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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11
NEW WAY For BLIND TO SEE.


DR. Herbert J. Knapp, a Brooklyn
physician, has succeeded, without opera
ton andb the use of drugs alone, in re
storing sight to eyes which have been
for years totally blind.
Three remarkable cures have already
been effected. One man into whose eyes
the light had not passed for twenty years
Is now able to see objects within a few
feet. Another, a icted for ten years, is
able to walk about the street and have
the pleasure of seeing beauties in life and
nature which he never even dared hope
TO look at again.
The cures credited to Dr. Knapp's sys-
tenn are more remarkable when it is con-
sidered thatno operations were necessary
and that the patients were treated intern
ally by medicines DR.. Knapp will not
reveal the drugs he uses. He says he has
been at work fifteen years to discover
remedies which will remove from the eyes
of afflicted persons the causes Of blind
ness.
His patituts were visited by a World
reporteS and they are confident that DR..
Knapp viii accomplish the miracle of re-
storing sight. These men submitted TO
various tests and a World reporter ascer-
tanned in each case that they were tell
ing the truth about their afhction and
cure.
Il cannot talk about this matter now"
said DR.. Knapp. 1T would be unprofes
sionaI to do so; besides ! have not COM
pleted my researches There is no secret
about my remedy. II is carrying out the
work. the foundations Of which have been
laid by some of the greatest specialists
in the world have been at work fifteen
years and when I have assured myself
that I anon the right track the remedies
win be fully set forth in the medical
Journals. l have every hope Of accom-
pliShing the task"
The three men cured by DR.. Knapp are
at work every day in the Industrial Home
for the Blind. on Gates avenue. Brook
lyn James Dimond. twenty-siX years Of
age. was afflicted at the age of five. For
twenty years he was so blind that he
could not see objects placed right in front
of his eyes. He could tell when he was
in the sunlight. That was all.
\ year ago a thick coating covered Di-
snond's cornea and shut out al light
Dimond heard Of partial cure by Or.
Knapp. a little girl. who was totally
blind. He went tothe Eastern District
homeopathic Hospital and received a
small bottle Of white pellets from DR..
Knapp with instructions 10 take three
every three hours What happened is
best told by Dimond:
TT was the happiest moment in my life
when on Aus. rolled myeyes upward
and found for the first time in a year
that light entered. The sensation was
beautiful. I fel: as If I had never before
ased my eyes On Aug l I was treated
by DR. Knapp for the first time Then
my eyes seemed solid IN my head and I
could not move them. First I began 70
feel that the eyebaN was frcer. could
move II around In a few weeks I could
distinguish the size OF objects
..Then colors came to me To think
.ba. for twenty years I could not tell
white from black and then suddenly to
feel that all the beautiful colors Of the
rainbow could be seen-that was splendid.
Do YOU blame me for praying for DR..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11

One wee gathers others Ike a rolliaz
snow ball
Nearly every nan believes that DRAG
store whisky Is better than som whisky
Men are SO scarce that mar wha
talks q getting divorce can always aad
women Eyupathsze-s-
The averave man thinks he e. gallant
% women VIXEN he erfera by r. ne
room - give ne 1afy h.s chair
IN AtchlE0n. e people zauz 81 eers an
mutually gay social tire. ~ take pile.
tHsy pat g n tgl Saturday nlght
When women hear a zaaa rag tha. ~
Vas ~ ia the night Tlth some ore We
"a sex. they agree again ta&t az men are
Sara
When a new family -i0ves srfo 1slgh-
sarac1.d. e e. REGARDED ~ q ral-ssls as-
QUESTION Il ere suTalfsre wsE9a rf0ss
sts9-lzz6er
Al Atc1sa1n uan IL Worh sEaf h'ss-
d-ed thou=aad dollars Hs fartg8s 81
mt r. -ash. & CONSISTS = q rizat 20 man
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11

This picture or the proposed new Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger depot, at the cor
ner of Douglas avenue and Wichita
street, gives a very correct impression of
what the building will look like wEen
finished. It viii occupy 20 feet on Doug
las avenue and 40 feet on Wichita street
and will be two stories high above the
basement. The building will probably be
of white stone. Facing to the southwest
on Douglas avenue is the ladies' waiting
room. 242,17, with bay room Il feet in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11
" A. FISHBATGH
u1-Nr1NG Oh BOOKS.

4 class % persons VINO do not often
trouble the world at large with their pee
oadiIloes ara old book collectors Now
and then one flashes into public view in
an auction sale Of his collected treasures.
or the gift OF them 20 4 public institu-
ton; but these cccasions are infrequent
As a rule the Old book collector shrinks
back into the modesty o. TIE busiest
corners OF old hook stores. Satisfied that
he cannot secone 4 bo1knakev. he is
content 10 dwell, as It were. in the
shadow OF literature by book collections
The seanty patronage q musty volumes
IS sufficient for ais browsing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11

giana, indiana was going to say, mean
ing works about the Indians. Some men
collect books about the revolution. some
about the war of 1912. some the Mexican
war Lincolnana are now very popular.
ITO give you an idea Of what it costs,
all these books are high-priced. Here is
an old cook book that doesn't look TO the
ordinary book-buyer worth cents. You
see it is marked $50 and that's rath-
er small price. There Is a hook entitled,
Indian Primer, Of the First Book by
Which Children May Know Truly TO
Read the Indian Language And MIX
for Babies. Boston, MDCCXLVII' How
much would you pay for it? Not 80 cents
surely, TO learn the Indian Language, and
about Milk for Babies but / could get
sS25 for it
Really. it IS better although much
cOstlier, 10 buy books on one subject than
miscellaneous works II the purpose is
70 part with them. let a collection on
any subject be advertised and It viii draw
men from ali parts Of the country. Ard
institutions viii buy such collections in
order 10 fill one department, whereas they
would not touch a library OF miscellsn-
eous works. although ii might contain
better books. because there would prob
ably be duplicate works en- their own
shelves. know man who made two
collections OF books on indians and dis
posed q both very easily and, too. advan-
tageously. Who wants works On Indians2
Well there are about fifty men in this
country who are collecting works on n
dams Advertise an Indian book FOR sale
and you have bids from al Of them, sell
a stock Of such works and they vii al
attend
The collection Of books on Indians o.
Thomas W Field. of this city. was . "a
nous one. John Gilman Shea. Of Eliza-
beth. y. J.. made e gift % fery vzIu-
able collection 10 Georgetown University
washington. .. @ LeBox Li1-ary and
Smithsonian Institute have celebrated co..
iectious and Z 2 Eyre Of Chicago has
a fortune in such works On his shelves.
What makes Indian books particularly
valuable Il the fart that the race Is be-
coming extinct They have already Re
come extinct. practically IN thu East. AMI
those BOOKS which contain information
gained av personal observation q Indian
customs and habits z, communities Il
this sta-e. say. are worth a great Zeal,
Tor there Is row no opportunity. AID new
er VII be again OF getting slch kuowl-
edge"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11
NEW MISSOURI PACIFIC DEPOT, WICHITA STREET FRONT.

diameter, toilet rooms and closet at
tached Next to this, on Douglas avenue,
is 14-foot main entrance leading to the
general waiting room, 4Ox41 feet, in the
center of the first floor. Facing on Doug
las southwest is a smoking room, 24xl7.
with toilet and wash rooms attached. Off
the general waiting room is the ticket Of
flee, next to the platform on Wichita
street North of the ticket office is a
baggage room, 3Sx29, and beyond this the
express room, 93x23, From the baggage
room a stair will lead down to the base
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11

ment, from which VIII be supplied not
and cold water and heat for the entire
building.
The second floor viii be occupia1 by tho
superintendent Offices, general and pri-
vate. the local agents offices, rooms for
commercial clerks. telegraph and train
dispatcher's offices. roadmaster and assls-
tent engineer. The building VIII he a
pretty and imposing structure, a credit &c
the great road that is building It ard "a
Wichita. Work viii begin. it is thought
in about thirty days
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11

IL cost me. The English are too ID
conceited and arrogant, and it would
serve them right II the Beers gave them
a good licking.
Last July 1 joined a prospecting party
going TO Mashonaland and spent three
months in the widest part of Rhodesia.
Was working for wages most Of the time
so I didn't loose anything by 1t, though
the others did. We shot lots of big
game and Thoroughly enjoyed the trip
One morning shot buck that was near
" as big as a three year old steer We
often had to keep big fires going all night
long to keep the lions away.
We saw big game hunt by about
10000 niggers They spread out about
twenty feet apart and rounded up the
game for miles. The only weapon they
carried was the Knob Kerrf club the
shane of a sledge hammer. They can
throw them hundred yards. They kill
all the birds that fly up, too. One little
buck broke through their lines, and when
he came past me threw a clue at him
and stunned him He weighed about
twenty-five pounds and his meat was
fine.
a
giving the English hell down IN Natal
The poor devils are fighting for their
homesand everything that is dear 10
them. They are expert marksmen and
born fighters. so it viii cost the English
a great deal more than ills worth 70
steal the Dutchman's country. The only
ne5Dls who win be benefited by the war
are the capitalists who have already
made great fortunes there. but they were
not satished-they wanted the whole hog.
Give my best regards ID all the rela-
tives and write me all about everything
Tell Nettie that l wiz write soon.
Your devoted son,
W. A. FISH BATGH.
The enveIop bore three Two pence and
one half penny postage stamps issued BY
the British South African Company. The
post mark on the 'front.' could not b. made
out On the back Il had been s'au1pzd
at some place IN Rhodesia. again az Dur
s,av, s.= finally al Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11
WICHITA soLDlERs cHRrsrMAs.

WICHITA SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS.
Mrs a W Marshall. of HnnneweH.
sends the Eagle the following letter from
her son. Fred. who f. noty IN the Philip
pines. telling how the boys spent Christ
mas. Fred enlisted from wichlta.
Angeles. P. J.. Jan. /. 1871.
Ny Dear Father and Mother:
We are still a Angeles. a. you So.
have not got that Xmas box set, but
guess II will come some time a9on- II
ought 10 be IN Manila by this time. Are
ycu ali weli7 I ara stiil weil although
was a little sick a few days ago. hut
not 70 amount o. anything. uttle Qui-
nine fixed mo NJ
The 23th OF December We started on
night march 6part 81 three cornpaFies)
10 surprise a t0wa on about nine or ten
rnlles where there were supposed % BE-
some scattering lnr1rseBts. We started
~ about 300 or 100 o'clock a. night.
got 10 the town fMaEaiungi quite
while before daylight The Major IN
c0nTrnsn nd of the expedition vas ahsad =
few rods when a shot was frsd Hs came
back on the gailop. ordereA rs into
zklfniah line ard 20 30 down We
formed n long sklrruish line and advanced
though The town Ny end 90 the line eN~
TENDED 20 the north and olt - town. ini0
The rice fields where Te wadet thfoBga
mud and sater from ankle % knee deep
we only got two insurseHts and ore rinH.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-11

MARK TWAIN'S EARLY POLIT[' S.
Mark Twain, the Buffalo Express says,
was once the editor of that paper. and he
ing called upon to comment cdito:ially
upon the Republican state convention at
Saratoga in 1869 the political editor being
absent, he wrote as follows:
Under the proper heading will be
found the telegram from the state con-
vention announcing the nominations. AS
the political editor of this paper, Mr..
Larned, is absent attending the conven-
ton. and as I do not know much about
politics and am not sitting UP nights to
learn I shall discreetly hold my peace.
Il am satisfied that these nominations
are all right and sound, and that they are
the only ones that can bring peace 20 our
distracted country (the only political
phrase I am perfectly familiar with and
competent to hurl at the public with fear
less conference.-the other editor is full Of
them; but being merely satisfied ISN'T
safe enough I always like TO know be-
fore I shout But l go for Mr.. Curtis
with all my strength! Being certain of
him. I hereby shout all 1 know how.
But the others may be a split ticket or
scratched ticket, or whatever you may
call it. I will let it alone FOR the present.
It will keep.
1.-The other young man will be back to-
morrow, and he will shout for It, split or
no split-rest assured of that. He will
prance into this political ring with his
tomahawk and his warwhooD, and then
you will hear a crash and see the scalps
fly. He knows all about these nominees
and if he don't he will let on to in such
a natural way as to deceive the most
critical He knows everything-he knows
more than Webster's unabridged and the
American Encyclopedia-bu whether or
not he is perfectly willing to discuss It.
when he gets back he viii tell you all
about these candidates as serenity as if
he had been acquainted with them 100
years; though. speaking confdentially, I
doubt if he ever heard Of any of them
until today 1 am right well satisfied it
is a good. sound sensible ticket and
ticket to win-but wait till he comes. In
the meantime go for G. W Curtis, and
take the chances. MARK TWAIN
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Knapp every night? I am confident that
he VIII cure me-"
A copy of the World was placed in
Dimonds hands He said:
81 can see that type is the blacklist.
''That is a handkerchief you have in
your hand
you have folded it up.
THAT is note book you have taken
from your pocket. 1t is about this size
Dimond held up his hands and laughed
as happily as a child.
ct am working every day Gaming chairs
out in our factory. I Will bring Gene
Bailey in He has been going to DR..
Knapp and ne can tell you what ne has
done for him"
The man who for twenty years had
been groping in darkness rose and
walked about with the confidence of one
with perfect sight. He walked around
chairs, opened and shut doors and went
down a fight of stairs without the CROP
ing and uncertain step of the blind. Di-
mond led the way to the workshop where
Eugene Bailey was at work. When
asked about his affliction and DR.. Knapp's
treatment the young man said:
81 have only been going to see DR..
Knapp about a month, but in that time
have noticed a great Improvement in
my sight. Ten years ago I became to-
tally blind. 1 could not distinguish any
object and could hardly tell day from
night"
Bailey was put through the same tests
and distinguished handkerchief, note
book and other objects held four feet
from his eyes. Bailey can see out of the
right eye only. The left he lost through
an accident ten years ago.
Frank Quevedo is another young blind
man who hopes to have his sight re-
stored by DR.. Knapp. He claims that
great Improvement has been made and
that his eyeys now feel better" Que
vedo was for years unable to see objects
placed at more than af cot from him.
He can now distinguish the size and form
of objects fifty feet away.
From reliable medical sources the World
obtained description of the cases
James Dimond was for twenty years
sufferer with Ieucoma. The cornea of
the eye became gradually covered with
heavy coating through which the light
could notp ass TO the eye. Inflammation
set in and finally made him totally blind.
DR.. Knapp's object was by administer
ing medicines to remove the inhamma
ton. and reduce the thickness of the coat
Ding over the cornea so that light rays
could reach the retina. AS the effect of
the medicines increased, the coating be
came thinner around the deges and finally
light penetraed and Dirond's sight was
partially restored.
Eugene Bailey is suffering from an old
case of iritis. His treatment was totally
different from that given Dimond. DR..
Knapp refuses to say what drugs he uses,
but says he treats his patients homoeo-
pathically with drugs which are well
known to the medical world and have
been in use for years.
Dr. Knapp is a short man, about for
ty-five years of age. He was born in
Greenwich, Conn, and came to New York
to study medicine He was graduated
from the HomoeOpathical Medical College
in 1854, and soon after stared to practice
in the Eastern District Of Brooklyn. He
built up an extensive practice. For ten
years DR.. Knapp has been the attending
surgeon of Hahnemann Hospital and the
eye and ear specialist of the Eastern Dis
trict homeopathic Hospital.
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The church people talk Z grsa' deal
aba. the Devil ans sln bat ths a2po--
tuaisles for being wicked r Arcaisoa are
very raTe- A man X O. tear = be has
q drink II whisky n q drug store. and
then sits n frcnt AZ The theatre wbea
girls kick hiEher than thesr hsads-
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THE Dsss q gcog usnae Pc - fs-EF n
ezz-t s.eeg tlae Z XXI aftsy 3 g essst A.lt
"a EA1ozz
New-York tribune., 1900-10-28

extensive and accurate. He Is author of sew
eral books, thorough Christian. and most truly
grand old man.
He has always been a Democrat in politics. He
knew Andrew Jackson well and face to face. and
he knew what Democracy was and knows what II
is and he tell you what it was and what 1T Is
He long ago decided that Mr.. Bryan is not
Mckinley the latter is by far the better Democrat
He agrees with Mr.. Ottendorfer that Bryan is a
Popust, but he disagTees with Mr.. Otteudorfer in
that he approves Mr.. McKnley's policy in relation
10 the Philippines. He believes. in fact that Mr.
Mckinley has done the thing in that respect which
he bound to do by his oath of office, and the
thing which, aside from that, he should have done
He says the doctrine of Bryan that the Constitu-
ton follows the flag is absurd; that the Philip
pines have become territory subject to the United
States to be governed Congress shall direct
and in the time to be governed by the mill
tary power under the President as Commander-n-
Chief.
I send you a photograph recently taken of this
'prophet in Israel" copy of the same photo
graph which he recently sent to his nephew. re-
siding at jamestown in this State. the back of
bold:
Don't stop me- Robert. l am in haste Old
Democrat as am, / am on my way to the polls to
vote for Mckinley.
"Skaneateles, n. Y. Nov. G. 19oO
I send you this photograph and communication
for publication without Judge Marvln's knowledge
but hold myself responsible for the consequences
session of a vigorous intellect who the per
sonal friend of Andrew Jackson and who is now
the supporter and political friend Though un-
ostentatous one) Of William Mckinley. belongs to
the people. GEORGE BARROW.
Skaneatees, n. Y, Oct. 90 1900