The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-10

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manufacturers.
After the indispensable superfuities
about our respective healths had been dis
posed of, the Sultan opened the real con-
versation by asking about the Brooklyn
bridge When we had satisfied his Curl
osity on that subject the Sultan shook
his head, saying: Allah has granted 10
the white man understanding and inge-
nuity beyond the Malays. only TO the
Sultan of STEAMBOAT (Constantinoplel has
he given an equal depth OF mind l ac-
knowledge the Sultan of Stamboul as my
suzerain. and as that of all the Ratahs
of the East" On the Interpreters re-
marking that ! had been in CONSTANT
nople the boyish face was lighted up with
more than perfunctory interest, and /
was overwhelmed with questions What
did the great Sultan wear? What IAN
guage did he speak? How did he COM
municate with foreign ambassadors
When I had given him the few details at
my command. the conversation shifted 10
the school which the white man had es-
tabished IN Zsmboanga for the MOham-
medans. and to those which he Intended
20 establish in Jolo. This plan Of sharing
the white mans science with his brown
cousin met the Sultsns approval and he
promised to aid III its realization as much
as ne could Finally. we ventured 20 eT-
press the hope that his HiEhness would
paw visit 10 hts white cousins OF the
United States. The sultan was silent
a moment. then said with emphasis. If
lit
lad already lasted half an hour: We
bowed our way backward TO the trap
door. and A few minutes after this
glimpse OF the old MALAY word We were
back inside The white walls. among 7ur
boys in khaki. the advance agents Of The
new ciyiuz fficsl The liz white cocHz-
toos in the P3aza trees were screaming
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