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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-06-29
AN ACCIDENT
Revealed the Great Secret
To a Man Whose Curiosity Was
Aroused.

The other day a man travelling the
bottom road to Stephensport met with
an accident to his buggy. While he was
waiting to have the vehicle fixed at Adj
Olson, he stepped into the handsome
store kept by Addison 4 Dick.
Quite a number OF people were there
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-06-29
Splendid Success

has been had in cases Of collie, diarrhoea,
etc.. by using DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin. IA household remedy for such
troubles it is Invaluable. Buy l0c trial
bottle and you are bound TO be convinced
To be had of Chas. @. Martin.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-06-29
Like a Church

Our services FREE We don't charge anything for
showing goods. We're so proud of the stock we like
to show it off It's your business to buy or not, just
your good sense dictates We are glad to have you
look-glad to have your opinion. We work for your
interests. Everything have in stock-the usual
line found in country store-s marked down to bed
rock prices.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-06-29
WAR.

WAX.
"Now whatsoever stand Ial,
As God is great, and man is small
Tue truth shall triumph all
Forever and oevermore, the truth shall triumph all
81 the champion sword strokes fash
them fall and hear them clash
hear the murderous engines crash;
brother to loose a foeman brothers bloody SASH
81 the torn and mangled corse,
The dead and dying heap in scores
The headless rider by his horse,
wounded captive through through without
81 hear the dying sufferer
With his crushed face turned TO the sky;
see him crawl in agony
bow his head the bloody die.
81 hear the and the thanks
the mad charge the hanks
The rents, the the broken ranks,
The vauquhed squadrons driven hadong down the rivers bridge
banks
81 lee the death grippe the plain
The graphing monsters the MAN,
ms of thousands that slain,
And all the sphess suffering and heart and BRAIN
81 see the dark and bloody Spots
The crowded and crowded COTS
The bleaching bones, the battle bots,
namees grave legend Of forgetme nots."
-Forceythe Wilson,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-06-29
NO. a..

trading. His curiosity was aroused as to
how 80 magnificent stock could be car
ried and so large trade worked up and
maintained in a country village.
He inquired Of bystander:
Can you tell me the secret OF this
firms success ?"
The gentleman answered promptly:
"Quick sales and small profits"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-06-29

The season for Spring Goods is about
over and Addison 4 Dick want to close
out all that is left. You can get bargains
that virtually allow you TO name your
price from them.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-06-29

1t is fact that Addison & Dick are
buying more produce than any firm in
this section aud II is because they are
paying the highest prices.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06
TRICK DOG IN JAIL.

On Friday man was locked up in the
city prison for some Slight misdemeanor.
When taken TO the station ne had dog
which followed along behind him The
animal was a cross between a genuine
Esquimo and a grey hound. The dog.
after the man was locked up. displayed
great grief and whined and cried until he
was admitted 10 the corridor. When the
man was brought up TO the court room
yesterday the dog showed the greatest de-
light. At the request of his master he
stood on mis- hind legs. sat down. walked
on two legs and did several other tricks
He seemed TO be endowed with wonder
fuI intelligence. The last trick was the
climax. The dog was commanded 70 sit
on his hind legs. The man then put his
hat on his head and put hts pipe in his
mouth. The dog looked very cute and
was petted by every one in the room.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06
WHEEL PARTIES TO-DAY.

r. today Is fair. the country roads viii
Be fun % bicycle people from wichita
Several parties have planned 70 20 20
Augusta. There are tE0 roads there. eth
e. Dr. Central avenue or Harry street both
roads being IN good condition at present
There Il only one hill where - IS advisable
20 wax OF the way 20 augusta TIE slope
leading into the valiant valley. Several
parties are contemplating run 70 well
lnzton o. Newton. according 20 the eiTsc-
ZION u the wind. Some are going 70 r
Dorado one party VIII attempt ruu 70
Posehi1. a small town n Butler county
southeast az here Nothing Is known
q The road. except that u Is o. the h'gh-
lands and probably good Al tn- down
town streets are r. excellent condition.
whlie those f. IRE suburbs are ealy fair
A good forenoon III. thst = great many
people vii probably tske, Is % AndoveT.
Just inside Butter county. The road there
: good. Contra avenue. snt re distance
short There Is nothing there bit q vs-7
small tcvn- 51t = answers the purpose
q a. objective poiac
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06
QUEER TELEGRAPHTNG

Jack Charvat. the telegraph operator In
the Eagle Office, writes twenty-thousand
words a night on his typewriter. He is
one OF the fastest operators in the coun-
Try. In speaking of telegraphers, he says:
a gentleman who was connected with
Louisville telegraph Office told me that
one OF the best operators he ever knew
was as deaf as a post. He would receive
the message by holding his knee against
the leg Of the table upon which the sound
er was mounted. and through the sense OF
feeling receive the long and short vibra-
tons o. the table, and by this means read
as well or better than through the ear.
because he was not distracted by other
sounds. A story is told OF the late Cen
eraJ StaCer that at one time he was on
train that was wrecked at some distance
from any station. he climbed a telegraph
pole, cut the wire and sent a message.
detailing the story OF the wreck. 20 head
quarters, and asked for assistance. He
then held the two ends OF the wire on
each side OF his tongue and tasted out
the reply-that help was coming. Anyone
who has ever tasted current knows that
the taste is very pronounced. a story
Similar IDiS Il toiO VI carry NtAN
when the Balm chemical system was used
between Washington city and some other
point This system made marks on chem
ically prepared paper; as the current
passed through il left marks on the paper
from the decomposition Of the chemicals.
Some of the preparations emitted an odor
during the time that the current passed
The occurrence TO which / refer took place
at presidential election time. AT some
station out OF Washington an operator
was employed who had blind sister
and this sister knew the Morse alphabet
we'll before she became blind. One even
ing a signal came 10 get ready for mes
sage containing the returns from the cleo
ton. In the hurry. and just as the mes
sage had started, the lamp was upset and
they were in total darkness-at least, the
brother was. The sister, poor girl. had
been in darkness a long time. The blind
sister leaned over the stylus through
which the current flowed TO the paper and
smelled out as well as spelled out the
message. and repeated ii to her astonished
brother"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06
ROTKIN,s WAR STORY.

When General Gordon was here Com
mander of the G. A r. Botkin told him a
story which Gordon says was new to him
and the best war tale he ever heard. The
story is as follows:
An ex-Confederate and a G.. A. r. man
were comparing notes when the Confed-
crate suddenly discovered that he had met
the Union man before and he said:
Don't you remember me?"
mo" said the G. A. R.
'Wait minute" said the Confederate.
wasn't you at Barrett's creek the day
when Lew Wallace led his division down
to 1t and our forces advanced and met
him there to stop him?"
yes" said the G.. a. R. II was there
myself"
well now, don't you remember young
man in the Confederate line just in front
Of you with an old gray coat and sort
of a peaked hat with a strap around 1t
for a band. Look at my face. Don't you
remember me?"
Nope" said the G. A. r. man, 81 really
don't"
well" said the ex-Confederate, cts
funny YOU don't Don't you remember
had my gun leveled at your head?"
Nope"
The ex-Confederate turned away disap-
pointed, when suddenly the G. A. R. man
yelled:
Come back here! OF course I remem-
Der you! 1 recognized you as soon as 1
saw your back"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06


There is one house in Wichita, every
room in which is octagonaL 1t was built
by General Eggleston.
The first brick house in Wichita still
stands at the corner of Water street and
! Central avenue. It is known as the Charl-
ton house. It was built by a pioneer
named Waterman.
For years the two largest residences in
the city were those of ]. r. Mead. now
| the property of the Catholic church, and
! that of ]. Fraker, where Colonel Loomis
! lives.
One of the swell houses of the early
| days was the ornate residence just a few
| doors south of the court house on Market
| street 1t is noticeable for its steep
gables 1t was built by James Hope and
| for years was occupied by Mr.. Brown of
Aldrich & Brown.
! The Woodnan house, a very comfortable
! structure on North Waco avenue is a log
house boarded over. OF the thousands
! that have looked at it not one in FIVE
! hundred suspected ii was a log house.
! DR. Fabrique occupies the same house
/ he did when he first came here. 1t is a
! one story house and It Is popular report
/ that he has added to it every year since
| he settled down. OF course this isn't true
/ II is the largest single story residence in
| the city.
When the editor of the Eagle first occu-
pied his present residence. he, while sit
ting in hts office. room over the Boston
store was informed when dinner was
ready by somebody waving a cloth at him
from the front door. just a mile away.
=,
of town was the Mann house. now on
Hydraulic avenue, noticeable for its two
bull's-eye windows
a building which is unlike any other
residence in the city IS the Fisher board
ing house Of course not known as that
any more. While ii IS suitable for a pri-
vate residence. Its early reputation chung
to 1t and II has always been a boarding
house
The home OF Mr.. Ben Garland on North
Lawrence avenue was built by Ruben
Roys: from him It passed TO Mt Nieder-
lander: from Mr.. Niederlauder TO NJ
Garland. Each successive occupant has
enlarged II and improved 4 il HIS turn.
At one time in the history Of the town.
the style was all IN square two-story
houses After that came a Queen Anne
craze. Just at the ehb OF the boom the
F-',zabethan craze struck and left eight or
ten houses Of that style in the city.
The first house on College Hill was that
whore Mr. 3. n Allen row lives
The foundation for the mansion which
z. P. Ford intended to build on Water
street Is still standing.
The house on the northwest corner %
Elm street and Lawrence avenue. was
built By J. II. Alley and the first house
il town with tower" on il
The house on South Main street with the
steep gables was for years the home Of
Robert Jacks.
The first house in Riverside vas g brick
dwelling which though deserted IS stu
standing. Il was formerly reached BY
ford and with boats.
Colonel Milton Stewart used 20 1--we in
a square yellow house where the Hotel
Metropoie now stands Whether TIE house
was moved away or whether il was de-
stroyeG is not known.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06

favorite showing ground for circuses, but
otherwise not noted. Still above this and
in the second reverse curve of the river
was Griefenstein's park. for years truly
wild spot, very heavily timbered, tangled
with wild grape and poisonous ivy, attrac-
tive to only the most exclusive picnic
parties for boys who desired to swim.
hermit fishermen and walnutting parties
as well as plum gatherers. Six months
ago it was possible to creep into the center
of this tract and be removed from every
sound and sight of civilization. In three
weeks all this has changed. Hundreds of
teams and men have worked a wonderful
change in tia statement that the man
who haunts the business streets and never
takes a drive will speedily set down as
false Starting with Griswold and north
past the old Woodman home the channel
Of the Little river has been scooped out
and widened by half, the banks have been
cut down to symmetrical slopes. The
old Greffenstein park has been cleared
out. The heavy growth of vines have
been taken away from the banks. Islands
are being cut out from the bed of the
river The long boulevard is being
tige of where the Wichita clubs boat
boat house once stood is gone. Every
where the underbrush is absent, and long
vistas, unknown before, have come into
view. To a casual observer the work
a present seems chaotic but with plat
of the work in hand the whole plan easily
unfolds to the mind.
In the end the park is going TO be. not
what most people thought, western
park, but an eastern park, of winding
walks with the bluegrass, not in patches,
but everywhere, fowerbeds galore and Of
every hue, lakes with swans swimming
on the surface, pretty boating houses. long
curving, rock-bedded boulevards, grassy
slopes extending to the waters edge, BIZ
cycle paths and picnic plats. Last Sun
day a large crowd examined the progress
of the work and today, if the weather be
fair, a larger attendance from visitors
is expected. For the progress Of the
work, the frame work of the park, as IL
were, is very interesting.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06
IT rOsTs MONEY.

Few people. when they read q a change
in railroad time table realize the tfe-
mendous labor and expense involved New
stationery. folders, time cards. press no
tees. and all printed matter Is necessary-.
besides a previous period q study ard
calculating by many officials ScafteTed AT
over TIE particular line affected Wien
? whole system. with ia nunberleFs con-
nectlons. T. involved. II frequently fe-
qulres the sJmmonsng b. the general
Fuperintendent Of al the division sUper-
5ntendentz. chlef dispatchsrs ard train
masters % some convenient point, ard
several days are sp@at Arranging s-1eh
schedules a. v2H most satlHtAetoriiy aHsct
every possible connection and trafte inter
est. Y e. ess.usfez ttat y coats ire
Rock Island mo- even tine change -
rnse ;aose IS nads on tais ore division
alone.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06
HER AUTOGRAPH ALBUM.

Ghosts" writes a lady 10 the Eagle.
have been known to be frankly frghttul.
and overwhelming Supplying. but the
ghosts which stalk in my old autograph
album are overwhelmingly provoking.
and outside that. warm. cheerful old
rose-colored shades which come trooping
out of the past and curtsey cunningly 10
me. volubly vocative OF the past. densely
dumb of all that follows the past.
Surely sixteen years is not a long time.
No. not a long time. Certainly not. II
takes sixteen years 10 bring a baby from
q flannel bundle 10 a tall, brilliant girl
entering on the arm Of her father and ap-
preaching the altar by the main aisle,
flannel bundle no longer. but superb orea-
ture Of love, independence, character. No.
sixteen years is not a long time. II takes
sixteen years to bring the bride 10 a chest
Of cares. gray hairs and an anxiety that
her daughters breakfast-tabIe abst-ac-
ton forecasts a love affair.
Sixteen years ago I was a school girl
in the old Fourth Ward building Il be-
Heve it has a designating name now.
Daily, with hair flying and skirts tangAng.
I dashed. in desperate competition with
the tardy bell, into the nav Of that archi-
tectural monster. and having deposited
over the ink well, centrally located,
large red apple, proceeded 10 study.
One day. something Ike sixteen years
ago. the autograph album struck our
school Oh, how strong the wings OF eagle
Time; how swift, how arrow-swift he
flies; but yesterday it seems TO me. 1
came down TO school. holding that new
autograph album Of mine on top The other
school books. happily conscious Of its
superior beauty and unhappily conscious
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06
CHANGES AT THE PARK

BY all means the greatest change ever
worked in the appearance OF Wichita IS
now taking place. And the strangest part
business streets knows anything abou; Il.
The average man. without being able 10
tell you where he received the impression
has the idea that the new park, about
which so much has been said. is merely 10
be a few roads winding around among
the trees. So many western cities call
tangle Of under-brush and an occasional
tree a park. that western people seem 20
have forgotten what park Is really Ike.
But the change in Wichita's appearance
within 4 mile Of the heart OF the city
has since che days OF the buffalo stood
a larSe tract Of heavily wooded and
bosky land. The thick growth began at
the confluence Of the Big Arkansas and
the Little Arkansas and extended between
the sinuosiies Of the Little river FOR over
a mile north. The Big Arkansas lost all
in the same way that Chisholm creek
once a beautiful stream. did. But this
tract above where the TWO rivers met
was preserved. why mortal man can not
tell The land in the bend % the river.
next 10 the juncture OF the two streams
became Schumann's park. later Gays
park. then Griswold park. Il was I'm
proved I'm a hap-hazard fashion. and never
was inviting. In the reverse curve OF the
river and just above Griswold and across
the river from it was Riverside park,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06
THIEF KNEW THE SCHEME.


Fred Baldwin had several boxes of
cigars in the dark room of his photo
graph gallery the other day which are
not there now. Some one slipped in the
other night through a window and made
away with them. While hunting for a
clue he discovered that the robber had
picked up in the dark room a photo
graphic plate, and that the gelatin on
the plate had taken a perfect imprint of
the robbers two thumbs 1t is well known
that the lines on the ball of no two
thumbs are alike. The discovery of the
robbers thumb marks was very import
ant and Fred Baldwin thought he was a
detective right then. He suspected a GER
tain transient fellow who had loafed
around the gallery, so he put the tell-tale
plates aside and waited. II was not very
long until the suspected robber walked
gaily into the gallery smoking a cigar
that looked suspiciously like the stolen
ones. Fred rushed into the dark room
and brought out gelatined plate.
Hold this a minute" he said showing
1t towards the man.
But all at once something seemed to
strike the caller and turning pale, he
said:
I've forgotten something. Good bye"
He took the first train out of town. He
was onto the thumb racket himself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06
DANCES COME THIS WAY

Millions of oranges have passed through
Wichita this winter Nearly all the entire
orange traffic is by the way of Wichita
California starts her oranges east over
the Southern Pacific. To bring them
through Colorado. thus following the gen.
eraI passenger traffic. would subject them
10 terrible cold So them send them east
into Texas and then north as fyar as
Wichita, Newton and Harrington and then
eastward.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06
THE BRIGHTWATER EPISODE,

The trainmen at Wichita are all laugh
ing about the "Brghtwater Episode" just
at present. The Brightwater Episode is
as follows:
There lives near the small town of
Brightwater (the real name is suppressed
TO save the local operator his job a
respected old gentleman who came into
town the other day after the Maine blew
up and heard Of it with patriotic anger.
He had been in McKinley's company dur
ing the war and he knew Mac" would
settle Spain in jiffy. He was so certain
of this and so incensed at the Spaniards
that he proceeded to stimulate. BY 5
o'clock in the evening he was Offering
anyone who would show him a Spaniard
a large reward. BY o'clock he obstrep-
erously walked into the depot and wrote
out a dispatch as follows:
ITO President Mckinley; If you need
me cali on me. And my advice is that you
need me-
The operator asked him if he really
wanted to send It.
"Of course I do, you bow-legged tory,
you, Get down to that old sewing machine
and fire it off to Washington"
The operator ratified away at the key,
but didn't send the message. The patriot
went out and the operator told some Of
the railroad boys about it. They fixed up
an answer from Mckinley reading:
Meet me without delay at Key West.
We will sail for Havana at once. I'll fur
nish you uniform and arms"
This was delivered to the patriot, and
he So,raTad himself and said.
Now, there's president for your whis-
kers! Look at that! Old Mac is going
himself! On, we won't torpedo those bru-
nette guitar players! Mac and me won't
curl their hair! There's a president that
Is a PRESIDENT
Saying which he rushed out and sprad-
died his pony and set out for the farm to
bid his wife good bye. Then the railroad
boys explained to the operator that he
was in pickle. The man would go to
Key West as sure as fate. He must be
stopped. The operator was frightened.
He should have sent the first message
and the old patriot was acquainted with
the powers that be in the railroad circles
and could make him trouble. SO he hired
a horse and took out wildly to overtake
the pdlIlol anu captain ~ iIiii' oO last
and wild rode the patriot that he began to
sober up and when his horse, in fording
a small stream. threw him and ducked
him. he was quite himself He was sitting
dripping on the bank when the operator
came up.
Say" yelled the patriot. ait was a
joke wasn't it?'
Yes" stammered the operator.
Gosh darn it, muttered the patriot.
81 suspected it was ever since l came TO.
Amt you mistaken? Didn't old Mac
really send that telegram" ne begged.
No" confessed the operator.
The old man wiped away a tear, got on
his pony and went on home in silence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06
NAMING THEIR BABY.

A great many people find II a difficult
task 10 name their babies. Such was the
case last week in a family of this city.
Repeated efforts were made to name the
child, but none seemed adapted TO it. At
last very unique method was resorted
to. Friends were invited to dine. after
dinner each individual was requested 20
write his or her favorite name on piece
Of paper. These were dropped into hat.
The mother, blindfolded. put in her hand
and drew out slip on which was writ
ten Marie" so the child was given that
name.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06
A BLIND MANS MEMORY.

Blind Boone. the musician who
gave one of his recitals in the city last
week. though totally blind has a wonder
full faculty of recognizing his friends and
acquaintance by their voices. Five years
ago he was in the city and formed a
friendly acquaintance with Professor
Sickner. Last Tuesday afternoon Prof.
Sickner called upon Mr. Boone at the
Occidental hotel. who at once remembered
his friends voice and said: professor
Sickner. how are you? I'm glad you
called"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-06
NEW PosTOFFICE ORDER
COWBOY ENCOREs

In the cowboy days of the city there
was the theatrical company. the Simmons
which came 10 town every spring
with the arrival of the cowboys
VINO always commenced the nights revel
with the theater. The most OF them are
impulsive and very impressionable and II
WAS simply impossible to restrain them
from giving expression 10 their feelings
at times during the play, especially il
there was a villain in it. They usually
would hold their peace while the villain
was getting in his work. but when the
scales began TO turn on him they would
offer the encouraging remarks: ''Lasso
him. "Jab your spurs into him." Brand
him." and mill him."