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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
APPEAL TO LEEDY
Humane Society viii Look
Into Condition
OF THE REFORM SCHOOL
Strong Letters Written to the
Governor.
OF THE REFORM SCHOOL

Last Tuesday morning the Eagle pub
lisned a statement relating to the condi-
ton OF Lloyd Millar, who escaped from
the reform school at Topeka and arrived
at home here on Division street Sunday.
having walked greater part Of rfle way.
The statement OF young MIllar's condition
was made by his father, G. A MilIar, the
North Main street blacksmith, and was
given almost verbatim in the Eagle.
The article stated that young Millar
was hung by his feet and whipped till
there were blood bisters on MS body.
At another time he said he was laid on
his face and while the officers stood on his
hands he was beaten with forked strap.
When he came home his father says he
was almost like a skeleton, having lived
on diet of bread and water. That when
ne was stripped $50 bruises and blisters
and scabs from beating were counted on
mis- body.
After the appearance OF the article, a
committee OF ladies, representing the
humane society, went to Mr.. Millar' s
home and personally ascertainedi the
boys condition and got from him his own
story of the treatment he was given at
the reform school in Topeka.
The humane society has taken up ths
matter with Governor Leedy. Pat Rohr-
baugh has written the following letter
to the governor. to which no reply has
yet been received:
Wichita, Kan, Sept. n 1898
Hon. J. w. Leedy. Governor, Topeka,
Kan.
Dear SRI enclose you clipping from
the Wichita Eagle OF this date, which
makes the blood of the ordinary American
citizen boil with Indignation If there is
any truth in the statements contained in
this article, immediate and summary pun
ishment should be melted out to the
wretches who are 50 inhuman as to treat
helpless inmates in this manner: II Gems
to me that the governor of the great
state of Kansas can afford to make an i'm
mediate investigation Of the facts and
see that justice be done in the premises,
and hence I call your attention TO this
article. l trust that you will give this
your prompt attention, as there are other
boys from this town in the institution.
and parents will feel i'll at ease with such
charges openly made against the Reform
School. am, sir, with respect, yours very
truly, P. A ROHRBAUGH"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
lands HAD A FROST
Only Had Seventy-Three People at
CherrYYaIe.

c. NJ. Reed, chief clerk Of the railway
mail service, returned home yesterday
morning from a trip IN southeastern Kan
sas. On Tuesday night he was in Cherry
vale. Harry Lands. warden of the peni-
tertiary under Leedy, was billed to make
a campaign speech. Mr.. Red thought he
would go to the opera house and hear
him He was on the ground early. When
the doors were opened and he got on the
inside he counted those who were present
1t wasn't a very difficult task At the
time the speech commenced there were
forty-three souls in the house, including
men, women and children. 1t was a per-
feet frost. Mr.. Reed counted the audience
again and then there were seventy three
This is about the kind Of receptions that
are being accorded all the Pops from Sen
ator Harris and Governor Leedy down to
the smallest fry in the party.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
BOYS INITIATE BUFFALO BILL
While Throwing LassOes Several
Bows Get Hurt

Ever since the Buffalo Bill Wild West
exhibition gave their performance here
the small boys have gone wild Clothes
lines and picket ropes have been confis-
Gated by the youngsters, all Of whom are
stuck to be a. cowboy. Some of them even
declare that they are not going to have
their hair cut any more. Recently in the
south part of town the throwing of las
soos and lariets is on in full force. The
other day the little daughter of E. f.
Cation had a rope thrown at her. The
boy got it over her head and about her
ok and pulled, taking off considerable
skin. One of w. T. Dandos boys had his
hand hurt by one of the ropes The craze
won't last long. but it shows how the boys
take TO anything new that comes along.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
SHE ISN'T PRETTY
Jas. Richey and 1r Bently saw To.
peka's Carnival Queen.

James Richey came in yesterday from
Topeka, where he saw three coaches Of
the sick Of the Twenty-frst Kansas started
ont over the Santa Fe for Hutchinson.
Winfield and Arkansas City. There being
nobody sick from the Wichita company.
the coaches for the south were sent by the
Florence cutoff.
Mr. Richey and o. H. Bentley were to-
gether. and saw Topeka's carnival queen.
They say her hands are large and clumsy.
her complexion Of African hue and her
looks anything but handsome.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
CRAWFORD LIKES WICHITA
Paiges One Of the Great Repertoire
SyOmnauieS

L. NJ. Crawford of Topeka, is In the
city for a few days on the trip he usually
makes over his Kansas circuit at the be-
ginning of the season.
Mr. Crawford likes Wichita and always
puts in day or two here on his trip.
When asked if he had sued the Paiges
and was trying to get rid of them, he
simply laughed and said:
"Oh, no; the Paiges are one Of the best
companies of its class in America I had
some personal misunderst landing with Mr..
w. L. Potts, who is connected with the
company. and we went to law about it.
That's ALL"
The Paiges are doing a great business
at the Crawford Grand this week and
are well spoken OF by every theater goer
in the city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
ODD FELLOWS TO MEET
Will Advance Some Plan For Cap
turing the Orphans Home

Tonight there will be a union meeting
Of all of the different lodges OF Odd Fell
lows in this city, at the hail, 12S North
Main street. 1t will be for the purpose OF
devising and planning some means whereby
the Orphans home, whichis to be erected
by the grand order of the state at either
Wichita or Topeka, may be secured for
this city. 1t is an important matter to all
Odd Fellows. and particularly so to this
city. No doubt there will be large at
tendance at the meeting tonight.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
MAYOR ROSS ANSWER
Cannot Furnish the Soldiers With
TRANSFORMATION,

Yesterday morning Mayor Ross answered
the telegram received from J. ". Venue
man OF Leavenworth, the contents of
which were published in the Eagle yes
terday morning. The telegram read:
Wichita, Kan. Sept. %, 1888
J. W. Venneman. Leavenworth, Kan
City government cannot furnish trans
portation; no provision made for same.
See state officials or Colonel Fitch.
FINLAY ROSS, Mayor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
ROBBED OF FORTY-FlVE DOLLARS
Ed Mckenzie of Emporia Sore at
Wichita.

Eb Mckenzie has returned from wich-
tia, where he attended the fair. He says
that while he was there he was robbed OF
s45 one dark night. He has delightful
story OF how the police failed to protect
him and TO hunt up the thieves. AS mat
ter OF fact, there were a number OF skin
gaInes at the fair and any number OF
people were held up.-Emporia Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
PADDY SHEA'S CASE MON DAY
1t VIII BE Known Then If He Can
Have Bond

Judge Dale yesterday heard the appi
cation for writ of habeas corpus in the
Paddy Shea case in the district court. He
allowed the habeas corpus and set the case
for Monday. The attorneys for the defense
and prosecution will be on hand 10 argue
the matter. 1t will then be decided wheth-
er Shea can have bond.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
HE KNOWS MRS. BOTKlN
John Clayton says She Is Not
Guilty

John Clayton once worked for w. A
Botkin whose wife has been arrested in
San Francisco for poisoning Mrs Dun
ming, wife Of Associated Press Correspond
ent Dunning, OF Delaware. The Botkins
lived at Baxter Springs then and were
interested in a stage line from Baxter to
Joplin. Mr.. Clayton says Mrs. Botkin
was handsome and very kindly disposed
woman. He does not believe she Is guilty
of the crime for which she has been ar
rested.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET
Wichita Averages Thirty sales Per
DaV

Charles Mccoy says that real estate S
moving at a iivel:er rate than he has
known for years. The transfers, as pub
lshed each day n the Eagle, have doubled
IN number in the last two months. but the
increase has been coming for more than
a year. II IS estimated BY real estate men
that there are on an average in this city
now tairty sales per day.
Wilbur Campbell has returned 20 his
fathers ranch il KIowa county. after sew
eral weeks visit here with his mother and
sister.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
VnAkNgu1zhzJMzI

We have the largest Black Crepons shown
at counters, and prices remarkably low.
We offer all wool inch Serges 28c yard worth
All wool Cored Novelties in designs of blue and brown red
and black, green and black, brown and black, 29c yard
south window has Silk UndrsEirts that
the fore front of fashion These plain and changeab
Tfetas, trimmed in both lace and corded and pleased
Look them.
The Carpet department needs of the hour and
offer conceptions Smyrna Administer and Ingram Rugs
all Rug today of large
size S9 Velvet Rug inches, LIS besides other
Tapestry Damask Curtains imitation Bagdad
Curtains Chenille Curtains
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
... We
I'VE
Initiate
...Others
Initiate

We stand alone as the original strictly
spot cash, many sales-small-profi grocery
in Wichita. This stores plan from the
first has been TO carry only the best quail
ity goods From the day our doors were
first opened for business in Wichita. its
plan has been to buy and sell for cash
only, making no bad accounts and giving
our patrons the benefit Of lower prices
than smaller dealers and credit stores
could make Sometimes the saving is only
a few pennies. but they soon count up
into dollars, which has been demonstrated
by our many customers who are advo-
oates of our cash system and
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17

enough during the early twilight OF
Christmas eve, but as night came on
and there were only shadows and
stiffness in the great house where lights
had cleaned and children merry
laughter had filled their halls. the de-
preston became so ovcrpowering that
| began to feel as ii crisis were APP
preaching and that something was go
ing to happen to make great change,
either Tor the better or for the worse.
and end the painful chapter. Once
or twice as the evening dragged slowly
along and the streets became still, |
started nervously and gazed anxiously
at the chimney place, feeling sure that
Santa Claus would come down that
way, or if he did not | would very
soon go off IN Il fit of Mysteries. If You
have never had such an experience,
you should pray that you never do.
About midnight, and just minute or
two before the bells of the city rang out
their Christmas welcome to The day,
| ventured to suggest that probably
they would find some forgetfulness in
sleep, and as did so arose and with me
the mother stood up, leaving her hus-
band sitting with bowed head. She
stepped forward to touch him and,
as her hand was laid upon his shoul-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17
Growth of the Soul.

Though times and seasons are not
as important as many would have us
think, still nearly every thoughtful
person at the coming of new year
remembers how old he is and wishes
he were not quite SO old. Let us turn
our minds away from the tabernacle
Of flesh, the least real thing in our
lives, and think little of the inward
growing old. For the body every add
ed period is loss; for the soul every
added growth is almost incalculable
gain. How old are we? How much
older than a year, two years, ten years
ago? How much quicker to recognize
the Divine voice? How much stronger
our hand and clearer our voice against
evil? How much swiftcr our feet to
bear the message of good will to men?
How much gain has there been in pow
er and willingness to serve? How much
more faithful are we in the chaos OF
small and common duties and cares?
How much truer are we in friendship,
warmer in the home loves, more pa
tient with the mistaken and the bad
Round our tree of life, as it has strug-
gled up toward the SKY. whether
it bear the spring buds or the sum
mer green, or the dead russell of the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17

Their and mother lavished all their love
and their generosity upon this one eve
lamb of theirs. can remember what
a scene Of falryland their house was
at Christmas for the little girl and
for her troops of friends, for all that
love could suggest and wealth could
secure was brought and laid at the
feet of their darling.
".And what dreadful change when
the fifth Christmas came. In the Sep
TENDER before, the little girl, i bright
and beautiful child. suddenly sickened.
and within a week she slept on the
sunshiny slope of a gentle knoll lock
ing out over the beautiful blue river
sweeping by with murmur as of
angels wings. For weeks the father
and mother refused to be comiorted,
nor would they go away to other
scenes. There the little one had
filled their hearts and lives and there.
they insisted, should the empty shell
remain. Elsewhere in the world there
was nothing; in that spot were, at
least, the memories of their idolizcd
one. | was with them great deal.
and as often as l could sent my own
children to visit them, and from these
and other playmates of their lost one
they derived much comfort. Dut l
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17

cry whose gladncss cannot be de-
scrlbed, hcran to me and. snatching the
baby from its covering, he kissed it
and laid 1t down on the bosom of his
wife with its fat little fists digging
into her checks and neck. don't
know, nor does anything human. what
the baby's power Is. but in IA minute
the woman began TO stir uncasiy. and
to move her hands about as if search
ing Tor something, and then. with a
cry like her husbands for gladness,
she opened her eyes and her arms. and
the baby. with a satisfied coo. cuddlcd
close to The mothers breast.
That was the crisis, and as the
father dropped beside the side of his
wife with the child in his arms. and
prayed fcrvcntly, | broke down com
plctcly and cried as if all the sorrow
IN the world instead of all its SADNESS
had come into that lonely house this
Christmas eve. So they called the
baby Santa Claus, and as she grew up
she became indeed. as you say. vcri-
table Santa, bringing only good things
to all the world that lay about her.
and do they know nothing of her."
l asked.
Everything" she answered. "Her
mother was widowed relative of the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17

der. there came ring at the door
bell so sudden, SO powerful and so in
sistent that the woman screamed and
fell to the floor in faint. Instantly
her husband was bending over her,
and telling me to go at once for a doc
tor who lived directly opposite. l ran
away in obedience, quite forgetting
the cause OF all the disturbance Jerk
ing open the front door, ! almost STUN
bled over basket sitting there, and
then | nearly tainted, too. You men
never know why women do such things
as they do, but they do them Just the
same, and the minute l saw that bas-
ket | knew what was in it, and knew
that there wasn't any need of going
after the doctor then. And | didn't.
| simply picked up the basket and car.
ried it back to where the stricken
mother lay, with her husband over her.
chatting her hands and kissing her
white face as his tears fell upon it.
Without 4 word to him, | opened
the white silken flannel which was
folded thickly all over the precious
package within, and as | dug down
into the soft folds | found something
warm, and then | came to bit of
filmv lace, and under that the sleeping
face of baby, six or seven months
old, I turned up the light and the
baby opened its big blue eyes won
dcringly and, with Il chubby fist held
up at the light, it crowed as only
baby can crow. The man leaning over
the woman had not even noticed my
return, but this baby's crow was to
him like call from some other land.
and he turned toward me. With a
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17
Christmas in New York.

Jacob \. Riis, in an article in the
Century Magazine ON MERRY Christ
mas in the Tcncmcnts," says:
In a hundred places all over The city,
when Christmas comes. as many open
air fairs spring suddenly into life. A
kind Of Gentle Feast of the Taber-
naclcs possesses the tenement districts
especially. Grccn-cnbowcrcd booths
stand in rows at the curb and the
voice of the tin trumpet is heard in
the land. The common source of all
the show is down by the North river,
in the district known as ''thc Farm. +"
Down there Santa Claus establishes
headquarters early in December and
until past New Year. The broad
quay looks then moro like clearing in
a pine forest than busy section OF
the metropolis. The steamers dis
charge their loads of fir trees at the
piers until they stand stacked noun,
tain high with foot-hil of holly and
ground-iyy trailing off towards the
land side. An army-train Of wagons
is engaged in carting them away from
early morning till late at night; but the
green forest grows, in spite of it all,
until in places it shuts the shipping
out of sight altogether. The air is
redolent with the smell of balsam and
pine. After nightfail, when the lights
are burning in the busy market, and
the homcward bound crowds with
baskets and heavy burdens of Christ
mas greens jostle each other with
good-naturcd banter nobody is ever
cross down here in the holiday season
it is good TO take stroll through
the Farm" if one has spot in his
heart faithful yet to the hills and the
woods in spite of the latter-day city.
But it is when the moonlight is upon
the water and upon the dark phantom
forest, when the heavy breathing OF
some passing steamer is the only
sound that breaks the stiffness OF the
night, and the Waterman smokes his
lonely pipe upon the bulwari, that
the Farm" has mood and an at
mosphcre all its own, full of poetry,
which some day painters brush will
catch and hold.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17

autumn leaves or the boughs of win
ter, these things are marking their
line, and how old we are is being
written day by day so clearly that he
who runs may read. God gives us
eternal youth in the vigor with which
we press upward, and in all best
things gives us such rapid growth that
we may soon gain eternal years
Owe live in thought. rot breaths, in
deeds, not years,
In feelings, not in figures on the dial:
We should count time by heart throbs.
he most lives
Who thinks most. feels the noblest
acts the best"
w ashington Home Magazine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17
Johnny'S SUGGESTION.

Johnny ton Christmas eve)-" Nam
ma. cant you give the baby something
to make HIM sleep to-night?' Mamma
Why. Johnny?' Johnny - BE
cause if Santa Claus hears him yelling,
he might think we're all just as bad. :"
Current Literature.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17

family who died only few weeks pre-
viously, leaving two or three children,
and this little girl was sent to the
stricken parents as a Christmas gilt
in this way with the hope that has
been SO happily fulfilled. w. J.
Hampton, in Detroit Free Press
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17


the graceS OF sweet womanhood. l
saw her one evening at reception,
and though was long past my beau
hood days, | could not resist the ra-
dance OF TINS sweet girl, and, follow
ing 'ier Willlmy eyes as she lifted about
among the guests, | asked who she
was.
w by, laughed the gray-haircd
woman OF whom | asked the question,
don You know her? | thought ev-
erybody knew Santa Claus Conway
W ny do YOU call her Santa Claus?
Because she brings JOY and eladness
and all good things to all whom she
meets? | inquired, bowling gallantly,
Il shall tell her that smiled the
lady. though that is not exactly why
she was so christencd. STILL she
went on, muSlngly, that was the rca-
son, too, though fhadn'' quite thought
OF 1t so.
Please go on with the story | sug-
gested, for ! knew there was a story
that must go with the pretty girl who
seemed TO be rather being out of IA
book than one Of the every day crea-
lures her associates were.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17

Mrs. Crawford ! always thought
smoking was such an expensive habit.
Mrs. BRADSHAW Well, isn't it?
Mrs. Crawford Why, no; | bought
my husband a whole box of cigars for
Christmas, and all they cost was 60
cents N. Y. World.
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and spend two or three days, but they
would not hear to leaving, and, fear
ing something, | knew not what,
determined to slip away from the
brightness and cheer of my own home
and go into the dreary darkness Of
this one of my friends. 1t was sad
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17
"A Modest Wish.

AT mission Sundayschool at
Woods Run the children were talk
ing of Christmas. Johnny, what
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17

feared for the coming of Christmas.
That was the joytime of the year when
the child was the very soul of it all.
and | did not dare think what that
father and mother would do in the
thick darkness that had fallen upon
them.
when the time came around tried
to get them to come to my own house
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17

would you like for Christmas?" a
teacher asked of one little fellow. I'D
like pair of pantaloons without
patches, ma am" replied the boy
Pittsburgh acknowledgements
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17

Willie Richdad See what got Cor
Christmas!
Bobby Flvcfites-A w'--say, ii you
let me play with 1t awhile, l'll--I'll
let YOU licI, mc.--Up to Date