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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-23

Washington. March 1.-THE batreship
Kentucky. which recently arrived az
Cavite from the United states has bene
assigned 70 be the flagship Of Rear Adj
miral Kempf ~ place q the Newark.
which has been ordered Tor repairs a the
New York navy yard.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-23
POP STATE COMMITTEE
Ascertaining the Sentiments Of the
Rank and File

Topeka. Kan, March 1.-The Populist
state central committee tonight author
lied the publication of the following
statement.
There has been considerable discussion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-23

" before 9. Then they formed in line,
two abreast, and marched to chapel
DIT. Hun. principal OF the school said
that the action of the boys had Tot N
terfered with the work OF the institute.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-23

Special low prices on Millinery this
week. before removal l05-lt
Special sale chndrcn's hats and caps.
a5c Soc Koher Millinery Co. IS7 North
aIain. l.5-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-23

The lingering cough following grippe
calls for one aEnute Cough Cure For
al throat ard lung troubles this is the
only harmless -emedy thai gives imEned-
fate results. Prevents un1ption. Gus.
saar. 81 F. noaglas ave, Geo. Van Wsr-
den. IS \. Main s.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-23

Counterfeits Of DeWitts Witch Hazel
salve are liable to cause blood poisoning.
Leave them alone. The original has the
name DeWitts upon the box and wrap
Per. It is a harmless and healing salve
for skin diseases. Unequalled for piles.
Gus. saur. 52i E. Douglas Ave. Geo. Van
Werden. S28 y. Main St
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-23

Union Telegraph company in this city.
died suddenly from pneumonia, aged 81
years. Mr.. Shape was one Of the oldest
and best known telegraphers in the
United States. During the civil war Mr..
Shape was attached to General Grants
staff as telegrapner
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-23
WILL MAKE TREATY
China VIII Help to Establish Claims
OF Esussia.

London, March FIT IS generally be-
iieved that Russia viii procure a secret
treaty with China" says the Pekin cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail, fully es-
tablishing her prior claims - the dis
puted concession at Tien Tsin- Unfor-
tunately this dispute Is only an isolated
Instance OF the friction Of the interests
between the two powers. The other in
stances have not obtained such proni-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-23

Millinery exhibit an this week: also
special sale children hats and caps. 25c,
Soc. Noher Millinery Co. l37 North
1laIn. 1861
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-23

Mr.. J. ". Patterson. night police At
Nashua, Ia, says: I'm January 1 had
very bad cold on my lungs, and used
half a dozen different cough medicines
and prescriptions from two doctors, but
grew worse all the time I finally bought
a bottle Of FOLEY'S HONEY AND
TAR and after using two-th.rds Of it,
I was entirely cured" 6. Gehring, 400
E. Douglas: Geo Van Werden. 22s y.
Main: Wichita Drug Co. 10 E. Doug
las; Gus Saur. 524 E. Douglas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-23

The stomach controls the situafion
Those who are hearty and strong ars
those who can eat and digest plenty ~
food. Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure dlresfs what
you eat end allows sou fe eat al re
good food you want 10 sou suffer from
Indigestion heartburn. becoming or any
other stomach trouble the preparation
can't help o1t "a you zeQ9. 1hs most
sensitive atoraachs can take a. Gas
saur rzs r Douglas Ave. Geo Van Uer-
den. - y Main g.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-23

When you are bilious, use those famous
little pills known as DeWitt's Little Early
Risers to cleanse the liver and bowels.
They never gripe.- Gus Saur, 524 z. Doug
las Ave- Geo. Van Werden, 32S n Main
street
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-23
UNIQUE AND SOLEMN
Violin Played at a Funeral by Re


Central Village, Conn, March 22.-The
funeral of DR.. E. H. Davis TO-DAY at
Plainfeld was unique and solemn. The
request in life made by DR.. Davis that at
his death a violin be played was carried
out as requested. Prof. Forcher. Of
Providence, an expert violinist, was
present and at the foot of the elegant
coffin played his violin.
The selection were Nearer Ny God TO
Thee" and later in the service the
Floral Song"
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no dispatches alludlng 10 the Angloe
French or Angio-Russian trouhle at Tiss
Tsin. officials are therefore hopeful far
a concnllatory settlement f1r what they
regard as not being a serious difficulty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26
LOUIS r. sENAo.

parentage, and does not wish to ex-
plot either the French or the italian
schools of fencing. Since the Italians
became incensed over his alleged
boast of French school superiority,
he admits that the Italian method of
fencing had great degree of success
a hundred or more years ago, but
that all good critics to-day say that
the italian school has progressed but
little, while the French method has
been so greatly improved that it is
the basis of fencing taught in nearly
all countries.
To revert to Prof. Pavese and his
medals! The Italian declares that the
elder Senac succumbed to Cavalier
PM, an Italian, in a championship
match so recently as 1893. This be-
ing true, he declares he cannot see
by what right M. Senac could transfer
championship to his son. The pro-
fessor's point is well taken, whether
or not PM defeated Scnac, for it is
really impossible to transfer any
championship to another person who
has not gained the right to wear the
title in open competition. Anyone
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26

shape of Farmers Bulletins" and the
first one gives detailed plans for two
model farm homes and two barns.
While it is urged that farmers in
building these homes will find many
ways of saving money in their con-
struction from the maximum cost es-
timated by the architects, yet the full
allowance is given so that no one need
have an excuse for placing a mortgage
on the home before it is completed
in order that money may be raised
with which to complete it.
We reproduce a design, with first
and second floor plans for house
that Uncle Samuel believes will make
a suitable and attractive home for
a family of five or six persons, and
which his architects assure us can be
easily built for $1,1O0. This price in
cludes the best of material for every
feature of the building, and in MAX
ing it the architect either supposes
that the farmer whose home it is to
become is either too lazy to assist in
it's construction. or that he does not
know how, for there is absolutely
nothing left for the farmer who has
$1,100 to spend to do but to move in
when the building is completed. If
he wishes to spend this amount of
money he must hire the grading for
the foundation done. he must pay for
hauling of material from the lumber
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26
Who Is the Fencing Champion
of the Western Continent?

might buy championship were this
permission to be given.
This man Pavese has killed his man
in duel. He admits it when you dis
cuss duels with him. Instantly he be-
gins to tell of mortal combat he
had in Spain, his eyes light up and
his arms begin to strike out as if he
held a saber and was slicing at an
imaginary opponent. There is the
fearlessness of the valiant cavalier in
his every motion.
You see, the Spaniard was great
swordsman," said Generoso Pavese,
land we had a very bad quarrel. 1t
was his intention, I do verify believe,
to cut me into sausage meat when
we met in mortal combat. But L
ah, that was terrible moment-got
inside his stroke, and swish! down on
his head went my sword. Ugh! ]
cut him down most terribly, and he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26
Our Putp,wa/ Government
SMggeStS Farm Homes
Uncle Sam Supplies the Land and Assists Settlers
to Build Homes Upon It

=" OUR Uncle Samuel is a kindly and
/ well-disposed old gentleman,
ever ready to extend helping
hand to those in need if they are but
willing to help themselves a little.
Hundreds of thousands of farmers
scattered throughout the country, and
especially in the central and western
states, will bear witness to the fact
that he has assisted them in getting
a home by donating the land upon
which to build it. He has given away
millions of acres of fine farm land,
and still has few hundred thousand
acres left for those who make the
proper application for it and show a
determination to improve the oppor-
tunities he offers them.
Not only has he given away farms,
bat each year he sends to his people
on the farms and in the cities, ire
spective of whether they own thou
sand acres of tillable ground or have
nothing more fertile than the roof of
city apartment building at their dis
posal for cultivation purposes, thou
sands of pounds of seeds of the
choicest variety of garden and field
vegetables and cereals.
Now he proposes to assist the farm
er to whom he has given farm build
house upon it, and for that purpose
has employed competent architects to
devise plans and specifications for
farmhouses, stables, cowsheds, farm
implement sheds, sheep shelters, and
in fact every sort of building that is
found useful on the farm. He is having
prepared a great variety of these plans
and specifications. so as to be able
to suit the tastes and needs of each
family as well as to provide variety
in the landscape. These plans are be-
ing issued from the agricultural de-
partment of the government in the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26

died. Terrible, terrible, but it was
the mortal combat"
To Senac Pavese wrote the other
day: IF you wish, I will meet you
in Europe in a regular duel. In case
you are afraid to meet me in Europe,
where duels are permitted, l am al
ways ready to meet you in match
of five minutes duration, with two
minutes rest between rounds" That
sounds like business. If this match
should happen to be with sabers
sharpened to razor edges for two
inch guards-or buttons preventing a
wound deeper than two inches-it
might be a memorable duel.
Ignoring the storm that has been
brewed over the professional cham
pionship, a prominent Chicago fencer
has purchased out of his private
funds a magnificent trophy which he
will offer in great fencing tourney
to be held. the latter part of April.
All amateurs in the United States are
to be invited to compete, and it is just
possible that an amateur champion
may come from the tourney to chal-
lenge all corners. Turngemeinde So
cieties have never grown weary OF
promoting fencing. 1t was but few
years ago when one of the big the
aters of Chicago was thronged to see
fencing battles between amateurs of
the Y. M. C. A. and Turngemeinde.
Prof. Yates, acknowledged to be one
of the best fencers in the west, saw
in the tourney CLEAN of hope for
the revival of fencing. But Du-
Plessis, who watched over the foil
work of Wrestler Paul Pons, the
Frenchman. when he trained for his
match with Rooney, declared that the
only way that fencing and wrestling
could be popularized was to hold big
amateur Journeys for amateurs with
appropriate medals. By the way, the
fencing of this foreign wrestler, with
his 27O pounds avoirdupois, was much
better to watch than his wrestling.
What he gained in alertness by
thrusting and parrying he lost when
ne WCuU OA Vic AioO Win SfCh q
mediocre wrestler.
Cornell university has some fencers
who may make great names for them
selves, more especially if they sue
coed in winning the intercollegiate
championship. With three new men
in the Ithaca team, Cornell recently
defeated Yale by the score of to 2.
Last year it won the intercollegiate
championship in fencing, beating Cor
nell by two points. In dual events
with Pennsylvania and Columbia, Cor
nell was victorious.
It might be point in favor Of Pa.
vese's contention that the Italian
school is the better if he only told
how well the Cornell students are do
ing in fencing under the instruction
of a well-known Italian. Still, Cor
nell's winning team has a man named
Siguoux in the makeup. and it would
seem that he were either of French
Indian extraction or member ct
some French-American family. No
matter what the professionals may
saw or do, the followers of this art
that is conducive to gracefulness and
poise will always take their pre-
scribed amount of exercise with the
foils. E. G. WESTLAKE.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26
Take q Straight Line.

Two or three things regarding our.
selves we must be sure of. First, we
should be absolutely sincere. A man
has a right to claim that for him.
self. He has right to know whether
the claim is true. A man knows
whether he is liar in word, and he
has an equal right to know wheth-
er he has mixed motives in his &C.
tions. What harm can come to sim
cere man who let's himself go on the
the path of his sincerity? He is simply
following out. in practical life, the
axiom in geometry: "A straight line
is the shortest distance between two
points" There never was a more
false assertion applied to life than
the statement: 1.-THE longest way
round is the shortest way home"
Even rifles are judged efficient by the
fatness of their trajectory. The
curve that is allowed for in the dis
charge of an arrow at long distance
is dismissed in the discharge of a
bullet from modern weapon of pre-
cision.-Rev. T. R. Slicer, in Success.
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by which the latter is suspended are
arranged in triangles, both in the
longitudinal and transversal direc-
tions. There is thus little railway
for crossing the river, with this diff
ference, that the body of the vehicle,
instead of being above the rails and
wheels as usual, is some 14O or 160
feet below these. 1t possesses, never.
theless, the speed and regularity of
motion which can be obtained on any
straight and horizontal railway line,
with the advantage that, thanks to
its long suspension, this new kind of
wagon enjoys a smoother motion
than the best railway coaches, with
out the Intervention of springs or
other expensive and cumbersome ap.
pliances in order to modify the vibra-
tions.
The motion. of the frame is OBJ
tanned, without expending much
power, by means of any motor-the
kind most suitable to local circum-
stances-cable driven by steam, wa
ter under high pressure, compressed
ill SdS VI OlAS oAs OSCCSA oC1llS Wy SlCS-
tricity. But in the last case the
dynamo, instead of being erected on
shore, as the steam engine, is prefer
ably placed on the movable frame,
which it carries along with itself by
means of a pinion working into the
teeth of rack fixed to the bridge.
Whatever may be the kind of en-
CINE employed, it must be able to
work backward or forward instanta-
neously. It may, in fact, be at any mo-
ment necessary to reverse the direc-
ton on account of an unforeseen OBJ
stacle.
1t will be observed that this is tho
most favorable solution of the prob
lem of crossing maritime channels.
The latitude it leaves for fixing di.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26
THE OVERHEAD FERRY At RoueN.

left entirely clear; except that
arched bridges, which would reduce
that rectangular area, must be ex-
cluded. Suspension bridges, how
ever, owing to the facility they offer
for spanning wide channels, the
great advantage they possess in per-
hitting erection by Launching" with
out any scaffolding interfering with
the navigation, the economy of their
construction, the area they offer to
wind pressure, and, lastly, their
ightness and elegance, seem to COM
mand preference in the majority of
cases.
The platform of the bridge carries
two lines of rails, over which a car
rage on small wheels rolls, the num-
Der of wheels varying with the weight
to be carried. e
The rollers are connected with a
movable frame under the line of rails,
which may freely move in longi-
tudinal direction quite close to the
platform and from one end to the
other of same. We have thus a rudi-
mentary vehicle which can cross the
channel without interfering in any
way with the opening, which is to re-
main clear. In order to. make this
vehicle of practical use, iron rods or
cables are attached to the frame
above mentioned, the object of these
being to carry platform, called by
the French inventors trans-bordeur.
or carrier from shore to shore, hang
ing at the same level as that of the
quays on each bank, but in any case
above high water and the reach of
the waves.
The frame can roll over the rails
in both directions at pleasure; the
suspended carrier can therefore land
on one shore or the other at will, as
it follows the frame in the same way
as the car follows the balloon.
In order to obviate any swinging
motion which might result from the
pressure of the wind or the forward
motion of the carrier itself, the rods
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26

a PECULIAR method has been
~. provided for crossing the
Seine river at Rouen, France,
which solves what has proven diff
cult problem for many. cities stu
ated on streams that are navigable
for ocean-going vessels. It can be
described as an overhead ferry"
and is the joint work of F. Arnodin
and A. de Palacio, two French en-
gineers of considerable note. 1t is
from pamphlet issued by these gen.
tlemen that the facts for the follow
ing description are taken.
The crossing of the channels has
always been difficult problem to
solve, especially when such channels
are near the sea and are thereby sub
ject to tides, tidal or ordinary waves,
and currents, to which may be added,
in northern ATTITUDES, the POSSIBLE
tiles and risks of frost. All of these
problems the overhead ferry" at
Rouen has solved satisfactorily and
cheaply. Because of it the channel
crossed is left entirely free at all
hours without requiring vessels to
make any special signals or modify
their rate of speed any more than
they would in the case of a cross
channel ferry. No increase of dis
lance or ascent or descent is forced
on the traffic in order to cross from
one shore to the other.
Of this so-called ferry Mr.. E. M. j.
Dellepiane, the American consul at
Rouen, says the essential part of the
system may be described as hori-
zontal railway supported by bridge
spanning the channel and built up at
such height as will allow the TALES
masted vessels frequenting the chan
mel to pass beneath. Any kind of
bridge may be used, provided the rec
tangular opening for navigation is
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ly old gentleman had it divided into
two buildings in the first place.
An eight-room house, which is
strongly recommended, resembles
very much in appearance the old
southern plantation mansions that
were a prominent feature of every
southern landscape before the war
An argument advanced in favor of this
house is, that while it cannot be built
so cheaply in the first place, the origi-
nal building costing $1,000, it can be
added to in practically every direction
in advancing years. 1t is an argument
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26

rangement, with stall room for five
horses, carriage room, grain bins,
and hay loft in which there are $3.50
cubic feet of space.
In this first effort of the govern.
ment to provide acceptable plans for
farm buildings another barn is pre-
sented which is warranted to cost not
over $3.50, and which is 37x34 feet
square, with stall room for ten
horses. and practically every convent.
ence that is known in barn construc.
ton. For the farmer who contem-
plates building any sort of farm
structure Uncle Sam has much to offer
that is attractive. MAX OWEN.
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN OF st.ioo HOUSE.
in the stables.
The plans for this house are so ar
ranged that it may be built in Sec
tions. In other words, the completed
house, as it is given in the illustration,
is house with an addition. 1t is so
arranged that the main building of
this house has four rooms, two up
stairs and two as shown by the floor
plans. This portion, it is estimated.
can be built for 5000, and will provide
shelter for a growing family until
the pocketbook will stand the further
strain demanded by the building of
the addition at cost of $500, and un-
til the family has grown to the ex-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26

worthy of consideration by the farm.
er who has growing children that are
likely to marry and settle down on
the home place. A farmhouse can
seldom be too large.
We reproduce also a perspective
view of barn that is 24X24 feet in size,
and which it is said $275 will build.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26
sh.r,ocL HoIme., Deduction,

The Detective-That woman is evil
IDENTIFY from Boston.
The Policeman-Why do you think
SO?
because she is freckled"
81 fail to see the point"
"Well, dent all Boston females wear
specks ?"-Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26
Signs of Old Age.

1. When letters to a girl friend are
mostly addressed "Mrs."
2. When she begins to care great
deal about the supper at an entertain
ment. "
3. When she feels sudden interest
in church and charity work.
1. When she is attractive to very
young men.
5. When she realizes the folly Of
dressing in sober colors.
6. When she compares the new way
of wearing the hair with that when she
first put hers up.
z. When-most of all-the gravity
of youth gradually gives way to in
cipient kittenishness.-Cin En-
nuirer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26
An Elective Smile.

3 Society Editor-I wish to give some
idea of the great number of people at
the Patriarch's ball. How shall ex.
press it?
Chief--Say, .'as numerous as spring
Ioets."-Harlem Lite,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26
Philosophy.

Its almost worth while to run
thorn in your finger" said Aunt Ann
PEBBLES. speaking of it afterward.
Its such a relief when you have got
it out."-Chicago Tribune.
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u,,rbreadth Escape,

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-I see by this pa
per that some statistician discovered
that the average woman carries 40 to
60 miles of hair on her head.
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-And then she
makes trouble if her husband happens
to carry a couple of yards of it on his
coat sleeve.-Ohio State Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26

mensions-height or length-without
any unreasonable increase in it's cost
permits its use over many rivers and
inlets requiring easy communication
from shore to shore.
1t affords greater speed and more
regularity than boat, allowing
twice or three times as many cross
ings to be made as with the latter,
without being subject to the same
causes of interruption.
1t does not even momentarily inter-
rupt navigation, nor does it compel
the traffic to make laborious ascents
as in the ordinary bridge, or an as
cent and descent to an unpleasant
passage through tunnel.
1t realizes the minimum distance to
be crossed, as it's course is straight
and horizontal; it consumes very lit
tie motive power, and this can be
supplied by any kind of motor. Last
ly, it is economical in construction.
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tent where the addition is needed. OF
course, if both pocketbook and family
are in condition to warrant the build
ing of the entire house at one time
there is no objection on the part of
the government to its being done in
that way. 1t was only as matter
of financial convenience that the ki-a