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The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-02
TRAP SHOOT AT NEWTON
Railroad Makes one and One Third
--.-------- Rate.

Nessrs. George Dougan and Frank Han
mum of Newton were in town Yesterday
talking with local sportsmen about their
trap shooting tournaments which occurs
February - and .. Great Inducements
are held out by the Newton management.
srlong which are reduced rates OF one
and one-third reduced local rates and
numerous prizes. not to mention a bali
Tor the shooters the n,eht of February =.
There will also he a contest between teams
representing Wichita. Hutchinson. En-
poria, El Dorado. Newton and Sedswlck
with possibly other towns represented
Local shooters viii spend considerable
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-02

rived in Wichita Tuesday TO visit with his
son, Mr.. NJ s. Gray and daughter Mrs.
Frank Brooks of North Topeka avenue
Mrs. Laura Jewett of Desoto, Kansas,
is visiting the family of her nephew. Z.
B. Jewett of this city. Mrs. Jewett IS
the widow of E. T. Jewett's brother who
moved to Kansas in 1855. She has son
who was born on the day that Colonel
Ellsworth was shot. and she named her
son Colonel Ellsworth Jewett'
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-02
January 81. 1903.
JOURNEY THROUGH ENGLAND
Rev Dr. SIutz's Lecture il LarsIy
Attended

DR. Slutz' lecture, "A Jaunt Through
England" ~ the Methodist church last
night was unanimously pronounced by
every one in the big audience that listen
ed 10 he one Of the most entertaining and
instructive lectures delivered hero this
winter.
Those who have heard the doctor in the
first two lectures would he pleased to
hear him in others vpon English life as
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-02
THERE IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE

v-ao are injured ~ the Use q coeIes- Re
.~s-rIv -hs-e hzs oesa p8zesd u all
re grocery s4c-es 1eB pre7z-
rztsou caIei GRAIN-O. made q
r--,rs grains. ;zaf taxes -1s r-2@s
- -oeTse TIE rnost delicate stomach -
-ss--szs = .yz.Acgt sI<frass. ard bar feE can
~ n from coEee l. does not cost Gvss
= ss much ChsI3rez EnEv drink = @-S
s-rent fsene.t. - ard - per - EzgG TFy
!. Ask Tor GRAIN-0
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-02
MRS. NOBLE PRENTIS
VIII Talk TO Wichita Women on
TOnian's Work.

Mrs. Noble Prentis Of Kansas City is.
visiting Mrs. r. p. Murdock. The ladies
Of the various clubs and Chautauqua cir
cles are invited to meet Mrs. Prentis at
Mrs Murdock's from 2:39 to 500 O'Clock
today. 1t is expected that Mrs. Prentis
Will talk to the ladies on some phase Of
UomaO's work
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-02
cITYIN BRIEF

Mr.. Otto Eckstein left'yesterdsy morn
ing for Newton.
Mr.. \. F Frazier Of FL Dorado was in
the city last evening.
Mr.. Cash Henderson has returned from
a business trip=to st. Louis.
Probate Judge Haymaker is in Newton
attending to some business matters.
Mr, Harry Jordan Of Wellington was, in
the city. yesterday for short time.
Officer Pryor killed mad dog on South
Emporia avenue yesterday. afternoon.
Me-. Joe Waters left yesterday morning
over the Santa Fe for Leonard, Texas.
Major W. y. Ewing returned Yesterday
from a several days trip TO Kansas City.
Mr.. ". 4. Belts is home from Topeka
where ne attended The Kansas Day eXer-
cises.
Mr.. p. \. Rohrbaugh wal leave this
morning for Bene Plain on short bust
ness trip.
Mr.. /. y Buck Of Valley Center. was in
the city yesterday attending 10 some
shopping.
Mr. and aIrs. Robert Hewlett Will
leave today on a snort pleasure trip TO
tho City of Mexico.
Mr.. Charley Jones left last evening for
Great Bend 70 inspect the Knight TEN
plar conmandery there.
Miss Annie Smith OF Emporia was IN
The city yesterday and while here was
the guest OF the Manhattan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Connors OF Weliing-
ton spent few hours in the city yesteT-
asv while enroute 70 Kansas CITY
Mrs. Dayton Munseu. who has been Wis
iring her parents. M and Mrs J g
Erick. left yesterday for her home in Il
Rene
Mr.. Tom Burwen. formerly Of this city.
lafr for his home in Kansas City yester-
day morning. after spending several days
here with friends
Miss Pearl Murdock and Miss Levers
stotler win leave this morning for E
Dorado. where they Will be the guests Of
relatives for few days.
Miss Flo Campbell enc Of Newton,
prominent society girls. has returned n
her home after visiting with Sfr- and Mrs
" y Burns Tor several days
Mrs. E. NJ. Brown VIII or Thursday
evening entertain the Ladies Aid Society
/ of the Reformed church at tes a. he'
| home on south Lawrence avenue
! Or. J. ". Gray OF Bloomfield. Ind. az
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-02

4 Stranger at nv side. who had mover
attended a iyceum lecture said: 81 IN
afraid 7 shall not hear. for this is too
great an audience FOR all TO keep quiet
But he aid hear. Annd ii did seem ass II
every one was afraid 10 move, for fear
of losing n single word throughout the
evening. X was not p stereopticoR eNhi-
bition. vet nothing else but stcreopticon
could have illustrated and made plain the
Intricate scientific facts. Nothing but "a
srereopticon could have shown the forms
tbat the wav sounds make in the air
when minor third and x major ffth-
saw. are sounded on the violin. Can you
imagine how they look. or how the song
Of a cricket looks when he = piping away
,.bout 5000 wave sounds q scCondt u"
listen ar the scientific part of Prof. De
Notes lecture was like an evening vIsh
Prof. TyndaH in hiss wonderful book on
Sound as q Mode of Notion only Prot
/ Denote made il far more entertaining z
and vividiy realistic. And later ou be the
evening when Prof. De4lette stood on
more moral grounds. I kept saying % my
/ self: "He IS a second Prof. D-1mmand ~
some Of US learned phrases with ne~
meanings along there ''Trac Ks or Thought
o
that Become Worm Captive Under Do
nInion of Nerve cells The Moral Rat
Z cbet Wheel voluntary Acts that BE-
come Reflex Acts ~The FhysicaI Bases
~ CAarae,er.- Prof. DeMotte closed vlth
three Inaxirns. which 1 give Eog- FIRST.
{ Conserve your vitality, second. have an
! inward reverence for your body. third.
/ thoughts are deeds and may become
+ cr5aes As picked up my hat % ~ the
stranger. AZ my s.de-Tho, y appears 7-as
a Presbyterian and a college graduate
said. II have not heard i1 twenty-five
years twelve sermons aitoEe-he- that
/ have given rHp the moral impulses Tor
good that this one lecture has And 50,
/ DeMotte IS not a preacher But V1e1 ~
+ talks ;o you about 'degene-atio- % hraia
ard thought cells and actually shows
+ them 20 YOU on canvas and you see taei-
resultant in degeneration q character.
+ somehow YOU make Up y1ur Eniad S0 leave
f ,hs evil oH.-Evenlaz Herald. Augussa-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-02
AFTER THE MIDLAND
Oklahoma Points Offering Big In
ducements-


Last Monday night week T. H Griffith,
chairman of the Traffic Freight Bureau.
local organization for the promotion ef
lower freight rates for this city and the
southwest. met with the Commercial club
and asked fer their cooperation in get
ting the Kansas Midland railway to eN-
tend their line to some point in Oklaho-
ma or Indian Territory Nh Griffith was
seeking a consensus Of opinion OF the bust
ness men At that meeting two OF the
Midland officials were present Two or
three proposed lines have been discussed,
but OF course nothing definite will be done
until those in authority take the matter
up. It is thought that Mr.. Griffith was
getting the sentiment SO that tho officials
could report TO the directors of the road.
II is in the range Of possibilities that the
road will commence to extend their line
about the middle of the coming summer,
or not later than the early fall. There 5
no question but that connection with
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas railroad
would be of untold advantage 10 this city.
Another thing. it would make coal cor
siderably cheaper. The Commercial club
took favorable action and offered to lend
all the. assistance possible. Yesterday the
club received the following letter which
augurs well for the extending OF the line
into the Oklahoma country:
white Rock. o. T. Jan. q. 1885,
1.-The Commercial Club, Wichita. Kan:
''GeDuemen-Noting an account ia The
Wichita Eagle of q line of road 10 bf
built south from Wichita through thi.
country we being centrally located ano
in the best part of the Strip. would. as i.
natural like a railroad. The people here
are willing to give substantial aid to thai
| end. We would like TO get all Of the gen
eral information you. can give Us. We
think it would be advantageous for US tC
cooperate with these people. Yours very
| truly.
/ GSigned) ''R. NJ WHITE
Secretary Gordon, for the Commercial
Club, has acknowledge the above. A
1 there are several towns in Oklahoma tha
1 desire the road to be built to their town
| it is yet impossible to tell just whore j
will go to. However, it is certain tina
when the proper time comes capable an'
| efficient men will be sent out to make
thorough investigation of all Of the coun
1 try and from their report viii depend il
\ a large measure the route to be taken.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-02
Trouble Between Joint Committee
and Frisco Settled.

the difference between the railroads and
the Frisco regarding the use Of the tracks
and switches about the stock yards has
been amicably settled. and the Frisco is
now ready to handle all of the stock from
the. east coming to Wichita that may be
offered for shipment The order of the
chairman or the Joint agency prohibiting
the Frisco from using the tracks was only
in force for few hours.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-02
"R NJ WHITE. ;,
MUSIC AND DRAMA
"SOUTH BEFORE TIL

''SOCIH BEEOkf : r. " Al
The South Before the War Will oe at
tn Crawford Grand tonight. IT is an en-
tertainment worthy of the attention Of all
theater goers and lovers of good singing
and dancing and the fun of minstrelsy.
The company is composed OF fifty artists
all of whom are noted for their peculiar
talent, and they depict a story of true
Southern life in slavery times. Although
the company is largely composed of col
ored performers, the principal characters
are taken by white artists who stand pre-
eminentiy in the front ranks of minstrel
sy. The stage pictures are certainly true
to nature. The cotton picking scene, with
the coIored people picking cotton on the
plantation, and the rich melodies by the
company awaken every sympathetic and
music-Iovins soul.
To Mr. Marteu belongs the credit rs
originator in bringing before the public
the artistic talents of the colored people,
and owing ~ the artistic and financial
success of his venture it has found many
imitators the majority of whom have
more. or less pirated versions and trans
criptions of his original stage pictures so
altered as to avoid the laws interfer-
ence. it is left to the public to Judge for
themselves the artistic merits of the play.
The return of the slave to the planta-
ton. the landing of the famous old steam
boat Robert +. Lee. and the amusemenis
of the colored people on the levee, the
singing. the acrobatic performance, the
artistic and peculiar dancing; the camp
meeting on Frog Island. with all the Pc
culiarities of characters usually seen on
such occasions and the cake walk that
! finishes the performance. altogether make
an entertainment deserving Of the patron
age Of all who enjoy real fun free from
the now too frequent vulgar nonsense
| Of the every day stage.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-02

Rev. Riley, pastor Of the A. + church
If Kfneu1an. was in the csty ,erday
and left last night for Belle Plain 10 at
tend the district conference now IN SeS-
sion there.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-02

wheniyou take Hoods Pills The big old-fash'
icned, sugar-coated pills. which tear you all TO
pieces. are not in it with Hoods. Easy to take
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-02-02
FRISCO STILL DOING BUSINESS

time at the traps in the meantime. mex
Thursday being their regular shoot.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07
4 HurKlnr,s MiatHkr,

"When looked into the dining room
of a house that ] was in one night -
said the retired burglar, II saw man
sitting in chair perohed upon the din
ing room table. That seemed singular
place for a man to get to sit, drunk OF
sober, but l thought I'd have to give
him a chance to get tired of sitting
there and go to bed before / began, for
IL didn't he might wake up any min.
ute and interrupt things. So took n
seat IN big leather chair In the library,
next room, and waited for him to wake
up. When I'd waited what 1 thought
was reasonable time without hearing
from him, l looked in again. and there
he was, still sitting there, just the same.
but this time, even in that light,
there was something peculiar about him,
and ventured to turn my own light on
him now, and then saw that it WASH t
a man at all, but n suit of clothes. with
a hat on top, set up there to dry after
being wet in the rain. The man that
had worn them had been abed and asleep
for hours, but his clothes had served for
scareorow mighty we'll, for I'd sat
there waiting for them to go to bed so
long that it was now too late for bust
ness. New York Sun.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07
aBilIington,s Sea-"

There is tangible evidence that the
pious passengers Of the Mayflower were
not entirely without sense Of humor.
Back of Plymouth over the hill upon
which they planted their cannon is a
large fresh water pond, perhaps mile
in diameter, which, it appears from the
records. was discovered by John Bill
lington while he was prowling around
one night, probably on scouting expe-
dition looking for Indians. In the morn
ing he reported that he had found the
sea in that direction and there was a
lively dispute between him and the 9TH
or pilgrims as to the accuracy of his in
formation. He stuck to his theory with
the same tenacity that he adhered to his
religion, and to this day that pond is
called "Billington's sea. - Chicago
Record.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07

Here Ia Brazilian Indian story, say
the New York Times. The jaguar and
the monkey met, The jaguar had lus-
cious bunch Of plantains which the
monkey craved. ~ will gladly give you
the plantains, said the jaguar, pro
viding you catch fawn for me. I"
agreed, cried the monkey. "But. I"
sStae1. the jag uar, III II you don get t,u
fawn You must promise to let me bite a
mouthful out of you." Agreed, once
more cried the gleeful monkey. The
monkey ate the plantains, and the little
matter about the fawn quite slipped his
memory.
Then one day the jaguar met the
monkey and insisted on taking his pay
ont of the monkey hide. The business,
becoming serious, was left to the pee
carl to decide. at seems all right
enough, said the peocari, "only this ::
How am l to determine what is the ex-
act size of u jaguar's mouthful and also
where is he to bite? He had better refer
the matter to the big snake" The big
snake took the subject under considera-
ton His Judgment was that he would
have to swallow the jaguar, the monkey
and the peccari. The jaguar and pecoari
he did at once assimilate but the mon
key, being nimble, escaped.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07

Clothespins are an American COM
modify. Some clothespins are made in
Sweden and in Scotland, but they are
big and clumsy, twice the size of the
American pins and whitfield out by
hand Clothespins are made chiefly of
beech and of maple, but some are made
of tupelo wood. They are made entirely
by machinery, counted into boxes con-
tanning 72o each by machinery. and the
boxes are nailed up by machinery. 1t
might almost be said that blocks Of
wood fed to machines at one end come
out boxed clothespins at the other. They
are made and sold wonderfully cheap.
There are two grades Of clothespins,
frsts and seconds. First grade pins can
be bought for 35 cents box. The pro
duction of olothespins is enormous, mil
lions Of boxes annually The oonsump-
ton in this country keeps pace with the
growth of the population, and great
numbers are exported. Even people in
the trade wonder what becomes OF ali
the clothespins.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07
What Bothered Him.

"Whe' ! was young ..an." says 4
:woii known o;v;i engineer, az was s,.E
veying the route Of proposed railway.
An old farmer with whom stopped for
time admitted one day. when ne saw
me figuring in tine field, that mathemat-
les always seemed wonderful thing to
him. Being young and enthusiastic, l
bCe-n 10 enlarge Its wonders, telling
him how we could measure the dis
tanoes to different planets, and even
weigh them; how. we could ascertain
the height Of mountains without scaling
them and many other things which /
meant should astonish him.
You can imagine how he set me
back when he replied to this brilliant
array Of facts by saying: Yes, yes. them
things does seem kinder cur u.s. but
what allus bothered me WAS to under
stand why you have to carry one fur
ev'ry ten, but If you don't the burned
thing won't come out right. New
York Tribune.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07
Beyond Medical skill.

Master-Late again. Sandy! Can't
you manage to get here in time?
Sandy with doleful headache)-l
Gamma sleep O. NIGHTS. sor, and SO m
loath to get up in the mornin.
Master-Eh. man, sleeplessness! Why
don't you consult doctor and get 9:
the cause?
SANDY get at the cause weel
eneuch, but it'll no shut up. It's 9
weeks auld and an awful yeller.
Cow Times.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07


HELP WANTED-Active solicitors
wanted everywhere for 1.-The Story
OF the Philippines'by Murat Halstead,
commissioned by the Government as
Official Historian to the War Depart
ment. The book was written in army
camps at San Francisco, on the Pa
cific with General Merritt, in the hos
oitals at Honolulu, In Hong Kong, in
the American tr inches at Manila, in
the insurgent "a nps with Aguinaldo,
on the deck OF the Olympia with
Dewey, and in the roar OF battle at
the fall OF Manila. Bonanza for agents.
Brimful of original pictures taken by
Government photographers on the
spot Large book. Low prices. Big
profits Freight paid. Credit given.
Drop all trashy unofficial war books.
Outfit free. Address, F. 7. Barber,
Sec'y., 356 Dearborn ST., Chicago.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07

The earliest complete clock of which
an accurate record exists was made in
the thirteenth century by SAfacen
mechanic.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07

CARPETS-should have good supply
of paper under them, The Tribune
has old papers at zoe per 100.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07

AGENTS WANTED--For the sale of
new French medical discovery Poly
nice Oh, for the cure of rheumatism
etc Write to j. w. Gilmor, Gen. Agt
for Colorado, 261S Douglas Place, Den
yer, Colo.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07

The polar currents contain less salt
than those from the equator.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07
Classified

WANTED-Cleanc cotton rags-at the
Tribune Office.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07

Afghan women are never Jealous Of
each other
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07
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The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-07

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-03
StalWart Republicanism

BY far the best speech made at the
Republican banquet in Topeka Satur-
day night wss that Of j. R. Burton on
party Obligations" Mr.. Burton did
not indulge in so many star-climbing
climaxes and perorations as theCother
orators nor did he swing his arms so
much-he made a straight, homely,
plain talk, every word of which sank
into the hearts Of his listeners. Par.
ticularly did he make a strong i'm
preston when he read the proposition
Of the free silver Republicans to the
Populists' The silver Republicans.
so called, demand that they be gi' -
Of the offices next year such APP ''n
as their vote in the coming :, p ,' e'"'
may be Of the whole anti o, '',,''Va
vote cast. In the mar P''i''a''
lean people, in the oawo -, w A~' =,
A' 49, y "ency, Mr.. Burton DO.
n NJ 'ne. proposition, and declared
'aa' VII sery and ballot box stufline
Wei'' virtues when compared to such
Political infamy. Mr.. Burton has al.
ways been known as a stalwart, never
as a trimmer or apologist, and his ad.
dresses have done more than any one
thing to solidify'and strengthen sound
keputlicanism in Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-03
HOm0 Notable Cas6e.

Indiana furnishes three notable
case which prove beyond all doubt that
. man may be shot through the brain
and still NOT DO killed. November Her
ban J. Fish, Of Valparaiso, sho% him1
ssh In the head with q revolver. He
pressed the muzxle Of the gun against
his right temple and the bullet passed
through the right and left anterior
hsmhpheres Of the brain, lodging in the
posterior bone wall Of the left eye
socket The brain matter oozed out.
One of the eyes fell out on his cheek.
Both eyes were taken out week LATER
and the ball cut out. Though the sense
Of smell and sight are gone forever, he
is recovering and will live. November
10 at Evansville Abner johnson was
shot in the head by William Chapman.
The ball passed through the brain and
lodged in the base OF the skull. The boy
rallied and now is out Of danger. The
bullet passed directly through both
lobes OF the brain and the brain matter
oozed from the wound. Otto Lever, at
Anderson, aged II, shct himself through
the brain year ago while playing with
q revolver. The bullet passed directly
through both lobes and lodged in the
back Of the brain. He lay unconscious
for six months. He was at first par
alyyed, but later gained control Of his
limbs and is to-day as sound mentally
and physically as any boy. The x rau
were used and it was found that the bul
let is being held by cyst
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-03
Lost His Nerve.

In little village near the Cumber-
land river, in the Pennyrile, recently, a
blushing bride, a nervous best man and
a minister were the characters in a
laughable comedy, reports the Louis.
willie Post. It was alta church wedding,
in which two Of THE society people OF
the town were the central figures, and q
nervous young farmer the best man.
The chief male attendant was so over
come with excitement duringhis march
up the aisle he was temporarily dazed.
AT the altar, after the clergyman had
said; "Do you tske," ETC., and .oe t7,us
had arrived for the mir. s,er to place tho
ring on tnNs> brides finger tire best man
became confused and handed the
preacher a bone collar button instead
81 the gold clrclet. The good man trie..
to put the eoll'r :. ou Ion on the girls
finger, couldn't, halted, and finally said:I
Jim, gimme the ring There were
momentary bushes, litter among the
younger element in the pews, and wild
look of despair; then the best man To-
Gated the ring, and the ceremony was
concluded.