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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11
Is DEAD soRE oN MAscoTs

Councilman Van Duyn doesn't believe
in mascots any longer He doesn't believe
in lunches. either. Neither does he be-
Iieve there is any virtue in one walking
around his chair, or rubbing the bump OF
4 hunchback, or mailing a horse shoe
over the door OF carrying rabbits foot
in his pocket 70 change his luck. He did
all these things before registering az e
Reno. ard the result was a fine large
figure like goose egg.
Giles Smith asked him at the council
meeting Monday night what he drew, and
h Immediately made a motion 10 draw a
gun Re says he VIII draw one. and use
IL, too, or any man who says TO him that
Governor Richards and Dennis Flynn
fixed It 50 that Republicans drew al the
lucky numbers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11

of the sureties on the official bond Of q
colored citizen is not guilty Of such ''un-
gentlemanly'' conduct as win warrant his
expulsion from the society.
The man who starts q revolution
against the government, If he succeeds, IS
2 patriot; If ne fails he IS q traitor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11
re MADE HIMsELF HEARD.

A Barber county man always manages
70 make himself heard whatever his sit
uation may De. It is because one OF them
made himself heard too Wei that Sheriff
Jim Gano Of Medicine Lodge. was COM
PEELED TO visit Wichita Friday. Doc Ward
was an old soldier who lived IN Barber
county, and as nice 4 man as one could
find when things ran to suit him. His in
firmlties began 10 bear heavily Upon him.
and he desired TO spend the remainder
of his days in the soldiers home. but.
unfortunately for him, he was getting
too much pension by one dollar a month
10 make him eligible. Barber county liked
the old man and concluded TO send him
70 the Wichita hospital 10 be taken care
OF the balance Of his life. His powers Of
iocomotion were gone. and he had TO steer
himself about IN wheel chair Arriving
a. the hospital he was assigned 70 room
on the top story of the building, and
this he did not like. He wanted TO be
somewhere more favorable TO preambula-
ton with his chair. He couldn't get a
better location and he at once proceeded
TO make himself heard. He set Up a
wall on the top story OF the hospital and
kept it up with such systematic and sus-
tanned effort that The hospital folks were
compelled TO send for Sheriff Gauo 70
find Mr. Ward another place. Mr. GanO
soon found his old friend ground floor
room in Mrs. OuGley's private hospital,
and now ne is happy and contented with
his new home.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11

SURPRISE FOR JOHN srORRISEY.
Engineer John Morrisey OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific, was the most ticlzled man
in all sedgwick county one day last week.
Like al right minded Irishnen. Mr. Nor
rised married young and raised a fire
family OF boys and girls. One day last
week he took his seat on the right side
Of his cab and made the old iron horse
trot q merry clip towards KiOwa. T-he
first stop was At OatviIIe. and the veteran
engineer got down and oiled up while
passengers got OF and on. Pretty soon
the conductor came towards him with
the high sign 70 60 on. John looked a.
him with eyes as big as saucers. He did
not know what 70 make of IL He could
hardly believe MS own eyes. TIE man he
saw giving him the sign was his own
son Harry. Without the father knowing
II the boy had taken an examination and
was promoted from brakeman % a
conductor. Under the orders OF his own
son John Morrisey made that engine fly
towards Kiowa that day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11

WICHITA FACES A POTATO FAMINE.
The Peerless Princess is Up against the
potato problem ard ID against # hard.
The people have quit eating them for two
reasons. First. the supply IS So very low
that half the people can't get them. and.
secondly. the price IS 50 high that nobody
but plutocrats ear have them or their
tables. Yesterday a peck ~ TIE popular
spgds cost eXactiy - cents and eK-
pe-ieaced housewives say that the po-
tatoes on the market are So small. and
hence the waste 90 great. thar q peek
makes Only about three messes for an
average family. This time last year 20
tat0es we're ter times better than the
ores now on the market. cast olfv ab-u-
quarter 81 the present prsce. Cabbage
e also very hieh. and & = TIE opinion
of County Clerk John Chain ara ether
students q domestic economy That the
poor man v-.H have hard tine lurirE
the coming winter. Flour RI1 re the
only article ~ poor mans 1iet thst win
BE- reasonably cheap. 1fr Eluinesly. e.
the fru - BllngsIT = Grant has adj
vices that a good average crop ~ rota-
toes viii pc raised in the Greeley dis
trict of Colorado. but ~ fears that ;hs
faiiure 81 rhe crop in mostly every other
section Uii cause them q - high priced
oaio1s VII also D. 7ut ~ sight b. ire
matter ~ price There are q Whole lrt
81 people Worrying about h7w thee are
going n sst thew potatoes. TIE bard
Ing house people are almost crezy tr5fae
o solve t-e problem T1els tc1-trs
demand potatoes in seme fcrm ~ ever
neal bat wien it il z-Egested 70 .hen
tAat they oush- u pay more money f9r
their board they kick
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11
ELECTRIC LINE 10 GEUDA SPRINGS.

l. l4E4CiRIC LIN r 10 trEI IA SERlN tTS-
During his Lass visit TO this city Com
mod0re Nelson did some figuring on an
electric railway from this city to Geuda
Springs. If this scheme should be car
ried out everybody who goes TO Geuda
would come TO Wichita and take the
electric line It is claimed that the road
could be made to pay by carrying pas
sengers to Geuda Springs from Wichita
for 50 cents. No route has been selected
but that which seemed most favorable
TO Commodore Nelson is TO run on the
west side Of the Big Arkansas. striking
Belle PLANE and oxford. It would be
the intention To give q sixty minute ser
vice between here and Geuda Springs.
as 1t is claimed the distance could be
made in an hour. There would undOubt-
edIy be thousands of people go from this
city 70 the springs every summer if they
could he reached by an electric railway.
Many people would spend Saturday night
and Sunday az the springs and Geuda
would come TO be regarded as located at
Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11
NOT roo LAVE FOR TURNTPs.

MI TO LIE % I y y =
There IS hope yet for the Industrious
citizen who would pursue the ancient art
OF agriculture in his back yard. II Is not
too late 90 cow turnips. and the proba-
buity is that they viii grow abuudantiy.
With the price ~ potatoes AMI cabbage
as high as the Eiflel tower. few turnips
VIII 90 nice with coined beef next
winter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11
IT IS A 9uGHTY POOR FASHION.

IT IS A MIGHTY POOR FASHION.
Horseback riding IS again coming into
fashion among the society young ladies
Of Wichita. but not the kind of horse
hack riding their mammas and grandmas
INDUCED in. The 1901 girl rides man fash
ion. and q very poor fashion it is. Four
Of them We're riding on Douglas avenue
Z few evenings ago, and 1t was the verdict
Of ncarly everybody that they were far
less graceful than If they had ridden the
old-fashioned girls way II Mrs. Nation
IS ever right or airy subject she is right
IL her opposition 10 women riding man
fashion on horseback.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11
HOW SISTERS SPEND VACATION

HOW SISTERS SPEND VACATION.
The sister teachers in the parochial
schools Of this CITY are enjoying their
vacation in a unique bat very commend
able manner. The vacation q che sisters
lasts only two months on account OF the
fact thar they teach nearly six weeks
longer than teachers in the public service.
Instead y taking a rest the teachers
have gone in pairs through the diocese
10 work among Catholics in the interest
of St J3seph's orphanage of this city.
When they come back Il IS safe 20 ex-
pect that they viii have neat little pres
ent n money AID cl7thinE Tor the
orphans. II is magnificent manner Of
enjoying a vacation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11

MARRIAGE OF MISS LEwELLING.
Invitations have been received in this
city announcing the marriage of Misc
Pauline Lev cling, daughter of the late
Governor Lewelling. 10 James Arthur
Dewitt Of Oskaloosa. Ia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11
CANDIDATES ARE VERY NU1IER-
oT-S

The Populists and Democrats VIII try TO
fuse again this year on county commits
sioner II such q manner as 10 evade The
law They have not yet called a conven-
ton. TIE following men are said 10 be
candidates. D. A. Wilson Of Delano, W.
NJ Webster Of Erie, Ed Anderson Of
Grand River. Tom Cartwright Of Waco,
Archie Craig Of Alton, Winnie Booth and
John Exon Of Salem. Henry Comstock Of
Morton and Robert Pierce Of Mt Hope.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11

DISPUTE OVER BORDER HISTORY.
Andy Richards OF Wellington. and jim
Gano Of Medicine Lodge, both OF them
great border historians. are making
statements about the great bank tragedy
q Medicine lodge seventeen years ago.
that are bound 70 precipitate discussion
50 heated that the Schley-Sampson con-
tr0versy viii be tame compared with il.
Andy came up to Wichita a few days ago
and being in a reminiscent mood told Q
reporter for The Eagle that the posse
that chased Brown and Wheeler and their
pals into ravine and kept Them corner
ed there waist depe in water. could never
get them out until they threatened TO
roll burning barrels OF coal oil down upon
them. Mr.. Richards was on the scene
early the next morning and saws he heard
from the best authority that this plan
had been adopted. Alr. Gano, who was a
resident Of Medicine Lodge at the time
and q participant IN the tragic events Of
that memorable day. says that nobody
thought OF mentioned such proposition.
and that somebody must have beer giving
Andy Richards hot air" The matter
was referred % Jack Davidson. who is an
encyclopaedia in ali such matters. By an
Eagle reporter and he positively takes
the side Of Sheriff Gauo- The controversy
looked bad for ANDY Richards until Bar
neg O-C0nner OF Kansas City. was herad
from he is quoted SIS saying that the
posse had conceived the idea Of rolling
burning barrels OF coal Oh down upon
the outlaws. and that they surrendered
upon hearing such q threat made This
IS important testimony in favor Of Andy
Richards side Il the controvery, for John
Fisher and other CD timers say that
Barney O-Connsr vas the leader Of the
posse. jim Gano. on the other hand. says
there was 10 designated leader that
every body was a leader. and thar Barney
O-C0nner was no more a leader than any-
body else. This brings out a statement
from Harvey Homer 70 the eject that
he always had heard and understood that
Tom Doran. now OF woodward @. T.
was the chosen leader q the posse. Judge
2EcCaniess. on the othe- hand. has nader
stood. ana SO has Jerrv Simpson. that Lee
Bradley vas the real leading spirit f.
the posse
Dark Deeds T-uraveies.' the same b.
ing history u the great tragedy - ire
Kansas border. written ~ George Free
man. the pioneer blacksmith ~ Caldwell
and an oEcsr r. the Law - the early
days. makes an intiust-on which gives
color % Andy Richards coal Oh story.
The exact statement IS thls. as taken
from page 81 q the book
AT last they were stznding II water
waist deep ard were beuur15e1 se-e
~ t5e posse Rad returned - TIE tew1
Tor the necessary arslcles q bring abo-t
q surrender
Were ths necessary articles" cua1 oE7
Freeman does n8r say n Ms history wto
the leader a TIE posse vas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11
DISCUSSING 4 GRUEs01E SUBJECT

While that young man who committed
suicide at the Hamilton hotel Monday
night was dying. party of men down
stairs were co0Iy discussing the hest
methods Of self destruction and CRITICS
ing the unfortunate fellow fer The means
he had taken Of making away with him
self All agreed that taking laudanum
was q stupid way Of committing suicide
All but one Of the party insisted that
bullet is the bast instrument Of self de-
struction that could be used, the eXcep-
ton Insisting that prussic scid was the
sWifJcst, suret best and most conven-
TENT A singular fact in the controversy
was that ali Of those present justified
suicide in case a man didn't have any
thing 10 i've fer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-11

IheTe IS some TAX Of paving Douglas
avenue from Wichita street 10 the bridge,
and the probability is that it viii be a
go" At present there is kind OF a
hole between Wichita street and the
bridge and when wagons come over they
drag the mud on the pavement with them
If the pavement is extended to the bridge
this can be avoided, as the mad ac-
cumulated on wagon wheels on the other
side OF the river win fall on the bridge,
and when the vehicles come over on this
side they win be free from dirt and the
street can be kept reasonably clean.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06
How He saved HI. Dinner.

In the little town OF Arundel there IS a
taxidermist who is gifted with won
derful presence Of mind. Here Is an
Instance:
Some time ago 4 gentleman called at
MS shop with cJcK pheasant, which
ne desired to have skinned, stating at
the same time that he did not REQUIRE
tne body. This quite suited the taxi
oermlst, who thought the pheasant
would do for his dinner on the morrow.
However, later in the day the gentle
man called again and said that he
would take the body away. The tax.
ldermiSt replied that it was unusual
Tor customers to take the bodies away,
Dut that he had no objection, and he
fetched the bird, which his wife had
put on Il plate and covered with -four.
AhT' exclaimed the gentleman. 1T
looks very nice. But what is this white
powder with which it is covered?"
"Oh. that" replied the taxidernist
Quietly. lis arsenic. always cover
the bodies with that until | can dis
pose Of them"
Ar-arsen;c" Stammered the gentle
man. why. thought that the bird
would be good to eat. Thank YOU. |
wont trouble to take it away with me.
Good day."
The taxidermiSt had saved his din
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06
PUTMANs REPREHENsIBLE LOOP

lPUTMAN'S REPREHENSIBLE LOOP.
1T is now claimed that Gen. Israel
Puman never made his historic ride
down the stone steps, but that he took
roundabout course through hidden
lane.l
They've knocked the pins from under
good old Jonah and the whale;
They've proved he never took that
thrilling inside way to sail;
They've shown by facts and figures
that fair Helen and the horse
Did not affect the Trojans with some
sad and sore remorse;
And now they rise to taunt us with
derisive jeer and whoop-
They say that good old Putnam made
the biggest kind of loop!
They say he never galloped down the
famous stairs of stone;
That if he had he must have most in
fallibly been thrown;
And, anyway, he want there; and, if
he was, beside,
He couldn't take the flying triple had
no horse to ride;
And, furthermore, to history each
schoOlboy is dupe
Because, instead of jumping stairs, old
Put just lOoped the loop.
Good-by to Put" he's gone way back
with Jonah to sit down;
Along with Molly Pitcher, who ne'er
tucked her wooden gown
And fired the noisy cannon at the Brit
isher dragons;
He's gone to join the story of Ben But
Ter and the spoons;
Take Putnam from the Hall of Fame
and pitch him off the stoop;
They've proved by diagram and chart
he only lOOped the loop.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06
A DEEP MYSTERY.

1t is a mystery why women endure
Bachache, Headache, Nervousness,
Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Painting and
Dizzy Spells when thousands have
proved that Electric Bitters will quick
ly cure such troubles. 81 have suffer
ed for years with kidney trouble, y
writes Mrs. Phebe Cherley, of Peter
son, Ia, " and lame back panied me
so could not dress myself, but Elec-
trio Bitters wholly cured me, and, al
though 73 years old, now am able to
do all my housewOrk." It Overcomes
Constipation, improves Appetite, gives
perfect health. Only soc at all drug
gists.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
To Florida, Cuba, Savannah, Cam.
den, Southern Pines and Pinehurst

To Florida, Cuba, Savannah, Cam
den, Southern Pines and Pinehurst.
Winter excursion tickets were placed
on sale to resort points on this line in
North and South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida, on October 18th, and will
remain on sale during the season. Ex-
ceptiOnally low rates are in effect this
year to Pinehurst and Southern Pines,
n. C., Camden, S. c., Savannah, Ga,
and all points in Florida and Cuba.
To reach any of these points, the ser
vice OF the SeabOard Air Line Railway,
Capital City Route" will be found
the lest and most attractive. In addi-
ton to the superior service now op-
Grated, it is announced that Cafe
cars will be placed in service on the
Neutrality-suspicious. Line about Nov
Vember 1st, and on the Florida Lines
about January 1st, 1902. Following
this the Florida & Metropolitan Limit
ed will be inaugurated about January
18th, 1902, with sumptuous appoint
ments and superb equipment, includ-
ing dining and club cars, constituting
it beyond doubt, peer of any train
in the world.
The service of the SeabOard Air
Line Railway to Cuba is most attrac-
tive. It's Cafe car service and many
other features present advantages COM
mending it to the favorable attention
of all travellers.
See that your Winter Tourist tickets
read via the Florida & West India
Short Line, Seaboard Air Line Rail
way.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06

In late years men have made for
tunes out of the tailings of gold mines.
The mills in which the ore formerly
was crushed and the crude processes
then in use allowed large percentage
OF the precious metal to escape, and
that loss amounted in some cases to a
fortune. The stomach is Just like a
stamp mill in this respect, that when
it is not in perfect orderit allows the
escape and waste of much of the pre-
clous nutriment contained in the food.
That loss when continuous means the
loss of mans greatest fortune-his
health. Science offers a remedy for
this condition in DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. It corrects the
weakness Of the stomach, prevents
waste and loss of nOurishment, and
puts the stomach and organs of diges-
ton and nutrition into a condition of
health which enables them to save and
assimilate all the nutriment contained
in the food which is eaten. In all
cases Of constipation the use of DR..
Perce's Pleasant Pellets will speedily
and permanently cure the disease.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06
IN HONOR OF CABINET.
Mrs. W. S. jennings Gges a Delight
full Dinner P4rty.

Mrs. W. S. jennings Gives Delight
full Dinner pIrty.
On Wednesday the Lson Hotel was
the scene of one of the most brilliant
dinner parties ever givep At the Sta'e
CAPITAL, and as it was fhe first event
of the kind in the city It was greatly
enjoyed by the guests.
The dinner was a 7ery elaborate
one, and was given by MFs. W. S. Jen-
pings in honor of the governors cabi-
net. The table was prdfusely decked
with many beautiful Eowers which
cast delicious perfume. lover the sur
roundings, and added Touch Of color
that was pleasing to tie eyes. The
flowers were mostly contributed by
friends of Mrs. Jennings. Among the
contributors we're Mrs. Jas. B. Whit
field and Miss Fannie PTkins, of this
city, and Mrs. V. H. GVInn, of Chat
tah0ochee, wife of DR.. =. H. Gwinn,
superintendent Of the State Insane
Asylum at that place.
Among the brilliant sssSemblage at
the dinner were: Governor Jennings
and wife, Comptroller Groom and wife,
State Treasurer ]. B. Whitfield and
wife, Commissioner ofs Agriculture,
Hon. B. E. McLin and wife, Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction w. N.
Sheets and wife; Attorney General w.
B. Lamar, Mrs. W. D. Eoxham, Miss
Blanche Blake, Mrs. C. II. Dickinson,
Hon. A. S. Man, wife and daughter,
Miss Grace.
G. H. Dickinson, private secretary
to the governor, was unable to be pres
ent on account of beingE absent from
the city, while Secretary 'of State Jno.
l.. Crawford, Mrs. Lamar, mother of
the attorney general, and Ex-Governor
w. D. Bloxham were KEPT away on &C
count of illness.
The occasion was made all the more
enjoyable by Miss Gertrude Chittenden,
whose rendition Of several beautiful
selections on the piano captured every
body. She was presented. with mag
nifiicent bouquet.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06
UNINHABITEO ISLANDS.
There Are Thousands of Them In tn,
Indian Ocean.

There Are Thousands of Them In the
Indian Ocean.
If you should want an island-that is.
an uninhabited iSland-for the purpose
Of occupying it alone, Robinson Crusoe
like, or to use it for romantic fiction or
for any other purpose, to the exclusion
Of all others in the world, you need have
no trouble in finding one if you see fit
to make journey to the Indian ocean.
In the waters between Madagascar and
India you can find more than $4,000 of
them, where there is not q human be-
ing and where you can. if you will, be
monarch of all you survey.
An English traveller has recently been
among the small islands that dot the
western end of the Indian ocean to
make an inventory of them and re-
ports that he counted 16, 100 and found
only about GOO of them inhabited.
Now, there is a good chance for any
one who may want an island
These particular islands are not large,
as Islands go, but very many of them
are sufficient for the purpose of a Rob-
insOn CruSOe or any other novel hero
or for even a small colony of ship
wrecked mariners or other persons who
might be cast on one of them or seek
for the purpose of making home pref
ty much out Of the busy world.
Some Of them are only an acre or
two, well elevated above the tide, while
others are a quarter of a mile in diam
eter and running from that up to a mile
or two in length and a quarter or less
of the length in breadth. Many of
them are granite structures that rise
steeply from 20 to 10G feet, well cover
ed with rich soil. through which small
fresh water streams hurry to the sea.
which they reach after flowing over
beaches of gliStening calcareOus sand
that are begirt by coral reefs, which
form walls about the islands.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06
A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.
Something New Under
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cures CATARRHI by removing the
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ing all Inflammation. It is the only
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