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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-20


Captain Tony Bruhl was not AT Chi
/ csgo last week when the anniversary Of
/ the great fire occurred. BE was here in
: Wichita visiting his niece. He told an
+ Eagle reporter some OF his experiences
/ during those exciting days while Chicago
! was perishing in the flames. Captain
Bruhn owned one of the SWEETEST res
+ taUrants in Chicago when the FIRE came.
and lost everything except $1,000 in money
which he had in his pocket. He almost
/ lost his life and till this day he thinks
the late officer. Tom Mcnamara, saved
his life. His restaurant was located on
the exact spot where Dowie's Zionist
headquarters row are, near the corner Of
Ia Sale and Madison strets. He was
sitting in front with the fire burning FIVE
blocks away, considering himself pretty
safe. when a young man whose face was
black from smoke and cinders, came up
to him.
Mr Bruhn, said this young man.
isn't it about time you were getting
out OF here2"
oh, I guess not said Captain
Bruhn, who didn't recognize the young
man.
IF you want TO move, Mr.. Bruhn. I'll
help you"
you'd better be moving yourself said
Captain Bruhn, thinking the young man
was @ robber.
Don't you know ne? Don't you know
Tom McNamara27 said the young man.
The IRE was coming on at an awful
pace. and the two men ran into the house
to move the vaIuables. Mcnamara pick
ed UP a bi a-Saratoga trunk and both men
started FOR place of safety. They barely
had time to get away. on and on they
went, with Mrs. Bruins trunk, in which
the family valuabIes were supposed 10
be. The fire cut them of three times
before they could reach the north side.
but they finally reached there in safety.
Mrs. Bruhn had been visiting and Cap
tain Bruhn wandered about the ruins two
days trying 70 ind her. In the mean
time she had almost given up all hopes
Of seeing her husband alive again When
both were almost distracted they found
one another and they were naturally
over50yed.
Mr.. Bruhn described his terrible danger
and how he escaped from it. He told
her the thrilling story and then to I'LL her
cup Of joy g the brim he told her about
the trunk Mrs. Bruhn didn't manifest
any pleasure over the news. Then TO his
amazemeut, he ascertained that Mrs.
Bruins fine Saratoga contained nothing
bur patches which she was accommodating
for fancy quilt.
After the FIRE Captain Bruhn took
charge of the Jewish club house. and in
TWO years after the FIRE had eco in cash
planted. With this he made a two
months trip 10 Germany and went broke,
having 70 borrow $50 To use during his trip
home. lie began making money again
and prospered in business until 1875, when
he went broke again and came To Wich-
ita. Captain Bruhn accumulated from
900 70 $4,000 IT this city. but he lost it
in the boom
II am poor as church mouse now /
said Captain Bruhn to an Eagle reporter /
yesterday. ~hut I never saw the tine I /
was happier"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-20


People claim that ghosts are merely
Pigments OF the Imagination Only the
people claim this who have never seen q
ghost Last Thursday evening at $50
o'clock E T. Allen reached home. IN
hitched his horse and took the animal
into the staU and tied him. The sun
was just setting and its rays fell aslant
through western window. Back OF the
stall 10 the south was al open window
through which the wind was blowing
gently. It was quite light. everything
was as usual the birds were chipping as
they fitted 10 their roosts and there
was nothing sinister IN the atmosphere
apparently. \ few minutes later Mr..
Allen took forkful OF dry alfalfa hay
and threw il down behind the horse and
started 70 leave, when the horse sudden
y glanced back, reared I'd. fell over
against the wan, took another look back
ward, broke the strap, dashed our Of
the stall. fell over a buggy and backed
Up in a corner. with eyes cleaning and
nostrils expanding. Mr.. Allen looked
in the stall and gave little start. for
there right over the alfalfa was the
fiimsy figure OF a man. right in the shaft
of sunlight. He was bending his body
and tossing his arms and nodding his
head like any ghost This was what had
Unnerved the horse. When the alfalfa
was thrown down fine. mote-dust arose
continually from it. and this shown
brightly in the shaft OF sunlight and the
wind from the south window in some
curious manner whiried the dust into a
shape OF 4 man. with legs, arms and &
bobbing head. The spectre lasted three
minutes As the six o'clock whistle
down town blew the light Of the sun
sifted and the figure disappeared But
that horse still plants his feet obstin-
ateIy when taken to that stall.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-20

An UNIQUE TELEPHONE SYSTEM
Talking about independent telephone
systems Z. F. Lemon a. Pratt. has one
that beats anything probably in the
United States. HIS ranch headquarters
is twenty-five miles away from his home
and II IS surrounded by a barbed wire
fence Ire wire In this fence Is used for
private telephone system and * is
said 70 he 50 perfect. owing q the
solemn silence q the unsettled prairie.
that + G. rabbit is runrirg along the lire
the noise he makes can he heard. 3Ir
3Ir Lemon owns the instruments himself
aud he can st in the parlor and run the
ra7-s ~ Gateway Ee has pests SCI
which carry 4 wire hi-h enough TO allow
q load u hay 10 PASS unlev T.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-20

The Frisco Offices in this city are be
ing stripped Of all their signs which read
Frisco Line" and viii be refuruished
with signs which VIII read Frisco Sys-
TEN" \ system bears about the
same relation 10 cline" that an en-
pi-e does TO kingdom The Frisco sys-
TEN now embraces the Frisco Line and
The Memphis Route" The changes in
The advertising and OF the sigas viii
cost the Frisco Memphis people close 70
s1oa.oo0.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-20

James Martin of Waco township has
l7-year-oid daughter thas Viii make her
marx n the world Pax Healey SAYS she
IS as handsome a young iady as thsrs -
IL This county. and that IS say.uz a Sod
deal Mss Martha has p.owcd. harvested
and drilled dfteen acres ~ wheat This
Fan. and She has as ane little aeld as
there IS II the valley she dit r. az eltA
her own hands Tbs IS ere way she gets
her pin money. snd Pas Heaiv IS willing
20 bst thar she Will make a clear ga. oa
the crop. she did an che work terfrs
the ulornirss ara evenings. seteus -
before the sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-20
-. GOSSIP FOR HOME PEOPLE :.
NEWEST ORDER N WICHITA

NEWEST ORDER N WICHITA
A number OF Wichita-s Young people are
very much worked Up over a set Of an
onymous letters that are coming TO them
or certain occasions The letters have
nothing about them that could lead 10
the identification OF the parties sending
them They are typewriter and IN the
form OF the records Of the doings OF a
literary society. with daily meetings.
4 wei known Wichita boy has been
accused OF writing rbem. but those in @
Position to know sssert that he is in no
way connected with them. and IL is a
wei known fact that he receives the let
tiers as regularly as any one else. They
are mailed from various places. and never
from the same place twice in succession
The last but one was mailed in 1Iulvane.
and the last was matted In Valley Center
The letters are of such a nature as TO
lead one to believe that they are intend
q To furnish sport for some one. TIE
author is wen acquainted with a wide
range OF Wichita people. as Is evidenced
from the people who are receiving them.
i costs the parties 70 small sum 70 mail
ali The letters, besides the cost Of the
paper and envelopes, rot 10 mention the
trouble Of mailing them from a new place
every time.
The last letter explains that it IS the
Work 81 a High school secret society, but
this is discredited by some
The sheet on which the record is print
ed IS entitled The Purple Phanthom
and is the OFFICIAL organ Of Robert, Qua
Waller Of QostenbIut and The Naughty
Order of the Purple Stays Whatever
the nature Of the organization, If il be
enc the letters are causing quite bit
Of comment among those that are re-
oeivinE them The following are copies
of TWO Of the letters that have been re-
csived by the young people OF The town:
THE PURPLE PHANTO9L
Vol. J. No. A-Wed oct. Is, 1s9L-Wich-
tia, kan (Qostenbiut)
Official organ Of Robert. Quavalier OF
Qostenblut and The Haughy Order
of Purple Stags. Published az
Unexpected Times.
Tues Oct. s. Robert, Quavalier OF
QostzubIat. established the rank OF Me
diatized Prince
Tees. oct. 8. the rank Of ~AIediatized
Prince was granted unto the following:
Roy E Allen, Frank Hayworth. Edward
K HYDE (who "adbicated" from TIE rank
IF "Vornehme Deutsce~ on Mon. 2nd5.
VIII Easto1, Samuel q. KimeL Clarence
Means. Bruce n Priddve Robert Slay-
den Waiter stark. Gorge Stearns and
oeI0s Woods
Wed Ger g. the rank Of "Eoruahune
Deutsche" was granted unto Carl Rogers.
Wed. Oct Is. The marriage Of samuel
c.. -3fediauzed Prince" Won Kimel, to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-20
ANADARKO.s PRT1IITTVE METHOD


Now that Anadarko. Oklahoma. is as
piring TO be a metropolis it viii not, per
haps. be ashamed OF its humble begin
ming. Finlay Ross, ex-mayor Of this
city, worked there for the agent nearly
thirty years ago and he tells the story of
its first postoflce stamp. For a long
time there was no postofice there The
stage drivers between Caldwell and
Wichita and Fort Sill when they felt
like It would fish out mail sent to Fort
Sill for Auadarko people and dump it
of 70 them, but this was as irregular
as the moods Of the stage driver and very
unsatisfactory. Finally the agent
clerk at Anadarko was appointed post
master and received supplies from Wash
ington- The department failed 70 send
a cancelling stamp and there was talk
as To whether it was legal 70 send a let
ter without cancelIing the stamp. UT
Ross. who was always handy with a JACK
knife. sawed about six inches on the
broom stick and made q canceling stamr
out Of it. shaping a star in the center
and 2 bluff az lettering around IL in q
circle. Fer several years this was the
only cancelling stamp used in the Ana
darko Dostofice.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-20

Andy Richards ~ the Wellington Mall
writes as follows ~ p Russell the
deputy sheriff from KanSakee. III. who
was here over sunday after Bg Jiu
Nevtns IS no stranger N the west or %
Kansas Ike hss hesn All over The state
ana through Wellington Before.
-At the close q the var he e7listed
in the rrsllr army ana was 81 Custer 8
-esiue1s. ard while n this SERVES coVer-
a. mst ~ Northwestern Kansas In
ISIS b. crill Tie mails fro1 Whist s.
-aU Nanaruls 6 whlr IS u1w NIcli---
~ taat tma Wichita VAS suuVu -
cGmp 2Lilard- He ai-o carried naan from
* H-gs e 81 Dadse. IL landed ga
cam1 s-~piT H5th tha arst vazo7s when
thsr enc E1-nsr- was started Hs was
also amo1g -he 1rst arrivals a. Fl Si3
Ia lss5 Re vas Ia Medicine Lodge -
the sms tie marshal q Cll5vel ard
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-20
WHY FARMER WENT BAREFOOT

J WHY FARMER F E-NI BA EEFDCIED.
/ sheriff Charlie Simmons accuses Far
! mer Do0littie of coming n this county
1 harafooted. Farmer resents the accUsa-
4 ton ard says he came here with as good
q pair Of boots as ever measured a foot.
He admits that the sheriff might have
seen hin barefooted in Wichita. bur he
4 explains the incident When Farmer set
/ tied on Dog creek he was no Vanderbilt
and his ac5Iaiutance with fresh meat
soon narrowed down 70 reminesCence
( RE concluded 70 invite his half brother
/ Cal Sharpnock. 10 so on bunalo hunt
with him and they struck out for Medi-
cine Lodge Whea they reached the south
arauch III the Ninucscah they -al across
I b.e herd ~ buffalo. and they laid two
of them low. They were happy and went
+ into camp. Farmer had been used 10
/ going n he'd without his boots, and this
l.Sht be- kiczed them OF ard went 70
+ sleep Ln the bed If the wagon. He hadn'
gole - sleep Yet when q cyclone came
along and made e flying machine out oe
that wagon Farmer was in IT, Farmer
being lighter rhan rhe waeon. dldnt yield
10 the law Of gravity as easily and was
dropped q few hundred Yards beyond It.
The cyclone was followed Immediately
Bi.h fea-f1i hail storm The han bat-
tered Farmers bare feet 50 hard that he
couldn't 1ut on his boots Tor about two
weeks ana Sheriff Simmons evidently
saw him du-lng thst time
Wlth aIi his other troubles. Farmer
nearly starved 30 death before he reached
The Cowszin sstlIz rlent. TIE cyclone and
han storm smashed his wagon. wet his
p4v6er. r-iGea his four ard melted his
coEee. He lived on buffalo meat wi,hoet
sslt until he reached the ten mile posi-
where he centralized q settlers VIE uDtii
She invited him p stay for dinre-- Thzr
was his last exrerse nee hu1a-o hunting
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-20

his deputy killed the eank officers and
were themselves slain by mob Con
sequently the west is not new 10 hin
bur he sees vast changes il The country
since his last western trip II ISIS Camp
Willard has changed into q busy, thirty
ing city Of $50 people, the Peerless
Princess OF the Plains, the business center
OF all the country between the Ms
sissippi and the Rocky mountains
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-20

DUPLICATING \ COLLECTION.
There is q custom II the First Metho-
dist Sunday school Of Wichita whereby
two or three or four members OF tn
church VIII arise just before the collec-
ton IS taken up and announce that each
VIII dupIictse the largest amount put in
by any class. Last Sunday Superin-
tendent Boyle announced that he would
duplicate the largest sum raised By G
class. Two ather brothers volunteered
10 Go the same. To the establishment OF
all present. il was announced that one
class had raised twenty dollars. and ths
brothers who had volunteered 10 dupli-
cate went on an investigation Il was
discovered that Bunnie Heads little boy
from Chicago had visited in one OF the
classes that day and dropped in q ten dol
lar gold piece. When he was a little
boy Bunnie attended this Sunday school.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-20

hand man SAYS he as dreams CT nat
sind often Fvhcn he Vas awakened bsaas
q perspsrztlou xtocd OF rs faee.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-20

messed a peculiar sight IL Is ess..na.sI
thar zen Mission HACK oless passca ia
serael procession over the tava. tao rui-
grafton s1a-hwsrd Occupying near.y s7zo
hours 4aey fcw IL sac order. bat oc-
cas.o1alig ailisi a ilttle. the entire coli
una tl1rrius ,heir bellies 81 shc setting
SIN. Peo9ls on tae train saiG tnas tsev
cev.1 see the black wlgration az UeI
anc thsS Z vas going en n ree sause 0er-
feet order The birds seemed % rise fraa
the srou1i a mile ~ twa north ag Nai~
vane- Students % bird habits szy thac
Il was q sign % the setting la of winter.
Evening journal., 1901-07-12
DECLARE In FAVOR OF
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Detroit. July 12.-The National Edu-
cational association to-day reaffirmed
its declaration in favor of a national
university at Washington to be main
tanned by the national government.
After taking this action the association
elected as its president for the ensuing
year President w. M. Bearshear Of
the University of Iowa. President
Hall of Clark University advocated
deferring the teaching Of reading and
writing until the child was 7 or 8
years OF age and substituting nature
study in the meantime. From the
Sth to the 9th year. when the child
was most teachable, the slogan should
be drill and habitation. the teaching
Of good habits. Not much memory
work or reasoning should be given
children during this period, Dr. Hall
said. After the ages of 12 or 13 he ad-
yocated the bifrcating of the studies
of the sexes. THE girls" he said.
should take the fine arts and the
humanities, unless they intend to spe-
cialize, leaving the sciences, Greek.
etc. to the boys"
Evening journal., 1901-07-12
Things One May Ned
To take on yout vaeatIon.

To take on your vacatlon
A pretty towel to cover tho unsightly
bureau top found in many a hotel bed
room.
A bag for soiled clothing
A decorative calendar 1t viii come IN
use many times. besides pretuly occupy
Ing bare wall space.
A few pictures. especially photographs
of the home folks.
Denim or cretonne covers for the
trunks.
few bright pillows for the ham
mock or cosy nook you may discover in
the woods
A small alcohol stove And if you are
Of hospitable nature. you may be glad
sometimes that you have tucked in youI
chatting dish.
Of course, il depends TO some extent
upon where you are going whether a
small fiat iron will be useful. Some
women prefer to do up their own hand
kerchiefs and dainty turnover collars.
Favorite books and materials for ones
fads, whether they be photography
painting or what not, Of course. go in.
A little medicine chest is. a necessity
especially II there are children in the
party.
A box with silk and cotton to match
one's dresses. buttons and pieces Of ma.
terial should SO in also in case Of acct
dent
Evening journal., 1901-07-12
ruIlman Parloe oar for Eagles Mer.

The Philadelphia g. Reading an
nounce a through Pullman Parlor Car
between Philadelphia and Sonestown
where narrow gauge cars are taken uI
the mountain for Eagles Mere. The
through car leaves from Reading
Terminal at S.36 a. m, arriving
Sonestown 2.57 p. M, the Mountain
Road makes a direct connection land
ing passengers at Eagles Mere 345 -
m Returning leaves Eagles Mere AT
a. m, arrive SOnestown $50 a. m, the
through parlor car leaves Sonestown
$50 a. m. arrives Reading Terminal
4.35 p. m.
Eagles Mere is becoming more pop
ular every year as its natural beauty
and attracuveness become better
known. With increased railroad facil-
titles and also more hotel accommoda-
tions It is expected that a greater mum
Der than ever will take advantage Of
these facilities during the present sea
son.
A handsome Eagles Mere Booklet
viii be sent to any address on receipt
Of a two-cent stamp BY Edison J.
Weeks, General Passenger Ageat
Reading Terminal, Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1901-07-12
NeW Things IN TmbreIIa Handles

One Of the most startling Of all novel
ties ever shown in umbrella handles
is made Of porcupine quilts. and is
known as "Aquilla - Nothing like il
has ever before been seen. The quilts
are so arranged that the white parts
come together and form. a ring around
the handle. thus giving a very pretty
feet. These handles come beautifully
mounted with gold and silver tips and
and bands. and are made in both mems
and women's sizes, and are moderately
expensive.
Another novelty which will probably
be more popular next Winter than now
is a handle topped by an animals head
of real sealskin. This is a recent Pa
risian idea. and is certainly striking.
The head is about the same size as
those that used to be worn on the end
OF fur boas, and is most natural in APP
pearance.
What is technically known as The
cup-the little ring that keeps the ends
of the ribs from catching in any part
cf the dress-also has some improve
ments to show.
The adoption of leather into TIM
brclladom. GENES as another novelty
this year. Both real Russia and pig
Evening journal., 1901-07-12
DEER PARK HOTEL
Deer Park, NId-AIost Delightful Summer
Resort Of the AIIegheBieS

Swept by mountain breeZes, 2,SOl
feet above sea level Absolutely FREE
from malaria, hay fever and mo
squitoes. Reached without change o
cars from all principal cities via Balti
more and Ohio railroad. Every mod
ern convenience. Rooms ensuite will
private baths. Electric Lights, Lonl
Distance Telephone. Elevator. Turkish
Baths Swimming Pools, Golf Links
Tennis Courts, Bowling Alleys, Mag
nificent Drives, Complete Livery Ser
vice, Annapolis Naval Academy Band
Hotel remodeled with additional con
yeniences. All cottages have beer
taken for the season. Open from Junl
IL to September 20.
For rates and information address
W. f. Burwell, Manager, Deer Park
Garrett county. Maryland.
Evening journal., 1901-07-12

skin are used, simply covering the tip
Of the umbrella rod or walking stick.
Some of these are plain while Others
are deliberately adorned, and ornamen-
ted with gold and silver trimmings.
Cute little French cups which are
among the greatest novelties in these
are gold-plated, and have twined
around them a ribbon also gold-plated
having for eyes some kind Of imitation
jewel, usually green. blue. or red
These are wonderfully attractive. and
decidedly Frenchy They are really
the newest thing in cups on the market
so far.
Woman is an instrument given TO man
for MS happiness and delight. II the in
struments gets neglected. out OF tune
and broken, man should blame himself
alone Ninety-nine times ont Of hun
dred the instrumemt is right enough. 81
only wants to be in good and careful
keeping Max O'Rell.
Evening journal., 1901-07-12
|BANiON DID
NOT RND HIN LlFE
er Attempt at Suicide
de by Retired Saloon,
Keeper

he prompt action of Captain
w. Chambers, of the Brandy
'prings Park guards, and DR..
Ball, Of Hockessin. I'D wand j.
non, of Wilmington. may sur
dose Of carbolic aria, said to
leen taken with suicidal in,ent.
lnnon, who is Il retired saloon
of No. 534 East Seventh street,
Ped man, and is said to be worth
rable money and property. Il
lie Lambiase's Band was play
merica" that Concannon was
drink something from a vial.
listening to the music for
Ee leaned over and calmly told
Kramer that he had swallowed
IS worth of carbolic acid. An
man who was standing near
lrd the remark, and, rushing off
ed Captain Chambers.
Ball was called and administer
etics,s after which the would-be
was hurried into the city on z
d sent to the Homeopathic Hes.
i the Phoenix ambulance.
the second time that Concannor
ed to end his life with poison.
lie Homeopathic Hospital the doc
ay that he probably will re
Evening journal., 1901-07-12
SHORT STOPS

cADs
Sharpest game cf the season.
1t was a battle Of pitchers.
Their first defeat, and shut-out al
that.
The two-umpire system is a soot
one, and should be kept mp.
Manager MeSwiney is still searching
for an umpire who never gives rank
decisions.
Brandywine has got a battery in
Dent and Burton that is a cracker-ja
They made Brownson work.
"Bnly" Day never changed his ex-
preston throughout the game. He
knewa victom when he saw him.
On the grounds of the Wilmington
Military Academy the Feeney Senate
and the draughtsmen of the p, w, &
b. Railroad Company play a game OF
ball this afternoon.
At Brandywine Springs yesterday af-
ternoon the Albion team defeated the
Young Mems Brotherhood by a score
of 10 to /.
The boys are playing a good game
and no improvements are necessary
The only player wanted is anOther
catcher 10 relieve Hughie" Connor
This afternoon the Chester Athletics
will cross bats with the locals and a
hard game is expected. Tomorrow
the Highlands, of Germantown, will be
here.
The Rocky Mountains Hard 70 Climb
Baseball Club would Ike 10 receive chal-
lenges from any team under tho age Of 2
years. Address Harlan iarkins, No. 7o7
shplcy street
Evening journal., 1901-07-12
SHUT OUT BRANDYWINE
Interesting Game Played on Union
Street Grounds

In a game marked by wrangling. the
Brownson baseball team shut out the
strong Brandywine nine, OF West ches-
ter. by "a score Of 2 to 0 yesterday after
noon.
In the fourth inning "A wrangle over two
decisions given by Umpire Ridgewell re-
suited In the visitors withdrawing from
the field. After much discussion, Ridge
well was removed and Edward FaheY, Of
this city, and Brown, Of West Chester.
were substituted. It was battle of
pitchers. and was one of the pretucst
contests seen this season.
The score follows.
Brandywine ..... ..,......0 90 g 20 9 O-e
Brownson ..... o.. .......l o 100 0 k
Summary Double plays, Speeae with
Sharp and Brown; speose with sharp
Brown with sharp hit by pitched ball
Gawthrop. struck out. by Dent. z. by
Day 4; stolen bases Schultz, Tierney
Ritter; sacrifice hits. Maher j. Connors
left on bases, Brownson. o; Brandywine
3; umpires. Rldgewell, Brown and Fahey
time, hours.