The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-11

ent he replied: Those of my boarders
who have dress suits join the party. The
others are driven down to hotel, where
a private dinner is served to them, at
which I am, though absent, still their
host This they prefer to the constraint
necessary when royalty is present.
1t is doubtful if in point Of variety, the
career of Roger Pocock, author of Fol
lowing the Frontierf' has ever been sur
passed. He is q confirmed nomad, al
though just now he seems TO have settled
down to literary life in London. He has
ben cowboy. artist, pirate, missionary,
navy, lecturer, trader. telegraph oper-
ator, scout, storekeeper. miner, journal
it trooper. tramp. peddler, secretary Of
a charity. Among other achievements he
has Eade the longest continuous horse
back ride on record-5,ej0 miles along the
backbone Of the Rockies, from the hoot-
enay region in Canada TO Mexico.
1t is related OF President Hadley. of
Yale. that ne presided at a thinner given
by an art club in the main gallery Of thf
art school at the university, and, in con-
sideratlon Of tie fact that the wives of
the dirers were present. considered it his
duty 10 hand out a nunDer of rhetorical
bouquets" one OF these somewhat aston
ishe4 his auditors. With a sweeping ges-
ture he ind.cl.ed the works OF art with
which the room was adorned ana said:
What reed have We Of all these painted
beauties on the wall when so many
are gathered here tonight around this
festive board?'
Senator Aldrich is one Of the athletic
figures Of the national nate. He is al
ways trained down TO fighting weight; his
step is as elastic as 4 boy 8; his bearing
that of muscular man. The secret is
said to be in mis- devotion to the ancient
game Of ScIf. Near his residence in Prov
idence he possesses expansive acres. on
which is his own private Inks. Many d
morning during the lons, inner ana au-
tumn months hnds him bright and arlF
whacking the elusive bal and chas NJ il
up hill and down dale. It is claimed that
the senator is the champion golf player
in congress.
General ChaTce head of the army. was
born at Orwell in Ashtabula county. O.,
the county in which aI.0 lived ,Lo e great
agitators Of auti-slaVery 20 h "a X. Cid
dings ana benjamin +. WAGE. a little
more than q year asv General Chaffee
paid a visit TO his boynood home. which
he had not seen before IN twenty years.
The older resiI ants of Orwell remember
Mr.. Chaffee as a boy 6u:IGing snow forts
ana attacking them with snowballs. In
those DAYS the future head OF The Ameri-
can army wore homcspun and worked
upon his fathers farm. being especially
proficient in blowing and hoe.nS corn. He
attended district school in building
which still stands at Orwell, and lie
Methodist SUNDAY school in building
whi,h also yet stands.
y lady Of the Official circle in Washing
ton claims she has made a discovery as
To the origin Of one of the President $
best known traits. II is the habit Of keep
ing smile On his face on all occasions.
+ If you ever saw thu President when he
was forced 10 Danish his smile this lady
confided to a friend The other day, you
would understand Why il is he has &C
/ quired the habit of wearing it on all pos
sible occasions. 4 never saw him without
/ it until the oth1r day at Mrs. Hoar 5
/ funeral and / give you my word l don I
want to see him without it again. No
one would call his face handsome or
( attractive. even when he looks his best
and smiles his genialest. But when his
face is in absolute repose and not only
serious. but solemn-wel. it's enough to
startle a timid person. It's the most
solemn human countenance you ever saw.
I He probably found At out long ago, and
that's why he wears the smile that does
not come off. He is entitled to wear it. -