davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07
YOU'LL HAVE 10 HURRY
international correspondence school
Contest on In Emil Blast

The following is the vote received BY
the several candidates Up 10 Saturday
evening. The list is growing. new candI-
dates being added daily.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07
FIGURES
$4,000 Persons Buy Midway
Tickets Duriug Week.
NO ADMISSION CHARGED
On Two Afternoons but Attend
ance Is Phenomenal.

Although yesterday was the closing day
OF wichita's carnival the same spirit
characteristic Of the week kept Up until
late last night The attendance at the
carnival last night and yesterday was
aImose phenomenal after the events Of
the week and Wichita people who at
tended were surprised at the crowd.
The entire week has been one Of sur
prises No one anticipated that people
would attend on Monday. but they did
and the grounds were crowded. The
next day was better and 50 K continued
until the greatest day Of all on Friday.
Late last night the committee in charge
OF the midway were making out the fig
ures for abe attendance and checking
up with the different attractions. The
figures as given out by the committee
concerning the Widway's paid attend
ance is as follows:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02
Threshermen: Go to
S, Albert Grocer Co.,
Cape Girardeau and
see the Wood Self
Binder.

The new porch at the St. Charles
Hotel was only useful during the con-
vention 10 stand under. but 1t afford
ed an excellent shelter from the rain.
1t will come ih;o play later and the
guests of the st. Charles will have a
fine place to sit and catch the breeze
OF an evening.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Nennin-
ger May %. 1900. Il big girl.
DR.. Franklin of Dutchtown. is a
candidate for Tie Legislature and his
name will he presented to the Repub-
lican convention at Jackson Saturday.
DR.. Franklin il Il mar who stands
high in his profession and with The
people generally. He i a wong man.
i loyal Republican and Is III every
way qualified to represent IL in the
Legislature.
Henry Semon. lately Of Cairo. has
purchas ed the barber shop on Main
street formerly owned by Mr.. Cowgirl
and will operate it in future. He Will
retain the same force now in the shop
and will keep ii right up 10 date in All
respects. Mr.. Semon here
highly recommended a q man who
knows his business Thoroughly.
Al Chenu4's little boy had Il very
narrow escape 'h;e afternoon from a
horrible accident. the little fellow
had started across Themis street on
his tricycle. ~ the St. Charles Hotel
corner. Just then the large wagon of
the Potts mill was driven BY and ii
ran against the wheel knocking the
boy down in the street ana he fell
under the front wheel OF the wagon.
The driver irrked up his team and
brought them 10 q sudden stop or the
boy might have been killed. Officer
Kahn who was near 10y gathered mp
the boy and found that he was unhurt.
but he had about as bad a scare as
hr will ever get.
The new judicial committee chosen
Tuesday was a. follows: First dis
trict. Edward Drescher. of Hannibal:
Second district. T. F. Hrrd. Paris;
Seventh district. ]. T. White. Spring.
field: Eighth district, Joseph MicGreg-
or, Pulaski County: Ninth, ". ".
Fry. Mexico: Tenth. Ira {. Terry. St.
Louis: Eleventh. Thomas Z. Harriet,
/ ST. Louis: Twelfth. Robert !. Carroll,
i ST. Louis: Thirteenth, E. NJ. Deering,
Potosi: Fourteenth. Joseph J. Russell.
Charleston: Fifteenth. O. L. Cravens
Neosho.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02
WEDNESDAY

Cheatham's Chill Tonic is peculiar
ly adapted to persons in enfeebled
health and invalid>. 1t assists di-
gestion and is a perfect strengthened
appetizer. satisfaction or money re-
funded. Put up in both tasteless and
bitter STYLES. 50-cent size.
In welcoming the delegates to the
convention Judge Burrough made
quite a neat address. and said among
other things that on election day
there We're nor Republicans in town
than he liked to admit. but they were
ali good fellows and on the present
occasion would face the Democrats
and enjoy with them the cold bever-
ages of the city
Owing to the Indictment weather the
march TO the cemetery ana the pro-
gram to have been given there did not
take place. There were memorial
services held al the court house and
Judge Ross delivered an address.
The decorating Of the graves with
flowers may take place next Sundy If
the weather i favorable.
The St. Louis Republic and the
Post-Di>patch sent nice. clever yeung
men here to report the proceedings of
the Judicial! convention. The Young
man sent here by the Globe-Democrat
made no friends for himself nor for
his paper. He wanted to appear as
one OF the big I ans.
y rumor reached here today to the
effect that Christ Groves lost his team
yesterday afternoon while fording a
creek in the Du:chtown neighborhood,
and narrowly escaped drowning. The
report could not be verified however.
1t would be difficult to say how
much money the delegates and visi-
tors to the Judicial convention left
mere. but it must have been a large
sum-. as most of them We're good
~>pender>.
Cairo CItlZen: During the eXcava-
ton for the foundation OF the Halli-
day elevator. an cid Il carriage was
unearthed which belonged TO Fort De-
tiance. the fort which commanded the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers at Cairo
point during the war. The tiubers
for the sem circular platform upon
which the gun rested were as solid n
they We're the day they were laid.
nearly forty years ago. Mr. June
sent some of these historic pieces of
wood to a gavel manufacturer named
w. y. Butler and still has some on
hand.
The excitement is ali Owe and now
we can think about the Republican Con-
vention that will be held at Jackson
on Saturday.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02

ids. u OF NeOSnO. MO.
is one of the delegates to the conven-
ton. Mr.. Alexander resided here a,
one time and was then a minister.
Aug. f. Daues. of ST. Louis came
down on the steamer War Eagle with
the ST. Louis delegates.
For SALE-Old established cigar,
tobacco and notion store at 1850 Bed
die street. Price $3.50. Business es-
tabiished over 81 years ago. Address
]. FL. 1850 Beddle street. St. Louis.
Mo.
Tom +. Joyce returned home from
fredericktown yesterday. His school
closed last Friday.
Bloomfield indicator: Judge Alex
ander Ross. referee in bankruptcy for
southeast counties, with office at the
Cape, is a courteous and gentlemanly
officer and is we'll up in bankruptcy
proceedings. having filled the same
position under the bankrupt law of
1867. 1t would however. be much
more convenient if creditors meetings
were held in the county where the
bankrupt and most of the creditors
reside.
Evil after effects never follow tn
use of DR.. Bells Peppermint Chill
Tonic. 1t is a pleasant liver laxative.
1t makes rich. red blood. 1t makes
stout, sound bone. 1t makes flesh. 1t
makes rosy cheaks. All of this cures
chills so they stay cured. Dealers
guarantee il.
Jas. Pelzer. formerly with joseph
Flynn here, but now with the Scott
County Newsboy, was here yesterday
on business for the paper named.
A. ]. d. Burford. of Burfordsville
is in town. Mr.. Burford is the State
Game and Fish Warden and has filled
the place SO ably and satisfactorily
that the spOrtsmen of Missouri and
the congressman from this state, have
just presented him with a handsome
gold watch. The case of the watch is
richly carved and engraved and is a
beautiful piece of iewelry. Mr.. Bur
ford value the gift highly.
Moments are useless if trlfied away
and they are dangerously wasted if
consumed by delay in eases where One
Minute Cough Cure would bring i'm
mediate relief. W. II. Coerver.
Bloomfield indicator: Judge Frank
f. Burrough al the end OF his term
ext January. voluntarily retires from
his Office of Judge of the Cape Girar-
dean Court of Common Pleas. and will
devote his time TO the practice of law.
Frank also runs his farm near the
CaEe,and we understand is not a verse
to a turn of good hard work now and
then. This is a capital method to
ira II for future preferment. Itcertain-
ly affords a fine opportunity tor
effective exercise.
There is nothing in the job printing
line hat you cannot be accommodated
with at the DEMOCRAT office. Guod
stock. artistic work and reasonable
prices.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02

DR.. Simmons Sarsaparilla effect
ually aids weak, impaired and debili-
atted organs Of both sexes. Its action
is quick and lasting. Fifty cents and
30 doses.
The Cape Girardeau Building and
Loan Association will issue the Ord
Series of their Stock. 70 be dated
June lst. 1900. any one DESTROYS to
obtain shares of this series. apply to
to the Secretary.
y hotel will be built on Frank
Schumer's farm near Marble Hill for
the accommodation of those who visit
the springs there. These springs have
been found to possess extraordinary
medicinal qualities.
DR.. Patton's handsome new resi-
dence is rapidly approaching com
pletion.
There promises to be some fun at
the Jackson convention on Saturday.
Much interest is being taken in this
gathering and the friends of different
C Indidates for the nominations will be
on hand in force.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02

An exchange tells of a plan for in
creasiDg the attendance at lodge meet
ings. Place in a deep sack as many
beans as there are members present.
all white but one, that one black.
Each member then puts in his hand
and darws out one bean. The men,
Der getting the black bean has his as
sessments paid by the lodge for that
month.
The Knights of Pythias will have a
grand entertainment June ) at Poplar
Bluff. Reduced rates for the occasion
will be made by the railroads. Many
special attractions have been provi-
ded and a good time is expected.
Judge Adams. of the [. S. District
Court of St. Louis. fined an old pen
sioner by the name of Francis NJ. Ma
piles. SD for borrowing money on his
pension certificate, and vouchers. II
is not only against the L. S. Statute
to borrow money on a pension GER
~titicate. but the person who retains
the same as security also lays him.
sell liable. \. merchant who sells a
pensioner goods and holds the certifi-
cate or voucher as security is liable
to prosecution.
The delegates and visitors to our
this week all seemed to enjoy
their visit here. Prominent men
from all parts of the state were loud
in their praise of our city and our
people.
J. H. Cummings, of Dexter. who is
the excursion to Poplar
Bluff on June 9TH. is in the city on
business.
Don't forget if you use Putnam
Fadeless Dyes you don't have to send
for a package for wool and one for
Each package colors all
fbers. Sold by ". H. Coerver. 1t
THURSDAY.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02

Certainly you don't want to suffer
with dyspepsia. constipation. sick
headache, sallow skin and loss of ap-
petite. You have never tried De-
Wits Little Early Risers for these
complaints or you would have been
cured. They are small pills but great
regulators. VIM. 81. COerver.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02

Are you lacking in strength and
energy. Are you nervous. respondent,
irritable. bilious. constipated and
generally run down in health. II So,
your liver is torpid. and, and a few
doses of Herbine will cure You
Herbine has no equal as a health re-
storer. L. Ben Miller.
Bloomfield Vindicator: Fred a..
Kage of Cape Girardeau has beer APP
pointed by Judge Ross. Referee in
Bankruptcy, the trustee in the Puxico
Milling Company estate. The appoint
ment is a good one and meets the
appreciation of all parties concerned.
The porch in front of the St. Charles
Hotel was finished yesterday. 1t gives
hat corner a business like appearance
that it lacked before.
Geo. Speeler of ST. Louis is here
visiting friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
r4nMANE AND DEm0cR4cr

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: No doubt. owing TO the very Urfav0ra7.s
acoustic properties Of the room in which the Con-
ference of Religion met at its opening session .8<-
week. your representative reported passage rom
my address in such a way as to reverse It's mean
ing. As printed In The Tribune the report makes
say. The claim that democracy Is a failure
and that religion is dying Is The only man
who despaIrs of democracy Is the man who never
understood II, Take, for instance. Tammauy Hall
No man there despairs Of democracy. And jeu'C-
racy is religion. IL is by all for an" Va7, I
really said, rather read. for 7 used -,s1u-
script. in the only passage in which I mentioned
Tammauy. this, While pessiuniSts in Chu~-1
and State talk of the failure o. deuocrz~v I'D The
decay Of religion. the people starting toward
Spair Of democracy those who never uu i--s-'oI
1t or those who have VronSed II. Those Who
preach the decay OF religion might
simsm by doing more optimism. There IS ra 7---
SimSm in TammaHy about Tlmmauy''
Your report Of reference I T4ulUlr.r
led some OF your esteemed contemporaries - ...-
cuse me or joking assure YOU thar T7r1rI70t
is serious phenomenon Of social condition..
in my view, To be treated with laughter Wrat
term from golf. would 10 a "loft-r- Very -r',y
yours h y. LLOYD.
No 50 Mount Vernou-=t,. Boston. Nov = 1870
1.-THE report in question was sent 70 TIRE T~ir-
by the New-York City News Association.
the local bureau OF The Associated Press
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
PERSONAL.

THE late A. S Van Wicke. of Philadelphia. a
summer resident Of Bristol r. T.. and a graduate
of BROWN University, left in his will beduest OF
"a, ooo for the erection OF gateway at the en-
franco of the college campus and admnstra-
tioo building Immediately within the gate on the
front campus The designs for the gates have
heen made and work upon the grounds In prepara-
tIo for the foundation for the gates has Just been
hepun The gates will be completed by next com
hmiIding will be delayed, IT has been found that
tho heouest sufficient to carry out the full
wishes OF the donor.
Ct Mary's Episcopal Church. Baltimore. of which
the Rev + Ward Denys is rector, is being quad
-,nled in size and will be OF the finest relig-
ions edinceS in that city.
Richard G. Moulton professor OF English lItera-
,ure at the University Of Chicago. is mentioned,
among others. the next president of North
western University
sbinno.n Basil j D. Guy OF the battleship Barfieur
C,h,na station for his heroism In attempting to
go seaman Mccarthy during the nshtng at
Tien-Tsin on July lS
The widow OF General Everil +. button or
o,,oan,ore H. has offered the trustees of the
SI.o,nora Public Library II SOS go building to be,
,,.d ~ "A memorial 10 her husband General
T-t,nn lived In Syracuse Tor over half a century.
- Inc action OF the widow IS In pursuance OF Ii
Mn he had outlined before ne died
CoIorado Springs, Col. Nov. I'm address to
+ha students OF Colorado College DIR, j. X Pear
.ons the Chicago phIlanthropist. announced that
on january l. 1901. he would make the college u
new scientific building now In course of construc-
81,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
TIE VIEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-A plot to Kill Lord Roberts by
blowing up a church whore h WAS 10 attend
service has been discovered in Johannesburg,
and the cons Dirators were arrested: he news
caused widespread Indignation in England, and
is thought likely to lead TO more seer meas
1res against the Beers Mr. kruger spent
> busy day in Paris making calls on officials
and receiving delegations: one slight antI-l1IlA-
Iish demonstration occurred. =-- The Gar s
physicians say that the condition Of tn Fir patient
continues to improve.
DOMESTIC United States Senator Cushman
Kellogg Davis. who had been i'll for two months.
died al his home in St Paul, Mimi. at the age
If sixty two. =-- The Court of Appeals has re-
duced the assessment OF the Manhattan Elevated
Railroad Company to about S9,.00WO, nearly
one-half the figure fixed by the local assessors,
and thus puts end to the litigation which
has continued since 1894; the company must,
however. pay back taxes amounting to SIo0,opD.
CITY-Stocks were generally lower -=
At the meeting q prominent citizens held at
the Chamber Of Commerce the appointment of
& committee Of fifteen ordered to deal with
the vice situation; ex- Mayor Hewitt. in ad-
dress. laid the blame on the Mayor. and told how
he dealt with vice ir his term. =--- The police
made raid the alleged gambling house at
No 81 Park Row: they arrested twenty-five
men. and seized paraphernalia, but were unable
90 enter the second floor. where the main part
OF the gambling said to he going on.
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day: Fair.
The temperature yesterday Highest, 20 de-
Erees: lowest 40: average. 421@.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28

There 100 Chinese pupils in Queens College.
Hong-Kong. varying in age from nine up to
twenty-three. and many OF them have family cares
in the shape Of wife and children at home Each
year decrease In the proportion Of married
Echooiboys and the average age becomes tess
every year. In its early history boys OF all ages
were to be found In the school. and IL was quite
possible to find father and a dead heat Tor
the first prize, Sometimes family rivalry was pro-
ductive OF dire results the following experience
of Mr.. May the second master, bears witness. MI
May had been but a short time at the school "nen
one day he noticed that boy was absent ana ne
made inquiries to the reason The foho"1hs
dialogue in Chinese took place;
Officious Boy-Piease, sir L-ho-wack ism wen
Master-What is the matter with him.
Off1cious Boy-His father thrashed him last night
and he Is too bad to come to school to-day
Master-He must have committed a grave fault to
merit 80 severe thrashing. What did he 40
Oficious Boy-PlGase, sir he laughed Wneh you
caned his father yesterday.
Rough on Papa.-The correct answer to the
charade Kitty's mother had found in the juvenile
easy one it Was PropoundeG TO the
u ySS s1 s ETsss and %na' End Of drink
Make a name the boys all know, think
VI ,L know what the motherly fowl Is repi'e'
Right said her mother Now the kind OF
Kitty vent into brown study; ., name a.,
Hensoda aen efere h that won't do. Hen
cocoa. henmilk. henwine"z.-, 40, ,,o,,ntea the
"Oh. I Know exclaimed Kitty. "Ryei Henrye-
Henry"'-(Chcago Tribune.
An authority on oacteriology says that many dis
eases may traced the eating Of unwashed
fruit and particularly of unwashed grapes After
washing grapes which had stood for a long
time in basket a fruit stand the man OF sci
ence found that the water contained tubercIe
bac in sufficient quantities to kill guinea pig In
two days Two other guinea pigs which were in
oculated with the germ infected water died within
six weeks.
Glad the war not broken out. Lord Lansdowne
would have easily ranked the best War Min
lister OF recent times,"-Daiy Telegraph
It's really very hard to know what one would wish
I'd like TO be sailor If it weren't for the sea:
I'd like to be a teacher, but I'd simply hate 10
teach.
I'd like be burglar II 1t weren't for the plice;
I'd like to be soldier II always were at peace;
abolished
I'd like to have the woolsack were the House OF
Lords demolished
But Of all the great professions which I'd gladly
There's one par excellence which my longing
For nothing in the universe would suit my talents
Than being made War Minister if there was never
Punch.
ing the advsability of inrcting capital punishment
by of suffocaton. II is proposed to place
the subject in alright chamber and then
haust the air from the box by means of a pump.
The NANNY boy. don't you know that every
cigarette is another screw in your coffin?
have to have coffin as big az a grain elevator Just
to hold de screws--tPhiladelphia Record
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
Amusemeufs.

A0kpEAfF OF MUsIC-s-Si5- Monte Crista,
AMERICAN Is The Rover of she Press
BIJoU-s-Tbe Belle Of BTidEspo-i,
BROADWAY THEATRE sic Foxy CUTLER.
CASINOS Is FloFodora-
CRITERION THEATRE : Inc tisy Lord QueN
DAIT'S THEATRE-.-S; l3-The Man ~ Forty
EDEN MCSEE-The World Wax.
EMPIRE THEATRE-2:la -S:2t- Richard tafNei.
FoDRTEENTH STREET TIiEATRE-2 s-ISnst River.
GARDEN THEATRE-2-S-IA igion.
G4HRIcK THEATRE 2:15- =. t5-naViG Harunl.
GRAND OPERA HOltsE-2s Naughty Anthony and
Madame Butterfly.
HANMEIiSTBTN'S TICTORIA-S 30 star aud Garter
HARLEM OPERA Hot-SEI-s:i3-San Toy
herald SQUARE THEATRT}-3-s N rirona-
IRVING PLACE THEATRE Gold Mine
KEITH S-t'antiTueIs Performance.
KNAEE HAIJe-S:i6-Piaao Recital
KgICKERBOCEER THEATRE-S-LAxi1n.
ROSTER BEAI.S-I2.la Vaudeville.
LYCBITN THEATRE ga Royal Family
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE 2-cavailerts Rustt~
CANA Is pHafare.
MADISON SQUARE ATRE-2.is-S 3o-fToige,
Pedge s. 90
MURRAY HILL THEATRE -fiiorisn3.
THEATRE REPUBLIC :i5--sSaE Harhor
TIE EEw YORK THEATRE -SVsudeNille
PASTOR S-Day and NiCht-Continuous Show
PROCTOR S-Continpou Performance
eAVOY-z:I5-S .2b-Misfrps Nell.
WAILACK'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
vP. CR0KER'S SURPRISE

Mr.. Croker from his retreat in England ex-
presses pain and surprise that Newly orkers re-
fuse to take his reform crusade seriously. and
he breaks out into violent abuse of the clergy
men and other citizens with whose complaints n
few days ago he was processing such hearty
sympathy. In his talk there are once more
signs of that nervousness and irritabity which
hours " this formerly self-contained and silent
boss. He Is clearly anxious. He has not been
able 1" divert from himself and his system the
public indignation. When he saw the rising
storm was too strong 10 be met with sneers and
cynicism in the regular fashion he thought per-
haps be might 60 with the current moderate
and control T.. III least himself escar. IFS
iolce But The plan has gone completely owr,,
Consequently lie Is disturbed and angly-a mood
IN which he is proverbially given Ia rash
speeches which show his contempt of oecency
and convince respectable people of their wis.
dom in refusing 10 trust him or have felloU.shin
with him. As In his anger he showed u4nnIo
his true motives in furnishing Judge DaIy. so
TOW In his abuse OF other reformers who are
not ready 10 accept him as a leader without
signs OF repentance he proves 10 them fhut as
they feared. he was Il reformer not 10 accom-
plish any good. hut 10 divert their attention
from the real source OF evil
If MIR. Croker will just calm himself and in
ms sober senses consider his past attitude ia
reform, even he will not wonder at the rcformnrs'