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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14

During the boom Pat Healy was one Of
the wealthiest men in town With the
collapse he collapsed, too. For a long
time he was poor. but he never lost
his nerve and good nature. About a year
ago luck turned in his favor and ever
since then fortune has smiled upon him.
Everbody VIII be glad to see him get to
the front financially. because he is a good
fellow, loyal TO Wichita and deserves it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14
No sT-NFLowERs THIS YEAR

There are no sun7owers "a speak of IN
this vicinity this year. The sunfowers
usually get their start in June during the
wet season. They don't need rain IN July.
Moisture IS necessary. only 70 start them.
II the moisture is delayed until July they
wiz start then But they haven't had
the rain either in June or July this year
and they are not growing. being SO small
rs 70 be indistngnishabie from other
weeds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14
FARMER INVENTED NEW DRINK

Farmer Doolittle looked at the mercury
r the Kansas News stand a few days ago
aad then rushed in and invented a drink
u is made az cream and common water,
and Farmer says Il is a dead shot on
beepiug q person cool. I5e put lot OF
Bis friends up against and they were sea-
JOAN Swain calls it the -Dooiitue cock
tau'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14
WHERE WHISKY IS ADVERTISED.


Sam Hess has received 'The New
American" a paper published at Manila
It is especially interesting TO kans5ns
who are not familiar with liquor adver-
tisements in the papers. Two OF the five
advertisements on the second page are
eulogistic OF whisky. The same proper
ton is maintained on the third. All OF
the fifth and practically all OF the fourth
are devoted TO the merits OF American
whisky. The leading advertisements on
the seventh page IS in the interest OF
poker chips. Lager beer cuts a big fig
ure on the eighth page. The ninth is
given up TO cigars and cigarettes and the
tenth TO steamship lines. II a visitor 10
Manila finds where he can follow cut the
suggestions Of St Paul It is because ne
fails to read the New American.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14
JOHN LIKES the SHIRT WAIST.

John Mcdonald. the veteran mail car
rier. is mashet en- the government shirt
waist lie says it is the proper thing and
thar the kicking dudes in the service back
east don't know what they are talking
about Vow. look at my waist" said
John TO On Eagle reporter The air gets
in here - front and goes around and
around and around the body, making
summer life continual round OF pleasure
Now, If you wear a shirt, The Eallusses
keep the air from circulating and the
result is that you are hot
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14
COOLEST Place ~ WICHITA

The coolest place in town IS said 70
e the alley on the east side &C the lin
nerly b9ilding. A breeze PLAYS there eli
tie time. and fst men love To haunt it,
take of their hats. face the south and
ian themselves The colored man Who
shines shoes there had q biz. thlns last
week. as men were very willing 10 give
un e dime FOR 3 seat in the dratt Tor
ten minutes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14
sUBLnE ART OF AUcTIoNEERNG.

81 ltL4E8iE ARt 0r AL y tlt- III y O..
Judge Arnold says that the people gen
orally know but very little about the sub
lime art Of CRYING an auction sale. he
says an aucuoneer must have a good
eye and - The judge Of human nature.
II he is hyrnetist. so much the better.
Many a tir1e when he IS almost ready 70
let the hammer fau. he takes q glance
over the crowd and usually dnds few
men who are susceptible &c influence
"Did YOU sly the afcys he would ask
one. and then he wouid say: and you
the seventy-1ive9 and the seveuty-tve I
have Who mszes IL a dollar7s 81 this
tine rivalry becomes keen The nrst
man might have said 'Jhe hfty." buzz
when the second man says ''seventy-fve'
the nrst zaaa SAYS TO himself; r haven't
SAID the dfJy, b1t thai saoozar over there
has taken q Tor granted that have and
outbid me. WeH. guess III make him
Sex Of IT, and these men VII set mixed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14

ried away by sentiment and I know you
VIII appreciate this fight OF facetious-
ness But truly, Ny Dear Bunch OF
Grapes. write and let me know what you
are doing and when I may expect an
answer from your ladysfip-
We'll. Leanna, I am getting along rs
best can living on the medicine OF hope,
a prisoners tonic. and by the way I have
inaugurated a curriculum Of liberty and
research and diversion and I am now
reading Shakespeare. Ruskin. Darwin,
Lubbock. and a world OF classics and
scientific works and expect when released
10 brush up against such men as Tom
Reed. Tslmage, w. J. Bryan. Afurat Hal
stead. and DR.. Mary Walker.
7 have completed my literary excur-
sion of the Bible and can wrestle with
the Story Of the Cross in such an ex-
egital way as to relegate the explorations
OF Sturgeon and Beecher TO the shades
Of the continuous night
Farewell. my darling Leanna, and
write at once"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14

Baby SWALLOWED THTMBLE
Ea Veleh. foreman Of Kenoggs ready
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14
TABLES TURNED on A JosHER.


Santa Fe system, ran up against Charles
Y. Ferguson recently and got the worst
Of it. When real green chap comes ~
town Mr.. Delaney IS the first one 10
catch on 70 him Recently be had ono
down az the depot who called on him 20
ind where he could set board witnons
81 the first families Of the town NJ
Delaney happened 20 see Mr.. Ferguson
and ne told the green young man that
he was one Of the first lawyers and So
ciety men Of the city ard had told him q
few DAYS before that he was very anx-
ious 70 take in boariers. especially younS
men Of good habits. The green yoans
man approached Mr.. Ferguson and fairly
knock hlm Of the Christmas tree BY ask
ing how mucn he charged for board.
Luckily for the young man Mr.. Fergus
son saw aIr. Delaney grlnning IN the dis-
lance and guessed what was up- re saw
the Joke was good one ard determined
20 push e along farther. Presently Mr.
Delaney went 70 te Carey hotel where
was giving dinner % some friends. Ar
ter the party had taken seats a the sable
AIR. Ferguson called 70 the green Young
man and informed him that Mr.. Delaney
was very DESTROYS that he shocld sc So
his party Mr.. Ferguson took hlm 10
the dining room door and showed him
whore NJ. Delaney was seated. The green
young man amhied "a. took seat with
the party and AR Delaney almost drop
ped dead when the clerk charged the
young mans dinner up 20 hiru- He hasn't
acted as a boarding house Director since
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14

QUEER WAY OF LIGHTING a CIGAR.
4 hard smoker was coming down from
The stock yards one nisht recently il q
street car. He wanted % hsht his cisar,
bur no one had s match The motor
naer took his punch and touched II 70
the current Of electricity. The contact
produced sparks. the smoker applied his
ci-ar to them and got very successful
Ueht.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14


he WILL LOCATE AT LAYTON
Tt is safe TO say that Wichita viii lead
IN some Of the professions OF the new
towns IN Oklahoma Within two years
the leading physicians al I1awton viii
probably be DR.. z. J. Ronham, formerly
Of this city. Several years ago when the
Eagle began taking the full Associated
Press reports, Mr.. Bonham was sent here
TO handle it and remained FIR a long
time. Every spare hour he had, he stud
Jed, never reading anything but valuable.
scientific information. He had a great
turn for physiology and such things so
much SO that ne finally concluded TO be-
come a physician. Five years ago he
went to a medical college and the general
and special information he had already
secured enabled him to graduate in three
years Since then he has been taking
past graduate courses and now he is re-
puted to be one Of the best read physi-
clans in the west. DR.. Bonham is a
man of considerable wealth and will
make considerable investment in the new
town. He was one OF the most popular
and Iikabie Associated Press men Wich-
tia has ever had.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14
o o o

was visiting the families OF z. T. Allen
and J. D. Hutchings on College Hni.
Vegetable vendors were arrested for
not having licenses.
Miss Rosa oliver or Omaha xas visit
ing MISS Angelina Herring OF - Saatl
Topeka avenue.
". r. Frazier. z 5. Housiand. Fred
Nancourt- u Hand Boone. <. z. Blecs-
ley and 2. J. Rogers were over on the
Whitewater fishing
The Popuiists and the Democrats were
as usual fnssing about fusion.
The police department warned property
owners 20 trim their trees.
The Germans OF the city organized a
singing club called Arson des Wcsteas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14

been spent on the frontier and many are
the times he took a hand in regulating
desperadoes. when they attempted 10
take or shoot-up Wichita when II was
q village. He VIII make 4 success in Ok
lahoma-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-14

LETTER FROM HIS SWEETHEART
The following is a genuine letter from a
Wichita negro IN the Kansas pe1ften-
tiary 70 his sweetheart, who lives IN this
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12
STOKlET'rES.

One day at burlington House, Ten
nyson is said to have asked the guests
n.conundrum which he had just made:
"Who are the greatest women in the
world"' The answer was: Miss
Ouri, the Misses lppi and Sara Gossa."
ambassador Choate is fond of tell
ing of how the late William NJ. Evarts
replied to an impossible toast at a
Harvard dinner which he (Choate)
presided over. Instead of asking the
men who were down for speeches to
respond to the regulation toasts, Mr..
Choate read off question to each
from one of the college examination
papers, and then called up his victim.
The query which fell to Mr.. Eyarts
was this: "Why is it that the stom-
ach, which continually digests food,
IS never itself digested?" Evarts, in
response, said: ~ have attended a
good many Harvard dinners before
this. and long ago, as a result of my
experience with them. before setting
out from New York to attend one of
these feasts, I always divest myself
of the coats of my stomach and hang
them up in my wardrobe"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12
Two Monster Locomotives.

The two largest locomotives in the
world have just been placed in opera
ton on the Pittsburg, Bessemer &
Lake Erie Railroad. They re now
hauling the great Carnegie ore trains
between Albion and Conneaut, O. Fol-
lowing are some interesting statistics
of these steel monsters: Weight, each,
$4,000 pounds. or 1873 tons; diameter
of the smallest ring in the boiler, IS
inches; water supply. $500 gallons;
length, Ga feet inches; working steam
pressure, 220 pounds to the square
inch. The connecting rod alone weighs
LOO pounds, and is made Of armor
steel. A man Of average height can
easily stand erect In the fire box.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12
CurZOn's Visit to Con.

Lord Curzon recently paid a state
visit to Goa, the little Portuguese COL
ony in western India. He entered the
territory by rail, but Lady Curzon went
thither by sea in the Indian marine
steamer Olive. They were received
with full hcnors by the governor-gen-
eral of Portuguese India. Col. Gal
hardo. Goa is probably the most pros
porous of Portuguese possessions. Its
harbor, Mormugas. is the finest on the
coast of Malabar, and the railway
which now connects it with the Indian
system secures great amount of traf.
flc.--L. A. Boyd in Chicago Record.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12
VILE HONOR "A HERO.
MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED TO
GEN. MONTGOMERY
10 Fell 1t Quebec Fighting for tho
Cause Of the Young Republic anu It's
Constitution--Almost Forgotten Even
In History.

The city OF Quebec is to be embel-
lished by a monument to the memory
Of an American hero, the Massachu
sets Society Of Sons of the Revolution
having decided to erect there me-
mortal shaft to Gen. Richard Mont
gomery who fell in the desperate at
tack upon that city.
Gen. Montgomery was one of the
first eight brigadier generals Of the
revolution, and had not an untimely
death cut short his brilliant career he
would undoubtedly have been one OF
the most distinguished generals gar
landed on the pages of American his
tory.
The spot where he fell, pierced by
an English bullet, is very imperfectly
marked by wooden signboard high
up on the cliff. This is far from wor-
thy Of the gallant general whose fall
it so crudely commentaries. Walter
Gilman Page in a visit to Quebec
last year visited this historic spot. and
the result Of this visit was the deter
mination on his part to secure more
fitting memorial.
Was Of irish Origin.
Gen. Montgomery was an 1rishman
by birth. During his youth he served
in the British army and took part in
the old French and Indian wars. After
the close of this seven years struggle
he went back to England. But so
warmly had his sympathies turned to
the new world that he returned before
the outbreak of the revolution and
settled in beautiful country place on
the banks Of the Hudson.
He was chosen a member OF tho
first provincial congress that met In
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12
EVARTS GOT HIS FEE.
Els Unanswerable Argument When Re-
duction Was Intimated.

Els UnanswerNblc Argument when Re-
duction Was Intimated.
From story related by New York
lawyer it can be inferred that the late
William M. Evarts held his services
at good round figure. 1t also seems
that he was clever in avoiding any re-
duction in his charges when the time
for payment came. The lawyer says,
Il was employed once in a suit of con-
siderable Importance in which my
client was lady. TO insure success
it was thought advisable to secure the
services of distinguished counsel. and
accordingly I was authorized to en-
ploy Mr.. Evarts. After talking over
the matter with him, on rising to go,
I said to Mr. Evarts that it would be
the proper thing to give him a retain
err, and asked him for what amount |
should make out a check in his favor.
ooh said he, 4 guess 81 900 will
SUFFICE and thereupon I rendered him
the paper for that sum.
Not long afterward the suit was
settled to our satisfaction, and again
l called on Mr.. Evarts, this time to
pay him in full for his services, which
had not been of an arduous nature.
How much do we owe you? I
said.
Call it $4,000 he responded, with
out moments hesitation. I thought
this little steep in view Of the cir
cumstances, and l started in with q
mild protest.
"'You know Mr.. Evarts, that you've
had $1,000.
YES he said, with dry smile,
but I've spent that
This was an unanswerable argyll
ment, and all further effort at reduc'
to- ceased"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12
A WOMAN'S HEART.
Mrs. Samuel &. Dyer Tells ~ Narrowing
Tale OF Suffering.

Tale OF Suffering.
MCarron, Mich, April S.--(Special)
Mrs. Samuel G. Dyer of this place
has given the following interesting let
ter for publication:
For years suffered intense pain in
the region Of the heart. l doctored
with the best physicians Some of them
would relieve me for a short time, but
the pain always returned. My heart
was so bad that would have to sit up
in bed for hours, to get relief. would
lie awake almost all night. l am g
years of age. and no one can under
stand how much | suffered with this
Heart Tro!ble.
About year ago heard of Dodd's
Kidney Pills, and commenced to use
them From the first my .conditio:.
improved. The pain in my heart grad
ually grew less, and my general health
much better. and now | can say posi-
lively that | am entirely cured. ! can
sleep all night. and enjoy almost per-
feet health. thank God for the cure
that has come to me through the use
of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
81 have thought long over the matter
of giving this letter for publication,
and am doing so now without any So
licitation whatever, and simply be-
cause feel it to be my duty to express
the profound gratitude l feel for my
recovery, and to let others who may be
suffering as l was know how they may
find a cure. know that nothing else
but Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me. be-
cause | have taken no other medicine
for over year. | feel better now
than have for many years, and it is
all due to the use of Dodd's Kidney
Pills"
Mrs. Dyer's case and its cure has at
tracted great deal of attention. and
hel. letter is a splendid tribute to the
curative properties OF Dodd's Kidney
Pills
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12
Turnta bio for Trolley Cars.

A turntable for trolley cars has been
patented by an Ohio inventor. 1t is so
arranged that when the car is driven
on it the front wheels rest upon two
rollers coming up through the track
and, by gently starting the motors,
these revolve under the car and COM
municate their motion through proper
gearing to the turlltable itself, and
thus the car is turned around by it's
own. power, the trolley swivelling on
it's base and staying on the wire. The
crew of the car do not have to descend
from it, and it is asserted that the ap
paratus works very quickly aid sue
cessfully in practice.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12
GEN. MONTGOMERY.

New York in April ITS, and shortly
after was appointed a brigadier gen
eral in the Continental army. AS he
babe his wife goodbye he said:
Trust me, you shall never blush for
your Montgomery"
Gen. Montgomery fell while leading
his men in the attack Of December 81,
1775. Through the courtesy Of the
British general, who greatly respected
him, Gen. Montgomery was buried with
all the honors of war within the city
walls Of Quebec.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12

Chapter V.-(Contlnued)
"were you looking for anything,
Mason?" 80 ,,,,+ tho
drower!" said Mason, with smlllns
sincerity. Yes, miss. Mrs. MORTIMER
vas asking me for some certain rings
,hat I've mislaid somewhere, and l
ND almost have declared for certain
that T had left them in that righthand
liver of yours before you came
..1hore were no rings there said
Janctta coldly.
= v,en Mason left the room Janetta
,,ened the drawer and peered IN.
shore were gloves and handkerchiefs,
which had evidently not been touched;
Inf on the top of all were NeVllle's
,otters. which Janetta kept bound to-
nathor bv an elastic band. One OF
.non had been taken from the packet,
and was half drawn from it's envelope
and thrown back hastily into the
drawer.
ITS very queer and uncomfortable,
tbourht Janetta. Il can't conceive
what object the girl has in wishing to
read my letters. She shall not have
the privilege! l don't want any one
horc TO guess how anxious I am about
,be boy. l wish l were sure that he
had broken with all his old friends;
no effort of mine will keep him
straight if he won't try himself"
She slipped the letter back into the
nacket, locked the drawer, and put the
kew into her pocket. Her earthly para
disc seemed failing her all in minute.
Then she remembered how often she
had found Mrs. Mortimer's eyes fixed
mon her when she received one OF
Ncylle's letters with queer. suspic-
iols expression in them; and she
laughed aloud as the thought darted
through her mind that possibly Mrs.
Mortimer was crediting her with a
young man" of her own, and was
ready to make mischief about him.
But, even if this were so, it did not
exulain the reason why Mason should
be foraging about among her letters.
She finally decided to make no meI-
ton of what had occurred, but to be
CAREFUL about keeping her possessions
under lock and key for the future.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12
Teacher Abandoned Reform.

A teacher in Grundy county, Mis-
souri,, determined that his pupils
should adopt what he termed as re-
formed pronunciation, among other
things, that mamma" and "pappa''
must have the accent on the
last syllable. Then he wrote this SEN
tence on the board: Mamma see
what pretty rose I have" On asking
for correction of this sentence a
speckle-faced, bullethcaded young
gentleman suggested: You want to
put a commah after mammal l guess. ~
Right here the teacher abandoned his
reform.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12
CHAPTER VI,

Clarice was not at all we'll for the
next few days, SO that it was not
diftcultsfor Janetta to avoid any in
innate conversation with Captain Mec-
1yae.
Her latent suspicion Of Mason was
famed into a flame by the fact that
one afternoon, when she ran in late
from the town, having gone on some
& commission for Clarice, she heard
voices talking in the shrubbery near.
One of the voices was a mans, tho
other Mason's.
Il sha'n't do it, l tell you! There are
plenty Of people in the house who'd
find me out, and that new one is as
sharp as a needle!"
Janetta hurried on her way, feeling
very uneasy. What was it that Mason
was declining to do, and to whom
could she be talking? That the new
one" referred to her she was tolerably
certain. Perhaps it would be wise to
mention the circumstances to Mrs.
Mortimer. Accordingly that evening,
when Clarice had gone to bed, she
returned to the drawing room and re-
lated to Mrs. Mortimer what she hal
overheard.
1T seems to me, Miss Howard, that
you are making mountains out of
molehills," said Mrs. Mortimer calmly.
Mason is an excellent servant, most
civil and obliging; her character is
beyond suspicion"
Il could swear to her voice." said
Janetta, little holly. Has she
young man, do you know"
oh, yes. Is there a law Of the
Modes and Persians that parlor maids
should be exempt from love-affairs?"
asked Mrs. Mortimer. She's engaged
to very respectable fellow who does
not live here. Indeed, l happen to
know that he's not in the place at
present, for she only asked my leave
today for few days holiday to go
and visit his people. She told ME
that she had not seen him for more
than six months. I really think, Miss
Howard, that it will be wiser if you
leave the management of the house
and servants to me-"
Certainly I will in future" replied
Janetta, swallowing her vexation; but
it is the second time that 1 have had
suspicious about Masons straightfor-
wardncss:''
"A letter for you, MISS" said voice
behind her, and Mason, with a per-
fectly inmovable face, handed her
letter on silver waiter 1t was from
Neville, and Janetta slipped it into her
pocket; and she felt somehow as if
her actions We're noted alike by both
Mason and Mrs Mortimer.
"Straightfcrwardness, indeed" NUT
tered Mrs. Mortimer angrily, when
Janetta babe her goodnight and went
off to her room. Shes none too
straightforward herself. with letters
from one man nearly every day of her
life. and playing fast-and-loose with
Miss Seymour's lover under her very
eyes, only she's too infatuated to see
It," 1t will be seen that Mrs. Morti-
mer was letting her jealousy run away
with her judgment
That letter made J" eta very anx-
lous and miserable. 1t was an urgent
demand for money.
i literally haven't copper to bless
myself with wrote Neville. THE
landlady's using awful anguage, and
IL you can't help me believe soon
she'll turn me out into the street. 81
know you won't. want to draw any
salary yet: but isn't there some more
y the bank that you can lend ME for
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12

w. s. Gilbert, of Gilbert and Sulli-
van opera fame, was one day standing
on the steps of his club house in Lon
don, when IL stranger approached and
asked: Does a man belong to your
club with one eye named Walker"
st don't know" was the answers,
'what's :1,e name Of his ether eyeHa"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-12

The system canGOL De III good condi-
tiCn when the bowels are constipated.
Take Garfield Tea, it cures cpnstipa-
ton and etfectuaily regulates the liver.