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The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
cREvHnrNDs ARE A RoonoO

Are greyhouads hoodoos? The recent
accident which befen o. C Daisy serves
&C co-dIri an old superstition to that ef
scct s, ne time ago Nir DsiSy secores =
grcyhould and since then na has bad all
kinds Of bad luck His mill al Joplin
burned down. he lost one of his fine
horses and now himself 3 laid up with
3 broken les. only a few csys before he
suffered the latter calamity he and the
hsbitues down at the Manhattan were
talking about it. and he acknowledged
that he had more bad luck since he got
thar greyhound than ever before. There
is no end of local men with good sense
VINO believe that a greyhound is a hoodoo
and they can recite dozen instances
in and around Wichita TO sustain their
belief. Omcer Jim Cairns went into the
greyhound fa1cyins at one tine and Ell
kinds CT bad luck befen him. Iohn
Claytcn SAYS one of the most prosperous
SetFwick county lost hiss for
tune after he came into possession Of
pack OF hounds.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
CARELFssNEss IN sIGNING.

The other day q contractor went TO a
dealer in building material and asked him
how much his BAL was 4 bill Of $50 was
handed him, and after examining II he
said: Make out check FOR It on the
Kansas National bank" The merchant
made out the check and in his absent
mindness signed his own name 70 Il. and
reoeipted the bin for the customer The
customer saw the mistake. but thought
ne would have a little fun out Of him
and It was some days before the building
material dealer found out his mistake.
Not few who make out checks for 9TH
ers have their own names half sigued to
them before they realize what they are
doing.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30

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The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
- PoKFR PLAYER

This is a Wichita poker story. A Ger
tain citizen called for convenience CIar-
ance. Orfun, decided that he would ike
to take a whirl at the game and conse-
quently warmed Up TO the poker playing
crowd and was soon in the swim. He
owned right at the start that he didn't
know anything about the game. and he
don't AS the time wore on, he sat stol-
idly behind hand after hand, and while
he occasionally lost. for the most part
he won. making veterans lay down pairs
in great sorrow. Finally a man made
him lay down one day. The man had
king fun. Orfun said he had "threes.
The "threes" were examined and II was
found that he had the deuce. the seven
spot and the nine Of clubs. three cards
of a suit. He owned that it was SINH
lar three that he had been winning on for
weeks and the crowd which had been los
ing their money went out and wept over
the back fence.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30


About half the boys IN ths town during
the past week have started ,p 'Ieunon-
ade stands" They last un,u souao other
fancy strikes the younthfuI mind au6
then they disappear Double quick. One
partnership went into the handa OF a rs-
ceiver on the North stse. Thursday Two
neighbor boys fixed un stand ana
bought q box of pop. They sold twenty
cents worth and thsn decidf3 90 take
ride on the street car % College Hm. -
have. IN word, a trolley parts. rhev
gave another boy. a sfiallrr vrunesteu
ten cents 20 mind tho stand. cautionins
him % wait on everybody politely. They
went away and when they rctlrued All
tho pop was gone OtHur buys hn1
swooped down on the stand and wiped e
out Duu's commercial agency was az
once Douaea
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
cBARITE IS A coon FELLOW.

CHARLIE ID - ATDDAD n ---~-@~
Charlie Sing, the Chinaman, has been
many years in Wichita, but nobody has
vet sought to convert him to Christianity.
Col /. r. Delaney who talks a great
deal with him. is surprised at this, in
view Of the fact that the missionary zeal
in Wichita has been strong and the fur
fher fact that Charlie has a disposition
that invites argument and gives prom
fse Of conviction. lie has become Amer
fcanized in other things and no doubt
would in masters Of religion If proper
Overteurs were made to him.
Mr. Lille. the tailor has his shop next
10 Charles laundry and he says the
Chinaman is the best fellow in the world
lie is very liberal according to Mr.. Lii
lie, good natured and kind hearted. Last
year when Mr. Lille was sick Charlie
Sing visited him several times each day
and rubbed his rheumatism for him. He
would give him q sure Chinese cure for
She maIady but Mr. Lille was under the
care OF American doctors and decided TO
take their medicine exclusively. Several
times every day Charlie gets free hearted
and calls at 8Ir. Lilies back door with
cigar. He stands high among his neigh
b0rs
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
HYPNorIzED u = PIcTrRE.


There is a hypnotic picture roughly
painted on the window Of John Linders'
tavern north of town. One day a travel
worn tramp applied 70 Air. Linder for
something with which re rejunevate tho
inner man. After being acoommodatei
he expressed his grsu6cation by taking
from his pocket a brush and some paint
and giving the glass on 2lI- Lin6er
front window few swipss he made a
picture or n man IN the act az fishing.
In the fsherman's band he painted a
bottle and in this bottle. it seems. he
placed the hypnotic influence. Some
time ago q man stopped % look - the
picture and after gains ~ Il for some
time he actually asked the fisherman
for q drink. 8lr. Llnder says that
similar incidents have occurred two O.
three times during the past four orr I've
3 ears.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30

Notice the next time you are on tn
street the number q men you meet with
their faces tied - in me5icsted cotton
bandases. Is csncerous growth On the
Increase. OF what micro5e of disease
makes ttis Estle army q sing bezrsrs7
IN a ''p-air.e schooner passl-s throws sh
The CITY last r-esE there we're eIrat per-
sons n the forward wagon. ana ave of
them Young and cd. ~ bc-h sexes. wore
glasses. was 81 A family rlsla5y or were
they C the Boscouiau CULTURE ard r-i1es
their slEht readirg BToEziur7
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
WOULDN'T TAKE his MONEY.

Many years ago Michael Bloch rescued
a drowning girl. He went from san Fran
cisco to Oakland, hunting for work and
on returning a little girl who was on the
ferry boat fell into the water. He dived
in after her and the boat went on, no
body happening TO see the accident utnu
il was several yards away. The girl
got water IN her mouth and made such
desperate struggle that Mr.. Bloch was
almost worn out when a rowboat reached
him. Upon arriving at the big boat every
body, but the father Of the girl, congratu-
lated him. At the pier after landing the
father came 70 him and taking a s. gold
piece from his pocket handed It 70 him
Mr. Bloch threw the money into the
gutter and walked or. Ee refused 10
take money from a man who failed 20
thank him FOR risAing his life 10 save his
daughter.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
He does said the disputaat waiting

He does said the disputant waiting
for lead.
And the poor man has his ice IN the
winter. doesn't her
'He does. said the serious man. swell
ing up with an argument
Wei. both OF en- get their ice. don't
theye"
And the Wit walked awsy-
Gentlemen said the angry arguher.
When the Paris mobs were howling FOR
bread. a princess asked why they didn't
eat cake. That is what we are eoming -.
TL.nk OF 1t. gentlemen. think OF IT."
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
TWO FORGOTTEN PARKS.

There are two forgotten public parks
in Vichita-victoria and Oakwood. VIC
toria is on Seventeenth street, west Of
the Arkansas river. Oa5wood IS the
extreme southwestern portion Of Wichi-
ta below East Harry street.
T-NITARIANS MAY BUILD A CHURCH.
The Unitarians have ben offered $500
for their lots on the corner Of Market and
Williams street They viii probably sell
them and reinvest part Of the money on
South Main street They can, for about
$500, secure a nice church and VIII have
s. 40o left 10 pay the minister with and
aid in the Organization of a strong soci-
ETY.. They can get $500 more from an
eastern society. to be paid back in ten
annual instaliments without interest
This VIII enable them, if they exercise
good business management to make their
organization permanent. and prosperous.
They paid Sd 200 for the lots they have
been offered 500 for. 1t is probable that
Rev BIr. VAN win be rendered the pas
torate. Tt is said that the society pros
Dered under him when he was their pas
tor before more than at any olner time.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30

Earl Evans was n Topeia the Other
day ana called on Governor staul-v in
Tho new executive nlansits- Eureae stan
ley. ;he youngest son, heid forth a "a
discussion that thh exerutive mansion
does NOT compare with the ssarfey houa
Ia RfveTaiee. Earl ssi0ed what made hin
think so. wen the principal truulia
with this house he saia. disuaragiagls,
els that Il aInt iu wichita
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30

Tor me past two eayH Chiaholm cresh
has been GoatinE down through Tbs snF
whole immense schools of dead earn.
some ~ very large sizs and weight
They nrs au Exoiien an blue a1f scsl1-
%. Indicating contact with Rot water,
Who can give the explanation foT tho gh-&
nouenon3
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
FURTHEST ADDITIONS ON.

The southsrnmost addition of wIeA-
TIA is on the Rock Island. On south Mesa
avenue. The furthcst north IS Burton
Car Works addition The nirthest west
College Green addition; and the furthcst
east Eeimont addition, which Is east a
Maple Grove cemetery.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
LASTS ABOUT FORTY YEARs

In this climate frame building wnl
not last much over forty years This "a
shown by an ole building wh.ch the de-
struction of the Valley HOUSE brings ~
hshL The building revealed IS a slneis
story frame. Its ruof-tree Is sway bacS
and the weathercoarding has rotted
aWly.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
PIAGI-E - MFsT So

The women of the west side have had
troubles during the past week that their
sister on the east side were exempt from.
"A swarm of oats mites came down upon
the Fifth ward and caused no end Of
annoyance. When oats are cut the little
insects in the stalks, almost invisible to
the unaided eye, migrate in millions and
set tangled no IN everything they can
fnd when they light They do not bite
or sting. but they get into ones hair
and down his back and into his ears.
They are fond of colonizing in milk jars.
butter dishes. jelly glasses and such other
places as TO make their habits very an
noying TO the housewife. No screen is
woven fine enough TO keep them out and
it can almost be said that they can 90
anywhere that air goes. Why they did
not come over TO East Wichita is un-
known
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30

Every EaEie reporter the pase wesk.
who has approached say eozen Ken
STIR tne rssrertfll request = - fr1E
soulstal1g vortA prtnzirE as aews. has
aeea face-i1zsly Informed ~ a. least te-
1l- - twelve sTou nay sz-. tsu ths god
re1r,e that t il avfal hct
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30

There are lots Of good goif players in
Wichita. out they wonldn't stand ua
three seconds with o real expert Tha
women champions Of the east drive Eolf
balls further right aloag thaa the bcss
players Ia Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30

There is a growing sentiment IN wlchl-
q assinst executive sessions. Both the
county commissioners and the city coun-
cA hoid them. Ii is sai1 that they have
been abolished generally ag over. ths
country. And IN state and national az
fairs the United States senate body Is
tee oay legislative body which adheres
@ the custom.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
DrCADFNCF on SIOT MACHINE.

DECADENCE OF SLOT MACHINE.
There are less than 50 slot machines
in Wichita, rot counting those square liz
tie ones seen or counters Of cigar stores
one would think there were 1e9O. Every
where the average rounder goes he finds
from one to three Of them. but that there
are less than 80 in town is a fact The
slot machine business is not very profts-
ble any more. one Of the men who IS
connected v'th them told reporter for
tho Eagle yesterday that they co not
take in collar now where they took in
"a year ago ten. He cannot account for Il
except on the theory that the ohanoer are
dead against the players. A wsll known
calcUlator of chance, when asked about
the profits OF slot machines one day re-
Gently said: They are considerably more
profitable than robbery"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
80 rvrNINn cnnr..1rr

The street cars 70 Coneea Iuu 80 =
land once business these evenings 1t
has been local custom On the psrt of
scores 90 take the swift ride 20 ne hHl
and back again in order o. cool on. This
being accomplished more satiafzct1ruy
than with ten cents worth of lca
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30

year ago an old maid IN wichita
married young man and an old nr.s
fisherman vas heard 70 remark about fti
TN Der she hooked him In the back
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30

No- a slrEie truck gardener r. ths city
suburbs this sesH11 e. ccaplzsrLrz q fhs
-srmv cue worm Last vesT the val
vas rni~srsaL Too much rain. or a d.
iug OK q the pest
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
Il - - rrowrRs

one OF the horaI pieces in tribute q,
the ins1nayy oc 'he late Judse Myatt was
g broken column II vas made entirely os
sweet peas. of the blossoms OF whiea
there were 1Qo0
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
GEUDA FIFTEEN MILES AWAY.

GEUDA FIFTEEN MILES AWAY.
Fritz Arnholtz went down 10 Geuda
Springs last week for the benefit OF the
waters and when he reached South Ha-
ven he got of. thinking he had arrived at
The famous summer resort He went
about hunting for the springs. and when
he learned that ne was fifteen miles away
from the place he was good and hot.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
BIGGEST RACE BET.

The biggest bet ever won in Wichita
was by II. G. Toler. The race was be-
tween Ed Piles Robbys and Ashland
Wilkes. Toler and Pile bet $500 on their
respective horses. Ashland Wilkes won
and gave the money to Colonel Toler.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
WY - WoN

John Heron tells story q 4 nan ~
once knew In m eastern stase Who was
ereat on matching dollars. He won a
great deal Of money and after q few
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
A FORGOTTEN LINE

The other day 8 man dug up a couple
Of railroad ties on St. Francis avenue.
a reminder that there was once on that
thoroughfare street railway, a mule
lire.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
KErPrNc TAB on sPADFs

Street Commissioner Allen in doing
ont spades snd shoveIs 20 workmen. takes
their receipt Tor them. in order to keep
track of the city's property.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30

E4 Il
The people down along the river are ex-
cited over the movement 10 open Wichita
street from Douglas avenue south. There
seems 10 Doe no objection on the part of
those north Of Lewis street. but south OF
81 thcre IS a big difference of opinion
Some do not and it is surprising the
kind of arguments pro and con. they use.
some Of them say it is a railroad scheme
% set astreet opened at the expense of
the people and then get the use Of il for
nothing Others answer this with sneer.
Nearly everybody down there owns his
home and the interest in the result is
naturally very keen. The latest report is
that The Orient wants the street and this
gives added interest TO the discussion.
FOR day or two every body seemed to
want the street opened. but All at once
they changed their minds and now the
sentiment SENS to be au the other way.
Yesterday philosopher dropped into
the discussion and said: "Ve-d all be
FOR the opening IL we knew it wouldn't
he cut ND into a railroad street Let us
wa.t then uutii the railroad is built hich.
secoriu iuE to the contract. can be long.
eno tael Wen Poe Tor opening The street"
lhe nam who suggests this was declared
~ n Statesmen. ana the people down
along she new street went about their
business At the same time adjacent
property owners on Water street began
- get excited when they found that un- /
der the ncW law the property in the vie /
ciniry Tor some distance must Pay for the
opening OF a street Assessors are ap-
pointed and they ascertain bow much the
opening az Wichita street would bene-
III the property on water street They
then make the returns 10 the cify and the
city makes RETURNS to tne county treas 1
urer who charges The amount MP against
She properly- The people on Water street (
ere now Saying that this IS bad law.
that as the streets are used hv al Tho
people IN the City au the people should 4
pay che cost of opening yhcm. me
Wichita street matter is big issue
nmolE thc people from Douglas aveu1e /
to lhe Wichita 81 Western railroad and
from Main street to the river.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
wHERE - aIERIDTAN IS.

The sixth principal meridian passes
through Wichita as everybody knows but
few have knowledge OF the exact location
of this important parallel. Tt runs hack
of the Friends university down the mid
Gle OF a street called Meridian street.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30

purveyor does not know yet why his cash
did not balance that night within seven
cents.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
is THIS TRUE2

An observer yesterday claimed that
when & colored man starts for a Ions rsn
fer any purpose he VIII take his hat in
his handand that white man wiu not.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
FARlr IN - -.

The biggest body of unplatted land in
WichHa is that owned by J. II. knight
On Fest Douglas. formerly the Biack
farm. only ten acres OF II was ever
placed inside the city. II Is on this farm
that the wheat in which SO much interest
Sas been taken lately is located.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
ISLAND OF MALTA.

The big island south OF the Wichita &
" estern tracks. the biggest island in the
Arkansas river in this vicinity is named
Malta Island. Why, nobody seems to
know.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30

experiences no man ever went up against
him again. Finally suspicion came and
1t was discovered that the dollar had two
heads having been so made Up by
jeweIer TO order.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
DON'T LIKE Ear.

thai. besides IT would make 6eautsfas
and impressive appearance.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
THAr WOMAN II BLAcK AcAIr

Somebody rlayed q cruel joke on a
Vrter for the- Easle during the week
81 Voad nor nave been So serious were
p 81 lt Tor the fact that Is was attended
6s some accidental Circumstance which
i-naee 60 sIre it q supernatural aspect
of course nobody believes In ghosts from
1Ht sometimes circumstances.
ot mere accident as in this case.
aeop taioss .hat are so hard to IN
,4ne tht Tie nystife6 mind flies 20
s s-per1at t-Iai Tor reiief.
facts Clat FOR several sundays,
@ ia the morning. a wonl-n in black
rs been seen haunting the south ent-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-20
FIGHTING TINE WORK HABIT

John Chicago hearty prime
TO labor and NJ
u is sensation when he bought
day tho
when he closed his ledger cried
pleasure and I'm gong break the habit and Loaf
exploited columns.
Why9
Because he Is exceptions : a million
In country earth has the habit obtained such
hold as In America Il practically no leisure class
tt build
The Give III myself I'm
have yacht IN do what please IN MI
grca library With books IN on
soul with good music IN myself I'm
rich.
That is air castle
absorbing
that be
all desire make stick long
u viii become
Ana vanderbnts
thousands Of 10
toling.
has halked harness enough
stopped 10 There something besdes
ing love nature and would
have IN the woods 500 IN I'm done"
Can ne do ~ is deliberately
back business 100000
self EratneationT
John nupe thinks he history
him IL win surprise the
of these days Desire
Of Habit that rules the lives Of mankind
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-20
NO FOES LIKE
THOSE or '66

A dense fog prevailed over the
Sound all forenoon and interfered
somewhat with rapid navigation. al
though no accident Of any kind have
been reported The Sound boate.
Hike ocean liners. have their own
course usually and fog seems 20 cut
iittlc figure IN their progress further
than 70 make them a tfifie more
cautious.
do you know" auoth an ancient
mariner. who stood pserimE out into
the misty atmosphere OF the hay
this morning. that that there fog
reminds me ~ the days % 'ss. when
l was a pilot on the clyde at ulaA-
gov. Scotland.
Wen. one morning W. started out
in fog just like this. but I'm
thinking a great deal worse. an We
steered straight down the river for
the sen.
when we were opposite Dunbar.
ton the for got 20 thick and weighed
20 heavy on the ship. an she was
q big IN. too. that we actually sank
below the gunwaiss and shipped
water. II was n miracle that we
weren't oil drowned right then and
there. No. no. they've got no foga
nowadays like the fogs we had IN
'es. and the old salt prined his nose
with n pinch Of Copenhagen and
hove on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-20
CENT A WORD
Would Be the Atlantic Tar.
III, Says Msrconi

ST. JOHN. ~. r.. Dec. e0.--A cent
a word or may be less. ~ the mark
that Marconi sets for thr transmits
zion or messages across the Atlantic
II his system should prove nuccraa-
full The present rate Il g cents a
word. such was the statement he
made At n luncheon given IN hiH hon
or last evening. II WIS rendered By
Gov. Boyle. Of Newfoundland. and
was attended BY all officials and
heads of departments.
Marconl was very modest In hia
speech. which was made IN response
70 toast. but expressed himaelf as
firm In the belief that wireless
telegraphy could be developed to
take the place Of all cable methods.
ilc made no mention Of the an
tlpathy shown By the Anglo Ameri-
can company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-20
The De Long Franchise

with reference TO the published
statements concerning the vetoinR
o. the Dc Long franchise by the
Ballard council. The grantees desire
IL Understood that from their stand
point they have n valid franchise In
Ballard. They assert that practical
u the same franchise WINS twice
passed by the council. that the Sec
ond one was vetoed. but tho fret
was duly signed ana they are riv-
en fun privileges u operation there
under.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-20
BEGGING
FOR COAL

CHICAGO. Dec 30 There ere
prospects Tor great suffering In this
city through coal famine. A meet
ing % coal dealers has been held and
if was stated ias, night that there
are not 20 exceed 30 hours Of fuel
for tho city. Added 20 this IL the
extreme cold weather. and i5 degrees
below zero is predicted. owners %
large buildings are begging for coat.
The flooding and closing % mines
and the cuuEented freight conditions
are reNn0mHthie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-20

MRS. fiANsoN-Fnii opening ~ stylish
mllllnery, Corner Fourth ard Pine
FOR ladies tailor ANA reception GOWNS
can nc Lamb sistera Mo.aii Collins bn,
LNNCli q SHAW t0-f Halter bid.
NINE. A. s. SMITH. CT Hlnkiey block