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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02
NEW MONEY ORDER
System of the Wichita Post
Office
POPULAR IN THE EAST
Can Deposit Fund or Pay
Bills.

Yesterday the Wichita postofice re-
ceived a circular letter from First AS
sistant Postmaster General Perry S.
Hearh. saying that the Wichita Office had
been made an Office where money orders
could be issued and drawn. This Is a
most advantageous matter with citizens
and business men. Il means that money
orders can be drawn and paid from the
same Office, something new in the postal
service.
There are many advantages to be de-
dTived from this new system adopted by
trUncle sam Among them are the follow
Eng: As q savings bank, at places where
banks are not in operation. when persons
desire to temporarily deposit funds for
safe keeping. Orders may be drawn in
their favor, the amounts Of which will
be refunded on demand or the order may
be endorsed 10 another person at any
tine and payment viii be made to the
endo-sea on presen tation Of the order. If
lost, duplicates VIII be issued without
cost.
To pay bills % tradesmen. or others.
a. q dLLCL u LDL-A r-4-leliEc 10 persons
VINO have no bank account and are there
fore unable TO draw checks.
IN settlement of accounts, at small ex-
pense, between persons who reside at dis
tanc points The farmer, for example
VINO is Indebted 10 another, residing. say
ten miles distant. may obtain at the vii
lage postOfice an order pasable ID the
individual 70 whom he is indebted, which
the latter viii receive through the per
son who procures and delivers thu mail
Tor the neighborhood. The expense and
time required for a personal visit are
avoided; the cost is but a trif1e; the pay
neat may be regarded as absolutely safe
In cities, for the payment Of gas and
other bills; for the settlement Of dues to
al kinds Of organizations. a money order
may be ordinarily procured and sent the
payes without the loss Of time and al a
cost less than street car fare.
The additional advantages which are
offered the public might be enumerated az
length. but they will unquesuonably see
the benefits 10 be derived and take the
first opportunity 10 avail themselves Of
the new order. 1t ois new, but viii no
doubt become quite popular.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02
T'aIZzHaaz1zhz1u7zI
Some Sensational Selling.

Prices are low always those prices
lowered for only to swell sales and win additional
prices quoted, and remember they
dependable Dry Goods il the city.
GoodsNot day but there fresh fights OF Dress
Goods beauties these long Plain uf novelty stuns
and wonderful assortment of the more ezVagant Weaes france
England Germany every Dress Goods richness excu
siveness excellence have been drawn upon.
Our importation cooed Novelties winning the best
trade of the land Novelties but the highest
grades of exclusive Silks Black CTepon and Autumn Suings
Full 46nch Skirtings Bayadere Effects, &c. worth ST.
Black Novelties pieces of them; worth 70 re
Cored Novelties fifteen pieces worth At this sale II 2c
and so on throughout the entire Dress Goods section
One of quality Xxx Bleached Muslin at E2c
yard; full yard wide.
hundred yards of Twled Crash, beached
34c yard.
Fleeced Novelties, worth s5c, at lie yard
Checked Apron Ginghams, Blue and White Green and
White, and Brown and White at Sc yard.
exclusive sale of all the YpsiIan Underwear
grades and styles from the finest Maco yarn to
the best Silk. Everything made during 1898.
Millinery Department awake the needs of the hour
and on Monday o'clock only, wen sell English Walk
ing Sailors and the latest shapes and coOrngs OF LADIES'
Rough Riders 48c Remember the hours and don't
exceptional bargains; either hat in the lot worth ST.
Where is there Cape Fur Cloak Department that is
this one? Surely not in the west Piles and heaps OF
garments selling, Here's few prices for Monday:
An Atwood Astrachan, Thibet trimmed down front and
around collar with peated back for only S24s.
An Atwood Astrachan Tibet trimmed around collar and
down front but with plain back all you want OF them Mon
day, SLAB
Besides, our fur prices interesting.
See Broadcoth Capes Nhi equals them hereabou at
The Department on cond also get the crowd
this week Tomorrow with the best Smyrna Rug
feet $685. Another Smyrna Rug axIo 1-a feet at SIG 90
Smyrna Rug 3oz6o inches at only silly Inc MAKER sad ney
cost him than this.
Here are Lineole 3sc yard and Matngs
and Carpets cheaper than ever before.
Nottingham Lace Curtains 6onche wide Ia yards long, at
1928 Think of this low price for Nottingham
This store is the magnet drawing and cuso
naers, because of quality and low prices
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02
AN INTERESTING LODGE CASE
Grand Lodge or the A-o.U-W In Court
at TT. scott.

This notice Of a suit against the A Q.
/. ". lodge is from the Fort Scott Non
t-or.
The grand lodge A. 0. Z. W. through
Grand Master Workman John Il. Order.
ysscer6at fled its garuishee's answer II
The district court IN the case % Files vs.
Buman. The plaintiff in this case sued
Ms. Zeril6a Bu,man on an old no-e and
Es-nizheed the s2o50 in the hands Of the
grand lodge due her On account OF tne
recent death Of her husband. wao vas
a member OF the order. Grand Master
Workman Order SAYS Jhat The money IS
intended for re protection Of tae widow
and the orphans and mat obey SHAH so
{, + it Is in rs power 10 protect Il Tor
them
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02
FOOD FOR CYCLERS
Goes Farther. Lasts Longer, and
Tastes BETTER.

The bicycler who takes long rides needs
1oarishmeuc IT s. condensed form The
loading Up OF the stomach with eeavy
food. viii work serious Injury.
-CycleTs and athletes who A2ve tried the
delicious Graps-Nuts. lately placed on
sale vita our grocers. are load ii recon-
nead4 tons y mem as a condensed food
that builds hesl. strength and muscle.
while a; the same tine IS easily diges5ei-
L Is an u1delIaole fact thai more hard
work. physical Or mental can Be doae on
a meal OF Grape-Nuts tnsR upon any
food existence
PROOF q this IS - Be found among
those w1o use GraPe-Nu5s ard nave t6s
experience
Add This % is delicious favor and is
popularity Is u16ersc God
They are made BY ne Postum Co. Bat
tie Creek. A-cA.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02

money than that I've only got five dol
lars"
I'll sell you q wrestlers ticket," said
Arkush.
WHAT'S a wrestlers tcket?'
Every time the conductor comes
around you wrestIe with tim TO see
whether he puts you of or You put him
off"
Let 'er come
Arkush took an old contract Santa Fe
ticket which had expired a year or 50
before and pasted a Missouri Pacific cou-
pom reading from Wichita TO Denver and
sold il to the cowboy. Arkush weakened
after the cowboy was gone and said Re
guessed he oughtn't 70 have done that.
Within three or four days a postal card
came saying:
"Wrestlers ticket all right. Got here
today and didn't have to wrestle once
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02
SMITH MEETING
PREPARATIONS BY THE CEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE
Postmaster General to Speak at Two
Kansas Points.

Charles Emory Smith, editor and owner
Of the Philadelphia Press, and ostmasce-
general. will speak in Wichita in the at-
ternoon Of October 8. Mr.. Smith speaks
at only two places In Kansas. Wichita.
and Topeka. He will speak as President
Alcinley's personal representative, and his
assertions VIII be the views Of the nation
al administration on the public questions
now before the country for settlement.
Great prepare ions are being made by the
county committee for this meeting and it
will be ora Of the greatest that has been
held in Kansas for years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02
HUMOROUS LEGAL PAPER
Otto Eek stein Petition for Till Sex
ton Goes the Round

Some weeks ago the EagIe pu0Hshsd a
humorous position written by OttOEck-
stein asking damag es for injury 10 III
Sevton, who claims TO nave been thrown
on the seat by the uncertain jogging Of
the street car. The paper. giving a de-
scripti0n OF the antics OF the car, was a
humorous production Of unusual merit. II
was reproduced in all the papers Of the
country. The last issue Of the Electrical
Review Of New York City publishes the
article in full
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02
MOBILES FINE PICTURE
Has a Composite with n Reward Of
fered for the Right (.ue.S

Nob.e has painted an exceptionally fine
portrait, composite. embracing the follow
ing renowned characters: Dr.. Jekyl. Mr..
Hyde. Sveugal. Dante and the DeyE l.
Is or exhibition in the north window Of
Martins ART studio. on North Main street.
Dr.. Shuts offers a prize Of S 20 the one
VINO correctly guess the person portrayed
in the composite. L IS one Of the best
pastel works Of Noble. ard Is beyond crit
--#z-,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02
LAW FIRM DISSOLVES
Rohrbaugh and Ranch Separate
Offices.

Rohrbaugh & Rauch have. by mutual
consent, dissolved partnership. Mr.. Rohr-
baugh continues in the practice Of law
a the Old stand. 135 North Market. and
Mr.. Rauch Will represent an eastern in
vestment company in the real estate and
loan business. Mr.. Rauch will have an
office over 137 North Main street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02
POSTAL CLERKS Do WELL
Pass the Examination. Two Getting
100 yer Cent

At the recent examination held for the
postal clerks there were fourteen who
took it. The average per cent attained
was 99H. It is necessary that each one
have a per cent over SO. Two Of the
clerks got 100 per cent. They were Mr..
Hiram G. Kline Of this city and Mr.. Elmer
E. Solderstrom Of Strong City. The for
mer had l. 457 Offices in Missouri and the
latter 1913 IN Nebraska Neither made
mistake
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02
GOT THROUGH WITHOUT 1T
Col. BIeckIey's story OF n Ticket
Broker.

Sol Arkush was ut among the boys
about town here six or seven years ago.
He worked for Charley Bennett in MS
ticket Office at the Manhattan do,el. Col
BleckIev tells q story OF ho~ Arkusa mes
emergencies. A COWBOY walked II one
6ay and asked the fare 70 Denver.
Fifteen dollars.
wei. I've got 70 get t1ere for less
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02
MORTGAGE RELEASES
Net Clearance of Nearly S25,OOO for
September.

The real estate mortgage releases for
September for Sedgwick county amount
to 81. $685. 81. The new mortgages hLsd
So 3e5. making a net clearance Of mort
sage Indebtedness Of nearly $4,000 The
total amour, for the year since January
Is mora than $3.50 ID.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02
Rheumatism Gone
Complication of Diseases After
Having the Grip
Better In Every Way Since Taking
Hoods SarsaparilIa.

The grip and other forms of serious
illness often leave the system IN 8
thoroughly deranged condition In
such cases Hoods Sarsaparilla is just
what is needed. Read this.
"The grip left ne with a complication
OF diseases. Twas constipated, grew very
thin and became discouraged. My wife
procured a bottle of Hoods Sarsaparills
and began taking it. After taking sew
ersl bottles gained in weight and felt
80 per cent better. The rheumatism with
which l had been troubled left me and
Hoods Sarsaparilla gave me strength.
I have great faith in its curative power"
WILLIAM CALBECK, Pea body, Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02

Yesterday afternoon - - thu re de-
rar,me1t was called 20 81 North Water
street. \ coal shed had caught OF IRE,
ba- 10 damage was done. The property
was owned BY 7 =. Varadavue
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02
BRIDGMAN'S SECRETARY
Authority for Burt's Appointment
Arrives From Washington

The apPotn tInen- Of FranE : Pu-- IS
chief clerk 90 2r,dgman, oomulis-
s4ry OF Subsistence. was r=oz.. ~ s-alsr-
day. The following 5 a copy Of the al
t.lority TO appoint him:
War Department. Office Comn1ssary
General OF Subsistence,
Washington. .. g. Sept p. ISsS
Captain ;. \. BridEman Conmlssary %
Subsistence OF Volunteers. Wichita, Kan
''Csp,aIn-Yol are hereby authorized %
appoint Frank :. Burt as your chief ce-k
at the salary OF Sll5.56 per month. as rec-
commended by you in yo1r communication
Of the I9th inst 10 the secretary OF war a.
Washington. D. c.
Please report IL separate letter the fun
name Of your clerk. the CATE OF which ms
employment begins. and rate OF ccmpea-
saCoa allowed. or the information % the
secretary Of war. Very respectfully,
'CHAS. ?. EGAN.
"Conusssa-y General Of subs. ste1ce."
Captain Br.tgulan ard Chiec Clerk Burt
wiz not leave the city before the middle
OF the week il consequence % Burts aP-
poiatme2t having been made soo1er thar
ecected ard he VIII require . few days 20
attend u various business matters De-
fore leaving L Is r1orrat t5ey va both
b aasenc Tor soma time oSt7g 70 the
early ard approaching dae when the So
o2d army corps VII be o-te7e3 10 Ea-
xa-a for garrison duty.
Ex-Chief o Police Bu-t's aPP0i--uea;
vi BE- somewhat % q surprise % many
o. rs friends who have roI been II close
touch VIII ais o. a>s political aspirations
Ne viii D. a valuable acquisition 70 Cap
tain B-i5g-nar ow.ag 10 rs executive
i-ies az5 chsi- lo-g aSsociacon to-
ge.ae- in ct-y AID state po1-scs.
Frank BlIrt has oesa resident q the
city fo- thirteen years and : Ts-ooao Div
as zea known IS any resident here AM
vii no d3vot azQui. himself El-A aooor
and respect during rs connection III
re war department
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-02

Mr. Dean, district court ste-og-zp1s -.
IS quite a proacleat pho1oS-zph@-- Ia
has sScceete1 n making 4 6ne i1zez1o-
photo % the district court ron T-.ls
court was Il <ezssoz- .Alr7ost 81 tas co1r-
house of15cEazs were present aid Mr.
Dean generously made eace ore q them
q present Of 8 copy q -Ae p4ctEt-
The herald., 1898-02-13

two men to operate it; one to feed it
and the other to move it.
AT each motion of the arm the gun is
quickly is it done that it can be loaded
fired by an electric battery; and so
and fired five times before the first shot
has reached it's destination.
This is for use in a close engagement,
and is what is known as a secondary
battery. All the warships have a pri-
mary battery, but to be ready for mod
ern work they must also have this sec
ondary battery. The gun that is used
carries a cartridge of five or six inches
These guns make admirable coast
guns around the sides of a warship, and
if it is sufficiently equipped with them
there is no reason why a battleship
should not be able to plow it's way
through any hostile fleet, discharging
it's secondary battery of rapid-firing
guns right and left and ahead of it.
1t was stated that this device was an
invention of Secretary Long, and that
the talented secretary had also invented
The herald., 1898-02-13
failure or a nuisance. The double one

failure or a nuisance. The double one
is bad enough but is effective.
Make a bag out of mosquito netting
three feet long and a little wider than
is necessary to slip over your head with
comfort. Then pull the bottom half way
to the top and you have doubled it.
Fasten it at top and bottom with string
or safety pins and you have bag about
eighteen inches long. This will go over
| your head and down on your shoulders
and is easily tucked under the coat col
lar if necessary to keep flies out. Mos
quitoes will rarely need this care. You
can breathe through it with ease and
sleep in it with comfort If the night is
not too hot. The whole is easily carried
in the pocket. 1t is the only effective
and simple thing have ever found, and
the principle is very simple. Through
single net a hundred mosquitoes to
the square inch will bite wherever it
touches your skin. But If you double it
the chances Of the two thicknesses COM
ing so exactly together, at any point
where it touches you, as to allow mos
quito to bite through are not one in a
million. If it should so happen put on
a third thickness. From these few sug-
gestions you can think out many others
that will contribute very materially to
your comfort and also your success.
T. S. VAN DYKE.
The herald., 1898-02-13

captain of a British ship, finding that
his vessel, in CronStadt harbor, was in
want of docking, and that, owing to the
absence of tide in the Baltic sea, the then
orthodox method was impracticable, he
obtained a hulk named the Camel, and
completely removed the whole of her
decks and internal work, cut off one end
and fitted it with gate. He then berthed
his ship inside the hollow hull of the
Camel, closed the gate and pumped the
water from it's interior.
This is the very first instance on rec
ord of the use of a floating dock, and it
was directly brought about by the alb
sence of the hitherto essential tide. Tho
almost tideless shores of the United
States may be termed the nursery of the
floating dock, and even to this day we
find there are 90 floating docks in the
port of New York and only five craving
docks. Another natural feature favor
ing the growth of these docks in Amer
lea is the extreme difficulty experienced
in many ports in obtaining a good foun-
dation for craving dock; floating docks
are quite independent of such consider
ations.
A true floating dock may be described
as a structure which utilizes it's dis
placement for lifting a ship so much
above its normal draft line as to bring
the keel above the level of the waters
surface. In the case of craving dock,
the water is taken away from the ship;
and in the case of floating dock, the
ship is taken away from the water
Sidney F. Staples in Casters Maga-
zine.
The herald., 1898-02-13

ish cruiser. The rowboat had a small
equipment of guns and a few shells.
But by its action it became warship
and was Immediately classified in the
Cuban fleet. The term "warship" is so
conflicting that naval officers rarely use
it, substituting for it "battleship" and
CRUISER" both OF which have their spe-
cial significance in naval parlance.
The $4,000 recommended for the Chi
cago would just about purchase an
equipment of rapid-firing guns, and
with these almost any of the old battle
ships that were part of the navy at the
beginning of the present administration
would be complete, but without them
the United States navy, as Secretary
Roosevelt says in his above quoted re-
mark, would be inferior to foreign ships,
though nominally their equal.
The Daschiel device, about which there
is so much talk, consists of q mechan-
ism, partly electric by which the guns
are loaded and fired automatically with
startling rapidty. BY the movement of
a lever which is pulled by the arm the
gun is loaded and discharged. 1t takes
The herald., 1898-02-13
SEC. LONG WILL MAKE A NEW NAVY


3 Secretary Long and Assistant Secre-
tary Roosevelt are busy these days try
Ing to make a modern navy out of a
Few new battleships and great many
old ones. Both gentlemen believe that
In time of peace 1t is best to prepare for
war. And they are making their aids do
a step lively" at the work of getting
ready. The old adage, Never trouble
trouble till trouble troubles you" may
be all well enough for landlubbers. but
1t is far too old-fashioned for the secre-
tary Of the navy and his vigorous as
sistants.
In report issued by the assistant Sec
retary Of the navy and published in this
newspaper Mr.. Roosevelt says:
1t Is better by far to have q smaller
number of ships, first class and equal to
any foreign ships as regards their bat
teries, rather than have large number
of ships really inferior to foreign ships
that are nominally their equals.
THE real fighting efficiency of ships
like the Raleigh, Cincinnati, Marble
head and Olympia, compared with for
eign vessels of the same nominal class,
The herald., 1898-02-13
MAKING GLOVES LAST
Lining of Fine Oil Silk Is Protection
Against PRESENTATION

A plan which adds greatly to the life
of kid gloves has just been brought out
in New York. A manufacturer of fash
ionable gloves, who occupies little shop
on Fifth avenue, has hit upon something
that makes the glove persipration proof.
So many of his customers complained
about running their gloves that he set to
work to find something to eliminate the
trouble. 1t occurred to him to line a pair
of gloves with every thin oil skin, of
which fine dress shields are made He
tried lining the inside of the palm and
fingers and found that he had a glove
which perspiration could not penetrate.
His customers are enthusiastic over his
discovery. They say he is a true phil
anthropist, or, what is better, genuine
humanitarian, or else he would never
have given them the benefit of dis
covery which is bound to be detrimental
to his sales.
The manufacturers discovery will be
welcomed by large number of women
of both large and small incomes in Chica-
go and elsewhere, who have been unable
to keep well gloved because Of the annoy
ing affliction mentioned. Chicago
Chronicle,
The herald., 1898-02-13

stands high, while the reverse is the
case Of ships like the Baltimore, San
Francisco and Yorktown.
IF hostilities had occurred and we had
lost ship like either of these ((Balti-
more or Philadelphia) in a simple fight
with another ship of the same nominal
force, we could never erase it's memory
from our national records"
This means that he is going to in
crease the fighting efficacy of the Balti-
more, the San Francisco and the York
town and make them equal to the Ra-
leigh, Cincinnati, Marblehead, Mont
gomery and Olympia.
To bring these old warships up to date
there is only one thing necessary, and
that is the additions of the Daschiel
rapid-firing device. This is of compare
lively recent invention, and, as it's name
Indicates. provides for the quick dis
charge Of a cartridge from the mouth
of the guns of a warship.
In a letter to congress Secretary Long
recommends that $4,000 be appropriated
The herald., 1898-02-13

An idea of the cruisers as rated by
Secretary Roosevelt can be had from
this official document, sent by his rep
resentative:
The work of bringing all of the cruis-
ers up to'the standard of the Brooklyn
Will be pushed as fast as appropriations
can be secured from congress, but, as a
western congressman remarked to a
southern representative: Fifty thou
sand dollar bills don't grow on trees"
mo, nor on cotton bushes, either" re-
piled the southerner.'
And so the work will have to go slow.
But we are ready for Spain just the
same. c. S. RUSSELL.
The herald., 1898-02-13

for the cruiser Chicago, and many per-
sons supposed this to be for an entirely
new armament and battery; but those
connected with the naval department
laugh at the idea and say that this sum
would be wholly inadequate for the pur-
pose. The $4,000 is undoubtedly for the
purpose Of the rapid-firing device for
the cruiser.
The United States navy consists of
more than 150 warships. These include
cruisers, torpedo boats and what are
technically known as battleships. The
term "battleship." however, is a loose
one and can be applied to any boat that
goes to war. In a regent Cuban scrim-
image p large roWboat fred upon Span
The herald., 1898-02-13

other devices for remodeling warships
and making them better for modern
purposes, but when asked about this the
secretary replied:
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt is TAX
Ing the most vigorous steps toward
bringing the navy where it should be.
He now takes the point that we have a
sufficient number of warships to meet
without any embarrassment, any navy
that could conveniently be sent to these
shores. His embarrassment over the
Philadelphia, as compared with the Jap
anese cruiser Naniwa, has been lessened
by view af the new magnificent cruis-
ers which met his eye on his last tour OF
inspection.
The herald., 1898-02-13
Married Three Sisters

Lexington, Virginia, Jan. Elm the
Presbyterian church here this morning
Mr. Thomas P. Calbreath was married
to Miss Sarah A. Brownlee of Roanoke
Va, daughter of the late Mr.. James
c. Brownlee Of Natural Bridge, Va. DR.
Thornton Whaling officiated. Only a
few friends were present at the wedding
This is the third sister of the same fam
lily that Mr.. Calbreath has married.
Baltimore American.