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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-03
NELSON Looks AFFAIR.
He Can Not Bring His Mind to South
Topeka Avenue.


When asked last night when he was
going TO build that new street car line
on South Topeka avenue. Commodore
Nelson looked into the vacant place
space where he had recently seen the
setting sun. He seemed to be reflect
ing whether he had ever before heard of
that proposition. He finally admitted
that be did not know about that
1t can be stated with d good deal Of
assurance that the street railway com
pany does not now contemplate building
a line on South Topeka avenue.
Commodore Nelson has a weakness for
gathering in the nicbles and seeing his
cashier Miss Grace Gilbert counting
them. He has his eye on Waco avenue
now. Somebody told him that the peo-
pie living on that thoroughfare were the
owners OF good many nickels and the
commodore wants TO so after them lie
actually wants TO build a street car line
on Waco.
The Missouri Pacific VIII only give
MIN the right Of way on its grounds
from Twelfth on Main TO Market on con
clifton that he abandon the Twelfth
street crossing. but he IS attached 70
Fairview and refuses TO desert her,
which the abandonment OF the Twelfth
street crossing would necessitate- fie
would be willing 10 give mp the Twelfth
street crossing if he could build a line on
waco to connect with the Fairview line
In case the Waco line IS built it will
probably run on the Central avenue line
to Waco. This arrangement would
practically give the company two lines
to the stockvards the two meeting at
Seventeenth street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-03
MAD STONE WORKED
Mrs. Simpson Felt Its Suction
Clear 10 the Shoulder
DREW WITH GREAT FORCE
Greenish Bubbles Manifested
Its Power.
DREW WITH GREAT FORC

Another demonstration of the power Of
the mysterious combination Of clements,
commonly known as the maidstone, was
given in wichita yesterday.
Wednesday Mrs. F. W. Simpson of
Freeport and her little 1o-year-old son.
Forrest Simpson, were bitten by a pet
puppy. which did not seem hydrophopic.
The wounds, however. began to look an
CRY. The bites were on the forearms
near the wrist. Apparently the teeth Of
the dog had not penetrated the little
boys arm. but they had his mother S.
The marks on his arm were only blacA
and blue; on hers there was considera be
Inflammation. Mr.. Cro-e OF Freeport
brought them to Wichita yesterday 10
consult physician. an lhey called on
Mr.. J. 4. Duncan before going to the
doctor. Mr.. Duncan had read two
months ago in the Eagle ABOUT two mad
stones in Wichita and he came to lae
Eagle Office 10 inquire about them. --e
was given the names Of the owners Of the
stones and finally locateu the Wilson
maidstone with Jack Johnson. living ar
I112 Dewey avenue. The arrangements
were made for the application of the mad
stone. and the operator first took the
strange object and soaked it in vinegar
He then boiled it in milk and put Ii to
the black and Slue marks on Forrest
Simpsons arm. It did not adhere. al
though the little fellow cried and said it
caused him pain,
The stone was then applied TO Mrs.
Simpsons arm. Mr. Duncan, who had
never seen a maidstone himself and had
recommended the trial of one with much
incredulity, was greatly surprised to see
the stone adhere tightly to Mrs. Simp-
sons arm.
1T stuck fast Mr. Duncan said to e
reporter for the EagIe. When taken
away from the wound there was left on
the wound greenish-Iooking fluid. When
it was working 1 noticed e-iat a kind OF
small bubble formed on the side OIL the
stone farther away rom the arm, ana
the bubble had the same greenish tinge
There was no question about the drawing
power OF the stone"
The maidstone adhered to Mrs. Simp-
sons arm several hours. She said she
could feel the effect of its strong suction
as far uD as her shoulder. The sensation
was not at all painful.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-03
SWAP BIG AND LITTLE.

A real Innovation in advertising is
the "Swap" column in the Eagle at
cne-half cert per word. For example,
q camera for a guitar; a wheel for a
road wagon; a wheelbarrow for a
lawn mower; single carriage for a
double one, etc. A lad "swapped" a
pair of skates for a baseball glove
through the Eagle Swap" column. Il
only cost him ten cents to find his Gus
toner There are dozen articles in
and about your premises you will de-
stroy or give away-get nothing for
which you can swap" for something
else that you want. The Eagles
Swap" column viii get you together.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-03
SHOWS MORE BUSINESS
Good Times Make More business for
Register OF Deeds.

One effect of the wave of prosperity
has been to make more work for the
register of deeds. J. NJ. Kerr came into
the Office of register Of deeds for this
county one year ago last January and
he says in that time there has been a
great increase in the business Of the Of
fee. For the year ending January 3,
last, he filed 5,905 instruments exclusive
of chattel mortgages and margin al mort
cages releases and from January to
April 2, this year he fled 2.145 instru-
ments. nearly half as many as were hled
for the whole previous year. There is
evidence, Mr.. Kerr thinks, that the bust
ness of his Office viii continue to in
crease
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-03

TOssEghf

II your liver is out of order, causing
Biliousness, Sick Headache, Heart
burn, or Constipation, take dose OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-03
PIGEON THIEVES CONVICTED
They Get six Months in the County
LaiL

Two boys named Goodail and Pullen
were arrested yesterday on warrant
issued by the police judge They were
charged with stealing pigeons Ever
since the pet stock and poultry show
held in TINS city last winter, complaints
have been made 70 the police Of thefts
Of fancy pigeons. Several Inherent par
ties in the city have had pigeons stolen
from thcir lofts. and the police have
been on the lookout for the pigeon
thieves. The TWO boys Were located yes
terdav and convicted Of stealing twenty
two fancy pouters ana tuIahlers from r.
r. Drake. q carpenter who ives on south
Ida avenue. Judge Stanley sentenced
the boys To six months in the county
isn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-03
WAS A MISTAKE
Man Reported Dyiag at opera House
Yesterday.

Yesterday afternoon man fell IN a
fit in the opera house while waiting for
the opening Of the demonstrations given
by the RusselIe healers, and a report was
sent out that some one was dying there.
The man, whose name is A T. Wheeler
of Peck, Kansas, has been in bad health
for some years, but has only been sub
ject to these spells or fits, for about four
weeks. He was sitting in the second
row from the back on the north side
Of the house and suddenly had an at
tack and fell on his face in the aisle. A
man named Bryson was sitting behind
Wheeler and he picked him up and put
him in his seat and sent a boy for DR..
Thomas, who hurried to the opera house
and found the man evidently recovering
from a cataleptic 1T. The doctor ad-
ministered a stimulant and tonic and
the excitement was over.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-03
HOODS Pills

On retiring, and tomorrow your di.
gestive organs win be regulated and
you viii be bright, active and ready
for any kind of work. This has
been the experience Of others; it
viii be yours. HOODS PILLS are
sold by all medicine dealers. - cts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-03
Buchanan, Mich, May p.
.- IL Enna c. / q - n v

eentlemen.-AIy mamma has been a
great coffee drinker and has found il
very INJURIOUS. Having used several
Dackazes Of your GRAIN-O, the drink
that takes the p,ace OF coffee, she finds
ii much better .er herself and for US
children to drink she aas given up
coffee drinking entirely. We use pack
age OF Craln-O every week. 1 an ten
years old Yours respectfully,
FANNIE WILLIAMS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-03
TO HOLD MEETINGS
wheeler. the Clown Preacher. Visits
Hrs Nat on.

". S. Wheeler, the clown preacher.
held two street meeting yesterday at
the corner of Lawrence and Douglas and
viii speak again today at the same place
at 4:S0 and at 7:3o in the evening The
evangelist visited the county jail yes
terday by special permission Of Sheriff
Simmons and had brief talk with Car
RE Nation and the other unfortunates in
carcerated thera
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-03

Major c. Z Cole brought te our Office
q bunch Of wheat he pulled from a field
u l59 acres. SIX miles south OF Blackwell
Ii measured three and one-half feet. lie
says he saw thousands II acres u the
finest wheat the sun ever shone en-. aud
the outlook was never better for ala an
mense crop
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

An obvious misromer. the above sign
Is conspicuously posted on the cabin
which in most OF our ferries is sup
posed TO be sci apart Tor women. Ia
the rush hours Of morning and even
Ing, women, being the weaker. are e.
bowed aside and pushed back by men
Of all ages and degrees Of prosperity.
who make a determined onset worthy
Of the football leld. that they may
seize and keep the seats They have a
cabin Of their own. into which no
woman steps Neither the lady clad
in furs and silks, nor the laundrcss
carrying home her laden basket. no.
the girl going 20 or from her days
work ever so much as wishes 70 use
the mems cabin. It being as privileged
10 the masculine element as the
smoking car. II would seem that while
any women stood. men should refrain
from seating themselves in the ladies'
cabin. The contrary is the rule.-COl.
Hers Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

there are about 100000 miles. In 1910
the first steamship crossed the ocean,
and III 1920 the total steam tonnage
afioat was about 10000 tons and Of san
tonnage about 5.e14.0O0 tons. To-day
the steam tonnage Of the world cou-
siderably exceeds 100000 and tile
sail tonnage is over 100000. Re-
duced to a common standard Of meas
uremenf, the carrying power Of vessels
on the ocean has increased from g..
600, ,00e tons in 1900 to G3,000,0OO tons
in 1900.
Since 1874, when the first telegraph
line was constructed. about 100000
miles Of wires have been strung. The
first twenty-five miles Of ocean cable
were laid across the English Channel
IN 1851. and since then 10000 miles
more have been laid. Coneurrenuy
there has been a steady advance in the
time-saving and distance-destroying
speed alike Of the railroad train on
iand and the steamship on sea- Tie
1001nile-an-hOur railroad train Is
demonstrated possibility, and, OK
course, will come. Five days from
New York to Liverpool is almost
nineteenth-century achievement When
we recall that in 1900 the fastest time
to Europe was over a month. that it
took thirty days in 1918 to bring 10
New York the news Of the great West
Indian hurricane of that year, and
that the first voyage Of an American
vessel from New York to China oc.
cupled fifteen months on its round
trip, we can understand why the
steam-driven ship Of steel. with elec
tric couriers to announce its arrivals
and departures. has added S1s.50O,-
O0O,0O0 to the annual value Of inter-
national exchanges within the cycle
New York World.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

Nature does not intend that a very
large quantity Of liquid shall be used
with meals, and she has provided an
abundant flow Of secretions TO uphold
the digestive process. Liquid hinders
the work OF digestion rather than aids
t. as Il dilutes these fluids and has a
tendency to bring the food into the
stomach without being properly masti-
Gated and mixed with the saliva. Not
over one glass Of liquid should be
taken as a general rule. and there are
great many cases in which absorp-
tion IN the stomach is very slow
where 1t Is best not TO take any liquid
at all These are the cases where there
Is much heavlness about the stomach
after meals. and oftentimes liquid can
be felt In the stomach by making a
sudden pressure upon the organ.-Uni-
ted States Health Reports.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

N-"N@@tNa
The day of the cowboy is drawing 10
a close. Civilization with its rail-.
roads, its steam and electrically pro
PEELED vehicles and. worst Of all, its
barb-wire fences, is slowly and sure
ly eating up the great cattle ranges
Of the West and croWding the cow
punchers out Of business. In some
parts Of Arizona and in New Mexico
the round up Of the cattle is still
the principal event of the year On
the plains Of those Territories the cow
punchers and broncho busters, with
their gaily comparisoned sombreros
and huge spurs, still live the Wild,
free life Of the prairie, but even for
them the end is coming, and soon. like
the buffalo, they win be things OF the
past. The cowboys realize this, and
are drifting gradually into other bust
ness. Some have enlisted IN the cav
airy regiments Of the army and Others
have given up their horses and gone
into some humdrum business Of city
life. Some Of the more famous Of
them have placed a market value on
their skill and hired themselves to
Buffalo Bill or some circus company
and pass their lives in giving imita-
tions Of life in the wild and woolly
West" within the confines Of an arena
on a campus Of tan bark 1t is ouiy
question Of a very few years now
till the cowboy viii be heard Of only
in histories Of the Western Territories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

Few h0usekeepers realize the amount
Of care that should be bestowed upon
the fee box. the coffee pot and the tea
kettle. An fee box should be thorough
~ cleansed at least once during the
week. preferably twice. the waste pipe
being thoroughly scalded each time
Green vegetables, melons. fruit aud
fish should never b. placed ia the
same compartment with butter. Their
flavor will not only affect the butter
But viii give an odor 20 the box and
also spoil the milk In cleansing the
refrigerator the shelves should be re-
moved and washed IN strong soda
water. the box thoroughly dried before
thc doors are closed The proper care
OF the coffee pot has much 10 do with
The success Of the coffee. The outside
as well as the inside Of the coffee pot
should be thoroughly polished After
washing the pot It Is well to put cold
water in Il aud heat slowly, then
empty it and dry thoroughly before
putting away. The inside OF the tea
kettle is another vessel that requires
especial attention. IL should be kept
free from sediment.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

Upon the condition OF the oven as
much as upon any other one factor
depends success IN cake making An
old rule states that the oven IN which
a hand can be held while the clock Is
ticking twenty times is at just the
right temperature for butter mixtures.
Another one says that the oven can
wait for the cake. but never the cake
for the oven.
Tins are better creased with fat
than with butter The latter Is in
clined 70 stick and burn.
Nothing should be put into an oven
while a cake il baking. and the cake
should not be moved until it is thor
oughly set.
The oven door should be closed gen
tly while the cake Is baking.
To tell when a cake Is done test IL
with a broom straw: If no dough ad-
heres Il Is ready 10 take from the oven.
Another infanlble test IS listening. II
the ticking sound Is very faint or In.
audible Il Is done
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

There's a good story told on young
fellow here noted for his closeness.
He went to spend the night with
friend. During the entire night he be-
trayed much restlessness, which kept
the host wide awake, and finally the
slumberer betrayed signs Of violent
emotion. He's going to have night
mare, said the friend, but he always
grumbles SO when you wake him up
that hate to disturb him." He waited
a while longer. sitting up in bed star
ing on the miserable sleeper, and finel-
ly, becoming alarmed he reused him.
He sprang up in bed. glared wildly
around and said: "Where am /? /
don't see the stormy'
"Why, here in my room" said the
host soothingly; 'you remember you
stayed all night with me? / beg your
pardon for waking you up. but you
carried on so had to-"
"Beg your pardonr' gasped the guest.
Il shall never be grateful enough to
you. l dreamed I was out with Miss
Bud and a terrible storm came up. and
my shoes were new. and l was just
ordering a coupe for two when you
reused me. Old boy. you have saved
me a dollar"
And the host says he was actually
afraid to 60 to sleep again that night.
for fear the coupe would come.-Louis-
vile (Ky) Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

In 1895 the trustees Of the British
Museum purchased a fine papyrus roll.
written on both sides. the diverse bear
ing a series Of revenue returns, dated
in the "7' year Of the Emperor Clau-
dius. B. C. 46-47. and the reverse 4
series Of magic tales written in De-
motto. An English translation Of the
letter has just appeared in England.
The stories are part Of a series which
centre in a hero named Khamuas.
High Priest Of Memphis. the historical
original being the Prince Regent Kha-
m-uas. the son Of Rameses II. The
writer Of these stories has collected
a great quantity Of folk legends, which
were current in Egypt at the time
when this manuscript was written,
about A. d. 1850; and the papyrus
may certainly be described as one os
the richest collections Of first century
tales ever discovered.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08
A Terrible rals Of a Tiger.

When tigers are really at large in
England there are no paragraphs and
the secret Is firmly held At Clifton.
though the committee which governs
its delightful zoo. deny. in ignorance.
what actually happened. It was dis
covered by n keeper on the morning Of
a children's fete that n tiger had es-
capped from his cage. The superintend-
ent maintained an absolute silence and
trusted TO luck. A secret search Of the
gardens convinced the keepers that the
tiger had scaled the walls and was iR
the open country. Thousands Of chill
dren romped through the day. and
cried "Ohrr and AIR as the fireworks
bleamed in the night They played ami
sauntered about amid trees and shad-
ed alleys and dark corners in the even
ing-and then everybody went home
tired and happy. In the early dawn
there was another search. and in the
corner Of a disused money house was
found the monarch Of the jrngle'
stnl trembling from freedom and fire
works. His keepers threw a hand.
kerchief about his neck and led him
hack to the grateful safety Of his cage.
But many things might have hap
pened.-London Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

The edict Of the Car called especial
attention to she growing importance
Of the United States as a world power.
and TO the marvellous commercial ac-
tiviiy Of the American people. At
time every man holding a commission
in any branch Of the imperial service
Is a student Of the English language
and American institutions. SO that. ere
many months. the American tourist.
travelling in Russia. can hear hia ma
tive tongue at any and every railway
station OF postohice. Captain Of the
Russian Cruiser VarIag. in the phIla-
delphia Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

Fifty years ago the tonnage Of Uni
ted States merchant marine was 3, 3,485.-
266; to-day it is 5,000.000.
To carry a tone Of wheat from Buf-
falo to New York in 1900 cost 500;
to-day 1t costs S150
The railroads to-day employ as many
men as America contained in 1900
100000.
IN 1900, corduroy roads and cow
paths; in 1900, surface, elevated and
underground railways.
IN 1900. Fulton Ferry. fare four
cents; in 1900, Brooklyn Bridge, free.
The "forty-niners' drove to Califor-
MIA In ten weeks; to-day you may go
in a palace car in four and a half days.
SOCIAL PROGRESS.
A hundred years ago the pillory was
still in use.
No labor organizations were formed
until 1900.
Labor has advanced from two shil-
iings arday TO two shillipgs an hour
This century began with 100000
slaves closes without any
The sfiTst lectures ever given by a
woman were delivered BY Fanny
Wright IA 1928.
When this country began withcraft
was q very prevalent belief.
In 1900 there were neither trusts nor
milliOnaires,
Fifty-twO years ago was held the
first woman's rights convention in his
tory.
First Woman Suffrage law in Wyo-
ming in 1870.
Il One hundred years ago the archives
and general offices Of the Federal Gov
eminent were removed to Washington,
DC:
Estimated national wealth at begin
ming Of twentieth century, slO0.OO0,-
OO0,O 900.
Amount paid for pensions since 1861,
50, ,423, ,592, ass.
In 1900. the public debt was Ss2,976.-
294; in 1899, the public debt was 81
O92, CSC, ,O24.
The New York police force in 1900
consisted on four officers and seventy
two men.
In 1900 there were thirty American
colleges to-day there are 419 Ameri-
can colleges.
The first woman's club, sorosis. was
organized In 1868
The first w0man's hospital In the
world was built in New York in 1854.
There We're no "store clothes" in
1900: the men wore ~butternut suits
and the women wore 'linsey-woolsey''
dresses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08
The sheIf OF nonks il.

The "everything-for-use and just-at
hand idea" that is a fad in the house
furnishing world these days, rather
frowns on books kept behind glass
doors and much prefer open book
Shelves. The dust gets into the books
so much on these open shelves. how
ever. that narrow ornamental strips
of dark green or red leather, tackled to
the edge Of the shelf, and falling just
over the tops Of the books on the shelf
below. are being more and more used
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-08

Authoritative sources decree that the
torrect plan aud the one usually fol-
lowed by fashionable people, Is to
have an silver on the dining-roOm side
board That Is. the silver tea service,
large pieces Of silver, silver dishes,
etc, but never the smaller spoons IA
cups, or holders People who have
many pieces Of old or rare glass
sometimes have them on the sideboard,
but in such case the silver is disposed
somewhere else