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Dollars and Cents.

Despite the hard times now experienced
in Johannesburg. * is estimated that
about $500 nightly is spent there in
amusements
The income of the Emperor of Russia
is $1,000 a day; the Sultan of Turkey, siS.-
600; Emperor of Austria, S, 900; German
Emperor. 5000; King of Italy, $500; King
of England, $500: King of Belgium
$500; President of France, 5000; Presi-
dent of the United States, $780,
At an auction sale in New York a
card case brought $1,000 1t was Of gold,
studded with diamonds spelling in gothic
letters the word Souvenir" and its pic
lures of shepherdesses in silks reproduced
in Limoges enamel paintings by LIE
Prince. 1t was a treasure of the reign of
Louis XVI
There is some dispute as to who is the
richest man in the House of Representa-
tives, many millionaires having in
vaded its democratic precincts within half
dozen years. But general opinion points
to Mr.. Silby, of Pennsylvania. as the
holder of the prize. He is associated with
the Standard Ooil trust and is probably
worth 1900, CO.,
A father of one of his girls who has
spent two years in the cooking school at
Worcester, Mass, complains that the only
eatable thing she is able to make at this
stage of her instruction is fudge. He
alleges that the fudge produced by his
daughter has a net cost of eighty cents
a pound, and says that he can buy better
fudge down street for forty cents a pound
lar
NJ Leon Dunfur, a Partisan restaura-
teur, has decided TO do away with tips
by assessing MS guests per cent of their
bills and dividing the money thus raised
among his walters. He has had little
notices to this effect printed in French
English and German, explaining mod
estIy that this is a trial made in order to
solve the irritating question of gratui-
ties, and adding that the percentage will
be hanoed over in full to the staff and
be considered as taking the place Of the
former tips.
Two years ago, when J. Pierpont Nor
gan purchased in London the great
Raphael Madonna of St. Anthony Of
Padua.' for which he paid $500, 900, and
which is now in his house in London. to-
gether with many valuable art works, it
was calculated that the total value of his
art possessions aboad was about 1920
90. The duty which Mr.. Morgan would
have to pay. if he were willing to do so,
to bring over these art works would
amount to $4,000.
There is an element of real humani-
tarianism in the announcement made that
Andrew Carnegie had set apart $1,000 900,
the interest upon which is to form a per-
petual fund to relieve workmen injured
in the Carnegie plants and to aid the
heirs of those killed while at work Mar
ried men injured VIII receice 81 daily. idle
and single men seventy-five cents, while
children under sixteen will receive ten
cents daily. In case an employee is killed
while at work. $500 viii go to the family
family. and 500 will go to the family
of any child under sixteen who meets
death while at work.
The railway companies Of England and
Wales employ between them 81, 600 men
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Unherolded Adventures
Or Sherlock Holmes.

We were smoking our cheroots after
supper at Dement'S, when Sherlock
Holmes, who had carelessly picked up a
copy of the New York Dramatic Mirror,
clutched me by the arm.
Look. Watson" he cried, mysteriously
Read that"
his long, lean finger indicated, 1 read the
following advertisement:
WANTED-Actor for lead Also good
looking, heavy. Soubrette or ingenue
with good specially. Union carpenter
that can play parts. Other useful peo-
pie, write quick, THEATRICAL, Park
House, Pavonia avenue, Jersey City
Puzzled, l turned to Holmes.
What does it mean?' 1 asked.
why do the cars cross Baltimore
street, he asked with a tenacity and
the imperturability of d mad turtle
rs it a lead-pipe cinch?" L ventured.
Sherlock Holmes bound to his feet in
his excitement.
THAT clue about lead was misleading"
he said, but you have just put me on
the right scent. l must leave you now
to investigate this calamity. 1 am con-
FlIceu NleTS IS d pot mere, DuL. L cannot
tell you all until / make sure. Meet me
in front of the postotfice at midnight to-
morrow. Farewell
And in another moment the great de-
tective had made his exit through the
back window, first carefully putting on
pair of false eyebrows and fur over
coat.
Just as the clock struck midnight was
in front of the postofice. A muffIed fig
ure suddenly appeared by my side.
Come. Watson" said Sherlock Holmes.
In his cosy chambers in Harmony Lane
Holmes explained the mystery.
4 have been TO Jersey City he said.
You can tell that by the dirt on my col
lar 1 arrived just in time to save a
conspiracy which would ultimately have
landed him upon the stage. You notice
how artfully the word lead is introduced
into the advertisement. Plainly such a
word would attract only plumber Now,
then, the mystery was to find that plumb
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
Farmer Doolittle
On Grounding Day

Next Tuesday viii be grounding day.
On that day his hogship viii come out of
his hole ana determine what kind of
weather we are to have fore the next
six weeks. Ee went into his hole late
last fall and has been sleeping ever since.
He will wake up next Tuesday, come
out of his hole. rub his eyes and look
around If the day is cloudy and stormy,
he will decree that We are to have an
early spring and he will not do any more
sleeping. But if he finds the sun shining
and he sees his shadow it will scare him.
Ee viii slip back into his hole and double
up like a summer coon and sleep for six
weeksi longer and we will have late cold
spring
The correct name of the grounding is
said to be Woodchuck He is found in
North America from Baffin's Bay clear
down to the Carolinas Some travellers
claim that he is also a resident of South
Africa, but the Africans do not have a
grounding day. His weather prognosti-
ffcating ability was discovered by the farm
ers down in Pennsylvania.
This is a bit of information not to be
found in the dictionaries and the encyclo-
pedias because the writer's of those books
do not know who did discover that the
grounding knows a thing or two about
the weather. They simply call it a super
stitiOn, and say that it originated among
the country people.
There are some people who think that
the grounding is a rank fake because he
has been known to come out of his hole
on the second Of February when it rained
oil he 70
shadow, and then the very next day had
TO skip back to his hole TO keep from
freezing to death. That is no sign that
the grounding is not a prophet entitled to
honor even in his own country. As proof
Of that proposition it may be mentioned
that Professor Todd of the local weather
Office has been known to make wrong
guesses about the weather.
There is no getting around the fact that
the ground hog is a scientific weather
prophet and he will be doing business at
the old stand when all Of his traduce-s
now living are dead and forgotten. The
people, that is those who do not think IL
makes them appear wise to parade their
unbelief in sacred things, believe in the
grounding. 1t is true that science calls
the grounding a hUmbug but it is not
very many years since science said the
idea among country people that the moon
has an affiuence on the weather was a
superstition, but now science is scratching
its head and conceding that the weather
may be Influenced somewhat by other
planets. After many years science may
come to the conclusion that the ground
hog does know something about the
weather. The land turtle plods his way to
the high ground before a long wet spell
the pigs run and play before a storm and
the rooster crows early in the night be
fore a change of weather. These things
are mentioned in defense of the ground
hogs ability to foreteu the coming of
spring.
Invention has given place to discovery.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
Scandals on
Peerless Princess

Topeka Capital: The Santa Fe depot at
ArgoRia was robbed last week. The burg
lars secured seventy-five cents in money.
one ticket TO Wichita and four quarts OF
whisky. The officers understand the TAX
ing of the money and whisky, but the
ticket TO Wichita bothers them greatly
Topeka Journal: 4 naval recruiting sta
ton has opened at Wichita Some ex-
perts from prairie and other schooners
viii probably be secured
Atchison Globe: The building of an ar
tif1c.al ice plant at Emporia, by Adolphus
Busch. would indicate that the town has
Joined the once famous triumirate OF
Atchison, Wichita and Leavenworth.
Winfield Courier: The parent of a WITCH
ita two-pound baby boy is just as happy
and proud and supercillious as If the boy
had stood by all precedents and tipped
the scales at ten pounds"
Ottawa Herald: Assurance comes from
Wichita that the auditorium in which
the state convention will be held is pro-
Nlded with asbestos curtain so that there
viii be no danger from the fireworks ex-
pected to take place
Kansas City Star: The rumored upris-
ing OF the Cherokees and Snakes in the
Indian Territory viii give Wichita coz
respondents the only good chance they
have had lately. The inconsiderate gov
eminent experts spoiled the gold -in-the-
Wichita-mountains story.
Kansas City World: Wichita is stirred
up over the attempt Of J. a AK TO have
his pet mastin buried on his lot in the
cemetery. AK contenrs that as the lot is
his he has the right to bury on il any
thing he pleases. The cemetery authori-
ties declare that the deeds prohibit the
burying of any other than human bodies
there.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

Edison is the greatest scientist of this
or any other age, and he does not make
discoveries by inspiration, but by expert
ments and observation. Observation is
in favor Of the grounding. People for
ages in this home of the grounding have
discovered that there is always d warm
spell in mid-winter. In the eastern states
this idea is expressed in the saying that
there is always a January thaw and a
February freeze" That is We always
have a second winter. If this second
winter comes in the early part OF F'ebru-
airy, it means an early spring. The
grounding knows when he comes out Of
his hole on the second day of February
and finds a storm that he has struck this
second winter and he wisely concluded
that we viii have an early spring.
FARMER DOOLITTLE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
Kansans In Politics

Bailey, Mr. Grimes makes use of this
stirring appeal; Now is the time to get
even" AS motto and battle cry for
pure reform politics it strikes us that
Mr.. Grimes has made an exceedingly hap
BY selection. -..f
Medicine Lodge Cresset; The Bailey
forces will control the Republican state
convention at the ratio of just about two
TO one. And his delegates Will be men
who vote the Republican ticket and whose
influences are not bought with cash 'or
office.
Lyons Republican: The logic of the po-
litical situation is with Bailey, as the
Republican tried 10 point out in its issue
OF January l. He is serving his first term
and the precedents are all in favor of his
denomination. To turn him down will
make more or less political turmoil in ev-
cry county in the state where officers are
candidates for second terms. But it looks
at this writing as if he were to have the
fight Of his life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
wHIsTIER.s MODEL.

Whistlera famous model. Carmen. re-
Gently sold at auction IN Paris souvenirs
which she said that James Mcneil Wits
tier had given her. receiving something
like eight thousand dollars Tor the trlfez.
y dozen raw sketches IL herself. nude.
draped. and in compositions with Others.
nocturnes. sunsets and love letters %
herself al fen under the hammer The
model says that some Of the pictures
were given her. and that She picked the
others out OF Whisuer-s waste basket
This may be true and u may not be
true. Nj Of whistler associates SAYS
the Paris correspondent q the SIM well
remember the tales Of Lght-fugsredness
which be used 20 relate iu hiH in.nitabiy
humorous way. And Whistler knew the
best u an She posed Tor hlm dlrine
fifteen years. Illustrated CATALOGUES a.
n. sale were sent al over Paris. ang
some went into foreign countries oGe
found It's Way into the hosne ~ the' fare
sir Whistlers home Ia London saG o.
them IS Carmen indebted for the eooJ
prices received The fact has come -
light that their representative wss e. buy
up I'll the iettcrE AZ arg cost Only three
Or four b,liet-,ioux bad been auctlouea OF
al closinE time. bit "a aefa cert OF ia
bulk t2e days later Be- EaRlr1s6 The
iztte-s brogsht from tao dollars 70 four
dollars and nffy ccHts. according ~ fheir
length and artoT
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
The Crust and It's Coating

ant. it appears. doesn't 60 The girls
should come on TO the metropolis. where
they viii be called maids" and where.
II report be- true, thea tuck up their trains
over one arm while washing dishes with
the other. There is rumor also that
some Of the maids insist upon being
called by their given name-Miss So-and-
So one applicant upon being asked by
the mistress OF the house what her name
was replied Miss Park But always
call my maids by their FIRST names" pro-
tested the mistress Does your hus-
band cali his stenographer by her FIRST
names?" inquired Miss Park Whereupon
the woman gave her a cod glare and said
"Good-day"
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A HANDY WOODEN LEG.

\ special dispatch from Anadarko TO
the Guthrie Leader relates the following:
Sherin William Thompson brought hack
from Chandler. Henry Brooks and Mar
tin Bridges, who are charged with steal
ing team of mules from farmer near
Hinton Brooks mas served three different
terms in the peaiJentiary. Atthe time q
his arrest six-shooter was taken from
HIN. hut he concealed another by strap
ping il fast 10 his wooden leg After
brooks had been placed in Jail the guard
stepped cut. and returning. WAS ordered
by Brooks 10 throw up his hands Anoth-
er guard opened hre from c side entrance
and protected the officer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
EXCEPTION THAT PROVES THE
RULE

Ell Reno Democrat: Last fan Henry Le-
Breton had laid around his beautiful
home or South Rock Island avenue, one
Of the very best cement sidewalks ever
laid in any city. but he did not think al
that tine it would De turned into skat-
ing rink inside OF three months. but such
was the case.
The rain and heavy freeze 81 yesterday
made the south side OF the walk. for a
distance OF over hundred feet long, as
slippery as glass Il did not take very
long FOR the youngsters 20 fn5 II out, and
from the tine school was dismissed untl
late ia the evening the boys ard girls
had jolly time sliding along the slassy
surface Their merry laugh and shouts
Of glee was music TO Ar and Mrs Je-
Breton, who stood at the windows taking
IN the giad scene.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

your daughter, or your wife. How do
you know that they will or viii not enjoy
hunting unless you take them out? We
have never been blessed with a boy. and
only one girl and she never requested
to be taught to shoot until she was a
young woman; but when she did get start
ed she was as enthusiastic as an old
widower after a young wife.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
A Leap Year Rhyme.

TWO little kernels sitting on hearth.
Warned by the blazing fire.
Both looked alike in point of fact,
The freight leaped upon the wall.
And lighted all around;
And still they sat upon the hearth,
Nor moved nor made sound.
One looked demurely up. then down.
The other S2t quite still;
She moved again. but yet he stood:
She moaned, He never will
For in her little hearc or corn
One little thought would stop,
And lingeF with insistent force,
If he would only pop.
s& -g n MARY C. GARLICK.
NO@~0~0~0Oo~0-@~~.0~N~O-o- N--oo.~-O---o---~~N
There are 13.Qs9, 600 people in Italy VIII
can neither read nor write.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

Stanley Bowdie lawyer nd scholar. f.
not an adnirer Of oraiory In the sense u
snreadeagieisn and spelloindiug. says the
commerciaT Tribune Of Cincinnati
Recently be gave definition ~ an or
-ator that has caused no end Of discussion
and amusement among lawyers
Mr Bowdle was raadiug paper before
the Cincinnati Bar association on A csle-
hrated Mexican jurist and Patriot ard in
its course made the following aliusion:
Like an orator whose mouth IS = nile
in advance of h's brain
= roar q laughter and appsause greet
81 the bit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
SUPPLY ANp DEMAND

Enid Events: We are in receipt Of q
letter from young man q Kingdshsr.
asking about the matrimonial prospects
in Enid Said he. 4 have heard much
about Enid: heard that you had lots OF
pretty maids up there and some sweet
grass widows. ] like grass widows Now.
please let me know the names OF any
manageable giris or grass widows In
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
ms FARMING

Farming? ! know what It IS" de-
clares Representative Fred lands q IN
diana; Father and live OF Us boys used
TO work ali the year round u raise stuG
to feed five horses. Fin ily one OF the
horses died. and that enabled Charley
and myself t. get away from the farm
aud come 10 congress"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

THE TACTITt-ES CAFESDIs5Es
The Devoush3rs Iake6ora zaa created
Gre day later fhan fiaf 4 Be6fars-a
narrow flsrEtr. bus lot oae 20 e. for
gotten 81 laaG Tsrs the rules q ura-
ceaence have sfiI ocoasiorally p b. ss1d-
bed As the lsse Lord Charles Rt1eesl
esd g. sag 81 hss fricna Lord George
CaVr1dlah -fTo1 are "a rsuca Fiefsr FBsn
than Fam. George. hslt J 90 oct - fhe
roam hefore v9B. Yer. CO. M Roy
Cd. Fea. ] CO Richer lnSses fsr staF-
o. rl-hea9e1nHss. ta-efuilszs hssslrszz
ilke quaHtles. and ar ahreace = Gcletsfs-
- aave always ctEfln zsislss tha Cae-
en1fshes 3s0si q faer base n1afrss-s
hsirlsses. Ard saca tsa~lcs Wsl9c = 1e-
sc-3nc3 DeTeaszi-e Hoe 81 sG- Horace
saea - arcfe The IesEs q I.ssan-
ssirr iihe ihsrd dekss has hrszis hzsssif
. larger briek house % F1ezzslliy. plssa
as solA ana god So hsfnss4f
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bsd. sB1 Ike srusaess wasesT Fzs4eslnx
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TIE DUKES CONCERN.

At Waterloo. Lord Angiesey was stand
ing close to the Duke Of Wellington when
he received his wound. Lord Anglesey
turned 10 the duke, and said; BY God.
! have lost my leg Have you. BY
Cod said the duke. stilI gazing at the
battle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31

WITH THE OLD PLAYWRIGHTS
Goldsmith has just completed the third
act Of she Stops to Conquer" relates
the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Il like the name said an old actor
friend but for heavens sake. where is
your slapstick?"
Seeing that it was not yet too late, oil
yer sent for the property man
Aristrophanes had just received an or
der to write 'Wasps' il will be hard
for the chorus girls to make good" he
said. as eorsets have not yet been placed
on the market"
Nevertheless. he decided 10 turn out the
production and let the girls take their
chances
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
The Eagles Studio

I pianisss. for we have some very fine ones,
for instance. Fannie Bloonaeld- Zeix.er.
Teresse Carenna. Rive-King. Marie Ben
edick. Perry. Liebiirg. sherwood. and
many Others. Doubtless there is not a
pianist before the general pubic who has
so large ;.sd really superior a repoStory
as William II Sherwood: while Edward
Baxter Perry has the distinction OF beiEg
the originator OF the Lecture Recital
as well as being superb piSnis;-asking
no favoTs because he is sightIess. We
should encourage our pupils TO attend
their concerts whenever opportunity gives
them this delightful musical treat
THE IMPOSSIBLE REQUEST
Recently a pupil of mine. says Samuel
Lawrence in the E;ude. was having sorns
difficulty il learning a piece OF MerkeIs.
Her father called upon ne and wanted -
know why ! did not learn her the piece
he bought for her last month fse had
ha-d Psderewski play Liszts Hungarian
Rhapsodie Ne. >. and then bought it for
his ffteen-year-oid daughter who has
taken lessons about two years whea
parents make such impossible requests. IL
IS hard TO set the right. but By a care
fui talk I generally succeed in setting
them 10 see that my way Is best
JENNY LIND
4 veteran musician who died A few
years ago in Philadelphia used 10 tell
good story OF how he heard Jenny Lad.
i was then. he said. "a clerk In a
music publishing house on Chestnut
street One day a well dressed. quiet lit
tie woman entered ;he store and asked me
20 show her some nuslc OF a classical
nature We struck up quite a CONVERSE
tioa in the course OF which I asked he's
IL she had heard the great Jenny Line.
who was then the talk Of the town. she
laughed. and said, "Oh. yes. have heard
her Have YOU told her l had not
had that pleasure and that had but htsis
prospect OF hearing her. the price OF ad-
mission YVES SO high. she laughed again.
and then handed me a song she had
picked out. and asked me 10 Play tha
accompaniment for her while she tried IL.
She sang 50 beautifully that I played Ike
one in a dream. When she had inishcd
she thanked me- and. with rare smile.
said. you cannot say now that you
have never heard Jenny Lind She
thanked me again. and left me quite dura-
founded.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
leading newspaper makes the state
ment that Madame Media has made a
million dollars since she has been sing
ing. and one half Of the amount earned
In America.
Krebs was e favoritc pupil cf Bach.
krebs Is the German word for crab. and
bach means brook; 50 Bach said krebs
was the best crab in the brook.
FOR VOCALISTs
VocaIIsts who are subject 20 nervous
ness should always remember 20 rest the
weight OF the body on the left foot rs
this position steadies the action Of ins
heart. consequently brings the nerves IN
der better control.
TifEREEE RYAN.
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GOLDEN TRUTHS.

MendelssOhn-Bewa OF a daily evil
that does much harm. namely. the habit
OF squandering and wasting our strength
for the sake of mere praise should feel
inclined 10 make this rcproach 10 most
Of our living artists, and, more than
Ike TO myself
Schumann-Aim ever at becoming a
greater and greater artist; everything else
comes 10 you Of itself
MoScheiles-The study of harmony con-
duces 70 the better understanding OF good
compositions Indeed. il Is the grammar
OF music; and therefore. Indispensable TO
all would-be musicians.
Niecks-Art Is wide; there Is room for
all that are true 10 her. for all that
sieve her-Got themselves.
Gothic-Don't be afraid OF becoming too
clever. There is no fear that the trees
will grow into the sky.
Fockel-Indus~ is Indispensable 20 all
who would be really great
Moz2rt-It Is time that is al once the
most necessary. the most difficult. and the
most essential requisite in music
Weber-There Is no slow movement IN
which certain passages do not require an
aecelleration of time. no presto which
Besthoven-The teens which indicate
the character OF a composition, those we
eanont dispense with: for as the time is
the body. so is the character the spirit OF
a composition
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ETERNITY DEFIED

Eternity" said the country exhorter.
who war1ted TO make things clear, rs
forever and forever. and i've or six ev-
erlastinss on top Of that Why, broth
crs and sisters. afser millions and BIZ
lions of centuries have rolled away I'm
eternity. # would stin be hundred
years TO breakfast time"