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The Wichita Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • Page 24

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The Wichita Eaglei
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Wichita, Kansas
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24 1 CORNER OF VENICE Atte rlbiury Historic Canal Is Wonder of Visitors. and PALACES ARE NEAR flart Schaffner and Marx Clothes Are: Hade by the World's Largest and Best Clothes Makers, Each Garment Strictly Hand Turned None of Glamour of Grand Canal Seen. bearers, and mongrel, following thing, like some mediaeval canvas crowded with liffe and death hand In hand, Then com man and monkey again and the shrill little rabble pours back, every oranny and doorway contrbutlng to Its volume; and with shrieks of trembling laughter, new with new occasion, the llt-tie-great troupe swoons on the the beat of the tambourine and the dink here and there of soldo on the fondamenta. In the early morning the gondoliers come with their boats, bringing cushions ajia carpets from some stronghold in the alley; polishing the brass barses, dusting the carpets, singing at their work lustily, with no thought of lazy sleepers, dreaming only of the glory of the morning. It is a new day; and life Is fuller than la Eden-Italy never sleeps.

There may be a siesta, a reposing of one's self at noon day, when the sun beats fiercest, but at night from farthest canal to noblest plassa all Is music, life, great overflowing life, but hushed and reverent when the band plays. The great Campanile is gone, but another is growing slowly In its place, amid the discontent of the people and the vutterlog of myriad pigeons. They do not want it, or they want It different. Human nature is not lacking even In Venice. The night Is dark, perhaps, but for the stras that shine down and quiver In the wide lagoon, and those other stars that twinkle at the gondola bows.

But like great birds of passage the boats gather and lean toward the piazza where Flor-lan's is always bright and the waiters slide noiselessly to and fro among the innumerable tables, and the band plays. You Must Demand This Make if You Want Clothes of Real Character and Style CLOT GOOD are selling them erery day. We are prond of tkera, too, becausa they have the wearing quality and style that one looks for "when he pars -twice the amount that you pay for ATTERBURY or 1IAKT SCUAFFXER M-UOC CLOTHES. and that's what makes me upset at times. "I was treated outrageously by the hotel In Randolph.

They knew I was going away the night before on the 8 o'clock train In the morning, and I was coming back to pay them. walked out by the front door with my grip In my hand when they had me arrested. But that's an old story "What's become of FogartyT Is French there now? No? Well, who runs the cafe In his place? How's Ezra Hunt? 'Where did I live in Arkansas City? Why, I boarded at the Gladstone hotel, of course. Which was all true. White described perfectly the location and appearance of the bank where he had been cashier, and also was familiar with the neighboring buildings and the streets.

If he Is an lm poster he has his story down pat. "Are you a Mason?" he was asked. laughed the man; "have you been In the lodge up in Walnut street? Well. I'm not going to give myself I away. I'm a craftsman and on the level.

I can give the sign of distress If I want, but I don't choose. No, you can't teach me with any grips, even If you are a Mason. I've said all XTa going to about that." All of whleh amounts to nothing toward proving whether or not the man is a Mason. He declined to give any of the grips to the World's writer, Is a member of the craft and could have made certain in a moment whether the man's Masonry was assumed or real. White talked on, perfectly lucidly.

Never once did he lose his train of thought. He "Epoke of his uncle, Charles A. Johnson, who was sentenced to ten years in the Detroit house of correction for wrecking the Niles bank, and of his sister, Mrs. Bonslett, to whom he referred with bitterness. "Charley Johnson paid all the premiums on my policies when I went away," he said, "until he was arrested himself.

Then Bdna kept them up- Now she's arying to collect it by making the insurance people think I'm dead. TU get out of here yet Then I'll go back to Arkansas City and show them all that George Kimmel is alive and kicking still. Let them say what they please, I am eGorge A. Kimmel of Arkansas City, and some day this will be proved all right." The strangest part of all this strange case is that White can recall all sorts of things that only Kimmel could have known. All the persons he named are residents of Arkansas City.

And his likeness to the missing man is so remarkable that he has succeeded In making Kimmel's old friends believe that White is really Kimmel and Kimmel is White. Now, it may have been possible that White has met Kimmel somewhere and has heard his story. But why should White want to pose as Kimmel? It can't get him his freedom. And if he should ever be discharged as cured which is almost possible he must at once stand trial for Kimmel's transgressions. If he is released as White he can go free of any charge, having served his 60 days.

And supposing that White has only read of Kimmel's disappearance, why should he have picked out that particular man to personate? An Arkansas case would attract little attention from a New Yorker. Great stress is laid on the fact that in White's pockets were clippings about the Kimmel case, and that from these he got his information. But admitting that White has been deceiving everybody, is it not a most remarkable coincidence all else being falsehoodsthat he so strongly resembles Kimmel as to be mistaken for him by old friends of Kimmel? So the question still remains: If White is Kimmel, is he officially dead? mi ft Atterbury Clothes Are of the type that pleases the most particular dresser. Largre fabric selection at this store. Suits, Topcoats, Cravenette3 and Overcoats, $20, $22.50, $25, $30, $35, $50 rt 1 Fall 7'pl' m.

Plate Fashions IMv'I vVb: the and A There is a small, historic canal In Venice, winding Its short way between the Grand Canal and that of the Giudecca, ays Laura Wolcott in the New York Poet. Standing midway, one sees the swift steamers of the former and the high beaks of gliding; gondolas on the other hand, and on the other the tal masts and orang ails against the pale background of the Id Giudecca palaces. It was across this narrow rlo that the fierout little princess helped of the Virgin walked dry-shod when the gondoliers were forbidden to take her to the tiny church long caled by her name, San Vio, where she wasted all her time before its altar. On the Giudecca side stands the cafe of the Turner sunsets, loved of Buskin and his kind. At the right of the rio, a narrow fondamenta reaches from the Grand Canal to an arohed stone bridge, where it stops, as the palaces crowd to the water's edge, and one must mount this and go over to the other side, returning by the last bridge to the historio caffe fronting the Giudecca.

Here is none of the glamour of the Grand Canal, with its stately, leaning palaces, its gay gondolas, and busy traffic; but in its place the unadulterated life of the people. Down the marble or stuoooed steps of the rio parapet to the oanal itself mothers bring their babes for a dip, or launch some brown urchin la his tight shirt, tethered by oalico leading strings, with a broken box cover or bit of plank to bear his weight till he can ewlm alone. Here come the contadlne in pink bodlee, blue skirt, purple apron, and flowered slippers to stand cn the lowest step and wash the rainnbow garments which look no cleaner ae the flr on the walls, but are always a Joy to the eye if not to the imagination. When the tall ships come in the blue and white sailors throng the way with a wor-hipplgn crowd at their heels little hangers-on, drawn by any new sensation, fascinated by tho wheezy strains of ar accordion or the rattle and clang of a tambourine. Now it Is man and monkey, p.nd a tambourine struck under every window, and then held up for soldi; and the little raabble akin to the monkey, crust iln hand, baby on shoulder, barefoot or clarsk-Ing in sandals, hovering like happy cherubs, alive all over and shreiking with laughter.

Now it is a funeral procession in the early morning; the chanting priests making their way among the crowd, the crucifix leading, the tall candles tipping and dripping, the red-drapped bier and red-gowned bearers, the little children with flowers, the two or three black-veiled wo-mn neighbors, like those other faithful three, "last at the cross, first at the sepulchre," and a hudling host of little bare hads and patter'ng feet. The shouts and cries pour out of every lane and doorway and make a weird Pilgrim Chorus as the priests go chanting on to the bridge, where they arise against the pale background off the Giudecca, black and white, standard crucifix, candles flaring yellow-vhtte in the sunlight, red bier and red IS KIMMEL ALIVE? (Continued from Page Twenty-one.) Lamb gave his own theories about this most puzzling case. "It is a remarkable conflict of Identity," said he. "Personally, I don't think that White is Kimmel, though there are many things still to be explained satisfactorily. I have seen photographs of the real Kimmel and there are many resemblances, particularly in the ear and nose, which are practically similar.

The man has Kimmel's story apparently pat, too, which adds to the mystery. I think White has met Kimmel somewhere, perhaps in prison, and has learned his story from him. I can't give any other explanation. "White will never be cured, although he has improved some. He has what we call confusional insanity.

At times he is perfectly lucid, and at other times he can't carry out a train of thought, but loses his grasp on Ideas. He is never violent and behaves himself with perfect propriety." Meanwhile White was brought up to a private room by a keeper. He is a man of medium height arid weighs about 160 pounds. His face is seamed somewhat and there are little bags under his eyelids. He wears the same kind of moustache that Kimmel wore.

It is stubby andj streaked a bit with gray. He Is not bald, but the hair, slightly grayed by this time, is sparse and thin. "Oh, I see you've got my picture," laughed White. "I remember that one well. It Isn't a picture of me taken in in 1898, but one taken in 1893 by Brandt, in Chicago." How did this man know that, if he wasn't Kimmel? "Why did you leave Arkansas City?" he was asked.

"Because I had gotten into trouble over that deal with the express company. I had received two letters threatening my life if I gave the others away, and I thought it would be better just to get out. I was all square with the bank. My accounts were straight. I cashed" the draft in Kansas "City and came north.

I was hurt in a railway accident In 1S99, Hart Schaffner and Marx Clothes The VARSITY COAT, in both SUIT and OVERCOAT, with the chesty elTect are striking and popular. Suits, Athletic Topcoats, Raincoats and Overcoats $15, $18, $20, $22.50, $25, $27.50, $30 yiJ Tailored WM t'rf Aturbury 1907 Hand Tailored 1 Copprffffit woe Value Giving in Our Men's Business Suits Heavy hard faced worsteds, large variety of patterns. $IO, $12.50, $15, $16.50, $18 A DESIRABLE SUBURBAN COTTAGE FOR $3,000 SLtterhurp THE GLOBE, Exclusive Agents in Wichita GOOD CLOTHES STORE. Clever Hat Styles Famous J. B.

Stetson's, soft and stiff. Globe Special Hat $1.50 to $3.00 Manhattan Shirts Pleated, Soft and Stiff Bosoms $1.50 to $3.50 Flannel Vestings Newest Patterns, esch one a winner $1.50 to $7.50 Boys' Clothes Selling Kton. UuftMan Dlous end Norfolk Re.fr Tci Coats. Cravenettes and Kany Overcoats. Our Underwear Stock Lrst In the city.

Merrr1xd Cotton anl Wool 50c to $10.00 a Garment Faitm'a Old Stead Sim Tk Globe. 210-212 East Douglas Avenue. 1 1 V2l Mair DestrnctlTe Ftr. a loss of 800. All live stock Ketw.n slfrn as bright em.

from the barn. of the sstronomlral ebiervstory of Mot. cow. The sun, accordics; to his estimate, a.r.ds us about 17.000.000.000 tlrr.e much light a Hirius dos Bat of coure. I a matter gov- rr.ed by the relative distance, so that if the earth were half-way btw-ej Slrlui and the sun.

Firi'Jt would apiar Guthrie. Nov. 10. The residence of E. Vandervoort.

president of the Pawnee National bank, and the most palatial In Pawnee, was b'jrned yesterday, a total loss, with contents. The livery barn of Fulkerson Son at Wewoka, was also burned yesterday. The in'i I.lKkt. A new estimate of the comparative amount of light received on the earth from the sun and from the brightest apparent) fixed star In the heavn, Sirlup. has been made by Mr.

Ceraiki. The Km th( V.f.Umit lU.rr at iiervc. ift, untlt tolon. wbre the occupy rnTIea an 1 a h.if of ahalrlr.g. V.

1 CURES CREATE CONFIDENCE MEN There Is No Guess Work With Us Our Cures Are Safe, Rapid and Permanent I 15 16 0' Mihfl srt I 17X15 1 9 I Tir4 l- 1 When we treat a patient there is no jruesswork about it. Neither is there any question as to what the result will be. For many vears we hare devoted all our efforts to a single task, with the determination that if possible we would place the treatment of men's diseases upon an absolutely scientific basis. This we have accomplished. We hare positively cured a number of that were Geemed absolutely incurable by any methods other than those we employ.

We do not care who has treated you, or how long, or by what means he has treated you, the probability is that we can cure you ami we will be able to speak definitely in the matter when we know the details of your case. Br the latest and best methods cure to retrain curM PRIVATE, CHRONIC and SECRET AFFLICTIONS of vonnc middle-aged and old men and thir weaknesses; Varicocele, hydrocele, rectal disorders, nervo-vital derility, specific rlood poisON, BLADDER and KIDXEY TROUBLES and all other associate diseases and weaknesses of men. AFFLICTED MEN We make no falw atatementji or misleading" proposition in ordr to "cur your patronage. Beware of doctor? who hare no reputation and ar not responsible. Such doctors cannot be dep-ndd uron.

Whr don't they, if thy iir- what they claim to be, arante their work! They offer voi ettap a bsJtr no reputable and njtable KjiecialiMt n--l rt-ort to cheap methods. before yim dorUjr. Wbil we are naturally ambitiou to rescue- a many men an possible from the ravage of yet if they engage our frrvice we want them to do to ujon stn honest, fair an square bai, with mutual confidence and lietwefrn phyRician and patient. We make no extra charge for medicine, and give to each patient a legal contrart in writing backed by abundant capital, to hold for our promiw. fore treatment begins one personal viit to our offir.

always ivquired, its wr accept no ca through dence. Physicians having stubborn ca- to treat are cor dially inTited to confer with m. My office hours ore frcm" 9 a. m. to 4 p.

and evenings frtjm to 8. Below Js given an itemized cost of construction: Digging TO Stonework 130 Cement floor 30 Carpentering Paper and Nails 23 Painting and gla Shingle roof P'astering Brickwork Plumbing Hot-air heating Ranjre 1:3 190 155 This cottage is of plain design, suitable for any location. It is very well planned and all rooms are light, well ventilated cheerful. The finish is hard-wood on the first floor, making a fine effcet. The first floor is composed of a parlor, dining-room, living-room, kitchen and pantry; the second floor has four bod-rooms and buth-room.

There are also good Josets. NEW YORK PHYSICIANS, 429 E. Douglas Ave. tm V.t rtU tm, CvU Builder's profit PoitireIy tt langrrt, lt j3 7rt i -rli! sr.Mtot er They har th X-Rays. VSoirt Ray.

Ba. XaSi. Hia rrf--T. P'yfai KkT5" MlUwork Hardware Lumber 600 Tot 11 i.

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