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The year 1899 witnessed the achieve
ment of United States supremacy in
the coal output. Before that year
Great Britain had the lead, and while
the latter country. ~ well ~ France
and Germany. had liz increases last
year. the yrawf'- Of the coal produc-
tion in IN" United States WAS So ernr-
nous as 10 rn3tA Hgi .-rr..aie of 245.-
600. 900 tons. az 5O.O00.OO0 tons more
th4n the output at trent Britain
Tni> increase was due to the great in
ably in the line OF iron aud iron l.ro-
ducts, i'm which the United States also
leads the world The position of this
country in agricultural products and
manufactures is tie Same.-EX.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-06

save money by coming to the Big Store.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-06
RIVER HAS RISEN
Is Now About Seven Feet AbOnt Low
Water Mark

The Arkansas river is again on the
rampage and IS row the highest It has
been this spring. The rise was a sudden
one. the river coming up eighteen inches
between noon and o'clock yesterday
evening.
~ O'Clock last night the river was
seven feet above low water mark and was
stu rising. Both the east and west
banks have been overlooked and the
water has coTered the low fields in the
vicinity. Some damage Is being caused
By the swiftly running water cutting
away the banks ana washing out the
crops in the fields
This water in the Little Arkansas has
backed ID until It is level with the Cen
traI avenue dam. The river has been
above low water mark all spring and FOR
the last month there has been periodical
rises Heavy rams n Colorado IS sup
posed u be the cause Of the food
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-06
SCORE WAS IL TO 10
High school Defeated the Friends
Tn. yersity Yesterday.

In the hottest game Of the season the
Wichita High School baseball team won
from the Friends university by a score
of p to 10. The High School won in the
ninth inning. when two men were out
and two strikes called on the man at
bat.
The game seemed to belong to the
Friends until the eighth inning, when the
score was to in the Friends favor.
Then by some poor work by the
Friends the High School pulled the game
towards them.
The Friends played the better in the
field but their batting ability needs
coaching.
The High School played a ragged game
in the field, but their batting was ex-
celIent Outside Of the errors it was a
pitchers battle. both pitchers sharing the
struck out eight men while Cole for the
High School made seven Friends lay
down the stick.
Prof. Spindier Of Paramount umpired
the game in his usual fair way
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-06

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-06

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furnish 4 hIgh grade o. music Cor the &C.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-06
MEETING is CLOSED
Reformed Church Chassis Closed Last
Night.

The annual meeting % Wichita Classis
Of the Reformed church closed It's bus
mess yesterday afternoon II the Brown
Memorial church. The classical CONFETTI
lon VIII Be celebrated this morning n i
O'Clock and will - IN charge % Rev c.
n ShaGer q Abilene ard Rev. 4 :
bechanr Of Illinois. The churca viH -
handsomely decorated Tor the occasion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-06

Fourth street, with right resting on
Douglas avenue. It will move from
| Douglas avenue TO Main street; north
on Main to the Court house; counter
march on Main TO Third; east on Third
to Market; south TO First; east to Scot
fish Rite temple, and be dismissed. The
parade will be divided into three battaI-
ions, as follows:
A drill corps viii form as the first
I battalion, under command Of E. Sir z.
w Wellington, G. c. G.
All members Of the grand commandery
viii form as second battalion, under com
mand Of E. Sir c. J. Webb, G. ]. W.
Officers OF the grand commandery not
assigned to a command will accompany
the grand commander.
Battalion commanders will report to E.
Sir P NJ. Hoisington.
At p. m, May G. members Of the
grand commandery will form in same
order at 1880 a. m. and march to the
Masonic Home, where reception will
be rendered them by the Masonic Home
Board, at which time a drill will be
given by some Of the organized drill
corps.
P. NJ. HOISINGTON,
Chief Of Staff.
Mount Olivet commandery, No. T. of
this city Will entertain the grand com
mandery while in the city, and a corps
Of officers from this commandery will
assist In opening the grand comm onderv.
The following are the various commit
tees that have been appointed by the
home commandery to have charge Of the
entertainment Of the grand commandery:
Executive-Wn. H. Herbig, John L.
Powell. A B. Wright.
Finance-John L. Powell. VIM. Herb.g.
Decorations-CharIes W Biting, oscar
D. Barnes. ". NJ AnawaIt, Thomas
Elliot.
Trains E. z. Beach. John n Chain,
NJ. H Rudolph, VIM. J. FRAZER Vim. H.
Herbig. Vim. II. Harrison. Fred Stearns.
George II. Willis a c. Dickson
Parade-Wm. H. Herbig. Finlay Ross,
John L. Powell Frank Severance.
Music-John L. Powell Fred J. Cas-
sert
Entertainment Grand Oficers-Thonas
G. Fitch, E f. BleckIey. Thomas G.
Griffith, A. c. Jobes, George NJ Dickson.
Reception First Day-H c. Sluss.. Ed
ward Vail, George L. Pratt, Earl w
Evans J. NJ. Moore, ]. P. Allen, Clarence
Fulton, Fred bold.
Reception Second Day-Charles W. Bit
ting. Oscar D. Barnes, Frank w. Oliver
Z. e Bleckley, Chas. W. Carey.
Escort-Thomas H. Griffith, D. NJ. Ga
lusha- Nicholas Stefin.
These committees will report at the
parlors Of the Scottish Rite temple on
Monday evening at o'clock to make
final arrangements for the work to which
each is assigned
Charles ". Biting. chairman Of the
committee on decorations, has arranged
to supply all business men who wish to
decorate their business houses on Tues
day morning. Flags and banners can be
procured at the Goldsmith book store
at wholesale cost, and everyone is urged
to help make the city attractive for the
visiting Knights Templar
All members Of Mount OIivet command
cry, No. u. and such sir knights as may
be residing in the city. not members,
are requested to convene at the temple
asylum at Main and First streets at
$3.50 Tuesday morning.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-06
When Nature

Needs assistance It may be best to rem
der 1t promptly, but one should re-
member to use even the most perfect
remedies only when needed. The best
and most simple and gentle remedy IS
the Syrup OF Figs. manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06
what Attracts Them.

ut Is perfectly natural" said one
whose own business takes him about
more or less, that man should be in
terested wherever he may be in things
pertaining to his own business. know
l am in mine. When strike strange
place, like tc go through the quarter
where they carry Oil the business that
am engaged in and see how they run
things in it there. But l have lately
met with two Illustrations of this sort
of thing that seemed to me to be rather
curious as well as interesting.
Talking with a New York paint
manufacturer about paint of certain
kind, the paint man said incidentally
that he had seen paint of that color on
walls in Pompeii. Oddly enough, the
other curious illustration arose out of
the same ancient city. A New Yorker
engaged in the manufacture of lead
pipe said, incidentally to something
that he was telling me about lead pipe,
that he had found in Pompeii lead pipe
In fair condition, this pipe, while COW
cred with an incrustation that had
gathered upon it in the long time it had
been buried, yet cutting with as bright
and perfect cleavage as though it had
been made yesterday instead Of many
centuries ago. M
"These two things interested some
what the paint man and the lead man
respectively, and they certainly inter-
ested me. New York Sun.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06
A Grateful poet.

Twenty years ago wrote poem of
considerable length" said caller in a
newspaper Office.
eyes," said the editor
~ brought it to this Office, and you
refused to publish it."
Every likely"
II remember that mentally put you
down then as an idiot who didn't know
enough to ache when hurt"
Naturally"
well, sir. looked that poem over
again the other day and made up my
mind to come and see you about it,
Eyes"
Il have come to say that If looked
as green 20 years ago as that poem
proves me to have been | want to
thank you because you didn't cut me
up and throw me as food to the crows.
Good day."
The editor drew a long chalk mark
under the table. 1t was the first case
in all his experience in which even 20
years had begotten the knowledge that
it Is sometimes necessary to be cruel to
be kind.-London Tit-Bits.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06
Mis-. Kingsley and the GorilIas.

y.
On the Gabun river Miss Mary
Kingsley's guide one day called to her
to creep quietly through the bushes
and then she saw a family Of five go
rillas-an old male. three females and
a young one. The guide sneezed. which
alarmed the gorillas. and they fed
with a bark and a howl, the old male
swinging from bough to bough like an
acrobat on a trapeze.
On another day Miss Kingsley and
her two guides came suddenly upon a
solitary male gorilla, who. as usual,
had appropriated forest glade as a
park for his private enjoyment. Fu-
rious at the. Intrusion. the brute, in
stead Of fleeing, came shambling to-
ward them. growing fiercely. ''Shoot
him." whispered Miss Kingsley. 81
dare not" said the guide. until he
comes quite close. l have only one
gun. The other is out of order If l
miss. he will kill u.s.
The gorilla came nearer Rearing
himself on his hind legs he beat his
breast and roared. just as Du Chaillu
described long ago. Then, running for
ward. he stopped and roared again and
again ran forward until quite close.
Then the guide fired and the gorilla
dropped dead.-Chambers Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06
He Believed the sign.

1t was newly opened furnishing
store, and one window was respondent
with neckties and cravats of glorious
brilliancy. Confidently they announced
in gilt letters, "Any article removed
from the windows" So when Smith
son walked in and requested to see that
bright pink and green shot with pea,
cock blue ir the front row" the polite
salesman disarranged the front and
after some considerable trouble brought
out the desired object.
Rather loud, isn't it," remarked
Smithson.
The affable salesman was in COM
plete accord. Certainly it is striking"
81 thought so. You needn't put 1t
back"
very well, sir" and the man began
to wrap up the thing of beauty in its
bed of tissue paper. Anything else to-
day, STRIP
ooh. don't want it," said Smithson,
'only you know you advertise, ANY ar
ticle taken from the window and as
this hideous thing offends my aesthetic
taste thought I'd ask you to remove
it. that's all. Good day."
Then that salesman philosophical au-
dibly and with much fervor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06
Lost In Self Admiration.

1t happened in an IL" car. He was
tall, handsome and just little too well
dressed and was reading a pamphlet
on which stood out in letters large
enough to be plainly legible to the op-
posite row of passengers the title,
Correct Dress" They all noticed him.
for he was really beautiful.
There was no doubt as to what he
was reading. The passengers followed
1t almost line by line and knew just
what part of the essay he had reached.
1t began when his eyes left the book
and glanced obviously at his cloth top
ped patent feathers. He shook his
head slightly as he saw that the upper
was of trifle too pronounced a pat
tern. Next he took in his trousers, and
a bland smile of satisfaction wreathed
his face. There was a slight frown
when he compared his waistcoat with
the haberdasher's manual, but his coat
and hat were evidently irreproachable.
The end Of the inventory and of the
spectators self control came when the
beautiful one began to admire in the
back of his watch case his neckwear.
his shirt and the faultless curves of his
collar. A litter from the two girls in
the corner, and the whole benchful
exploded. The model of pulchritude
looked up, shut his book with a snap
blushed furiously and left the car at
the next station.-New York Mail and
Express.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06
An Ant Answer.


The dangers associated with the fish
Ing industry on the Newfoundland
banks are many and grave. Foremost
among them is that che dories may be
upset while fishing, which involves the
almost inevitable loss of their occu-
pants. Callous captains, secure them
selves from the necessity.of going, fire.
quently order their men out when the
weather does not warrant it, and disas-
trous are tho result. One Of these bru-
tai shippers was aptly answered last
year by bank man of whose courage
or capacity there was no question.
"Out with you" shouted the captain.
Hurry up there! It's fishing day.
"Oh. no. skipper" replied the dory
man. ITS too stormy today for boat
to fish,"
Nonsense, man." rejoined the skip
per. IF my old grandmother from
Provincetown was here today, she'd
get her dory out"
Then, skipper" said the man, ''if
her grandson will come out with me
now I'll haul my trawl"
1t is needless to say no dories were
launched from that schooner on that
date Philadelphia Ledger.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06
An Amateur saxant Cooled.

The stories are common enough of
fire engines being turned out to quench
an aurora, and. on the other hand, it
has not seldom happened that a very
mundane conflagration has passed
muster for celestial display"
In the memoirs ofIBaron Stockmar
an amusing anecdote is related Of one
Herr Won Radowitz, who was given to
making the most of easily picked up
information. A friend of TIE baron's
went to an evening party near Frank
fort. where he expected to meet Herr
Won Radowitz. On his way he saw a
barn burning. stopped his carriage, as
sisted the people and waited till the
flames We're nearly extinguished. When
he arrived at his friends house, he
found Herr Won Radowitz. who had
previously taken the party to the top Of
the building to see an aurora. dilating
on terrestrial magnetism, electricity,
etc. Radow:tz asked Stockmar's. friend,
"Have you seen the beautiful aurora
borealis?"
He replied: Certainly. was there
myself. 1t will soon be over" An ex-
PLANTATION followed as to the barn on
fire. Radowitz was silent some ten
minutes. then he took up his hat and
quietly sappeared.-Knowledge.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06
Insincerity.

sour civilization demands u greater
or less degree of mendacity," remarked
the abstruse person. I'VE are con-
stantly encountering some empty
phrase, some conventional remark,
which is absolutely devoid of SINGER
ity."
THAT'S right" answered the book
agent. That's perfectly true. am
reminded of it every time walk up to
the front step where there is door
mat with the word welcome on it,
Washington Star.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06
Interested.

Mrs. Newrich-I never can remember
how many cards to leave when calling.
Old Gentleman-The rules are very
simple, madam. You hand one to tho
servant and then on departing leave as
many on the plate as there are adult
members of the family, adding two of
your husbands cards and occasionally
dumping in few more for good meas
ure. Do not be niggardly in dealing
out cards, as that suggests vulgar pow
erty.
81 am very much obliged. Are you a
professor Of etlquetteY
mo, madam. ! am Mr.. Bristol, the
card manufacturer" -Exchange.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06

| A Jockeys Sensation wnen Riding.
IF you ride with your head down
that is to say, bent slightly, so that the
wind does not beat right on to your
faee-you can breathe easily, but if you
hosd your mouth wide open and let the
air beat right in your face then you
will have great difficulty in breathing,
and If the race is long one you will
become exhausted by the end of the
ride" So said a well known jockey
when questioned on the subject Of
what his sensations were when riding
In race.
"a mile race on good horse is run
In about 1 minute and 40 seconds. A
mile in / minute and 40 seconds is at
| the rate Of 36 miles an hour, SO, you
see, a race horse travels at train speed
eff you want to know how it feels to
go through the air at race horse speed,
just hang your head out of railway
carriage window, turning your face to-
ward the way the train is travelling.
At the same time imagine that you are
sitting in saddle and have to hold on
to your horse and guide him on to vic
tory if possible, keeping him from. be-
Ing run down or interfered with.
1t is no easy task to ride horse in a
race. The jockey must have all his
wits about him. He does not have
much time to think how he feels. When
riding in neck and neck race down
the home stretch. forget everything
except that must strain every nerve
to pass the other horses. No thought is
then given to the plaudits from the
grand stand"
Ox-Bl God Tablets are the great flesh prodrc
er For sale at w. a. Hamler's
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06
An Expert.

"Blowhard is always Boosting Of his
driving abilities"
1T comes natural to him. He has
been handling the ribbons behind the
counter at Gunamaker's for six years
or more" Rider and Driver.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06
s,ne Gentle Reader

What has become of the gentle read
81: asks Samuel NJ. Crothers in The
Atlantic. One does not like to think
that he has passed away WITH tue
stagecoach and the weekly news letter
and that henceforth we are to be con-
fronted only with the stony glare of the
Intelligent reading public. Once upon
time-that is to say, generation or
two ago-he was very highly esteemed.
To him books were dedicated with long
rambling prefaces and with episodes
which were their own excuse for being.
In the very middle of the story the
writer would stop with word of apol-
ogy or explanation addressed to the
gentle reader or at the very least with
nod or wink no matter If the fate
of the hero be in suspense or the plot
be inextricably involved.
Hang the plot" says the author 81
must have chat with the gentle read
er and find out what he thinks about
it,"
And so condolences were interchang-
ed, and there was gossip about the uni
verse and suggestions in regard to the
queerness of human nature until at
last the author would jump up with:
Enough of this, gentle reader; perhaps
It's time to go back to the story"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06

stock sent out from Audubon by W.
FL. Low. eWhile gone Mr.. Tyler will
look in upon the fine stock show, out
at Dexter Park.
Andrew Smith closed up his farm
deal with Mrs. Anna Braun, last Sat-
urday, and that gentleman and fami-
ly expect to start for their new home,
up III the British possessions, next
week on Wednesday.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
Christian Endeavor of the presbyte-
rian church, at Old Hamlin, will hold
their sociable at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harm Rice, next FRIDAY night,
not Thursday, as previously stated.
Mayor Will Mcclure ordered that
a new sidewalk be built at the Sta
ton, Tuesday morning, and that day
Head Councilman Alex Mcguire got
out the hammer and saw and laid a
string between the Mcclure store
and Baker & Shoesmith's stores.
Mrs. George Scott was called to
Mechanicsville, Cedar county, Iowa,
one day this week, on account of the
serious illness of her mother. A let
ter from the bedside of that lady, on
Tuesday morning, said that that
lady's condition was not much i'm
proved.
Under the skilful treatment of
Miss Minnie Meyers, trained nurse
from Omaha, Miss Lille Spencer,
was SO far recovered that she could
see a faint streak of life in the east,
and strong hopes are entertained of
her final recovery. Let us all hope
that she may.
Charles Counselman s. Company
have notified Harry Percy to have
all their cribs at the Station torn
down, with the exception of the large
double crib near the depot, that he
was going to construct a first-class
elevator at HamliE and that the work
would commence during the present
month of December.
The donation party, at the Evangel-
lcal parsonage, last Tuesday evening,
resolved itself into the most ENJOYABLE
event of the season. Both old and
young joined in playing games. tell
ing stories, and sweet strains of music
were heard at intervals throughout
the evening, and Mr.. and Mrs Wirth
were the recipients.of whole lot OF
pounds.
The other day while tearing down
corn crib, at the Station, a monster
board fell, striking Mr.. Hamp Jones
on the nose, breaking that very useful
member and twisting it slightly to
the eastward. Our good friend went
into the postoffice where James Elrod
presides, procured a looking glass,
adjusted that nose so that 1t hung
plumb and then went on with his
crib making.
One day this last week Mr.. Wilbur
Sheets, who lives over against the
village Of Old Hamlin, and Miss Mary
Conner, sister of Rev. Conner, of Au-
dubon, without saying a word to
thier friends decamped and went to
Des Moines where they were joined in
the bonds of matrimony as fast as the
law and magistrate could bind them.
When they came home and announced
that they were husband and wife it so
stunned his son, Freeman Sheets, that
that gentleman and Miss Clara Burger
hied themselves away to Audubon and
on Wednesday while the clock in yon
tower was striking the hour of twelve
they were also joined in marriage.
These people have lived long in this
community, are we'll known to all
and have host of friends who join in
wishing the newly welded people all
the good things this world affords to
US poor mortals.