
cheek" one went up % an officer "a
board an American vessel. pulled s4s
mustache 10 see what u was like IS
took a toothpick out % his hanr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10
FROM NEAR AND FAR.

Andrew Carnegie gives Sso0.O00 10 the
endowment fund OF Tuskegee institute
on condition that provision be made for
the support of Mr.. and Mrs. Booker
Washington for life.
A long ride IN an automobile for an
hour before retiring is said TO be an al
most certain cure for sleeplessness-
The original Declaration Of Independ-
ence has been ordered TO De kept hence
forth under lock and key in a light
nroof sale at the state department For
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10

nine years. In the United States the
life Of an engine Is but eighteen years
because Il has run in eighteen years
about 2.000 600 miles
During the month Of May for the first
time in many years the whole % the
city OF New York was reported free
from smallpox The board OF health
even abandoned the hospital on North
Brother island
During the last three months OF 1907
so persons were killed and 2.7sS injured
in train accidents in this country In
cluding accidents to employees a. work.
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a lion. This black named lion was val
ued at s1,25O
The animal dealers trade gives rise
to another one. that of the men who
earn their living capturing specimens
for the man who sells them. There are
nen who spend nearly their whole lives
n this work In our own country are
professional rattlesnake catchers. One
of these in an eastern state has become
widely known as "Rattlesnake Pete"
In Florida are alligator catchers. Often
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10

thirty Yssrr - T~s~arrh fs "a. ee.
ei1ss1 'tsf IRE saeon rszssss2. -.
81 MAR ttr saBa ana vi sr sh~ -.
IL srsoFffsz sestt fh~rs az ALA 49,, -,
rain zaa whfe is - naaesrr nafsh -
sfr se1 years - 5roass4
~ Lesaaa 1T fssssAeFs - farf. 80.
mace a s1rceesfui sssf ~ sh-ir 49,. a..
* ihse Aaslifson. re=Frsnx = 9lsts,-.
fsifsF -ssrFen sssaFTsteTs IT, an So -.
ftirfT -siE asaafss. Tfse asr sbfp -.
h~F hslns perfectly sas E-ns 49,. =.
seFi~z - nzane1ssra ia sas a. -
hrssk ~lne
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Walking Leaves.

The walking leaves Of Java ere
perhaps the most wonderful OF insect
imitators. eounterfeiting green leaves
so remarkably that the eve is deceived
even when one scrutinizes hem. one
OF the strangest things about them IS
tina; their coloring matter has been
proved by analysis 10 be practically thu
same substance as the chlorophyll
which gives the green hue 10 real
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10

passengers slighting. etc. the number
reaches ssS killed and Il 80 injured
The Principals association Of Chica a
has asked the board % e1ucssion 10
abolish al prizes 10 pupils ~ l.
thought that the prospect % prize =
a spur only 10 the few who need rather
curb and that the spirit q envy and
jealousy Is cultivated undUly
The young man Thc bozsted that he
would make a noise IN the world no~
beats the dinner gong ar hotel
The government forestry bureau has
bsRun Bts project OF building up the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10

leaves In Java the natives believe that
these insects are actuall, transformed
leaves. having originated as buds on
the trees. There is 50 called leaf
butterfly which looks like any other
butterfly when hyiag But when IL
alights upon a branch u holds its wings
in such a fashion that they look exact
" like a leaf even showing the ribs"
thereof
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they get baby alligators, and fine ladies
make pets of these grotesque creatures
for awhile.
Men of all races-white. black. brown,
yellow and red-are employed to cap
ture the wild animals that belong to
their countries. In Africa black men
follow-'stalk." as it is called-a pair Of
parent lions to get their young. if lion
cubs are wanted. They watch their
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ever seen. She ran to meet me and.
impulsively clutching the lapels of my
coat. cried: oh. Mr.. Manners, is it
true about Harry? My Harry! Can it
be possible he is dead?" Tears dimmed
her beautiful blue eyes, and the anxiety
in her face was painful to see.
Il presume" ! said very slowly to
gain little time for thinking you
speak of my poor friend Harry Du-
month
Yes" she replied. wiping her eyes.
Perhaps he has not spoken Of me to
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his left. Every player in turn exam
ines the sketch and writes beneath it
his or her version. When the papers
have gone the round of the table they
are collected and read aloud. and much
entertainment is provided by means OF
some Of the amusing mistakes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10

great steal sshsD Hnr betsesn ffauszrx
Harre Nezie0 ard czba Constitutes
she force sish whsrh czerzsny expects
20 gain lssnis-snz laaserfe IN ssessh
Ar1erscs-
on ~ return ~ Lsaapn fruzn fiasy
Iohn = Hssson- - p Feporssl hs~inT
seen 81 an et-~sfassoTg near RoEE.s s.s-c-
lnsens - new sVsfes - eisefrfr pro
foErarhF - eAieh ri@sT fsefer@s can
- obtained Il E.~rsons Ar acrnes tTen-
. mics distant
II g Hass-ll ne xoFs-nrn~nf ssrsssn.
o-rsr e Australia 4rEogzc>s tAss after
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fear Of its becoming nlegible II viii
not be exhibited 70 the public again
Nearly SOC missionaries OF the British
and Foreign Bible society are at work
II Australia and New Zealand.
Two hundred and twenty-seven OF
the IS presbyteries OF the Presbyterian
church in America voted for creed re-
vision.
The average life OF a locomotive on
the railways OF England is twenty-six
years and on those OF France twenty
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HUNTED TO THE
kR "a ~ 80. By ]. H. Connolly
- - - - - J.

Tallahassee l received a telegram from
Palatka informing me of the death
there o. Mr.. II. Dumont. whose dying
wish was to be buried in Tallahassee
and his hope that his friend. Mr.. Har
greave. would. if in that city. see to his
interment. 1t was signed John Wood"
exhibited to my friend. the city ed
itor, that telegram, as also my reply:
"IneXpressibly shocked and grieved.
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Little Tommy when told that ne wAs
growing fast answered;
Yes. too fast think they water
me too much. why have 70 take a
bath every morning."
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ragged darky whose walk and attitudes
seemed vaguely familiar. ! fancied
once that he wished to speak 10 me but
my editorial companion was I'm the way.
and when l thought OF him again he