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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28
SUGGESTIONS 90 rrrIL.s.


SUGGESTIONS FOR PUPILS.
The following suggestions ar, from ths
renowned musician and teacher Carl
Reinecke. He SAYS: DO not he ashamed
to play easy things; you VIII only gain
strength by playing them. ON the other
hsad. do not he afraid 20 practice DIM
cult things with perseverance, as soon as
your teacher considers you able"
''AceRstom yourself 10 accent the prin-
cipal parts Of the measure. but 20 leave
unaccented the secondary parts; for the
art OF correct phrasing depends Chiefly CO
the observance OF this law
Notice carefully all signs Of express
sion that are given in a piece: FOR even
aside from these. there is enough which
the composer cannot express by words
or signs, and which consequently tho
player must read between the tines. How
ever. only those who are exceptionally
gifted can 90 this
Always give the rests their fun value:
you can invariably recognize poor ANA
teur by his abrcviating rests. and pauses. "
Always practice without using tho
pedal: as soon as YOU master your task.
pedal ut the proper places
You must learn 10 make your hands
independent % each other; Il is harder
10 play well and clearly a two part In
ycntiou by Johann sebastian Bach than
TO play many brilliantly sounding piece.
II the hand which has the melody must
play even notes and the other uneven
notes or vice versa. DO not subordinate
the melody In the accompaniment. the
melody q the essential thing and the ac-
compartment f. subordinate play
melody as you would sing it
SCHERZoSo.
Apropos Of songs. a lady entered a music
store and asked the clerk q they had a
song called II know that my Redeemer
Iiveth she was given the song. and
after looking 81 the title page. said. ''rais
is not the one I want: this one Is hy Han
del: want the one by tho Messiah.
The Lady who wrote the song In thu
Cleaning" made three taous ard dollars
out OF f. \ contemporary SAYS there
are many other ladies who sing Il. and
make nothing out u II
Authors. in order 10 appear erudltc. Of
ten approach sub.eets upon which they
arc not thoroughly converted was
amused a short time ago. reading a novel.
in which the authorizes makes her heroine
play Becthoveu's lovely variations on
"Homc. Sweet Home
TfIERESE RYAN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28
HOGG LATIN

Representative Hogg. Of Colorado. said
something about "aStro- phys cs' in a
speech he was making What Is astro-
physics?" asked member near him
Two Latin words" replied Hogg; and
now gentlemen. as / was saying
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28

catiienea Of Anthony On Monday. Was
married 81 Wichita en- Monday and OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28

Cheney Sentinel: Wichita police are
slow. This week craftsmen carried a safe
two and a half miles on a wheelbarrow,
and then robbed ii at their leisure. The
police say the robbers are novices. Won
der what opinion the robbers have CT the
police
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28

CONTINUED on Twenty-Third Page
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28

Clay Center Times Hoch. physically,
looks worn. for he IS conducting a siren
nous campaign. though mentally ard
''nervally. he seems TO be scoring strong
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28

Lawrence World: Frank Grimes is TT
ting UP q private Office in Topeka and
hereafter visitors viii have to leave their
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
HOW TO TEACH
PUSSY TO DO TRICKS

II USsY may be taught 70 do as Gun
ming tricks as your puppy dog.
Did you know that, boys and
girIs7
They are good jumpers. going as high
up as seven or eight feet II trained
10 do so. Teach them to do it by hold
ing piece Of meat In one hand and 2
barrel or jumping hoop in the other
Hold the hoop quite low at first, and
make pussy understand that the only
way for her to capture the piece of
meat is TO leap through the hoop.
Next day do IL again. but hold the
hoop higher; next day. higher. and so
on until at last you can hold II high
over your head. Pussy will iump
through It at that height with perfect
ease.
After this trick It will be easy for
pussy TO learn to jump through your
arms.
Next you can teach pussy to say her
prayers
And she will learn to go walking with
you-something that pussies do not nat
urally take TO. But II you reward her
with some dainty to eat and with a lit
tie rubbing on her throat or back of her
ears she will learn very rapidly.
Good things to eat. rubbing and pet
ting and kindness are the three things
needed in teaching tricks 10 your pussy.
like little pussy. her coat is 50 warm:
And II don't hurt her, she'll do me no harm
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
SHE NOW WEARS A WIG.

s SHE stepped bareheaded into the
"A elevator in an F Street business
\ building all the men in the car
admired her wealth Of chestnut hair. II
lowered in a pompadour tier. built up
mansard fashion, above her rosy little
cheeks. But IL glistened suspiciousIy.
There was a smell OF brilliantine. ben
zine or something like that One OF
those men who cannot go around with
out a cigar blazing as 1ercely as the
one that William Gillette used in the
famous dark scene OF Sherlock Holmes
got in and crowded his way behind the
girl Somehow or other the cigar and
the hair came together and at once
got busy. The pompadour fizzled. sput-
tered. and sizzled like a pinwheel One
man put his hat on II. the elevator man
stopped the car. and the shrieking girl
was hustled into the hall with a badly
damaged silk tile suTmountinE her neat
wash blouse. The fire was out in fiVe
seconds. without the assistance Of hand
grenades. The man with the cigar said
he was sorry. and asked If there was
anything he could do.
Sorry" shouted the girl. do! What
can you dog You foolI'
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
SEWING MACHINES
FOR YOUNG SOLDIERS

T HE officials of the Military Acad-
envy are in the market for some
sewing machines. Capt Thomas
Franklin. commissary and sisIartermss-
ter OF cadets and treasurer OF he Acad-
emy. is anxious TO buy five taiiors sew
ing machines. with individual electric
motors for their operation. ee tmated TO
cost in the neighborhood Of $500 Cap
tain Franklin. in his appeal. says: 'Ad-
ditiOnal sewing machines ar. necessary
IN order that the tailor shop may be
equipped for all the demands made upon
it. At certain periods OF the year il Is
necessary TO hire additional taiIors in
order TO keep up with the vast volume
OF work. and the present equipment OF
machines Is insufficient in number. The
stencil machine cuts stencils very rap
idly and cheaply out specially pre-
pared paper. and viii be very useful 70
make stencils TO mark the many pack
ages shipped by freight or express to
the cadet store; also for making name
stencils for the use OF cadets 10 mark
their clothing. bags, etc. in a uniform
manner"
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
:. THE KING AS * DINNER GUEST :,

+ INVITING the King to dinner is not
so simple a process as one might
4 think
In the first place. a list of the
guests has to be sent to him. out Of
this list he crosses the names of those
whom he does not wish to meet and
adds to it the names of those ne does.
Then one of the royal household takes
a look at the bill of fare and the wine
list. and IS privileged to make sugges-
tions of addition or subtraction Pos
sibly a royal servant takes his place
temporarily in The kitchen of the hos
tess
The Royal Draft Hunter
Last comes the royal draft hunter.
who sees, where the Kings chair is &c
be placed at table He sits in this chair
for some time while the doors Of the
room. If there are doors. are opened and
shut. or. IL there are portieres. while
they are pulled aside and closed again.
He does this to see if any draft of
cold air is likely to blow upon the royal
back and give his majesty a cold. If
the draft hunter discovers a draft.
the chair. or the table. must be shifted,
or some expedient devised TO do away
with the possibility OF a draft
Obviously it would never do for the
King to sit in a draft during dinner.
and. as obviously, he could not rise in
the middle of a meal and say, Il guess
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
HOW A KANSAS MAN
LOST A GREAT FORTUNE

IT HE "Emporia (Kan.) Gazette" tells
remarkable story of man who
went from poverty to affiuence
and back 10 poverty again inside of four
years. William Austin is his name, and
he died at Emporia a few days ago. In
1855. while making a precarious living
between carpenter work and selling
gravestones. he fell heir to fortune Of
S267. 900. The rest of the story is told
by the Gazette" as follows:
He bought large holdings of land in
the Neosho Valley. built a splendid coun-
try place. ana became an importer OF
Fercheron and English draft and coach
horses. While engaged in this business
he made two trips 10 Europe. visiting
the great resorts and markets. and while
there bought beautiful statuary. pic
lures. and other works OF ART. and fitted
UP his home sumptuously. In 1891 he
married Mary Barber. and ffve children
were born TO them. all OF whom survive
him.
I'm 1892 Mr.. Austin became financially
embarrassed. due largely TO the amount
Of poor paper which he held and upon
which he realized but little From that
time on his ventures were profitIess, and
in few years he sold his farm and
moved to town. He engaged In several
different branches of labor. but his
health failed rapidly and his work
pronted him little.
His struggle to earn daily bread for
his little nest of fiedglings has been
the most pitifuI story in the towns
history. He bought horse and wagon
and went out into the country and
bought vegetables and sold them from
door 70 door. From early morning until
dark, broken IN spirit and body. but
asking no charity. he sought in honest
trade TO earn enough to feed his chill
dren and to clothe them for school IL
was a forlorn hope. but he held out
until his strength was all gone He was
stricken with paralysis. was helpless
for a few weeks. and today the end
came. bringing surcease of pain and rest
from fruitless longings and vain regrets.
1T Is hard to believe man who lived
the life that Mr.. Austin did could waste
a quarter of a million OF dollars I'm the |
brief space Of four years. He was alb
solutely free from bad habits. vice be-
ing entirely foreign TO his character"
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
CATS ON OCEAN LINERS
MUST STAY BELOW DECKS

TT is a noticeable fact that few pas
sengers on an ocean liner who keep
above the main deck ever see a cat
at sea Recently a cat that mysterious
~ found its way into the cabin saloon
of the St. Paul. while the usual con-
cert for aged sailors was in progress.
was hailed with as much astonishment
as a messenger from Mars might have
been. Some of the passengers seemed
20 think she had come from the sea, like
a mermaid. A steward seized pussy by
the scruff of the neck and she promptly
disappeared
Every big liner carries from fifteen IL
twenty cats on a voyage. AS a general
thing they find plenty Of occupation
scampering after the mice in the hold.
but IL any of them come lurking around
the pantry they are bountifully fed.
The only duty imposed on the stewards
IS TO see that the cats do not get into
the sleeping cabins or the saloon.
A cat once broke up a game OF poker
ir She smoking cabin of the Germanic.
Il had eaten some poisonous stuff in the
hold and reached the smoking cabin in
great distress before going into convul-
armed man from Kentucky shot the cat
and threw II overheard.
II is a common practice among sailors
to shanghai cats found prowling around
the river front. Like individuals. some
cats enjoy the voyage across seas, and
some do not.
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
COLD DAYS HARD
ON STREET CAR MEN

pleace. and give me a package OF
tickets' p
BY this time the car had gone several
blocks. and the conductor had been
obliged to ring his bell a number of
times for stops and starts. Considering
that he was man. he handled the
pocketbook with comparative ease. and
when the operation was over he return
ed again TO the platform.
What did I tell you." he said TO the
masculine smokers standing there
something like that happens about a
dozen times day Every woman that
gets on a car during holiday week has
her arms full of bundles. and not one
OF them ever thinks of coming on with
her ticket In her hand so she can have
II ready for the conductor when he calls
for IT. They take an awful lot of time
getting on and off the cars. and take
up double their share OF room when
they take a seat
me next person 10 get aboard was
rickety old gentleman. The conductor
helped him to his seat. With trembling
hngers, the old fellow hauled a dime
out of his waistcoat pocket. As he
handed it toward the conductor he
dropped it on the floor. 1t went be-
was another hunt. The day was cold
and the conductor wore gloves. Finally
he rescued the dime. gave the old gen
ueman a nickel. and rang up a cash
fare Coming back TO the platform he
gave a wink TO the crowd, took out has
transfer block. and started into the car
again. 1t was crowded by this time. and
he had little difficulty in getting
through with his task. When the car
started again he had another round to
make collecting the transfers Of those
who had got on at the transfer point
This business OF handling holiday
crowds is not what II Is cracked up to
be-" he continued. You can see for
yourselves what it means. The com
pany puts on extra cars and all that
sort Of thing, but everybody carries
extra packages. and is extra forgetful
this time of year. and that more than
balances the number of extra cars. We
won't get good and happy until the New
Year is well started and everything is
in regular running order again"
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
/: JONES' ADVENTURE With THE fOOTpADS.

T was long walk from the owl car
TO Jones home. And It was a cold
lonely walk. too. II had been some
time since Jones had been out so late.
and as he went along the dark street
he thought Of the $15 his wife had asked
for with which TO buy a Christmas bon
net He also thought OF the Sl6.25 he
had lost playing poker.
IT'S too bad / didn't give her the
fifteen said Jones TO himself. "But
what 5others me now is TO know how I
am going 10 fix up this sixteen-doIlar-
and-a-quarter story"
Then a wicked thought came to Jones
and he smiled
Jones" said he, you have a great
head"
Then he chortled to himself: why. I
was held up. of coursei A man can't
help being held up. can he? 1 guess
not"
This seemed funny to Jones. and he
laughed again. He was laughing heart
lily when a big. round. shining thing was
stuck before his face.
Hold up your handsi" cried a husky
voice.
Jones had heard a good deal about
the man behind the gun. Now he saw
him. Jones hands were in the air. So
was his hair. In a twinkling the man
with the gun had gone through Jones
and was running down the street Then
Jones realized that he actually had been
held up.
Jones. your head isn't so awfully bis
after ALL said he TO himself ruefAuIly
Then he got mad TO think that he had
been outdone. He looked down the
street and a block away he saw the dim
outlines OF q man.
There's the highwayman that roboed
me, cried Jones, and without storDinR
TO think of consequences, he chasef
after him Jones vas a good sprinter !
and in a few moments had overtasen
the man. Stealthily sneaking up be-
hind his intended victim. Jones threw |
his arms around him and give him the !
half Nelson and the stranger neck
twist. The stranger gurgled:
For heavens sake don't kill me- /
The Washington times., 1904-01-10

A fuse is simply short piece of wire
Of such size that II will be melted by q
current which if allowed to flow through
the motor for any length Of time, will
damage it. When a fuse blows, then il
simply means that one Of the safety de-
vices on the car has operated 20 prevent
damage to the motor. The melting OF
the fuse opens the circuit. end cuts OF
the current from the motor. To protect
the car the fuse Is inclosed in a fire.
proof box
Use of the Circuit Breaker.
There is another device for accom-
plishing this purpose which is known as
the circuit breaker This is a switch
controlled by an electro-nagnet. which
opens whenever the current reaches a
certain dangerous value This mechan-
ism is now generally installed upon
electric cars in addition to the fuse. Is
is often placed on the roof Of the plat
form over the motornsan's head. where
Il is easily reached, and IL Is set TO op-
crate at a higher current value than the
fuse. because the circuit breaker acts
almost instantaneously. while it takes a
little time for the fuse to be melted.
Now motor car can stand for a second
or two a current which wound destroy
it if applied for a longer period The
circuit breaker then takes care Of heavy
overloads. and the fuse protec the mo-
.or against those smaller currents which
are dangerous if applied for a consider
able time.
Explosion and Smokes.
When fuse blows there is generally
rehabilitation OF the metal Of the fuse.
and a slight explosion These explosions
usually cause report and some smoke.
When the circuit breaker is opened. it
draws an electric arc IN breaking the
circuit, and as in this arc a considerable
amount OF energy is dissipated in heat
ing the air. there may be here also
something of an. explosion, but in nei-
ther case is there any danger 70 the pas
sengers when the apparatus IS properly
installed. The fuse and The circuit
breaker are safety devices. the operation
of which indicates, not that there is
danger to those on the car. but that
danger TO the motors has been averted.
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
THE BACHELOR MAIDS COURTSHIP

7 T was April Outside The rain fell
in torrents; inside the bachelor man
and the bachelor maid slipped tea
The wood fire cracked and the
bright little kettles song was a checry
one.
The tea warmed the bachelor through
and through He leaned back content
edly. looked at the maid. and said:
IF you don't mind. I'd like to go on
drinking your tea all my days"
The maid put down her cup. Poor
dear" she said. Your birthday too
1.-The teas made new way. and you
are too old for Innovations.
Yes" said the bachelor. seriously.
I'm old. I've said bon voyage to my
youth. It's a serious thing to be old
and feel constrained to matrimony: it's
more serious to go down the hill alone.
Now I want to settle. 1 like you'll
like your tea; so. if you don't mind"
But | do mind" The bachelor maid
was very pretty when her tricksy dim
Piles flashed and her white teeth gleam
ed. II like to have you drink my tea.
If we were-if things were different
you'd drink some other woman's tea
Why. the way to lose a man friend is
to-is that way. II you don't mind.
you'll settle elsewhere and still drink my
tea"
April fingered when the bachelor next
called-March had crept into her arms
and frozen her through. The maid
leaned against silk cushions piled high,
indolent, and graceful, great Grim
son-shaded lamp shining down on her
beauty. The flames leaped behind the
sparkling firedogs. The room was warm
and still fragrant with the faint breath
of violets.
I'm going to be married. the bach
clor announced.
Good" laughed the maid. Are you
very much"
AT twenty was-very much L
wrote rhymes and lost sleep. But It
comes away from a twenty-year-old
chap like his milk teeth. Now at thirty,
IL doesn't come away so easy"
Neither do teeth airily. rs She
Very" said the bachelor. Immense
~ so for her years. She knows the
bachelor maid of today is the spinster
Of tomorrow; she knows that a spinster
is sort of an orphan-a miserable old
woman who looks out from some little
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
ENGLISH ADMIRALS
WHO STAY AT HOWE

~ NGLAND has many eficient and
r. eager sea admIrals Her fleets
IL will never want men to take
command and face an enemy.
She has also a few admirals who have
never been on the sea except as passen-
gers for holiday trip. and whose knowl-
edge OF a man-of-war is mainly derived
from pictures in the papers.
There is the old Marquis Of DoneEaIl
He is hereditary lord admiral of Lough
Neash. A big-sized lake it is. covering
over $50 square miles. and not only the
largest in Ireland. but in the United
Kingdom. No other lake has an admi-
raj OF it's own.
Admiral of Scotland.
The Duke OF Argyll is admiral Of the
weastern. coast Of Scotland and the
Isles. His grace, who is the Kings
brother-in-law. is not a sailor and has
no great liking for yachting Centuries
ago the MacCaIlum More, as admiral.
kept pretty tight hand over the west
ern coast line and exacted dues from
ships. Shippers of coasting craft were
careful not to offend the chief at In
veraray Castle.
Although the new lord provost of Ed
inburgh Is : draper by trade. he is also
by virtue OF his ONCE lord admiral OF
the Firth OF Forth In Queen Mary's
time the lord provost had control of the
Forth, and all movements of warships
were regulated through him. He is even
yet entitled to an admirsls salute when
ne boards battleship in the estuary.
Singularly enough. the present lord
provost, who is an enthusiastic voluu-
teer, Is both colonel and honorary colo
The Washington times., 1904-01-10

mel Of his regiment. the Queens Edin-
burgh-the latter rank being attached
to his Office as head OF the city.
Admirals Depute.
AS regards the old seaport OF Leith.
not only is the provost an admiral OF
the Forth. but the bailies are entitled to
style themselves admirals-depute. In
the case of Leith. the present chief mag
istrate. as shirowner. is connected
with the sea
Lord Ro-ehe-s is an elder brother OF
the Trinity House. and his experience
on board HIS large steam yacht will
help him here. The sheri6- OF Orknes
and Shetland. an advocate. and K. c.. is
vice admiral Of these northern ISLANDS.
and has TO sit in judgment over knotty
questions concerning maritime affairs
At one time Shetland and Orkney held
aloof as much as possible from the ju-
risdiction OF the mainland. and the vice
admiral was a notable parsonage.
As admiral of the humber. the mayor
Of Hull bears an old title Of honor. IL
is an ancient institution. tn, Trinity
House at Hull. and the museum con-
tains relics OF the great navigator, Cap
tain Cook
Mayor Of London
The lord mayor % London is admiral
Of the port OF London. His lordship is
other things besides He Is chairman OF
the Thames conservancy. coroner. es-
cheater. clerk of the markets. chief
butler at coronation banquets, head OF
the hospitals. and trusts etc There Is
no port admiral who holds SO many
high Offices. and his salary Of $1,000
exceeds that OF other admirals. IN old
en- days the Ierd mayor had a maznifi-
cent barge on the Thames and when he
proceeded on a voyage with his flag
hoisted. all craft foreign or English.
naval or mercantile. had to salute.
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
ELECTRICITY AND FOGS

I Sir oliver Lodge really has sue
ceeded in solving the problem OF
how to do away with fogs he viii
deserve the heartiest thanks of all men
in general, and a statue OF pure gold
from Londoners in particular. His
remedy is said tc be that universal
panacea, electricity. and it appears
that he has established the fact that
fog can be dispersed by charging the
air with electricity. Electrified particles
attract one another. just as magnetiZed
iron filings do. and fall 10 the ground
in a black shower which will no doubt
be unpleasant while Il lasts. but viii
at any rate be preferable 10 a pro-
longed pea-souper. such as we used
to experience for days at a time In the
laT( fog cycle. 1t has been remarked
tn, since electricity has been so ex-
tensively used in London the fogs are
by no means so frequent or so dense
as they used TO be 1t IS nearly ten
years since 1t was last necessary TO
walk the London streets holding on 20
the sides of the houses, or that boys
improvised links out OF papers and
singed the public in their anxiety TO
see them safely home.