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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-11
CASHED FORGED CHECK
John Herris Is short in His Account


John Herrig. who runs the restaurant
and saloon at 40 East Douglas avenue.
is short in his accounts SO because ne
cashed a check for that amount which
the Kansas National bank turned down
as . forgery. The check was made pay
.ble TO Sam Jones and was signed by
J ". Prother and was dated June Is.
Through the month Of June Mr Her
rig cashed seven checks made out pay
able TO the same person and signed b.
the same nSu. and these seven checks
were bonor-d by the bank and also b.
Mr.. Prother The check for SO war
sent in ard returned with the red stamp
across its face which said it was worth
less.
The checks were presented by different
parties at the saloon and Mr.. He-riy
thought It perfectly safe in cashing
them. The matter was taken TO the
police and detectives put on the case.
but Up 70 last night no clue as to tn
identity Of the man who forged the na1e
had beeu found
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-11
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER WICHITA
City Ga5ns u Warm Champion In Mr.
Z. y. q ranger.

r s Granger, president OF the Ma
t.oaal Bank o, Wichita and who has re
Gently arrived IN this city with his fam
iiy. from Iowa. called yesterday at the
Eagle office IL company with Mr. Robin
son. Air. Granger = not 4 stranger 70
kansas. he has visited the state IN the
pest, knows - history, its resources.
its extensive ambitions and the imQetu-
GUS push O. IS people. Re has great saith
n the future OF Kansas. ard the growth
and 6evelor -lent CT WIchl,a TO metropol-
itsn power he regards - a certainty.
Hc IS a youzE man. keenly discerning q
Tner. movements and events. shrew1. and
Gnslv trained IA commercial matters. and
T. a gentleman C culture. He apprecl-
ates Thoroughly ne wider range of &C
t-vsty. ard the field . enlarged o7ror-
tlnity offered BY country cenpara-
lively rev and only partially developed
dc has GENE 70 Wichita hsl.svias that Il
IS 20 IL the central polrt IN the great
southwest. and 10 SHARE. nos only. fn she
ccnsual-na ton. bur to a5d rs energy ard
e-thusia sn 10 The work e uutuil5iag
That this help wiz be material and thai
within = xery few months Mr.. Granger
vii - classed among the men II
wichita who can &c always depended
upon 70 1ut their shoulders % the Wheel
70 one zho talks WIKI Elm can 6oub-.
Re prl be given warm welcome b
wichita. whlch dearly loves N s1thu-
s.sst ove- wichita. ard rs fz.nlly. ss At
ACQUISITION 10 the secisl and Intellectual
re e The city. VII snare Il the We
cons
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-11
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
Sanford and His -Eusieiars VIII Play
in Hyde Park

Sanford's band VIII give a concert this
evening in Hyde park The people of This
city greatly appreciate Prof. SANFORD s
Efforts % give this city = high class ~
band music. ard each concert = listened
10 by immense crowds. The following
program VIII &c given. beginning AZ s
o'cicck.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-11
SOLD FOR $4,000
Michigan Banker Invests IN Wichita
Prooerty.

c A Peek. prominent banker q
Kalamazoo. Mich. yesterday pnrohssei
the property Al TIE corner q Douglas ard
lawrence avenues for slsssa. - the =
?. Barnes estate El-ner-y Martin, =
the kansas oauopal bank. acted IS rh~
agent - ST. Peek IN cla5rs she deaf
and ves.erday morning The money was
psi8 over and the Pst.tion fo- che sale
reported 70 Prooats Jadge W.lson ard
approved ard ehe deed nads out ne
property Is AT the southeast corner CT IRE
streets. and Is aow severed with oae-
story frame buildings As 4 Stands 1o5ay
= good Interest Is returned c. the as-oznt
invested bus tAe real estzca men q tnis
cs1y SAY that : good Business block erect
- there would return three tines -
high iatsres, as The property Stands a.
present u Is o~e y the most desirable
locations for q tssIuess snd c-,ce Suits
i-x sn the city sr5 TIE izl7rrssica SENS
T. - sea--al that NJ Peek vsI 7seks
some excessive Improvements. sl1hassn
hs e noi IL the cry ana has given 10
iurinatton q rs i1tSaticas he ovzS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-11

! March. Atlantic CITY. g" ........
.-...........-...-..--........C 3. Lehman
= Selection tE,rrniRel ........--J akobov-skl
; Grand Fantasia (an Old Folks st
Home -...-------.----- --.---.----- Daley
4 "Nourhalma' vaitzes G-ove L.
rsnd) .-..----.---.--- Gee. .. Barnard
s Coon Up a Tree Gustav Schnuii
s Selection. Chimes q Normandy
-..-............-------- Planqtette
: a Day IN the Cottondeid lpiece
characferistici ..-..-s Smith and Ggbiia
s. Star-Srang1ed Banner
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-11
eoLO ~ wIoHITA MouNTAlNs
Henry w. Scott ProsPector. Was in
Wichita Yesterday

Henry ". Scott Ct New York City.
who has been interested IN a company
OF eastern capitalists in ghe mining de-
vesopments IN the Wichita mountains.
was in thu c.ty yesterday Re is On
his way 70 Denver 70 Purchase a Gag-
the roclss
N-. Scott was one OF the Justices Of
the supreme court Of Oklahoma. ap
pointed by President Cleveland during
his FIRST administration Soon after
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-11

Mss K1theriae J1nker1sn gees today
70 III her engagements = nsr sumner
season. while Mrs.. Junkerua1 VII -
main in the city uztI Miss Junke-E1sn
returns from her engagements CO tie
l2ker
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-11
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-11

considerable property IN this city. and
certainly regards wichita real estate 4
rrodtable investment
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-01-09
A Binding Chinese Oath.

We are accustomed to all manner Of
swearlng-that Is, Of course, legal
oath-taklng-ln this country; but we
do not recollect hearing Of 50 queer a
medium Of Gtestation as a guile,
tined black cockatoo." That Is what
the police Of a country district in New
South Wales had to provide the other
day for a fnicklng Chinaman, who
obstlnately declined to swear on any
thing else. Headless fowls were
brought but In vain: even q lack
swan, a luxury surely for a Chinese
witness, was declined. After many
days a dead cockatoo OF the required
hue was discovered In hut Of one OF
the other "heathen," as they call the
Celestlals-who mulcted the officials
los for fast decomposing bird. Then
the solemn and peculiar oath was
duly administered, when the difficult
witness declared that he knew nothing
about the case, and sat down smiling
London Chronicle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-01-09

IAN Arkansas country storekeeper
Of my acquaintance had bad attack
Of melancholia about year ago"
said a New Orleans drummer, and
attempted to commit suicide He put
a pistol to his head and pulled the
trigger, but the cartridge failed to ex-
plode, and before he could try It
again the weapon was taken away.
However he swore he would do the
deed the first chance he got, and he
was, no doubt, really Of that intention,
when he was talked out II It by q lit
tie itlnerant preacher, who was a re-
formed gambler. The argument used
by the parson was so peculiar and in.
genious that 1t made deep impress
sion on my mind.
"'You know you would be dead
man. he said, as nearly as | can re-
member, II 1t wasn't for the fact that
there was a defective cartridge under
the hammer Of your revolver. Now,
a defective cartridge Is very unusual
thing he went on. They calculate at
the mandatory that there Is possibly
one to the quarter million turned out.
The chance Of that bad cartridge be-
ing In the boxful that you bought for
your gun was not over one to another
quarter million; the chance Of your
getting hold Of 1t when you loaded
was exactly one to fifty, and the
chance Of It being under the hammer
was one to Ave. At that point the
little preacher suddenly Strengthened
up; his eyes flashed fire, his chest ex
banded, and he shook his forehngel
under the storekeeper's nose. 'Yor
miserable sinner. he roared, do yol
imagine for minute that the Lore
would have given you that kind o
odds and let you win out on Thu
play II He hadn't got some good ant
special use for your life! Don't let m,
ever hear Of you trying to block Hin
again.
THE would-be suicide thought th'
thing over and concluded that tn
parson was right. His melanchol.
promptly disappeared, and the las
time saw him he was bubbling owe
with cheerfulness. He believes firml,
he Is a man Of destiny."-New Or
leans Times Democrat
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-01-09
IxIpling Took u Drink.

Kipling took q drink in California,
and If the man who mixed 1t will kind
" come forward and proclaim himself
he will probably be killed by overwork.
"The climate of California deals kind
" with excess and treacherously COW
ers up its traces" says Kipling. "A
man neither bloats nor shrlnks in this
dry air, lie continues with the false
bloom Of health upon his checks, an
eQuahle eye. firm mouth, and a
steady hand until the day of reckoning
arrives. and suddenly breaking up
about the head he dies, and his friends
speak his epitaph accordingly. Why
people who, in most cases. can not hold
their liquor should play with ii so reck-
lessly | leave to others to decide. This
unhappy state of affairs has. however,
produced one good result. which | will
conhde to you. In the heart Of the
busiest quarter. where banks and
bankers are thlckest and telegraph
wires most numerous. stands a semi
subterranean bar tended Try Ger
man with long blonde locks and a
crystalline eye. Go thither softly,
treading on the tips Of your toes. and
ask him for a button punch. Twill
take ten minutes to brew, but the re-
suit is the highest and noblest product
of the age. No man but one knows
what is in it. | have a theory that 1t
Is compounded Of the shavings of cher
ubs' wings, the glory Of a tropical
dawn, the red clouds of sunset, and
fragments Of lost epics by dead mas.
ters
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-01-09
IiicyCles Abroad,

One comes across bicycles In the
oldest corners. Take Persia, the al.
legged land of gazelle-eyed damsels and
llmpld streams, and rose bowers.
There, around the city Of Teheran,
may be seen Englishmen and English
girls having a jaunt, just as you might
see them on the Portsmouth road.
When the bicycle was first introduced
into Persia, the late shah, Nasr-i-Din,
while out riding one day, met travel
or on a bicycle. He was immensely
amused and insisted on having n race.
Then he borrowed the bicycle, and
had II taken to the palace. He insist.
cd that his ministers of state should
ride, 1t was more than the head of
a grand vizicr was worth 10 refuse, SO
the poor ministers jumped on and fell
Off, and tried again, and came crop
pers, and altogether were obliged to
supply his majesty with half an hours
excellent amusement. The Persian
dearly loves this sort of uncomfortable
practical joke.
Says a writer: 81 had an experience
myself at lspahan, in Central Persia,
with the Zil-l-Sultan, brother of the
present shah. was spending IN after
ternoon at the palace, and the prince,
whose inclinatlons are chiefly military,
asked me a lot of questions about the
usefulness of bicycles in warfare.
Unfortunately, my knowledge Of war
fare was a minimum quantity, and |
could only speak gcneraltes. In the
grounds of the palace | rode up and
down, just to give his hlghness an idea
of how easy bicycling was, Then he
asked me to ride down a particular
path as fast as | could. didn't see
the CLEAN In his eye as | set off.
was going at a tolerably swift speed,
when, to my horror, spied a wall
like drop In front of me. was off the
machine in trlcc, and just saved
both neck and bicycle from simultane-
Gus breakage. Turning round saw
the prince bent double, crimson-faced
and nearing apoplexy from laughter.
do really believe he would have en-
joyed n smash-up, Since then | have
sometimes thought that, If only | had
broken my skull he might have deco
rated me with the Order of the Lion
and the Sun.
Burma Is country you conceive
TO be chiefly made up of thick jungle
and pagodas. Yet there is plenty OF
cycling in the land of the Lord White
Elephant. There is a good little club
at Rangoon and It has runs round the
lakes and occasionally up TO Pegu
some sixty miles away. I'll always re.
member my surprise when | reached
Mandalay, after a sloppy journey along
the jungle paths. | was n little eager
to see this famous city. Suddenly thu
rough road changed to good leve
macadam; there were cabs rafting t
the station. and there was a pretty
checked English girl, in blouse ant
straw hat, on her bicycle. II seemed
so strange to find girl cycling ava.
in that corner of the world. Aud ye
there are many English cyclists #
Mandalay.'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-01-09
Guns "D0ing Time"

Some four years ago l called at the
Spanish artillery barracks, San Fran
cisco square, for the purpose Of Wis.
iting an officer friend Of mine. says
Basilio velez In San Juan News.
While waiting for him at the en-.
trance I happened to see a Mauser
rifle hanging by the gun sling to 0
nail In the wall
1t struck ME as peculiar to see such
a good piece abandoned and getting
rusty, so | asked Spanish soldier
what was wrong with the gun. II
"Why, 1t is in for three years" -
"What do you mean by that"
asked.
well, mean what say That gun
was sentenced by court-martial for
bruising a soldier at the pistol gal
lery while practlcing some time ago.
1t went off without the trigger be.
ing pulled"
"Still l don't understand what you
are telling me-" replied.
"Well, 1t is so, just the same. Why,
If you ever happen to 60 to the San
Cristobal castle you will see a gun "a
cannon) which was rewarded tpieces
of ordnance in the Spanish army be-
ing punished as well as rewarded for
behavior), for sinking one of the
English war vessels when the city
was attacked a hundred years ago.
That cannon has been knighted by
her majesty and is entitled to be
called His Excellency' like regu-
lar general, and whenever we pass by
1t we have to present arms"
Since then | have been asking
every officer whom | knew whether
the story was true or not and they
have all affirmed what the soldier
said The last one asked was cav
airy officer, who answered thus:
"Well, some time ago they used to
punish and reward all artillery i'm
plements In the army. You know
how well Moro castle behaved when
the Dutch attacked this city two CEN
turtles ago. Well, Moro has been
knighted since then, and you prob
ably hear the band playing the
Marcia Real every afternoon, the
same march they play when the gov
ernor-general approaches"
have seen a good many mules SEN
fenced to death for having kicked
either officers or privates, and a Span
isb soldier told ME that while he was
gun sentenced to death for having
at Cadiz. Spain, he saw a large rilled
bursted and killed some gunners with
the breach block, and it was smelt-
ed and made into another gun. | am
told, too, that nj some arsenals anu
castles, or barracks, there are lots OF
pieces doing time
| know Americans will laugh when
| they know of this but, pray, don't
they condemn stores at their army
| posts?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-01-09

he went upstairs and his wife heard
him rummaging around in the closet.
"Anna," he called from the upper
hallway, "have you seen that light
gray summer suit Of miner"
"Wh-what suit?' stammered Anna.
"Why, that light gray suit l wore
for few weeks last summer" said
George. ut was in the front closet
last night, but can't find it anywhere
now"
"What did you want of it?' queried
Anna In a weak voice.
"Why, | wanted to have it pressed
and sponged up. It's almost as good
as new Besides thai, l was looking
for safe hiding place for few hun
dred dollars in bills that l brought
home last night and fancied the inside
pocket of the gray vest was as safe q
place as l could find. Eth, what's the
natter?" He had heard hollow moan
from the lower regions. and down.
stairs he came flying. There was poor
Anna, limp and white, lying back In
an easy chair.
"Here, Anna" he cried, whats the
matter with you?" He was genuinely
scared. He stood back little. He
stretched out his hands with the palms
upward. He tipped his head to one
side with a comical leer.
"Vat's all dot foolishness apout?" he
cried. "Dose clothes vas no good no
more alretty. tolt you dey vas full
of mots!!"
"What'' shrieked Anna, springlng
up. "Was that you? Well, of all the
mean, contemplate tricks l ever heard
of that's the worst"
"Yes,' he jubilantly cried without
needing her criticism, II sneaked out
Of the front door without your hear
ing or seeing me, and | sneaked back
again. And now" he added with an
exuberant shout, 'now will you say
can't act:'
But she was so mad over her dis
comfture that she has scarcely for
given him even yet.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer. ID
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-01-09
PRESERVING MILK BY FREEZING.
Can 10 Kept an Indefinits Length q
Tine.

Can 10 Kept an indefinite Length Il
Tine.
The ocean steamers all serve Ice
cream at dinner and buy supply for
the round trip In New York. The
same Is true Of clans and oysters.
They stow the shelltish away in 3
tank which is half full Of rocks and
seaweed. They draw of all the water
every morning and refill the tank with
a hose from the sea, 90 that it is per
fectly easy to keep them In good con-
dion for several weeks. They keep
lo sters in the same way.
Ice cream IL more difficult to handle.
II takes about eighteen hundred
pounds for the round trip for q pas
senger list Of $50. 1t Is put up In
cubes Of one quart each, which are
wrapped In oiled paper. The boxes
are then slowed away in tin cans Of
chests which hold enough for q single
dinner. These are sealed and piled up
In the refrigerator, where the temper
AZURE 10 kept even the whole year
around. The steward tells me that
Ice cream that iS left over from one
voyage Is used on the next He has
known It to keep in good condition for
two or three months.
In Denmark some one has discover
ed process by which milk can be
preserved in q similar manner BY
freezing 1t into blocks, and the process
IL said to be Z great success. Fresh
milk In cans cannot be kept longer
than forty-eight hours without losing
something of Its flavor, but 1t Is claim
ed that milk frozen by the new pro-
cess may not only be preserved an In
definite length of time II kept in an
even temperature, but is entirely free
from disease germs, as II 1t had been
boiled.
A company has been formed At
Copenhagen with a capital Of $4,000
to perfect this process and erect 4
plant capable Of turning out 10000
pounds a day, which can be shipped
to any part Of the world In vessels
that have a refrigerator capacity
Chicago Record.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-01-09
HOW THE EMPRESS PAID HER RENT.
Gave Full Length Portrait Of Hersslfte
the Owner Of the Place.

Gave Full Length Portrait Of Hersslfte
the Owner Of the Place.
While travelling In Spain q number
Of years ago the writer was enter
talned at dinner in Jerez by an Eng
llshman who was the owner Of . hne
hunting estate on the south coast Of
Spain, where h usually spent the
summer months. In the spring Of 1852
the Austrian Consul called On Mr.. D.
and said that bis mistress, the EN-
press Elizabeth, understanding that
he proposed spending the season In
England, greatly desired to rent his
place.
Mr.. D. said he would not rent bis
place to any one, but he would feel
highly honored II Her Majesty would
occupy It for the summer.
When he returned with his family
In the autumn his wife received 4 note
from the Empress, saying that she
would pass through Jerez on a certain
day, and desired to breakfast with
her. Her Majesty expressed her In
debtedness for q delightful summer,
and urged that she be allowed to
make some recompensatlon for the
place, but the offer was gracefully
refused. At length the Empress said:
SIS there nothing | can do to show
my appreciation Of your kindness and
courtesy"
"Well," replied Mr.. D., III on Your
Majesty's return to Vienna you will
send me small photograph with your
autograph, shall be pleased to pos
sess 1t"
Several months passed without the
appearance Of the promised portrait,
and both Mr.. and Mrs. D. rather I'M
willingly arrived at the conclusion
that the illustrious lady had entirely
forgotten them and her promise, when
few weeks later an enormous box
arrived, containing a finely framed
full-length oil painting Of the Empress
executed by the Austrian Court paint.
er, among the nrst artists Of Europe
New York Observer
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-01-09
Alcep.


LuH me to sleep, We winds, whose ntful
sound
Seems from some faint Aeolian harp-string
caught;
Seal up the hundred wakeful eyes Of
thought
A. Hermes with his Tyre In sleep profound
The hundred wakeful eyes OF Argus bound;
For am weary. and am overweight
With too much toll, with too much care
distraught,
And with the iron crown Of anguish crown.
ed
Lay thy soft hand upon my brow aud
cheek
0 peaceful Sleep! until from pain released
breathe again uninterrupted breath!
Alb, with what subtle meaning did the
Greek
Call thee the lesser mystery at the feast
Whereof the greater mystery IL deathi
Henry W. LOugfeii0w.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-01-09

Mrs. Naborly-So your name Is the
same as your Papas, Harry?
Harry-Yes'm.
Mrs. Naborly-How do you know
when your Mamma calls whom she
means?
Harry-Oh, she always calls me
kind OF coaxing. Brooklyn Life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-01-09

Listen how the whip-poor-will,
From bis song-bed yelled aud dusky.
Fills the highways warm and lnusky
With his music's throb and thrill!
II Is the western nightingale,
Lodged within the orchards pale,
Starting into sudden tune
Mid the amorous air OF June.
He II Is that makes the night
An enchantment and delight,
Opening his enhancing tale
Where the evening robins fall,
Ending his victorious strain
When the robins sing again.
Obadiah {. Aurinyea