The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-13
FUN OF THE WORLD.

There is strict supervision kilograms A German
engineer the Lebanon placed order with Paris
firm for OF stationary engine, be shipped
go him as possible. telegraphed
quire many revolutions minute he wanted He
answered. Five hundred revolutions minute" The
day he arrested Brought into court the Judge
asked him lived Lebanon He replied
did. do you correspond with such and such
PARISH Yes" All cried the judge; I you
You are the man who teegraphed Paris that
five hundred revolutions minute in the Lebanon"
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There is an amusing anecdoie concerning royalty
incogno. y party OF gentlemen was sitting at smok
Ing room table in a Wesbaden and discussing
various forms government One of them descant
ing republic and instancing the
United model Noticing tail. white-haired
gentleman neighboring table who seemed much in
teresed in the the speaker turned
him II he did agree that republic was
the of government
well no." replied the gentleman, Il can't say
do. Personally. favor OF monarchica institu-
tons"
But why sir-why?r insisted questioher.
II have many reasons the other. and all
good The first is that should lose my employ
under a republic"
How is that, sr?'
Because" was the unexpected reply. Il the King
of Sweden"
David ]. Brewer of the United States supreme
who has suggested what many regard as good
remedy the ynchng evil. lived in his childhood in
Minor. in the town OF Smyrna
Justice sometimes recounts interesting scraps
philosophy Of humor of epigram that he heard
in Smyrna when a boy. The other day he said:
"Adjb scribe of Smyrna. paused to speak to
the highway. Adjib's robe white at snow,
but there hole in it. i
There a little hole your robe, Abjib.' said
l know it, Adjib replied
If you why don't you darn it? I asked
For the sake of appearance. Adjib A
he on may be accident OF the most recent
happening hole win pass upon King, a noble or
the rich and powerful But darn is the
poverty There is getting around it, mis-
understanding it, l afford a darned
robe -
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A newly arrived westerner confronted in
New late night by a rufflan with leveled
voIver, who made the stereotyped demand: Give
your III blow brains out" BLOW away
said the westerner; live In New York without
brains. but you can't without money
islander. the close of a religious meet
ing. offered the following prayer 20 God about
so respective homes. Let the words
have heard be Ike the fine clothes wesrsoOn b.
taken off and folded in box till another Sabbath
around Better let Thy truth be like the tattoo
bodies-nenaceabe till DEATH"
Re- Il
a young San franciscan the owner of large and
valuable of autographs. the late
James Mcneil Whistler politely requesting his sigma
The letter sent in OF the London Royal
Academy with which the famous American painter
After months. the letter returned
the Francisco address desdetter ONCE
Washington Covering the envelope. the word.
peated numberless times; Unknown" Unknown"
related that evening winter. a dinner
given of Mrs. Pat Campbell. in New York,
English remarked loftily: They wanted
play of the D'Urberviles England thought
a vulgar character l can't gross you know
This from the whose whole fame rested her
representations OF with malodorous pasts
torious presents astounding all present. each
of whom had said something in extenuaon of the sins OF
Tess and in admiration Of Hardys masterpiece
dramatic misunderstanding a
was an embarrassed silence and then Miss Warren
tho rTo-y HE rfIv
1T is dreadful to be sensitive. Iexpect. Mrs Camp
bell. find it hard accept your share Of the
receipts
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When he q young man. ex-Premier Salisbury
who died in London the age seventy three
extremely delicate. AS Robert Cecil
languid and anaemic. and his lungs showed
signs of weakness As he had taken his degree
and been elected fellowship All Souls his friend
and brother-felow. Dr. Acland recommended him TO
take long and to stay abroad IL possible. for
two On this. old Lord Salisbury down in
hot haste to Oxford and protested vehementy against
Aclands advice. Il wish my enter parliament
Immediately you must be enough recall your
advice and tell him that he face political life with
perfect safety" Dr. Acland however refused. saying
My dear lord, there six thousand practcing physi-
clans in England and find difficulty in pro-
curing who will give Lord Robert advice
desire. But unfortunately the who
give it. nasmuch I already advised in
the Numerically opposite sense" OF Acland
obeyed Lord Robert went to Australia returned 10 Eng
land with sound lungs and Lord Cranborne Lord
Salisbury performed life colossal labor with
untoward results TO his health
r F. Tucker missionary in China, sends the fol
lowing TO the Nebraska State Journal
Lazness is Chinese characteristic. and
there lazy Chinese. incident will
There a who too lazy work. depend
e his wife his food hun--despe her
bound feet Not only would ne work.
his wife feed him. One day mother very sick
her. behtted mental posi-
ton in the family she made preparation that
husband should die Of starvation she
would she made a large number thin
shaped with large hole in the These
put his head resting his shoulders. All had
o nibbe when he hungry She returned
a few days II she mad feared her husband
lie had death. being too lazy
% turn the cakes around.
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Joseph Folk the district attorney q 81. Louis
county talking day about boodIing the
o It a reporter
There Is something small Hiue about rosbtng
taxpayers robbinz widows and orphans.
OF poor folks he IS who commits tbs
crfrae-as Missouri
And be strangely mean. that chap lie
was travelling his daughter little Esri q ave