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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-12
Frank Burnett Describes Customs
in Towns OF Porto Rico.

Mr.. II. Burnett Of 153 North Topeka ave-
nue.. has the following from his nephew,
who is in Porto Rico:
San Juan, p. R, April 4, 1899.
arrived in San Juan Thursday morning
about s o'clock, but got my first glimpse
of the island about 4 O'Clock, or just
as it was breaking day. AS soon as
landed ! went direct to the palace where
in the chief quartermaSter has his head
quarters. and inquired for Dan. They tod
me he was at Rio Piedrae. q town not far
distant. whore the headquarters corral is
situated. Immediately telepiIoned for
him and 1t was about two hours before
he arrived. 1 was very much surprised
when I saw him and noted the very great
change in his appearance. He has a very
heavy beard all over his face and is so ter
TJbly tanned that he looks more like
Spanard than an American. He came I'm
on horseback and brought with him an
assistant who rode a mule and had a horse
for me. Dan has since presented this
horse TO me and l never saw one that
knew more or that liked better In fact.
he is the finest broke saddle horse ever
saw. He is just as pretty as a picture.
He Is a beautiful seal brown with four
white ankles, Il star in the forehead and
has a ling black name and tail. Dan
ridas n Kentucky thoroughbred and has
a saddle and bride that cost $50 He
wears 4 soldiers hat. black silk shirt.
broad leather belt with silver buckle
and boots to match his saddle. He IS
considered the Whole thing here and has
charge of all the stock and has twelve
assistants in all. He has given me the
place Of first assistant and 1 am sta
toned at the headquarters corral at ri,
P.edras. Here we have thousands Of
mules and horses which we ride through
and inspect every day. We look prin-
rfpaly for symptoms " CHAMBERS or
faracy, as the disease is prevalent here
Not long ago SIS were killed by Dan AZ
one time. When diseased animals ara
discovered they are Iassoed and taken
away from the herd. When any GRIN
Piled. injured or other sick animals ara
found they are rcped and taken 90 the
hospital and part Of my duty Is at
tending to them.
Every disease known is seen here and
Il Is terrible to see the manner in which
they are cut by being kicked or being
crowded into barb wire fences. lust
Eewed up such wound on a mules
shoulder, and it was so deep You could
see the bone when it walked
Lawrence. a person would see and
learn more here in one week than Won
would there in one year. and will see
sights here they never would see in any
other place in the world. This is the
most beautiful country have ever seen
and what portion have seen appears Ia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-12

be very mountainous. The prettiest sight
] ever saw in my life was yesterday. Dan
and 1 rode mules to the top of a noun
tain and we could see for miles on every
side. We had a fine view of San Juan,
Rio Piedras and Carolinss and could see
the ocean as though 1t were only a few
rods away. Dan took me to the ocean
for a bath, and the salt water seemed
to be just the thing for me. The climate
is delightful-not nearly so warm as l ex-
pected, and while the sun is very no at
times ii is always cool in the shade and
there is a continual breez blowing. Or
anges, bananas and cocoanuts grow every
where and while on the mountains we
picked coffee from the bushes. 1t looked
just ike red berries. Good coffee plants
average from three to five feet high. The
leaves are a very dark green. Each berry
generally contains two seeds, which is the
coffee. The natives when gathering it.
live on these berries, which they put
into their mouths and bite as you would
a cherry, but instead of eating the skins
they suck the juice from Them spit them
out, suck the seeds and spit them into
their baskets. Fields of sugar corn as
far as you can see grow in the valleys
and 1 am told that many OF the natives
live by eating sugar cane. The manner
in which they eat 1t seems as though
they enjoy It.
1 attended a nance the other night
and never enjoyed myself more or saw
as many pretty girls in one gathering.
The fellows bring their girls in oxcarts,
and the dances are usually held on Sum-
day. The people are all good dancers,
but some of. their customs seem very
queer and very strange. when you can't
speak Spanish or understand a word
that is spoken. 1 danced with one girl
until 1 was nearly dead, for I did not
know how to tell her 1 was tired. 1 have
learned a few Spanish words, and Dan
talks 1t as we'll as a native and tells me
1 ought to learn 1t in four moths, as he
expects to give me a lesson every night.
The people here seem very sociable and
bring us fruits. ETC., nearly every day
With love TO all, am your affectionate
brother, FRANK BURNETT.
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ANARROW ESCAPE.

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E.
Hart, of Groton, S. D.: 'Was taken with
a bad cold which settled on my lungs;
cough set in and finally terminated in
Consumption. Four doctors gave me up,
saying I could live but a short time. 1
gave myself up TO my Savior, determined
Il 1 could not stay with my friends on
earth, would meet my absent ones above.
Ny husband was advised to get DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and oClds 1 gave 1t a trial. took in all
eight bottles. 1t has cured me, and thank
God, / am saved and now a well and
healthy woman" Trial bottles free at
C. Behring's drug store.
Regular size sos. and $1OO. Guaranteed
or price refunded.
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CITY IN BRIEF.

Mrs. sallie Payne Is reported quite Ill
with fever.
Miss Bertha Myers of Knoxville, Ill,
| Is visiting Miss Lulu Freeman.
]. II. McNair, cashier of the Bank OF
Haistead, was in the city yesterday.
]. W. Black of the West Side, is con-
valescing after several weeks severe ILL.,
ness.
Mrs. W. H. oliphant Of rs East Six
teenth street, is quite Ill with bilious
fever.
Mr.. NJ. c. McGreevey of Dallas, Texas,
of the Gebbie Publishing company. Is a
guest of the Carey.
Joseph Musselman has returned from a
weeks tour through the eastern and
northern part of the state.
Thad Mitchner came down from Newton
yesterday, probably with the idea Of look
ing up business location.
Miss Marjorie Bunker of Hutchinson Is
the guest of her aunt. Mrs Frank NJ. Ross
at 1l49 North Market street
John Hildreth Of Newton. county attor-
ney of Harvey county, was in the city
yesterday on legal business.
Miss Juliette Roff of Newton, who has
been visiting Miss Corinne Ludlum, 935
North Topeka avenue, returns home to-
day.
A. II. Lauck and wife and children left
last evening for Colorado Springs. to be
absent few weeks on their summer out
ing tour.
The many friends OF Mrs. Fife Shep-
pard will be pleased to learn she is now
out of danger of her serious Illness the
past week.
Mrs. A. NJ. DandO, OF Minersville, Ia,
will arrive in Wichita today to visit her
son. W. T. Dando. whom she has not
seen for fifteen years.
Mrs. G. E. Whitlock and daughter. Miss
Jessie, leave this morning for Farming
ton, Ia. where they have been called by
the Illness of Mrs. Whitiocks father.
Ray. the youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Little. who has oeen sick with
cholera infantum and typhoid fever, died
at his home, 1247 Fanny avenue, at p.
m. yesterday. Funeral services at the
home at o'clock today.
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So q Ia.
fears the HThs Kind You Ham GIwaE BCrsA
Signature at &HZzZ5e
trouble N BELGIUM
Continued from Eighth Page.

Gus circumstances which bore many strik-
ing analogies to the tragedy at Meyerlins.
which cost THE Crown Prince OF Austria
his life.
Should Prince Albert die before King Leo
pold, or without leaving any male issue.
all sorts Of complications would arise with
regard 10 the succession to the throne
For, although. according to the terms OF
the Belgian constitution, King Leopold
possesses the right, in the default of male
issue Of his own or of his younger brother,
10 seiect an heir from among the various
Catholic princes OF Europe. the choice. OF
course. to be ratified by the chambers Of
the legislature, yet ii Is doubtful whethe-
any OF those foreign powers VINO guaran-
teed the neutrality and Independence OF
Belgium al the time 81 its conversion into
a kingdom would ever be able 20 agree
together upon any one candidate. Indeed.
Il would be the same thing as IA tie case
OF Prince Ferdinand Of Bulgaria and o:
Prince Leopold % Hohenzoliern, whose
election 10 the throne of Spain brought
about the Fraoco-Prussian war n Is7s.
The two nations chiefly interested IN The
choice OF an her 10 the Belgian throne OF
IN toe outcome OF q revolution, sh!ch IS
now not al al improbable. would De Ger
many and France. since Begun les. 80
10 speak. between the two Yet il y pre-
pos,eFous 20 imagine fo= m0ns1t taat
these two hereditary foes could ever agra
upon the choice Of the r1Esr q q country
which occupies such a coign Of vantage.
right between fhe two.
JOHN EHLERT.
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COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

The Parish Aid society viii meet in the
basement Of the church Wednesday morn
ing at $50. All members earnestly re-
quested to be present
Regular Communication Of Albert Pike
Lodge No. sos, J. F. and A. NJ. this even
ing at O'Clock. Probably work Visitors
welcome. Lodge room cool and pleasant.
A J. Applegate. secretary.
Exregular soldiers and sailors. atsqn-
tion-Comrades. a few Of " in this city
want 10 form union garrison IN wichita
Notify me and advise o,hers 10 dc 50 az
once by Stating willingness, corps. arm
ard Character OF discharge. We want
every eomrsde within and near Wichita.
W. E Hutchinson. I717 Fairm0unt ave-
nua
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-12
The Wei shoe and Pressing,

a few years ago a goat was considered
good only for cleaning up the bill boards
and garbage dumps about town. Now
they are among the most valuable of the
leather producing quadrupeds going. a
certain Robert H. Foerderer discovered a
process for tanning the skin of the circus
bill and tin can scavenger, whereby the
sGftest and loveliest shoe that ever adorn-
ed my iady's'' foot has been evolved.
And Bob has grown immensely rich
with his. find. worth forty millions rev
and only begun his career. His secret Is
unpurchasable and unknowable. Yet il
sometimes occurs that leather made to
look something like Wei Kid is sold for
the real. Genuine Wei Kid can be made
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-12
SOCIAL AT PECK LAST NIGHT
Misses Viola Bull and Miss Ollie Noel
Give Guest Concert.


The Misses Viola Bun and Ollie Noel
entertained yesterday evening at the home
Of Miss Bull. near Peck. The evening
was spent with music, games and guess
ing advertisements which were placed
around the rooms. Miss Laura McCafferty
succeeded in guessing the most and was
given q handsome book while Mr.. War
rem Matthews was fortunate enough TO
capture the BOBBY pripe. Throughout the
evening the Peck band furnished delight
full music. Mr.. Emil Hartman and Mr..
Charles Bull sang several selections. Miss
Blanche Child and Mr.. Clyde Israel rem
dered several piano solos. Late in the
evening the guests were ushered into the
large dining ROOM which was very beau
tifully decorated with flags and cut flow
ers. Little tables were artLsticaIly ar
ranged where delicious refreshments were
served. At a very late hour the guests
departed declaring Misses Ollie and Viola
the most charming hOsteSres. Among
those present were Misses Marion Muir
ply. Bette Murphy, Verne Matthews,
Mary Kraft, Blanche YearSon. Alice Year
son, Minnie Bruncher, Ollie Bull, Nora
Noel. Dslia Hukle, Lucy Brown. Eva
Richards. Florence Davis. Ellie Barns.
Lulu Barnes. Laura McCanerty, Julia
Teachout. Grace Teachout, Ellen Home
steadt. Freda Gustafason, Laura Bull,
Nela Bull and Blanche Chiide. Stella
lumley, Olive Haskins, Georgia Demont.
of Wichita: Messrs. James Murphy. War
rem Matthews, Ed Kraft. George Year
son, Raw Gilbert Henry NTiCb, y>~as
Matthews. Victor Brown. Clarence Neal.
Erwin Pickins, Fred Roll, Frank Price,
Jesse Price, OIL Price. Mr.. Stone, Clarence
Ba5b. Ernest Macklin, John Pom. Charlie
McCaferty. William Teachout. John PHI
lips. Perry Daily. Charlie Hughes. Charlie
Bull. Clyde Israel and John Walden o.
Wichita: Mrs. Albert Ayers Mr. ard Mrs.
Emil Hartman and Master Louis Bull
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DOES COFFEE AGREE WTH YOU7

II not, drink Grasn-O-made from pure
grains. A lady writes: THE FIRST time
made Grain-O did not like It. bat after
using II for one week nothing would in
duce me TO go back to coffee" It nour-
ishes and feeds the system. The children
1t is the Strengthening substance of pure
grains. Get q package today from your
grocer, follow the directions In making
II y ano you WH nave eehei91s enc
young. 1Sc and 20
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Child Eninrs

The pleasant flavor, gentle action, and
soothing effect of Syrup of Figs, when in
need of a laxative. and IL the father or
mother be costive or bilious. the most
gratifying results follow its use; so that
it is the best family remedy known. and
every family should have bottle. Manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-12
DIDN'T COME BACK
Mrs. Ella Baker Left Her
Baby and a Promise
AND SOME BILLS UNPAID
Quit Wichita Early Sunday
Morning, Taking Her Trunk

The lady who left her little s-months-
old girl in the city and promised TO be
back Monday or Tuesday, didn't come.
The Eagles mention Of the affair yester-
day morning brought out some considera-
Bile inquiry and since the mother did not
return as she promised the names of the
people involved are given. The little
child was left with Mrs. Newton. on
North Main street, Saturday. Mrs. New
ton says the woman who brought the
child to her wanted 1t cared for until
Monday or Tuesday, when she expected to
be back. She gave Mrs. Newton her
name as Mrs. Ella Baker, and said she
lived at Guthrie. They had met before
and were not strangers entirely. Mrs.
Baker had been staying at Mrs. Hatha-
ways, on East Douglas avenue, for two
or three months, paid her bills and con-
Quoted herself in very honorable way.
When she left Mrs. Hathaway's Saturday
to take the little girl to Mrs. Newton's
she spoke of going away on some bust
ness matters but planned to be back on
Monday or Tuesday. just as she told Mrs.
Newton. She left her trunk and nothing
was thought of the matter by Mrs. Hath
away, who had come to regard her in a
very favorable way. But some time early
Sunday morning Mrs. Baker slipped her
trunk away from Mrs. Hathaway's and
left Wichita on the O'Clock Rock Island
going south. Nobody knows where she
went. Some letters addressed to Miss
Mary Baker" were found in her room.
One Of them read From your father and
mother, Jim and Mary Baker, Marao, ILL.,"
The woman was a tall, handsome lady
and apparently very conscientious. She
fondled the baby girl and sat holding the
child and playing with it for hours at a
time. She seemed to have all the tender
sympathies of mother and her action is
very strange. Mrs. Newton can hardly
believe she will not yet come back, but
the police think she has gone for good.
The child, sweet. CHEEKY little babe, will
later be taken to the Orphans Home.
Mrs. Baker left several unpaid bills.
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Meals must be satisfactory or travelling
Il unenjoyable. The Santa Re Route
prides itself on its system Of Harvey
dining rooms and lunch counters There
are none better. Breakfast. dinner and
supper are served at convenient intervals.
Ample time given for all meaIa
l. r. DELANEY. Agent.
Wichita
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A FRIGHrFUL BLUNDER.

win often cause a horrible Burn. Scald,
Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
the best in the world, will kill the pain
and promptly heal it. Cures Old Sores.
Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils. Felons. Corns.
all Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on
earth. Only Is cts. a box. Cure guaran-
teed Sold by G.. Gehring, druggist.
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JOHN EHLERT.

a nan who win 70 s,sock OaS - his VA,
= shake hSnds with eveTybcIy lie sees :
- betteR friend than some Who hardly taxi
Gs 20 sDe&k.-W ashingfcn Denorrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-12

E1oTe. when true. fzithsai and 1en-hxed
: enallsntly the sznetifylng element ~
SHnan dfe.-N. !. Weekiy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-12

only by Robert H. Foerderer. This week
John Braitsch is showing the genuine
Vici Kid and the Wei Dressing made by
this same Mr.. Foerderer. Saturday next
promises to be a grand jubilee for the
children. They are to come to the store
with their dollies, and every one of the
little dears 0he do.lies) Is to be shod
with a beautiful Vici Kid slipper. more
lovely than that Of tabled Cinderella.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-12

The wife of minister of the Gospel in an Iowa
suffered for years from constipation, dyspepsia and
headache. Her ailments were identical with those OF
many other women Her husband spent many dollars for
medicines but his wfes troubles continued right along
until he bought her Ripans Tabues at the drug
store Now the minister declares she is cured Of all her
aches and palms, and he recently % by money
order to the Rpans Chemical Co. New York, for sup
ply Of the Tabues give member Of his congregation
a-ss - - -
- - 1870
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HOW THE SPANIARDS DANCE

or price refunded.
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A CARNIVAL OF MUD.
Real Estate in Butte is Moving Along
Swimmingly.


Swimmingly.
Butte is moving along swimmingly
About six inches of the richest real es-
tatein the country are moving along
down the streets regardless of cross-walks
and pedestrians. The street cleaning
crews are working nobly in their efforts
to stem the tide, but the mud moves on
and new cuss-words are being coined at
the rate of about 1000 a minute.
This has been week of mud, snow,
rain and gloom. The end is not in sight.
There will be a new moon on the 9th and
the prophets hope for the best on the oc-
caslon of that change in Luna's atti-
tude.
This is ninth consecutive month in
which more or less snow has fallen and
it is mildly put when it is said that ev-
erybody is tired of it. June cannot be de-
perded upon to make any kind of amends
for weather actions of the past nine
months. With another damp, bad month
just ahead and nine just past, there is no
wonder that the country is assuming a
sorry, detected look. Everybody has more
or less money to burn, but such beastly
weather is not conducive to a general re-
Taxation of purse strings. Hence the dull
ness of the aspect
1t is neither cold nor hot, yet it is a
most unhappy medium. 1t is unusual, I'M
welcome weather and undignitied as well
I. IS positively indecent.
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Victor Hugo" furnished Miss Anna
Ihlerman with theme which, in SUBJ
Ject, she treated as follows:
Ihere are some men around whose
name and fame and work it would al
most seem as if human opinion was
destined to rage in never ending strife,
Such a man was Victor Hugo. For 60
years or more he remained conspicuous
among his contemporaries, an object
OF passionate admiration and almost
equally passionate dislike. He was the
leader of the great battle between ro-
mantle and classic school in French lit
erature. To his followers he was the
man of men, the ''impeccable master"
the genius of his age, a sun god dispelI-
ing the drear darkness of poetic routine
and ancient night. To his adversaries
ne was a mere savage, monster rude
~ violating his mother tongue and set
ting all sane traditions at defiance.
The publication of his Les Miser-
ahles" on April 3, 1862, was a great
| event The power and pathos of the
DOCK cannot be disputed Vigor in the
| painting of its scenes, admirable ef-
fectiVeness in its narration, real vital
| lty IN its characters, intense sympathy
with the downtrodden and the suffer-
| ing, style such as no other cOntem-
porary, and but few writers of any
time could handle-when a novel pos
| sesses qualities like these it is a very
great work. Here, as in 'Notre Dame
de Paris" and "Legende DIES Siecles,"
Victor Hugo was at his best All who
read these interesting books admired
| them, and they flew into all lands upon
the wings of many languages.
Meanwhile, during the publication of
these works, the SHOWS of age were
| gathering on the poets head. Then
when life was near its end, he was full
Of peace looking death cheerfully in
| the face, confident in the hope of a
world beyond the grave and ardent.
| too. in his faith that hanpier age was
dawning for mankind. He died in 1885
in the season of roses, as he had fore
| told.
| Beyond and above Hugos great
| genius is his heart He is the poet of
| the poor and the weak and the suffer-
| ing. He is the poet of the overworked
| woman and of the little child.
"Ah. he was more than prophet or
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apostle of a narrow sect. And when
time has done its worst and best with
his work-has disintegrated the quartz
and washed away the clay-there Will
remain a treasure of gold, without
which mankind would be poorer. he
was one of the worlds great poets, ana
his verse will continue through all ages
as a living force, because Wnlle not
on,v perfect in workmanship, it Is ex-
ceedingly broad based upon the uni
versal human heart and will always be
eternal"
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ladies Appreciate

4 good remedy, and there is not any thing on the
market that equals French Tansy 7. blets for the
relief and of painful or irregular menses.
These tablets remove all distractions, no m after
what the cause Manufactured by A. Augendrs
Paris, France, and for sale only by .. NJ. New
bro Drug Co., Butte, Mont, Sole Agents fzlcs
81 per box. san. By mail securely sealed
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When you purchase for 81 a pair of
shoes that you can't get in other stores
for $3.50 you're satisfied. rs w. Park,
TasselPs.
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SUMNER EXCURSIONS.

Great Northern Railway, Commencing
May 18th.
Boulder and return, $1.90. Sold Sat-
urday and Sunday, good until Monday
Basin and return, 81. Sold Sundays
only, good returning same day. Al
North Main street, ]. E. Dawson,
Agent. z-..
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SIS reward to any one proving that E.
F. Mayer, 40 West Park. does not put
in the best handspring made for ST.
Watch cleaning. 81 So
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We defy competition in buggies, sur
reys, traps, road wagons, etc. Stand
ard Carriage works, 237 S. Main st.
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Main springs 81, watch cleaning S1,50,
Warranted Rubenstein & Co.. 70 Il. PIX.
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Where did you get those shoes? At
Tassells for ST. Good value, Ell?
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For catarrh of the head, throat and
stomach, try Clarke's Rocky Mountain
Mineral. 1t cures. All druggists.
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Butte Optical Co.. ~ w. Park fits
glasses. grinds lenses: examination free.
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Northwest Coal company, dealers in
wood and diamond coal. Satisfaction
guaranteed, Telephone No. sos.