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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
THE CHURCHES.

Pioneering in Life aud Thought" will
be the subject of Rev. w. :. Vail, Unitar-
ian, in Unity Chapel, Sunday morning at
L O'Clock a. m. Unity Guild al Gas p. IN.
Evening service, O'Clock, subject He'll
First Presbyterian church-Tomorrow
at the II Il. m. service the pastor, David
Winters. will preach on Entrusted
Talents" AT the S p. N. service his sub
ject will be Shall We Know Our Friends
III Heaven"
Church of the United Brethren in Christ,
corner OF Washington avenue and Prince
street. Services at IL a. M, aud at D. IN.
Rev. 5. w. Koontz. pastor. Subject for
the morning service, Attachment TO
Gods HOUSE." Subject for evening ser
vice, The Increase of the Church" Sun
day school at 10 a. M, A. \. Brewer sup
erintendent. Everybody made welcome at
any OF these services.
First Baptist church, Y.MCA building
corner First street and Topeka avenue
Regular preaching services at 1915 a. m.
and 5 p. IN, i. A. Hall. pastor Subject
morning sermon: True Liberty. What il
i, How to Acquire iJ?' Evening subject
The Second Commandment aud Modern
ldolatry." Sunday school at $50 a. m C.
L. Ratltfe. superintendent. Junior Unio1
at p, IN; BY P.W. 1t 7p. m. < b.
Walden, chorister.
Brown Memorial Il formed church, cor
ner OF Topeka avenue aud Lewis street
Services by the pastor, Bruce Griffith, at
II a. M, aud p. NJ. The morning dis
course will be of a national character the
theme being 1.-The Patriotic Citizen"
The theme of the evening discourse will be
The Work OF the New York Tribune
Fresh Air Fund, or A Great Newspaper
Charity" by the pastor who spent several
summers in this great charity work on the
Tribune staff.
At the First VI. E. church on Lawrence
avenue between Second aud Third streets.
Don ;. Colt, the pastor will preach in
the morning at 1899, subject; a Great
Preacher In the evening song service
will be given by the choir Hymls OF
Martin Luther, Bernard and Others will
be suGg The pastor will give a short
sketch of the suchor of each hymn. san
day school at 2:30 p. IN, w f. S;auley.
superintendent; Junior League as $50 %
M. conducted By Mrs. Colt; Eoworth
League prayer meeting 7;l5; Devotional
service after evening preaching
The union communion services of the
Congregational churches of Wichita will
be held in connection with the usual
moraiug worship at Plymouth church At
II Il N. Sunday, Jn!y l. Osher services in
connection with the Congregational
churches will be as follows: Paramount
union Sunday school viii meet at o. m
Christian Endeavor at p III and preach
ing ut p. IN. Nayfiower Sunday scnool
VIII meet al 10 a N. Olivet SUNDAY school
Will meet Al p m, preaching service a
y. IN. Plymouth Sunday school wi.
meet immediately after the morning ser
vice, and CHRISTIAN Eudeavor at 6:45 o m
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
WHAT SOCIETY Is DOING.
FIots IN ard Je;sam FIshed From the Social
Swim.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. (. Hume are visiting in
the city.
Colonel and Mrs James L. Dyer are in
the mountains.
Sam Amidon entertained at dinner
Tuesday evening
Mrs II G. Chipchase has gone to Colo
RADIO for the summer.
Miss Erma Bristow is speeding the sum-
mer in Drs Moimes, Iowa
Miss Maud Struble entertained a few
friends tuesday evening.
Mrs Russell entertained last evening
for Miss Minnich of Pdola.
Mrs. y. Barnum of Newton is the guest
of Mrs. w n. Fechheimer.
Mr.. and Mrs John L. Powell are sum-
mering in Yellowstone Park.
Miss Ella Copeland is entertaining Miss
Anna Hawthorne of ST. Louis.
Miss Ninetta Esmes is the guest of
Colonel and Mrs. .. e. Jocelyn.
Miss e. ia Mills of Mulvane is the guest
of Miss 5. Mills Of College Hill.
Mrs Charles Wallace Is entertaining
Miss Ruby May of Medicine Lodge.
Miss Alice Wan Ness has been the guest
of Miss Sara Chapman the last week.
Mrs L. Cummings, the guest of Mrs. Il.
L. Guthrie, has returned to st. Louis.
Secretary of State McCIees. of Colorado,
and his wife have returned TO Denver.
Mr.. Gran. Hellar of Tacoma is the guest
of his parents. Mr.. aud Mrs. Martin Helar.
Miss Mather, the guest of Mrs. Fred
Robertson, has returned to Hartford, Con
uecilcut.
The musical club is practicing regularly
in preparation for a concert TO be given in
October.
Misses Jessie aud Ella Pierce of Apple
ton, Wis. are. visiting their cousin. Mr..
Arthur 5. Parks.
Mrs H. w. Lytle returned yesterday
from Decatur, ILL.,. where she has b.en Wis
ltlng tor the past month.
Mrs. George Bearse and daughter, Miss
Ethel Bearse of Denver, visited Mrs. a. w.
Mccoy during tae week.
Miss Elsie Woodman entertained Thurs
day afternoon. Her guests were: Mrs
W lizard Boone, Miss Florence Washburn,
/ Miss Dora Woods, Miss Gertie Lluck,
Mss Elva Walker aud Miss Pearl Skinner.
Miss Gertrude Thomas entertained FRI
day evening. Her guests wer-: Miss
Myrtle Sluss, Miss Alice Van Ness, Miss
Jessie kendle and Messrs. Ira Pearce
Howard Moffatt Bea Answalt and John
Kelly.
Mr.. Joe Katz entertained Thursday even
ing IN honor of lis guest Mr.. Lee Bowers
of Philadelphia. His guests were: Messrs
Charlie knorr. Hyam Goldberg, Charlie
Schlesinger. Monte Jacks, Ike Goldsmith,
Herbert Levy and Aver Hir,ch.
Miss Stella Wambold entertained Friday
evening. Her guests w~re: Mrs. George
Whitlock, Miss Kate Redfi-ll, Miss Aims.
worth, Miss Lillian Lewis ana Messrs
Casper Haines. Will Lewis Charles SUIT
ton, Clinton Howe and Will Osborn.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McFerran enter
tanned Wednesday evening at ,rds Tnefr
guests were: Mr.. aud Mrs. Harry McCo-
mas, Mrs. A. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. G..
A. Majors, Mr.. and Mrs O. ID. Barnes,
Miss Beatrice Thomas aud Miss Gertrude
Thomas.
This morning party composed of Mr.
and Mrs o. II. Bentley. Mrs. Harris, MIR
and Mrs Silas Preston and daughter,
Miss Ger5ie Moore, Miss Daisy Richard
son and Miss Neal Barbour start for the
Rocky mountains where they will spend
the summer. George Chapman, George
Lewis aud Carl Niederlander go as far as
Newton with the company.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
A former Wichita girl is dying al.

a former Wichita girl is dying a:
Chicago.
la the brilliant days when Wichita WAS
at the apex OF her social glory, before the
reign of the practical business man, when
shops were here instead of the big whole
sale houses taat now adsrn the city, there
lived here a young woman who was known
rs Gyp Elder She was attractive in sp-
psdrance, was a woman of some wit and
shone III the ball room 10 great advantage
because OF the ligctness of her
foot 10 the rnerry-go round of the
waltz. In those days az well
as now Wichita had a spreading
influence over the tastes of the surround
lug towns and Miss Elder made frequent
visits to Wellington o teach the rising
generation of that &c sthetic city how to
dance up to dat. That was about the
period when Kansas heard the first voices
of The young crowd clamoring for political
recognition. Sumner county was espec-
lnlly prolific of young statesmen. The
silver-tongu-d Grlder lived there at The
time, aud all the young men were Inspired
by his el0qUeucc 10 throw themselves into
the vortex of public life. Lsdru Guthrie, an
humble young LAWYER. plunged head over
heels ini o the boIliag cauldroD OF politics.
and came out II full firdged member of the
Legislature. He became fascinated with
Miss Elder and married her, and when the
legislative session came around she Was
one of the acknowledged fsvorites at the
state capital. Shortly after Oklahoma
opened, aud they moved to Oklahoma City.
la due tins the wheel OF fortune turned
around and Mr.. Guthrie became Que OF
the Worlds fair commissioners, aud again
his better half shone III her sphere After
the fair was over aud the dream OF the
White City had vanished the realities of
life returned. The wheel turned again and
ground out the divorce that separated Mr..
and Mrs. Guthrie. The complaint was
made by tue husband aud the Causes
which were published in the EAGLE at the
time coull not be repeated now except at
the Sacrifices of good taste. The everlast-
ing angel of divorces is at hand and the i'm
partial and unprrjudccd judge is sitting
upon the bench of the court of last resort
for the wrong or the wronged.
At any rate the husband who discarded
her is now at her bedside waiting for the
spirit 10 tike its flight which, it is ex-
pectel will be in al short while. 1t is
case full of the roInancss of life with many
touches of nature scattered here and there
through it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

Regular meeting of w. r. C. No 40. in
Garfield hail Wednesday, July 4, al $3.50
p. ~.
The finance committee of w. r. c., are
requested TO meet Monday afternoon. July
.. at 100 sharp at Mrs. MERGERS, 20S Laura
avenue.
Regular meeting of the L. A S No 46,
in Garfield hall. Monday, July 2 at Sp. IN.
Let every member be present if possible.
Emma J, LaPaz
Friday evening. July 6. north pole en-
tertainment will be given in tue Dodge
ave. NJ, + church, by the Assthesian club
of the West Side
Regular communication of Wichita
lodge No. 80 A. +. and A. NJ, Monday
evening July .. at s o'clock; important
business Visiting brethren welcome. A.
j. Apologize.
The local c. f union will give social
at the United Presbyterian church, corner
Ohio and First streets tom rrow evening.
Ice cream will be served a delegate to the
national convention will be chosen and a
rousing good time is promised.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
OLD ROMAN PERQUiSITES.
Immense Amounts Gobbled by Oncehold
ers in the Days of Cicero.

Immense Amounts Gobbled by Oncehold-
ers in the Days of Cicero.
When L. Capernius Piso was ap-
pointed governor of Macedonia for one
year he drew for his outfit from the
public treasury 100000 sesterces, or
e150,00O. He did not want the money
for that purpose. Everything re-
quired by proconsul was supplied to
him by the province. Piso simply took
the money for himself and lent it ont
in Rome at high interest. c. Verres
was charged by Cicero with having
robbed Sicily of 1850, 900 in three years,
besides many valuable works of art
He practically admitted his guilt by
retiring from Rome without attempt
ing any defense. Cicero, when COVER
nor of the poor province of Cilicia,
found himself the richer in one year by
s20, 1000, and he was perhaps the only
proconsui who ever handed over his
surplus TO the state.
There can be no doubt that Cicero
and the younger Pliny received largo
sums from their clients while these
clients were still living. Balbus is not
likely to have secured the argument
''Pro Balbo" for mere tri9e, and the
gratitude of Sicily for ths prosecution
of Verres undoubtedly took very sub
stantial form. Apart from all such
honoraria, 1t is recorded that Cicero
and the younger Pliny received legscies
from clients to the amount of e170,o
Gibbon tells as, on the authority Of
Olympiodorus, that several of the rich
est senators had an income of e160, OOc
a year-without computing the stated
provision of corn and wine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01

Jesse y. Haymaker is now in the middle
of the broad Atlantic enrort- TO London
10 collect fortune for Pat Mcdonald. one
of he best known and most highly re-
specied CT liens OF this county.
When Mr.. Haymaker left il WAS given
out that he was going on pleasure trip,
but yesterday his real mission leaked out
Mr.. Mcdonald was not in town aud con-
seouentIy the Diet ills were not learned. 1t
is said, however, that the fortune
is big one aud sufficient 10
make the sage of the Cowskin
comfortable for life IL dsscends from a
relative of his wife who amassed fortune
during the rapid development Of the IN
dustries of the north of Ireland and died
without any immediate heirs. All OF this
happened many years ago, ont WAS not dis
covered till the attorney for Jonn and Jos
eph Stewart of this city WAS lnvestig ,tlng
their claims to part Uf the estate OF their
kiusman, the late A L. Stewart of New
York. They found that the relative OF
Mrs. Mcdonald bad LETT fortune, hni
through the Wichita StewsTts learned
that Mrs Mcdonald was probably one of
tie heirs 10 it, Further developments COO
ii rmed this supp sitlon.
Tie crown governmet of the three king
doms having lmmedl ate SUBDIVISION OF ali
unclaimed estates aud fortunes it became
necessary for Mr.. Haymaker 10 90 direct
to LondOn to get NJ the bottom OF it aud
follow the claim up for the purpose vf
thoroughly establishing the heirsLip of
Mrs. Mcdonald.
Every body hopes that his mission will
be successful aud il il is Glen Mary's farm
will shine Respondent as the AucestT al
Irish balls of the ancient and noble house
of the McDonald'S did before the foot of
Cromwell and William of Orange spo La
ted and withered the land OF Iyrconnrl
and the gallant Hugh O'Neil oil blessed
mamorv
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
Quite Reasonable

Little Rastus was entirely too fond
of asking questions, so his father said.
and in order to shift the burdens which
he found too greet for his uneducated
shoulders to bear, old TRastss sent the
boy 70 school. where the following col
loquy is said TO have taken place: Lit
tie ,Rastus-"W'y am de sun brighter
de moon, 'fessah?" Prof. Johnson
I'VE dun no 70 shuah dat he am.
honey. Yer see. de moons got de
night ter light up. an de suns ony got
de day. OATS er powerful sight er
diff runce, tells yer. Mebbe IL de sun
done tackle de big job de moons got on
his hands he couldn't do ez we'll
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
A VERY DELIGHTFUL TIua

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
CLEARWATER June 30-Niss Ora Keller
royalty entertained quite a number OF her
friends atsher home last evening, a mile and
hslf north OF c. W, those present declsr-
ing ii one of the mos delightful parties OF
the season. Those present were Misses Ora
and Mary Keller. Florence and Lura Big
bee Jennie and Alys Hammers, Mandy
Cox. Myra Parker. Lula D-ury, Cora
Doran, Lutte Skinner. Mettie Center.
Myrtle Bigbee, Lizzie kiucaid. May Sny-
der, Miss Elliott + ina Hall, Moanie Cor
bin. Birdie Marquis. Mytle Porter. Mary
Mccormick. Minnie mclaughlin, Minnie
Princehouse aud Cora Sai!er; Messrs.
Fink Marquis. Wa McGlaughlin. . TX
McGlsnghlin. Rilph Mclaughlin, jam
McCormick, Jane Hammers, Will Say
der. Viii Ferrisou. + ni Hartman, Ralph
Marquis, l. ,rnest Hall, Virgil Corn, Oliver
Cora. Joe .IeffEey. Money COrbio. SAmmie
McCradie. Bert Keller. Henry Matthews.
Willie BOlteo, Avis PrincehouSe. Al
Birchel ONE THAT WAS THERE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
AN INJURIOUS HABIT.
"Sait-Eating" Is the Latest Alteration In
in the Way of Excess.

"Sait-Eating" Is the Latest Alteration In
in the Way of Excess.
A new habit has asserted it&elf which
suggests a curious train of thought as
TO direction in which human aberra-
tions in the matter of personal habits
may eventually tend. 1t is said, re-
marks the Chicago Israelite. that the
new habit. that of "salt-eating, is not
only greatly on the increase, particu-
larry among women of all classes, but
that it In in many cases a most serious
disease. It begins with a desire for
large quantities of salt with the food.
and If not checked reaches stage in
which the patient carries salt crystals
about with herself wherever she goes,
and is continually nibbling at them
The symptoms ara a peculiar yellovN
ness and shrinking of the skin, which
is followed by the loss of all the hair.
even that of the eyelids, until the SUI
fsTer resembles one OF the wretches
who have been condemned 10 work in
quicksilver mines The desire for salt
is said to be universal, not only In hui
man beings but in all vertebrate ami
mails, but the degradation of this taste
into positive disease is entirely new,
while the Immediate cause remains ex-
tremely obscure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
ROAR OF SUN SPOTS.
Interesting Experiments on the Subject In
This Country and England.


This Country and England.
Nothing has been heard lately of
Mr.. Edison's attempt to make the roar
of sun spots audible by means of an
electromagnetic device connecting the
earth currents with telephone, re-
marks the Newly ork sun. The,idea was
that the impulses believed to be trans
mitted from the sun TO the earth
when great spots are forming on the
solar surface might be translated into
sound waves, thus, in a sense, en-
abling us 10 listen to the voice of thu
god of day when his temper is dis
turbed.
Recently en- experiment of similar
nature has been tried in England by
w. III. Preece, and apparently with sue
cess. During the magnetic storm OF
last March, which seemed to be con-
nected with disturbances in the sun,
telephones were inserted in some Of
the principal telegraph circuits. and
they gave out various sounds. Some
times the noise was like the twanging
of musical strings or wires: then again
IL sJoAhS ObSSA FtA .
heard reverberations in the telephone
like the rrmbling of heavy carts. Oc-
casionally, high-pitched notes and
screeches were emitted, followed by
low musical sounds like the laps of
waves upon the beach.
While these strange noises were given
forth from telephones attached TO tel
egrapb lines-one was the Liverpool
Hamburg wire-auroral lights, white,
green and rose-colored, were seen in
various places playing up and down the
sky, and the earth appeared to be
tingling with electric currents.
Evidently there il still a great oppor-
tunity for discovery connecting the
origin and nature of such magnetic
storms and their relation, II any, TO the
sun. So far speculation has held the
field in this direction. but a few facts
are beginning to emerge, and any day
a brilliant discovery may illuminate
the whole mystery with flood of light.
Then. perhaps, we shall know whether
il was the earth or the sun that made
Mr.. Freezes telephone sing and
whistle and shrek, while the heavens
shimmered with light that was not Of
the stars
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
MARRIED. AT KINGFIsHER.
Wi hita Young L,dy Is init to One OF the
CkIahomaes.

At Kingfisher, "Wednesday evening
very pretty wedding ceremony united w.
w. Noffsinger aud Miss frankie Bort IN
matrimony.
The home of che brides father was bril-
iantly illuminated, and about II hundred
guests were present 10 offer cougratuia-
tions and good wishes.
The bride was formerly one or Wichita's
attractive young Ladies, where her parents
WERE well known and universally es-
teemed.
Miss Winifred Parker was the brides
maid Miss Hsrrielte Parker played The
wedding march, aud Rev. .. ID. Parker
performed the ceremony.
Thus the Peerless Princess sends of her
best and brightest, TO gladden. the hearts
aud adOrn the homes of the rising young
commonwealth 10 the south.
The presents were numerous and ele-
gam, including silver rea-set. dinner
let of China. pearl htndl-d knives, bsm-
boo music rack from California, aud many
other us -lu, ana ornamental articles
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01

Miss Naude Mathews and Mr.. Charles
Mathews entertained Tuesday ana Neu
nesday evenings for Miss Mamie Peck.
Miss Nora Thompson and Miss Clara
Thompson of Winfield.
On both occasions the evening opened
I'D with a sharp engagement at whist
Then came refreshments and finally danc-
ing, which WAS continued as long as the
pleasure of the guests dictated. tuesday
evening the spirited passage at whist
reaped victory for Miss Flora Carpenter
aud Mr.. WEIGH Wednesday evening the
vjctors were Miss Peck and Governor
Kramer.
The guests Tuesday evening were: Miss
Alice Hays, Miss Josie Vennard. Miss Jes-
sic SpanSler. Miss Grace johnson. Miss
Flora Carpenter. Miss Elna Wetherell,
Miss Fay Packer. Miss Edith Briggs, Miss
Helen Phillips, Miss Cora Cogdell, Miss
Bessie Mccoy, Miss Sadie Joseph, Miss
Susie Sweet, Miss Gertrude Hawlry, Miss
Grace Ha' ton. Mis-, Coral Harris, Miss
Florence Buckeridge. aud MessrS. Charlie
Phillips, Welcn, viii HattOn, Ray john
son, Bert Selover, Robert Witherell, Geo.
Park inson. Hal Mccoy, Howard Schroe-
der, Robert Wil>on, James WoolArG, Gov
ernor Kramer. Robert Campbell, Charles
Campbell, Vern Frazer. Delos Woods and
Will Allen.
Wednesday evening" those present were:
Miss Helen Wells of Kansas City. Miss
Mable Perkins of Boston, Miss Lucille Lay
MIN of Winfield, Miss Virginia Davis,
Miss Alice Wells, Miss Myrtle Hinton,
Miss Lulu Parker Miss Emma Hill, Miss
Lillian Lewis, Miss Msrgie Knorr, Miss
Kate English, Miss Lena Cox, Miss Carrie
WinanLs. Miss Emma Pearce, Miss Mary
W ilson. Miss Annie Corner. Miss Amy
Hays, Miss Bessie Reed, Miss Ida Joseph,
Miss Eva Hawley, Miss Mile Hays, Miss
Mable Ellsworth, Miss Maude Gertie,
Miss Mable Ayres, and Messrs Orville
FraDiz, Charles Davidson and Sumner
Whitson of Wellington, Roy Kramer. Ed
Jennings, Frank Craig, Harry Mortimer,
Ed SeeIcver, John Waller, George West
gate, Howard Schroeder, Fred Hellar,
Wells Miller, Shelby Hiie, Leslie Doyle,
Waiter Dyer. Erwin Taft. John Parkin
Son, Charlie knorr, Charlie Joseph, Hur-
bert Levy, Ira Pearce. Joe Katz. b. i. Nc
R1ight, Jules Luling, Ed Noble, Leslie
Larimer. Arson Rutau, Lou Van Ness and
Lee Bowers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
AWARDS TO WICHITA FIRMS.
The State Botrd or Charities Does NOT Forget
the PEERLESS Princess

Wichita came out fairly well in the con-
test for the state contracts. The State
Board Of Charities, sitting at Topeka yes
terday, gave the following Wichita firms
awards:
c. f. Potts Drug company, Wichita,
medicines
Reid. Murdoch s. Co., Wichita, Column
bia river salmon.
Farnum & Company, Wichita. baking
powders ground cinnamon and cloves,
ginger. ground mustard, black pepper. 10
pound boxes.
Johnson, Larimer & Co, Wichita, white
bedspreads tor family use, blankets (gray
and white. Lawrence l. l. Iudisn head
muslin, summer coats, cashmere, cheviots,
bleached drilling drown and gray. doe
skins, dress ginghams. half hose, boys
long hose. white cotton handkercbiefs,
white napkins. gray jeans Winsor sus-
penders (heavy) ladies' vests.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
PAT WAS PUZZLED.
He Was Not Posted on The Duties 81 IN
Artists Model.

Some years ago class in the San
Francisco art school was startled by
the sudden appearance in its midst Of
dilapidated Irishuan who, with tears
In his eyes. begged for money enough
70 get him "a bite"
The first impulse Of the presiding
genius was 70 request him TO move on
But his picturesque qualities suggested
that he might be given a chance 70
to earn his supper by sitting asa model
Sit down, said the instructor, kind
IL. If you will permit these young
ladies 20 paint you- wo will pay you
four bits What 90 you sayY
''Av OH let EN- WHAT" said the beg
gar, with puzzled look in MS face.
Paint you! Paint you. II won't
take very long
"Bedadi ! want the four bits bad
enough" he returned after moment
reflection. and III be very glad TO let
the young ladies paint ne. if veil tel
me how DIN To get tina paint OF after
they are through with me.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
DOES II MEAN BLOOD.
PoFtentous Appearance OF the Letter B on
Kansas Gas.

Another prophet predicting fire, blood
disaster aud general hades has turned up
in Wichita. Yesterday he brought lot of
this yetr's Oat raw TO this Offica aud
carefully pointed out on each straw the
letter "B "
That" he said, "means war. 1t stands
for blood. My old father says the same
thing occurred in 1911 and IN 1912 and In
1889. Every time that letter Is appeared
on the oats it has meant war, for war has
come Immediately after"
The straw is Just common oat straw and
the letter B i, quite distinct aud almost
the width of the blade
''You can find EN- in all the Kansas
fields" laid The new prophet, land all the
Old farmers say the same thing about
them. IL Is war. You can bet on that"
And the oats Jeremiah having given the
EAGLE warning took his divining rod of
Oats and walked out.
The mysterious letter B has been re-
marked 10y several Sedgwick county
farmers this spring, but not many think 1t
means war.