The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-03

1 heard a lady, visitor TO the city, say,
on being invited to stay and attend the
revival meeting. No; thank you; we just
closed up a 5000 revival last week. Oh,
you people need not think you can out-do
u.s.
/ hope you are real happy this morning
that you have had a rcs.: nice Christmas
and that you have began the new year
with all your bills paid especially your
local bills. II you have not paid them,
and can possibly do So do il and you will
feel much better over 1t in day or SO.
and will be much happier Then if you
won't go into debt any more, you will try
the cash system for year and see how
much you will save by it.
One of my neighbors put q small box in
the crotch of one of the trees about ten
feet from the ground and put nuts and
corn in ii. The squirrels visit the box
every day. [ would instruct the park
men TO procure a dozen or more small
boxes and place them in trees in the park
and keep them supplied with nuts and
corn.
There is still heroism and heroes living.
The baggagenlan on the b. 6, railroad
Athat pulled himself out of a wrecked car.
sfAith head bleeding and body bruised and
s Aangled, dragged himself along the icy
fzailroad track in pitch darkness and when
he heard the west bound express come
laundering along unaware of danger,
lighted a match, setting his coat on fire
and tagging the train; and, when the
train stopped. they found the man lying
beside the track in a fainting stupor.
So, too, many acts OF herosm that were
performed at the fire this last week at
Chicago, VIII go down in history. The
fact is, we meet heroes on our streets
daily; only the emergency call is needed
and they show themselves.
It is refreshing to read of the c.. 4. p.
rising up and denouncing the preservation
and exhibition of the bones of that late
fiend incarnate Quantrell. in the rooms Of
the State Industrial society. The United
States government might with the same
propriety. gather in the bones of Booth
and Giteau, Czolgosz and display them in
the Washington library.
/ see the riding question is being dis
cussed in the Eagle L know a man who
mounted his horse one August evening.
- It was during the war of 1861 and when
the major in command of the squad Of
soldiers who were in the enemy's coun-
try almost entirely surrounded by the
enemy, handed him dispatches to take to
the nearest body of troops. He looked
at his watch and said. 1T is now 7:S0
O'Clock" Get through if you can. Good
bye" The next morning at 4:30 the young
soldier who was seventeen years ole, rode
into camp. and delivered the message
having ridden 80 miles in nine hours on
the one horse The dispatch conveyed in
formation which led to the interception Of
southern troops under command of Gen
sral Shelby from destroying a railroad
bridge and tressle work on the railroad
between DuvaTs Bluffs on White river
and Little Rock, where the Seventh army
corps was stationed at the time, their
rneans of supply was entirely dependent
On this road.
= Hillside avenue is being put in good
shape for the spring or summer travel.
! May we not hope that the downtown
streets will be put in shape also-before
spring; for instance. Topeka avenue
scraped and leveled down so that both
sides of the railway track can be used
without risking life and limb.
II I may be allowed TO suggest that the
elobs who are in the habit of going about
the business streets holiday nights and
marking up the plate glass windows WIN
soap. would use some of the soap on them
selves and clean up once year, they
would present more respectable appear
ance.
There is one thing l have discovered IN
the consolidation of railroads.&c. has cut
off the competition to that extent that
they take their own time in the trans
portaion of goods. Quick, prompt nan
ding of goods has been great point with
eore of the roads running through Wich-
tia and winner. but now they don t
need 10. 1t took the Eagle four weeks 10
get car from Chicago and nine days for
car from Joplin. Talk about rapid tran
Sit CITY REGULATOR.