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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-02
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Mr.. J. f. Lilly, a prominent citizen OF
Hannibal. Mo. lately had wonderful de-
iiverance from frightful death. in tell
ing OF # ne says: Il was taken with
Typhoid Fever, that ran into Pneumonia.
Ny lungs became hardened. ! was 90
weak couldn't even sit up In bed. Moth
ing helped me. I expected soon 70 die
Of Consumption. when ] heard Of DR..
Kings New Discovery. One bottle gave
great relief ] continued 20 use 81. and
now am well and strong. I can't say too
much In its praise" This marvellous medl-
cine IS the surest and quickest cure in
The world for all Throat and Lung
Trouble. Regular sizes 80 cents and 500.
Trial bottles free at g. Gt nring'a drug
store; every bottle guaranteed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-02

gratifying demonstration by the Ponca
City Commercial club. in which Mr.. Broi-
boil was an active and conspicuous fig
ure.
The Oklahoma delegation was practically
unanimous in favor OF Houston as the
next place Of meeting OF the congress.
Governor Barnes being alone in his cham
pionship OF Hot Springs. However. the
delegation agreed to give twenty Of its
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-02
LAWN ttTE THIS EVENING
SorOsis Gives Irs Annual Entertain
mrnt at FaIrmOuut

Sorosis, the college girls literary society
OF Fairmount college, will give their an
nUal lawn fete on Friday evening. June ?.
at Terrace Place. Fairm0unt. the home Of
Professor and Mrs. Clark. Ice cream and
cake viii be served by the young ladies.
and a well Of lemonade will furnish re
freshmen to the thirsty.
The gypsy tent and 'SorosIs Pole" will
be pleasant features OF the evening.
The young ladies Will be pleased 20 have
any and all Of their friends drive out and
enjoy the cool breees and sweet music and
enjoy with them the closing hours Of a
very happy year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-02

side estimate to place the cost OF repairs,
detention and loss to these three ships and
their cargoes at over S150,020. Besides
| these three ships the following are some
of the known expenses, losses and deten-
ton to ships and cargoes through an in
| adequacy of South Pass during the past
three months:
Steamer Electrician, detained four days.
after refusing better paying cargo TO keep
her from being too deeply loaded; loss
$1,000.
Steamer Rio Jano, detained eleven days,
besides heavy towage and expense bills;
loss over $4,000.
Steamer La Croma, detained eight days;
loss g, 900
Steamer Betty detained eighteen days;
loss $4,000
Steamer Mount Royal. detention nine
davs besides returning to New Orleans
to tighten cargo; loss 10000 to s15 600
Steamer MonteagIe, loss through being
sent :, 500 tons short of cargo $500.
Steamer TORI Head, loss through being
sent away 900 tons short Of cargo 5000.
steamer Remore Head. loss through be-
ing sent awoy nearly 1000 tons short Of
cargo $1,000.
Stea mer Irishmaree detention seven
days; loss 5000.
The above nine steamers therefore SUI
fered direct loss to the extent Of about
$50 900. without saying anything about loss
on cargo. the amount Of which is IN
known Twenty or thirty other steamers
loaded to an inside draft instead Of to their
dcpth. The loss on this is unknown, but
$50 eco is a minimum estimate It is there
fore safe to say that the known ,osses
through the shoalng in South Pass dur
ing the present high water exceeds a
quarter Of a million dollars. What the
unknown loss and consequential damages
amount to always resulting from such
Reorganization Of traffic never viii be as
certained. but they are certain to exceed
the known loss, and very possibly by ten
times.
When it is considered that these losses
have been going on for over twenty years
to a greater or less extent. is it not am
ple Justification for the claim that the
Pass is insufficient or is it any exaggera-
ton to claim that the losses through this
insufficiency are large enough to construct
works in Southwest Pass that would give
US a broad and easily navigated channel
of thirty-five 10 forty feet depth? Where
the object IS 70 show the insufficiency OF
the present channel and the urgent need
Of Improvement. it would seem to be sim
nlv burdening The record to bring more
evidence. But II is at hand, however, II
wanted. Turn now to the physical rea-
sons why the rans-Iississippi is inter
ested in the opening Of the rivers mouth
70 the fullest extent as the greatest pos
sib1e stimulant to river Improvement and
railroad construction: also why opening
The month is the first and most important
step in all harbor improvements in the
Cuff Of Mexico
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-02
The Modern Beauty

Thrives on good food and sunshine. with
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her
form gIOws with health and her face
blooms with its beauty. If her system
needs the cleansing action Of a laxative
remedy. she uses the gentle and pleasant
Syrup Of Figs. made by the California Fig
syrup comm ~ only.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-02
LIEUT.. GOV. JESTER
or Texas Il rurpri-ed snd Pieasea
With WfrhitH.

Ex-IIeuteuaut Governor George T. Jes-
ier ot Co-s.la2a. Texas S one e -l- state
delegates 20 .he congress 1ere- Tas E7F-
er15r IS much pleased aita tae sp.ea1.5
work being da1e oy the congress and says
Kansas stock has appreciated p last iistg
per cert am71s tas Texas de.egzI o. -
q resl.t u tEs vtsls = Wsc-ftz-
y an nuca surprised and pleased w-sh
y3u- parks ana 6rsvsEays. 81 sa5
-.yylcl.ea = o2e - the p-eftsest cites 7
have seen
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-02
GRAIN-0 BRINGS RELIEF

70 The coffee Gr.Hller. Coffee sr--t---- -
habit -haC Is universally rGr...5 -, ?. .-.
. am - UNI yeIslliy injurious. Have
9ol U.sd GT2in-02 II Is almost r.s
c9iiee bus the effects are JUST -r- r.---..-
site Coffee Upsets the stomach. r-.-s
the digestion. effects -he hearr ans .,---
Tur2s the whole nervous system. t5-.-s1-i1
tones ua ilf stomach. aids 5tres-stg ana
strengthens 70 nerves. There s -ashi--
but nourLshment in Graiu-O Y caa't be
ptherwise. i and &c Per package.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-02
SMITH OF NEW YORK
Discusses Diversioa Of Commerce to
the tsuaf

II discussion % The speeches bv
Aiessrs- Ross aad Sanders, NJ a. r
Snl;a e NeT York. SAID taat he had a. %
houo-ad by appointment by the governor
% hls state, - one q d commission u I've
. examine -nIo the commerce :. New
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-02

ZV l. Be1e. W!chi1a's fa1cy trek
rider. Vas The bapuiest nan IL toRr yes
terday. having tust reoe.Eed BRAID z~E
g trick "SsoTzer."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-12

to talk it over. he lost sleep, too,
think. But, l say. Kola, am in a
dilemma about this murder case. L
want your advice. When tell you what
half way Suspect think you may adj
wise me to go ahead. If you have no
objections III come out with Lamp
kin and give you my views and then il
you still hold that / ougn. to drop the
matter i will do it.
whats that? A little louder. please :?
sob, yes, a thorough convert at last
/ shall never make sport of your phil
| osophy again. Then we may come out
at once?"
And then. although the doctor was
within reach of his hand, Hendricks
raised his voice as if speaking to some
one in the next room.
"All right, doctor. he says we may
come. I'll send down for a cab"
Imposing silence with a gesture of
the hand, the detective led them into
| the other room and closed the door.
Hes completely off his guard, and
| tickled to death over my credulity.
He'll be the worst surprised individual
| that ever looked down the barrel of a
| siX-shooter. Now. to business. Wen
| all three take the elevated to One Hun
| dred and Twenty-fifth street. I'll tele-
| phone for a carriage to meet us there
| Doctor, make out an order for some
restoratives. In case Gielow is alive we
will need them"
DR.. Lampkin penciled prescription,
! and sent the office boy to the nearest
| drug store.
Il hope" he remarked to Hendricks,
that you are sure of your ground in be-
| lieving that Koia and Bantinni are iden-
| teal
''Oh, that's all right" grunted Hen
| bricks. You see, the count didn't
cause Gielow to disappear the very
night got back without a reason. He
must have been keeping a close watch
on my movements and knew when re-
| turned. My mother tells me that Kola
called to ask about me every afternoon
| during my absence, and he never let a
| day slip during that time without drop
ping in this office. Why, every time he
came he saw his letter to me lying un-
| opened on my desk. Oh, the whole
| thing bears the imprint of the Indian,
and 1 could make it clear to you if had
| time. In his role as psychic adviser to
the rich set he got acquainted with
| their ways, and, being DESTROYS of get
ting rich suddenly, he resorted to the
| Italian nobleman ruse. He felt that
| knew him better than anyone else in
| New York, and tried to blow me out of
his path. Failing in that, he may have
| decided to let me exist awhile longer.
but when he had stained his hands with
| human blood he became shaky and
made another trial at my windpipe."
| tTo BE CONTINUED
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-12
LIGHT AND DARKNESS.
rafR Is Easier to Bear when the
SUN shines Than i'm the Gloomy
Dark OF Night.

All who ever suffered from a tooth
| ache know to their sorrow that the
pains increase as the night grows older.
A toothache which during the day in
terfered but little with our enjoyment
| Of life is likely to develop during the
hours of darkness into verita BILE ter
| ror, that makes US curse the accident of
our birth. 1t is the same with an ear
ache, asthmatic troubles. etc. Asthma
Is most likely to develop into a smother
ing nightmare between the hours of 10
p. m. and 6 a. m.
At the Vienna university DIR. Gold
schneider has told the reason in a paper
| read before his class. He thinks the
darkness prevailing in the average bed
room is at fault. Light, he says. plays
greater part in the pathology of aches
than most people imagine. Those are.
generally speaking, the healthiest mem
bers of the human family who live in
Sunlit, well aired rooms, and who move
about in the sun as much as practicable.
If in daytime we are stricken with
pain our sufferings are certainly less,
relatively speaking, than they would be
if the malady had seized us at night,
for light and sunshine soothe our feel
ings and do not allow us to abandon
ourselves to the feeling of pain.
When night comes the painful sensa-
tons increase; they are bearable as
long as we are in the gas or lamplight,
but become intense the moment we
stretch out in bed, enveloped by still
ness and darkness. \ lessening of the
pain is observable only after sunrise.
i - l..
tor. THAT darkness and stiffness are
not conducive to the comfort of sick
people. Therefore, 1 say, if you have
pains in the evening, do not rob your
self of the soothing effects of lamp.
In ninety-nine out of hundred eases
the presence of light in the sick room
alleviates pain.
For the same reasons, do not let
your children sleep in the dark if they
prefer a light. The denial of a night
light has made many a child i'll with
heart disease. If children refuse to
sleep in the dark it may be assumed
that there is some physical OF mental
Grason for it which we ought to respect.
From the above rules nervous people
are exempt. Some of them absolutely
cefuse to find rest until all is quiet and
dark about them. 1 have found that in
cases of megrim, neuralgia pain in one
side of the head, nothing would do but
co place the patient in an absolutely
dark and still room, If possible at the
top of the house. I advise that people
suffering from sick headache should in
terrupt their days work and take them
selves for quarter of an hour to a
darkened room proof against noises.
Nature has put two great remedies in
our hands-light and darkness. Suf-
ferers should find out for themselves
which best agrees with them."-N. Y.
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-12
WONDERFUL OPERATION.
Guaiock, Over Two Inches long. Re-
moved from the Eye Of -
Young OhiOan-

For man to go about for five years
carrying imbedded in his skull piece
of iron over two inches long and half
an inch thick, and to be totally uncon-
SciouS of the fact seems an sbSurdity
Yet that is just what John w. Ray. of
Chillicothe. o.. has done. and without
suffering any physical Inconvenience
whatever. The case is without doubt
the most remarkable in a surgical sense
that ever happened there and has at
tracted widespread attention
Five years ago Ray went hunting.
and his shotgun exploded in his hands
His face was badly powder-burned and
several of the flying pieces of metal
struck him in the face and cut il. The
deepest was right at the inside corner
of the left eye, close up to the'nose, and
extending a short distance uAder the
eye. But the cut soon healed. and moth
ing more was thought of it, Rays eye
sight and general health were unim-
paired. Occasionally he would suffer
a severe headache.
y short time ago he discovered that
the old wound had reopened and was
sloughing away. y piece of metal ap.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-12

peared imbedded in the flesh. He con-
suited DIR. ]. NJ. Leslie, and that gem
tleman decided to remove the metal.
So Ray was placed under the influence
of anaesthetics and the opera ton be-
gan. DR.. Leslie secured firm hold
on the piece of metal with pair of
forceps. but was unable 10 move it.
4 more powerful pair of forceps was
secured and the metal finally moved.
But there seemed to be some sort OF
projection behind the eyebail. and
whenever DIR. Leslie pulled the metal
out the eyeball was pressed out from
behind. Finally he turned the metal
around. but in so doing touched Roy's
olfactory nerve and n violent fit Of
sneezing followed.
When the paroxysm stopped the piece
of metal was removed with great diff
Guilty, and, to the surgeon s'astonish-
ment, was found to be the breech lock
of Rays old shotgun. 1t was n little
over two inches in length, about half an
inch thick. and a screw an inch long
projected from one end. 1t was this
that had got behind the eyeban. The
lock had been blown into the skull just
below the brain, and fraction of an
inch higher would have meant certain
and instant death. \ very peculiar
thing was that Rays eyesight was not
impaired.
He rallied nicely from the effects of
the operation, and will soon be quite
well again. He was the most aston
ished man in the room when shown
what had been taken out of his head
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-12
The sergeant sat down awkwardly

The sergeant sat down awkwardly.
A flush was rising in his cheeks.
Il have come to beg for advice" he
said. las you are not concerned in the
Caruthers affair, L thought you might
be willing to give me a pointer. You
see. the chief trusted the whole business
to me, and / was SO confident of the re-
liability of certain information
had"
I'm the shape of letter from Gle
low?" broke in Hendricks. smiling
broadly.
YES" admitted the sergeant, in as
constituent. How did you know?"
ga letter that every known expert
declared was no forgery"
"Yes."
''Weil, go on. I'm listening
For moment the young officer hung
his head in embarrassment, then he
pulled himself together and concluded:
'But in following the letter up we met
with nothing but failure. Mr.. Hen
bricks, I am at the end of my rope, and it
really looks as if am going to be set
back. Capt. McRae is furious at me-"
"Ah, that would be too badi" said
Hendricks, with touch of genuine sym
pathy in his voice. You have the in
gradients of success in your makeup,
and, above all, you have enthusiasm,
which, when it is well curbed, is the
main thing. Your egotism will rub off.
I see exactly how the land lies, and |
want to help you. In fact, L will, if you
will join me-"
I'll do anything in Gods world you
suggest, Mr.. Hendricks, said the ser
geant, warmly, a hopeful note comm G
into his voice.
''Wen, just let it be known at head
quarters that you have become asso-
ciated with me in the case, and together
we will get what we can out OF it.
am no fool, and 1 know that for a
young detective to join me will be no
discredit to him, especially if we win. .
1T will be the making of me-" said
Denham, beaming all over. But can't
see what can be done"
81 cam" answered Hendricks, with a
glance askance at iImpkin. Sergeant,
/ have been hard at work on this case
since the night the affair was discov-
ered.'
You have!'
Eyes, and never got any substantial
clew till you gave it to me. That's why
L am willing to help you now
Il gave it to you?" said Denham, his
brow ontracted.
The cuff with the bloody message on
it," exclaimed Hendricks. 1T was writ
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-12

be gazing into each others eyes and did
not see it. Then a carriage, the driver
of which wore high hat and a blue
coat with brass buttons, whirled past.
The hoofs of the horses knocked the
blood-stained messenger out of Gielow's
sight.
His heart sank within him. Trem-
biingly he took off his remaining cuff,
but the blood drop had become smeared
and dry on his wrist. and his right
hand shook pitifully.
Its no use," he said, with groan.
Again he peered through the crevice.
The sun seemed to be going down. The
lovers had risen, and, arm in arm, were
strolling away. For few. moments
Gielow lay motion1ess on the straw,
then he tried to replace the wedge of
stone to hide the opening from Ban
tinni, but he was so weak that it fell
from his nerveless fingers.
All at once it grew dark about him.
He felt as if he were being tossed on the
bosom of an angry sea.
Twenty-four hours later there was
hurried step outside. The door opened
and Count Bantinni came in, holding
lantern over his head. He brought pen,
ink, pad of paper and an envelope.
The darkness outside and the shine of
his lantern prevented his seeing the
crack in the rock.
Putting the lantern down by the ar
list. he shook him violently.
wake up" he said, gruffly. 81 want
you to write. Write. Write, 1 say!"
But Gielow did not stir.
The count swore sullenly and lifted
the lantern SO that its rays fell across
the prisoners face. He thrust his fin
gers into the bosom OF Gielow's shirt.
breathing, but that is ALL" he NUT
tered. "Ah!" as his eyes noted the pen
knife and the bloody wrist, she wanted
to puncture vein and get it over, but
was too cowardlT. Well, you are going
fast enough, my boy. I can do without
your penmanship."
He unlocked the manacles from the
prisoners wrists and ankles, kicked
them aside and left the cell.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-12
TELEPHONES ABROAD.
Great Britain Is About to add the
Instruments to Its Post and
Telegraph Service.

1t would seem that there Rs not an
other country in the world which is so
considerate of capital and the Iyriyil-
eyes that capital has come to acquire
as the United States. Almost from the
moment of the introduction of the tel
ephone it became in Europe more or
less of n public service, or state as
against a private monopoly; but it COM
tinues to be not merely private mo-
nopoly in the most progressive state of
the American union, but a private mo-
nopoiy, unregulated by the public au-
thority. And we are now actually lis
tening to the superannuated suggestion
of resorting 10 competition for the re-
straint of what is essentially monoP-
olistic enterprise, and admitting COM
peting telephone companies into the va
rious cities and towns, to the further
multiplication of poles and wires and
the general unsightliness and inconven-
fence of the public ways.
The British government, on the
other hand, is about to take a long step
forward in establishing a state tele-
phone service in connection with the
postal and postal telegraph services. A
natural system of telephone lines was
instituted OS ludI SONcIHIncAS III 1oSos
but on a somewhat restricted scale.
This is now to be comprehensively ex-
tended So recent London dispatches
state. details of a government scheme
for the expenditure of $40. OOO, 900 in de-
veloping telephone communication in
the United Kingdom have been pre-
scented to the house of commons. and
the plan was approved by that body. 1t
is further stated that this step is well
coined as a death-blow to the private
telephone company, which was left in
the field by the governments restricted
establishment of 1s95-which is hardly
to be wondered at. since uncertainty as
to what the government would do pre-
vented the private monopoly from ade-
quately developing its system. Great
Britain will now, accordingly, take its
place with France, Germany, Belgium.
Austria, Switzerland, Norway and
Sweden among the states which in large
part or entirely own and operate the
telephone service within their borders
(Mass-) Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-12
HE WAS A MEAN MAN.
And Consequently He Got Even with
His Superior Befter-Haif
just Once.

One of the mildest-mannered men on
earth is John Smith, of Podunk, though
that isn't his name or the name of his
town, and he married Sallie Jones,
a red>headed school-teacher. who
thought she knew more in minute
than John did in 81 years and five
months. AS the years went by John
BECAME accustomed to life with SUI
perior woman, and the four or five
times a year he got even with her in
his quiet way appeared to reconcile
him to the rest OF the performance.
The last occasion of an "evening-up''
occurred a few days ago. Mrs. Smith
was displaying her knowledge of war
history and cognate branches.
Wars" she was saying, ARE COM
monty known among third parties by
the names of the two nations involved.
and it is a rather remarkable fact that
the name of the losing ma alton precedes
that of the conqueror. For example,
we have the Franco-Prussian war, in
which the French people came near
being obliterated as nation by the
Prussians. Then the Chinese-Japan-
csc war, in which the Chinese were ut
terly overthrow by the japanese.
So also the Graeco-Turkish war. with
the Turks conquerors at every point.
and, lastly, we have the Spanish-Amer-
lean war, in which Spain met over
whelming defeat everywhere. Under
the circumstances, / think it may be
set down as a rule that in the vast ma
jority of combina tions at issue the
losers name comes first
q think so myself, Sarah" ventured
Mr.. Smith, with extreme modesty of
demeanor.
Indeed" she rather sneered than
otherwise. shave you been reading up
on the subject?"
Some. Sarah" he answered. as he
handed her a faded little newspaper
clipping which he had taken from his
pocketbook.
Mrs. Smith read only this much and
quit:
"Smith-Jones-At the residence of
the brides parents-'-Washin
Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-12
AN EVERYDAY CASE.

She's tired of the daily round,
The teas, receptions and the calls,
And freedom. therefore, must be found
Beyond the city's glaring walls.
She goes about with weary tread.
She meets you with a languid stare,
IT'S noon before she quits her bed.
All, she paust have the mountain air.
Yes; she must have the mountain air.
And thus escape the cfty's roar,
Or else put in the season where
The pillows break upon the shore.
And he Is weary of the grind.
And work that follows day by day.
AS he is forced to toll away.
He sees his neighbor loll at ease
And hears of trips to foreign lands,
OF cottages beside the seas,
And frers. but no one understands!
He frets, but no one understands.
For none but he. poor thrall. is there
To hear the envious demands
For ocean trips and mountain air.
AT last! At last her heart is light.
The city's roar is left behind!
Superbly dressed in fluffy white
She fiutters in the mountain wind.
A jaunt by day, hop at night.
The admiration OF her set!
How rapidly Time wings his flight!
All. life is worth the living yet!
Yes; life is worth the living yet,
Except for him, her weary mate,
Who needs must stay behind and fret
And grind away to pay the freight.
Cleveland Leader.