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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

clan all 5000 Of these letters have gone OUT replies
have thus far been received from only 1000 Of them
There may several times 275 cases 5000 districts
from which thus far replies have come
It is the intention OF those who compiling the fig
to make report to congress, including such
mendations may warranted One recommends
ton viii be for the erection of two large government hos
pitfalls for epers. in the south and the other in the
north Eminent physicians have different times been
before committees Of congress the interest Of the
ton Of eper hospitals but nothing Of these visits
the government having reliable data covering the
prevalence Of the disease Next winter however with
full information the subject is believed that congress
VIII act promptly.
It is noteworthy nearly all the 275 reported vic
tins are foreigners The Scandinavans seemed pecu-
ary susceptible to the disease They either had it when
they landed in America contracted after land
ing Every OF the the Dakoas and Minnesota
in the country rather remote from the small
towns The disease to be spreadign most rapidly
Louisiana and for several years there has been aga
ton there in favor Of effective public supervision and
troll Of all eprous patients either by the by the
federal government
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08
NEW INDIAN THEORY.

Among the theories TO account for the peopng Of this
continent the most generally accepted is that man
came mere Boring Strait from Asia The principal
against this is lack Of resemblance N culture
and customs between the aborgines of this country aud
tie races Of Asia It is held by many writer's that the
difference is too great to believing them to
have common origin.
In recent article this subject writer claims that
the difference may readily be accounted by the fact
that al the Asiatc and customs would have been lit
orally frozen out Of migratory people in teer getting
around Boring Strait AS they moved northward they
would In the course Of generations lose the character
iscs Of their le after another especially agriculture
and the having Of domestic animals; ana as they got
,he Polar Circle their whole energies would neces-
saTily be devoted to keeping and hndlns food
According this theory the people thai FIRST crossed
Berng Strait lest all their culture before they got here
but in moving sout'ward they developed sger into i'm
provei ways Of living. An tE however conslneG eencr-
aoas II time ard curing thst long interval ali trace Of
their original As,atc customs was obItera,e4 aud their
new customs were different
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08
RACING MACHINE MIsg4APs.

In their efforts turn fast sailing 9Ofoot soop
the crack designers Of both England and America seem to
taken al possible risks with the materials at their
command. New and costly alloys have been devised in
hull plates might be made lighter and stronger
steel built Of thin plates have been substituted
for the stout sticks Of Oregon pine that held clouds
Of aoft the minor fittings have been given
and strange shapes in order to weight and sheets,
halyards STATS and all other rigging have been woven
and twisted Of the ghtest possible steel rope To hold
this fra feathery structure up yaohtmans breeze
there fin keel Of solid leadand this is about the only
substantial thing to be found in these modern racing ma
chimes. Nevertheless the demand among yachtsmen is
for more speed and ever more speed and the yacht con
sructors must meet fall neglected into the unrecog
nized ruck Of mere boatbullders.
is this demand and the ingenious attempts Of design
to that to be held responsible for the
recent collapse Of shamrOc us spars and rigging and the
later mshap to the latest America cup defender Both
the Watson and the Herreshon boats have been con
sructed not to exempfy new or correct principles in
naval architecture to introduce to the notice Of
yachtsmen advanced style of weathery boat rather
in order to show thnly the materials for craft of
ordinary strength might be spread the limits bounded
by 90f0ot water line and sailing triangle extended
the utmost possible degree Of expansion The recent acct
dents indicate what extent the element Of light
and agy has entered into the calculations
pert yacht designers. pun Of wind in ordinary
mile breeze made wreck Of the Shamrock IFS upper
works while the Constitution was similarly dismased in
whole sail breeze that would have been the delight Of
any skipper whose boat was not OveTspaTred.
All this and much more to the same effect is so well
known by British and American yachtsmen that they
wellnigh forgotten It. The placing water line limit
at the extreme figure Of sloop classification has neces
sary made Of America chaengers and defenders
many racing machines IL which the cunning Of the de
sgner and his audacy in tightening weight and extending
sail plans been practically substituted for sound sea
worthiness and extraordinary skill in seamanshp II this
practice is to be continued indefinitely the cup races will
eventually bear close resemblance to contests between
motordrven machines in which the winner might be de
ermned by counting the revolutions the wheels It is
the skillfu skipper after all and not the machanican
trying experiments in the strength of materials most
Interests the public when yacht racing question
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08
LePRosY IN - uNlTEp srATEs-

According to scientific Investigations directed from
Washington for several months there are at least 275
Of eprosy in the United states That number have
been reported but it is thought probable that the real
number is nearer thousand For various reasons. phys
clans Who have cases OF this disease in many instances
fail refuse to them But the number reported is
sudcienty large to occasion some alarm. seventyour
Of the known in New Orleans chiefly among the
Italian population There are tweutyhree in Minnesota
mostly among Seandinavians in the rural settlements
There are fifteen cases in North Dakota and two III St
Dakota among the same people So far as has been asc
tanned there are none in Michigan Indiana Chicaeo
has five cases. New York six. Boston none
The figures now compiling represent great deal Of
careful work circular letter was sent from Washington
70 every city and county physician every health oe-
every responsible head Of hospital in the countr II
called Tor volunteer Information covering cases u p-o
in the community question; the name OF the lep-ons
person, the sex age social condition. place CT residence
whether town or county-and name OF attending Dhys-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08
eREAT RAsEBALL CROWDS.

According to the official statements made by club man
ayers on the sixteen games Of baseball played Decora
ton day by National League the American League
were witnessed by crowds aggregatng $4,000 persons.
These figures doubtless exceed the actual attendance by
several thousand but the total must have been fully
100000 In the other organizations Of professional baseball
clubs the attendance has been carefully recorded
but as fully twenty such games were played the aggregate
attendance must have been $4,000 or more
This is all Many college teams contested their
prowess diamonds, and their games well pat
ronized IN cases they drew big crowds Add TO
these more conspicuous contests host Of games between
amateur and semproessonal clubs all the country,
becomes modest estimate to that more than
quarter million took part in witnessed ball
games Memorial day, while uncounted muutudes Of
boys plunged deep into the sport they could
get
1t is quite evident that baseball sn the national
game Of the United States.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08
9aiTue Eagle
the PLAN CARNEGIE is WORKING.
M. M. MURDOCH. Editor.


Andrew Carnegle's gift to Scotland in the form Of an
immense make university education in that coun-
try free is put in new light It is tradition in the
land Of the kilt and the bagpipe that a men are equal
IN the pursuit Of learning" Robert Louis Stevenson
speaking Of the Scotch universities said Of the he
attended that quiet clique Of the exclusive,
studious cultured no rotten borough Of the arts The
universities we're in the past really democratic But this
stamp disappearing and the rich have
lately an advantage over the poor the seats Of learn
ing Carnegie read somewhere that the annual income
in fees of the four universities $245OOo
What occurred to Carnegie was to give which would
produce an amount eQuaIing annually edu-
cation free
This also explains the howl from the university
agements With the announcement broadcast that univer
sy education the Scotch taxpayers fear that the
demand for education viii become SO great that uni
verstes viii have to be maintained public
expense.
And that is a good thing. Carnegie has way Of mak
ing gifts which them sons permanency Of ap
probation He gives in way to compel provoke other
gifts His numerous gifts Of libraries always
panied with the provision ciy which benefited
must appropriate a stated sum yearly to maintain the
library. Some cities have refused. But matter Of
fact Carnegie is taking the only of making his gifts
Of practical advantage to the community.
If part plan giving that immense sum to Scot
land was to shake little more money out Of scoand's
pocket for educational purposes he is only phan
thropist. but as wise as Solomon
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08
A STRONG WORD EoR RUSSIA.

Paul du Chaillu the explorer author declares that
Russia, in which empire he proposes to begin long
ouTn very is destined to be Of the two great
countries Of world being the United States
He is genuinely enthusiastic Russia and the Rus
sian people, and stouty maintains that the land Of the
Gar has been abused outrageously and for purpose
Perhaps he thinks the British bias against her has had
some influence with Americans. du Chailu puts the
case:
They blame Russia in the Manchurian matter Amer
lea and Russia have essentially same policy They
want ports, open the year round against the ice.
Haven't ambitions with the isthmian canal say
the least Manchura is bound Russia by colo
nizaon anyway And in the future of Russia there is
much for this country to look for in trade Much
might say Of the Of Africa believe them to be
compared with the timber land of Siberia The latter
forests beyond question the largest in the world
What small business this trouble about the
this matter Of patry duty with this country that has
been friend stands well for friendship the
future?"
It isn't by any Of impossible that Paul
du Chailu may accomplish good deal through his ap-
preaching visit to the Cars domain to restore the old
friendly feeling between America and Russia which pre-
vailed during the trying times from 81 to IS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08
Some Marriage Don'ts.

A New York minister SAYS marriage IS
rot a failure. and that more than 200
OF the SOP couples he has united are
happy. His advice 70 those who would
wed and be happy IS largely summed up
in the following half-dozen don'ts.
Don't marry when TOO young
Don't marry until you can support a
wife.
Don't marry a girl who can't cook and
sew
Don't live IN six rooms when three are
enough.
Don't NARY unless you suit each other.
Don't come TO ne for a. divorce
with these simple rules 70 guide then.
thoughtful young people should he able
70 render divorce courts well-nigh need
less II the years % come
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08
COLLEGE PROFESSORS NOT UNwoRLDLY.

Many cases Of the signal distress in administration Of
college professors notably President EOts distinguished
career Harvard remind that this class receives
credit for unwordlness which it not wholly deserve
There will always be every college faculty q number
gueless men, given wholly books devoted exclus
lively their teaching and that faculty would be unfor
which had many such oldfashioned scholars
its roll conditions Of teaching require Of
many professors sound business methods and considerable
executive faculty This is Of any professor who has
to manage large department He has number Of sub
ordinates whose work coordinated subjects Of
research to be assigned elaborate for the
Seminary" be brought time; costly department
library is to be inellgenty ncreasedin short the ad
nstrative Of university professor may be quite
difficult that of the bank president scientist
such presidenteect of Johns Hopkins IS has, be-
yond these duties the administration of expensive lab
oratory with large teaching staff; Independent labor
atOry fund handle supplies to buy employees from
gneer to hoorcrubbers to engage and supervise He Is
by virtue of his very Office steward Of difficult and COM
pcated trust They reckon i'll who in counting the admin
srave resources of the country leave out entirely the
college professor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08
plant
60 - 100 80

(From The Detrolt sol+Iil@I-J
And what. pray. makes the author.-
ties so plant I asked
"Joints.- answered the kaosan. IN :
hollow voice
I nov REGARDED him more narrowly.
lrrt fo,,us 10 reason % alter ny frst
estimate Of him
And perhaps. after al. = every body ha3
seuse OF huuor. there might es 70 SEGA
thing as the civic co1scienee
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

A woman in Chicago asks for divorce from her hus-
band who had a wooden leg, not because his leg is
wooden because he deceived her during courshp by
claiming that he only had a spraned ankle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

How that old song has spread It's tune IS as great
as its sentiment. For when the Duke of York being
entertained by the students sydney. Australia they
aa-e -Lohn Browns Bodv..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

(Frc-r the Chleago SsTsl
The Eachelcr-A R1rl11 has - i,-zzs
& man before she fn5s Etrn ozr
The Wldcw-Tes. Z11 fEel -le lE---
him CO.. nearly every Eigat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08
vic Restraint.

CFrou the Detroit Frss Pressl
There's enc characteristic n me2
profoundly admlrs.
Whist Is g. Becky
They can BE- 50 raEing Fl4o e ee-n
other and let show T.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

What Go Tog e41t SD ths Elsrt-
Hernan e ths 1ease ~ tAe go-E1-laoli--
1aa- who has appeared ~ tse alc
have cc-e o. carry away La1 as6ez.
kr rrrlle
Thsreaooa enc fasatsa away. TIE shsek
uas 30 sa1Len
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

No danger OF prairie IRE now. on on
the edge OF civilization Is the pink OF the
peach orchards bloom. Down the long
valley OF the Smoky Hi Is the wheat
just breaking into the waves Of tho sea
The winds arc softened and the skies
are warm and tender. The spots Of white
are pear and apple blossoms. perhaps be-
lated by the few cold days. and the corn
fields look Ike vast caeckerboards with
their straight rows reaching for half a
mile without turn or variance The wild
geese have long ago passed beyond the
northern horizon. but the meadow lark 81
eNcitedly racing about. piping his nervous
song. Bob White whistles as merrily
from a grass clunlp on the far-stFetc lng
prairie as he does from the hedEe-row
o. older states. From aImogt under ones
feet springs the grayish form q the jack
rabbit. Away ne goes with long leans
that make him almost q thing or the ar.
Then he crouches low IL the new grass.
his long ears laid close over his back.
and his futrlve eyes watching keenly Tor
danger.
Il is a time when the visitor Is charm
ed and the real estate dealer FL happy
80 matter how Disappointing and d.scolr-
aging have been the days gone before. e
always 81 understood 81 the west thst
times wll be better iu tie spring Ard
times are better in tha srrfug re e In
deed cold ~ heart who cannot becore e.
thusiaslic when he looks upon what the
hand % the SETTER hath wrouzht-tre
transformation from the raw prairie -
the farm and orchard, sld ERE riches
that all porteuds-
The toe NJ hopefuinezs and cheer .s
moving o. the face = the p.ai-s Tne
hiekerfnzs and troubles tfaf through rhe
cred are forgotten- Green esrth and bi1s
z4v r-s-e zt- ard rrrtIa draares -rarr 80
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

II au CIT uHaoazlres s9sid tIltai-
Carrs sle-
wei they--s dolnE So % a certai- *
terf-t1sy'rs trylzE 70 get - E-rA - Car
neEle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

Then the wind turns to the south, the
skies clear, the sunshine, an ever-present
glory OF the plains, succeeds to its old do
minion. The leaves of the trees that have
for few days seemed half in hiding sud-
denly unfold, the view of the town IS Ike
the vision OF a forest, and the busy life
for q time kept in allegiance is awakened
TO new energy. on the ranges the cattle
are turned loose, the sheep leave the cor
raj, the long term of semi confinement IS
ended. On the buffalo grass the pasture
is supposed to last the year round. and
for some improvident stockmen II actual
ly does so. But those who are careful
and progressive in management provide
other supplies. The alfalfa fields which
are already waving in the wind. have fur
nished much Of the extra feed
on the farms the corn IS rsplauted
where the water course has swept the
land bare, the teams are hurried. for It is
getting late, and the month of May is de-
pended on TO make the cOrnfields ready
before the wheat harvest comes upon the
scene. BY this time the outlook for wheat
is well settled. and If the fields are not
sure OF crop, there may be ploughing
up Of the green surface and planting OF
more corn.
The merchants look out on the almost
empty streets, and say: These are dull
days; hardly any one Is IN town" The
circus that has made rashly early start
plays to a small congregation OF towns
people. The farmers are not there. Tbs
conventions of all kinds. the assemblies,
and the meetings are deserted. 1t f.
time of stress on the farm. The Western
farmer knows. that this IS the day OF
preparation for the years success, and he
hesitates not to give up the pleasures Of
life in order to make sure OF his opportu-
nifty.
one day we go out 70 the open prairie.
The green has reached the tops Of the
hills IN all it's fulness. The dead grass Of
other years is hidden. The suooth-b beaten
road that takes its unconventional way
across the sod is like a chocolate ribbou
laid on a field Of emerald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

The newspapers are now SAYING There IS undoubt
edy something TO be said On both sides G me eaneen
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

The Chinese viii probably teach a thing or two in
the way Of respect yet the Vanderbilt University
Nashville Chlnaman earrled OF TIE prize IL oratory.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

A government scientist insists that the monkeys
should be put 10 work OF The scientists VIII
be deusnding that song birds be utilized next
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

The original automobile VIII soon be out making CHI
ese characters on the Kansas trundes along
in search of threshlng machine work
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

Mrs Eddy would have found it effective 70 have
thrown Bible Mrs Woodbury. instead OF lot OF IN
aefrfa limitations from Il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

sun Bryan's greatest surprise probably thai the
tiOna
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

After all the row over Dovie in Chicago the grand
jury refused ndict him. not being aele 10 md law
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

If that Cuban convention expects the United States tc
withdraw from country il should sit down and taks
things easy. II VIII be time yet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

II would have been a wonder Il those allied armies
one another.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

Yeskes has begun nilbaug On London lie wiu Eobble
it al II PIerp5nt Morgan doesn't want any Of Il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-08

The king ana TIE people q italy greatly disap-
uointed because il IS girl
The leader., 1901-12-18
The Music Of \|naS Bells

Is heard throughout the land announcing the of holly
and mistlctoe joy olication and good cheer
Get ready for the joyful occasion and remember that
the big department store of John Mc(ath Sons sup
ply your wants.
The leader., 1901-12-18
Mississippi Conference Appoint
mentS.

Brookhaven District F. Jones,
presiding elder; Brookhaven, c. w
Crisler; Magnolia and Osyka, b. f.
Lewis; Tylertown, NJ, J. Miller; Nc
Comb City, J. w. Chambers; Summit
j. P. Drake; Topisaw, f, L. Afford;
GallmaD, j. A. Moore; Hazlehurst, J,
A. Jones: Crystal Springs, r. j. Jones;
Terry, H. c. Brown; Caseyville, r.
Bradley; Adams, M. J. Ferguson; Wes-
son, F. l.. PEBBLES; Beauregard, f. NJ.
Williams; Providence. f. Mcdonald;
Bayou Pierre, T. H. King; Whitworth
College, A. F. Watkins president, Nj
l.. Burton vice president; agent Mis-
sissippi Orphans Home, w. Il. Griffin;
student in Millsaps College (Fernwood)
K. F. Edgar; Pleasant Grove, Nj. G.
Fielder; Bogue Chitto, j. X. Sandell.
The leader., 1901-12-18
Death of Miss Sieb'es.

Miss Caroline Siebles died yesterday
morning at $40 o'clock at the residence
of J. H. Dunlap, at Pearlhaven. She was
taken ill Sunday morning with nausea;
but steadily refused to have physi-
clan or permit any one to minister to
her wants except Mrs. Dunlap. Twen-
ty-five dollars and lot of deeds and
tax receipts, to various property in
this and other States, were found upon
her person. She was buried in the
city cemetery yesterday evening, and
the money was used to defray funeral
expenses.
Miss Siebles was 80 years of age, and
was connected with some of the best
and most cultured families in the
Southern States. She chose to lead a
lonely and eccentric life; and for, per-
haps, twenty five years her bent form
scantily clad and supported by a
crutch, has been familiar figure upon
our streets. Lately VIM. 7. Siebles, OF
the law firm of Lanier & Siebles, Mont
gomery, Ala, wrote inquiring of the
deceased, who was cousin of his. Miss
Siebles had made several trips across
the ocean in search of fortunes, tC
which she said she was heir, and she
was generally supposed to have large
amount of money hid away upon her
person among her rags. The small
sum found at her death was a surprise
to those who had magnified her availa.
BILE wealth.
Ladies of the town have from time tC
time tried to help Miss Siebles, spirit
ually and materially, but to little avail
and she died apparently welded to heI
own ideas and ideals of life-and Of
death.
Miss Sieble's mother aud sister
who came to this county with her, pre-
ceded her to the grave many years ago