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The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25
JOkED ONCE TOO OFTEN.
Tragic End That Came to Man
Who Should Have Known Better.


Who Should Have Known Better.
William Tucker, of Vineland, N. j.,
has quit joking. Until few days ago
he was in the habit of playing kill,
ing joke on the engineers who run
on the West Jersey and Seashore rail-
road. Mr.. Tucker was lawyer, and
it was delight to him to walk upon
the track of the railroad mentioned
when he saw an express train ap.
preaching. He would turn his back
and pretend to be so deeply plunged
in thought as to be oblivious of the
approaching train until it was within
twenty or thirty feet of him, when he
the Mortified engineer.
Mr.. Tucker played this joke over
and over again on almost every engin-
eer on the road, and at last seemed to
feel that he had been cheated out of
something good if day passed with
out giving him an opportunity to have
a laugh at some engineers expense.
A few days ago Mr.. fuckers
friends sadly gathered up the few
pieces of him that could be found
strewn along the track at the place
where he had been in the habit of
playing his joke. He had played it
once too often, as the practical joker
always does. But the lesson of his
fate will probably be overlooked by
the people who think practical jokes
are funny. It is one of their misfor-
tunes that they cannot learn. If they
could, and Mr.. fuckers fate were
to turn any of them from their fool
ish ways, his life would be sacrificed
in good cause
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25

struction.> The old building, built Of
white limestone and red pressed
brick, contains twenty-five recitation
rooms and large chapel (, #.5sg - :
= By an act OF the legislature ap-
proved March 8, 1901, the university
was granted the income for two years
from q tax Of seven-tenths Of q mill
on the dollar on all taxable property
Of the Territory, the amount to be
spent for building, however, not to
exceed $50, 900. The q building thus
provided for is the new main hall
:which will be completed ~ Dec. 21,
1902 ! y i ts to be of bur pressed brick
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25
One of the Largest Meteorite

Mr.. H. A. Ward describes large
'meteorite that exists at Bacubirito on
the Rio Sinaloa. When it was struck
by the plough Of farmer in 1871 he
uncovered enough of it's bright sur
face to convince him that he had
found silver mine. Mr.. Ward dug
down to the solid porphyry rock on
which the meteorite rested, and turn
ed the mas off it's base, finding a
clean depression crushed into the
rock. The dimensions OF the meteor
lte are: Length 13 feet inch, width
feet 2 inches, thickness S feet 4
inches. The five largest 4 meteorites
known are, that of Bemdego, Brazil
<b 1-3 tons): San Gregorio. Mexico.
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25
The Emergency Closet.

In every house there should be an
emergency closet carefully furnished
and promptly replenished when sup
plies begin to lower. In it should be
kept cleaning fluid, turpentine, gaso-
line or benzine, javelle water, oxalic
acid, prepared chalk, chloride OF lime.
ammonia, absorbent paper. alcohol
and the thousand and one things
which li's + not used daily, are indis-
pensable when they are wanted. s !
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25
Dividend Sixty Years After Death

"A correspondent, according to the
London Chronicle, found: the other
morning in his letter box a notice
from the Bankruptcy Court, inviting
.applic for q third and final divi..
.dend of 21zd. in the pound !" The.
occurred in the reign Of
William ~. and the debt was owing
::to the correspondents father who has
been dead for sixty years. 35ss:z
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25
POPULAR SCIENCE
Anti Telescopine Train Guard

The accompanying cuts illustrate
two inventions of Weldon B. Hey
burn of Wallace, Idaho. In the first
form it will be seen that the locomo-
tive is provided with a heavy pilot
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25
The Origin of Musical Scales
Explained by Dr. C. K W.. \

DR.. G. K. Wead has investigated
various forms of four-holed musical
instruments found in museums that
give a pentatonic scale. Various
flutes and fretted stringed instru-
ments also showed an equal linear
division. His conclusion is that the
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25
\ CONSTANT NERVOUS STRAIN
French and Italian Troops Never Re.
lax Watchfulness.

An article in. a French periodical
draws attention to the peculiar nerv-
vous excitement which is said to be
characteristic Of the French troops on
the Italian frontier. The officers feel
that constant strain is upon their
attention and though qualities of vigor
and alertness are aroused there is
often tendency toward exaggeration.
1t is in the Alps that the inquietude is
greatest, as the available passes are
few and if hostilities were intended
the capture of one or more of them
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25

primary principle of instruments can
able OF giving scale is the repetition
OF elements similar to the eve: 81
that the instrument was the first
thing, and the scale only secondary.
theoretical scales belong to a com.
paratively late stage of culture.
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25

with the alkali beneath. This, Of
course, generates gas, and as there is
no means of escape through the top
to enter the shell surrounding this al
kali container, escaping thence
through the perforations at the rim
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25

ball on each spindle and the task
can be made simple or complex by
allowing the balls to be corraled sep
arately and removed from the pen, or
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25
Cheap High Chair for Baby
Both Useful and Convenient

One Of the earliest requirements of
child is high chair, with shelf
in front to prevent a fall and serve
as tray when meal time arrives. AS
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25
The NiQht Beautiful,

Day long the fiery and Implying sun
Flamed in a sky that glowed like bur-
nished brass;
Dun stretched the ribbon of the road,
and dun
The reaches of the grass.
In the still willow shadows by the pool
The cattle herded, standing dewap-
deep;
And all the beechen aisles, erewhile so
cool,
Were sunk in fervid sleep.
But with the dusk of vesper ecstasies
OF the charmed woodthrush stirred our
hearts to hope;
And then there breathed the blessing of
breeze
Adown the western slope.
The graceful garden primrose set alight
It's little globes of lemon-gold and
High in the deep blue garden of the
night
Flowered the great primrose moon.
And we forgot the garishness, the glare,
The parching meadows, and the shrunk-
en- streams,
And in the glamor of that magic air
We gave ourselves to dreams.
Clinton Scollard in Harper's Magazine.
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25
Derivation of "Scorcher."

Whence does the "scorcher' derive
his unhonored name? A recently pub
lished Platonic dialogue on bicycles
suggests a resemblance to the squir-
rel with it's rapid motion and the
clutch Of it's forepaws-and the Greek
squirrel called himself "skiouros"
Hence "squiourchers" or "scorchers."
You need not take this very seriously,
for neither the average scorcher nor
the policeman who tries to arrest him
is familiar with Greek, says the Lon
don Chronicle. ! Webster in the latest
supplement notices the word, but
shirks the origin. To "scorch'' is to
1.'ride very rapidly, especially on a
bicycle After all it is probably only
an extension of the common phrase
%"the pace was hot" g = 5& >5@5
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25

a very convenient substitute for the
common high chair Alfred H. Hunt
ing Of Iron Mountain, Mich, has de-
signed the arrangement shown in the
drawing. AS will be seen, this device
is intended for use in connection with
The Cook County herald., 1902-10-25
OF Which There Is Record

Q1k tons); Chupaderas, Mexico
% 2-a tons); Anighito, Greenland
(about SO tons); Bacubirito (about
so tons). @N; :
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
CARLOAD OF OFFICE DESKS.
MiIlison Office Supply Co. Have One
Now Enroute From the Factory.

The person who is skeptical as TO Wich-
itas future greatness, if there be anyone
who doubts her onward march to the
50,o0O and 10000 population mark. should
take a week off and visit the hundreds of
wholesale and jobbing houses and manu-
featuring concerns and learn what is
going on and the condition of trade Few
people in Wichita realize the magnitude
of and immense business done by the
Millison once Supply Co, now occupy
ing a large double room fronting on two
streets They furnish the majority of
the office supplies for southern Kansas
and oklahoma
Ralph Nfllison. the enterprisins and
progressive manager. has just returned
from the east. where he visited the vari-
Gus typewriter, safe and desk factories,
and has now en- route from the factory
a straight car load of office desks. This
is probably the first fun car of Office
desks ever shipped to Wichita. if not to
any city in the state. The Mulison Of
fee Supply co. are preparing for this
falls business. which win doubtless be
heavy. and they certainly deserve a large
trade for their enterprise and up-to-date
stock and business methods
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
Leading CoIsred Orator OF Kansas
speaks Here Tonight

Prof. William Teclnseh Vernon arrived
in the city yesterday morning AZ Z ~
o'clock ever the Rock Island ard b shak-
ms hands with his many friends IN Inc
city. Prof Vernon MI deliver an ad-
dress az Garfield hail fonlght Subject
The Building & a Race Prof vernon
il president Of the Western university AZ
QuindaTo. kan, which school Is one q
the rnsst prominent Industrial zchooss En-
the United states. for The coiored h.oys
ard g.ris and Il Is solely u the strea-ois
ard energetic work ~ this learned ard
matches race leader that the cainaaro
school has attained ssch a pronounced
s.aailrg az hone and abroad ~ q lee
turer Prof Vernon Stands today z5thouf
an equal. Re r. eloquent logical ard
learned ard pieasea MS sucieaces Whsr-
ever he has lectured - has made h1r-
dreds a. fricads and admirers and g IL
a1its 8 t-ezt - wscnits - hare fhe hlzs
honor - hear hzru - tbs tirle or fne
leading topic u ire day. TIE BEilc.zz
of q Race TIE Hen Ton HcSeal g
rhs Nzl and Breeze sad Q. A-u- Pro<
vsruc1 IL the peer q znE crater 81 TIE
state. white CT tlsck Henry Aii@-.
president q the state board - charities.
sad - Pref Terzon Prof F-Troz.
president q the wess~-a university az
C1iudaro. Kar. ts eesssaaz O. oeeorre
ere q fhe 1zsso1al ssace-s 70 als rzrr
Il. . egual g. Booksr 2 tfaza.1g.sr -
az orator. - has tse saze tirh stan1-
irz ~ as- race. and his Hln1 e fzls -
i1ezs Ths s. LOSS fsicts-Iie-s-
ocrat said Prof yerren - ceTt4lHsT
TIE 1aest crater thar ever ADDRESSED
an xsdssace IN tvs zlSz11 csxy. EsIz ks4r-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
CLUB TO SPREAD
ITS INFLUENCE.
Republican League to Hold
Meetings Over County.
PLANS BEING MADE
Proposition to Be Submitted
at Next Meeting

Plans were made last night by the ex-
ecutve committee of the Young Mems
Republican league for the holding of
meetings throughout the county, which
viii greatly increase the influence Of the
organization. The plan viii be submit
ted to the league at its next regular meet
ing
Many young Republicans from the
smaller towns of the county have Joined
the league and interest, in the organiza-
tion is rapidly spreading The officers
OF the league are constantly receiving
letters from. young men in all parts Of
the county who desire 10 join the organ
ization.
II the plan agreed upon last night is
adopted, as it undoubtedly will be- the
league viii hold meetings in any Of the
smaller towns or country districts Of the
county whenever a reasonable number Of
the members OF the league in those sec
tons request il. This VIII result in
spreading the enthusiasm characteristic
OF the league at its meetings in Wichita
70 every part Of the county The mem
hers OF the league residing in the Vi
cinity of the place where the meetings
win be held win elect q vice president
Of the organization. who VIII preside at
the meetings in case Paul Brown. the
president OF the league. Is absent
The committee at its meeting last night
delegated Everett Alexander to secure
suitable rooms for the meetings Of the
league Another committee meeting win
b held next Tuesday night
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
Cured OF Asthma
Alter s. years of Suffering.

IL VIII be gratifying to Asthmatic
readers TO learn that al absolute euro has
st last been discovered By Or. SchiImann.
That the remedy is an efectual enc can
not be doubted after perussl OF such test.
nony as that of c. ". Van Antwerp. Full
tor, \. Y, who says: Your remedy
tSchihmann' 5 Asthma Cure) il the best I
ever used. | bought a package Of orr
druggist and tried it and one box eutiralv
cured mo Of Asthma. audi have not had
II since. lean now 20 to bed and sleep all
night with perfect comfort. winch I have
you for the health that / now enjoy I
hope that youwlil publish this letter. that
others may learn Of It's wonderful virtues. =
sold by all druggists at soc and 81 90.
Bend &c stampto DR.. Schifmsnn. Box saI.
81 Paul. MINI, for free sample package.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
PARAMOUNT COLLEGE OPENING
It's seventh Year Begun Under the
AuspEefots Circurlatnnces.

Yesterday Fairmount college formally
began her seventh year. 1t was a splendid
opening The chapel was packed with
students and their friends. Interesting
and instructive addresses were delivered
by President n. J. Morrison and DR.. c.
s. Sargent The enrolment Of students
was larger than a year ago and far be-
yond the expectations of the officers of
the college.
DR.. c. 5. Sargent. who spent a large
portion Of his vacation in New England,
IN the interest Of tho college, was pre-
scented by President Morrison, as the
chief speaker of the day. DIT Sargent
Introduced his subject The Danger Of
Materalism." by an enthusiastic esti-
mate OF the character and opportunities
o. the college. He told how the college
IN stimulating the activities Of life pre-
vented degradation and made out of
young men and women towers of
strength.
DR.. Morrison followed with a very Wig
orous address. His text was taken from
Samuel: Quit You Like Men" Presi-
dent Morrison quoted ex-Premler Rose
berry's declaration that the great de-
mand Of the age is Men, not quantity,
but quality" DR.. Morrison further stated
that the man of today should have cour-
age, common sense. honesty
Students and faculty alike feel very
enthusiastic over the prospects of the
new years work Representative Of the
Y. NJ. and Y. w. c. A. did much toward
locating and aiding the new students. A
large football squad were out for prac-
tice work in the afternoon under Coach
Poverty direction.
The various classes Of the college viii
meet this morning under their respective
Instructors There VIII also be an oppor-
tuniJy for new students to enroll and con-
FER with Instructors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10

ali right" DR.. Oshel came over from the
Cudahy plant and inspected the hog and
pronounced 1t all right. The machinery
worked 50 wei that the second hog was
rot killed.
The Dold house is nearly completed,
but it is not quite ready yet. After that
car load Of pipes arrives the last work
viii be done, and then the big whistle VIII
call the killing gang to work. That may
be in two weeks from now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
RODE ON STREET CAR
Two-Year-Old Boy Lost In Unusual
Manner.

The 2-year-old son of Rev. Thomas Cor
nelson was lost for two hours yesterday
afternoon in a rather peculiar manner
His home is near the West Side car line
and yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
he boarded a street car and rode to the
Friends university He then rode back
to the corner Of Main and Douglas. The
motorneer did not know what to do with
him. but Mrs. Gus Anderson. who was
on the car, took the child to Mrs. Ella
Glenn Shields. police matron. She made
inquiries as TO whom the parents of the
child were and finally landed the boy
safelv In his fathers arms
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10

plant the commission states that eli the
railroads interested have ordered the
issuance of tariffs giving Wichita the
same rates as Oklahoma points.
The only reduction not mentioned an the
letter is that on iron from the Mississippi
river and Chicago. The Santa Fe, Mis-
souri, Pacific and Frisco have been cut
ting rates or wire and nails and all iron
and steel articles in the dfth class from
from fifty-five cents from the Mississippi
river 10 twenty-five and . half cents per
hundred pounds and twenty-seven and
one-half from Chicago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
NEW MACHINERY TESTED
One Hog Was Killed In Dold Plant
TODAY

ToSsY.
The hog-killing machinery at the new
Dold packing house worked like charm
yesterday. They sent q porler through
T. to test it,
William Wallace. the hog buyer for the
Doid house. went over to tho yards yes
terday and bought two hogs TO test the
machinery. lie shactled one OF them and
the his Ferris wheel rolled him up onto
the killing bar Billy Bowers plunged
knife into his throat, and before he was
hardly done kicking he dropped suto the
bis see ding pan. A minute later that
shoat shot up the scraper. and then he
was dumped into the top story OF the
manufacturing room. and after Manager
Fred Doid had made a few nourisfes with
big hutcher-knife that mig started down
toward the cooling room i'm two sec
tons.
A W. Dold. of Buffalo followed Fred
around TO INSPECT an tho MACHINERY.
and Charley Darrierand leaned on the
banister of the disseotiag platform wftli
al expression Of Il knew IL would work
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
TWO FINE
BUILDINGS
To Be Erected on North Mar
ket Street.
ARE
SITES
SOLO
Amount of Two Transactions
S24,700

Two big deals were closed up yesterda,
by which 80 feet OF ground on Nortl
Market street are sold and the way j.
opened for the erection of two fine busi
ness blocks The amount represented il
the transactions was $500.
Stewart & Burns. through the agenc,
Of Reese * Co. sold to ]. r. Mead lot,
. and p North Market street. which en-
braces the 50 feet between the building
occupied by the Cox Wholesale Notion
company and the smith-Skinner block
The property sold for $500.
On one Of these lots is a one-story
/ frame building. and on the other a one
story brick Mr.. Mead will erect a fine
/ two-story brick building with d frontage
CT so feet, on his new lots.
| BY the purchase Of this property ]. r
Mead becomes the possessor Of 200 fee;
on North Market street. He already
Owns the Smith Skinner block. with a
frontage of 100 feet. and the building &C
cupied by the Cox Wholesale Dry Goods
house, which has frontage OF fifty feet.
Each building is three stories high
c. A. Reed bought the old Turner hall
al the corner OF Market and First streets
and the forty feet Immediately south OF
it, for $1,000. The property was sold by
Hiram Imboden. through the agency of
Reese & Co. and H. NJ Grafton Frank
Nighswonger represented Mr. Reed in
the transaction and it was at his advice
that the property was purchased The
building is 40 feet long and So feet wide.
For some time Mr.. Reed. who is a
wealthy soap manufacturer OF Chicago.
has been looking for good investment
in this city and for good site for a
fine building Now that he has secured
these things it is practically assured that
he viii erect a fine office building on the
land south Of the old hall. and possibly
he may tear down the old building and
build a structure with a frontage Of 100
feet
Mr.. Reed recently purchased the prop
erty seventy-five feet west OF Main street
on the south side of Douglas avenue
and will erect a building there
Turner hall is the oldest opera house
in this city, having been erected about
1878. II is well built and two stories
high. At present it is occupied by the
Peerless Steam laundry and the West
ern Autograph company
The fact that two new buildings are TO
he erected on North Market street in
the first block indicates that the business
of this city has grown TO such proper
tons that It can no longer be confined
to two streets. The erection OF these
buildings win greatly improve the ap-
pearance of Market street and the block
or the west side viii De almose solid
with brick buildings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
FIRE IN AWNING
Someone Dropped Match on One at
Fourth National Sank.

The fire department was called out at
ing was blazing merrily. but was exrin-
guished by the use OF one Babcock ex-
urguisher The blaze was caused by
some one in The upper floors lighting a
oiear and dropping q match ont of the
window onto the awning
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
COLLEGE ON PRAIRIE
Raptists VIII suild One In Meade
County

C. 2. Fuiiinston stated yesterday that
farmers of Meade county have subscribed
Sl5eoo for the founding of a Baptist coll
lese in that county Recently represen-
tatives Of an educational board of the
Baptist church were in that territory and
proposed 10 the farmers 20 furnish $4,000
If The farmers would subscribe Sl5.ooo
AIr. Fullirston says that the indications
arc that the college VIII he built
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
TO RESUME WORK
County Commissioners VIII Appraise
Orient RIGHT of Way.

The county commissioners will resume
the work of appr2ising the right OF way
of the Orient road on next Tuesday. They
have already appraised the right of way
from the south county line TO the Cow
skin. and viii take UP the work again
at the Cowskin and come toward this
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Wichitans will go TO Kansas City
SUNDAY 70 Witness -Denree Work.

Many Knights Of Columbus 81 this city
wih 80 TO Kansas City sunday to wit
ness the eonferring q the degrees OF the
order upon = or IL candidates The
Knights o. Columbus is an order Of Cath
ollcs which IS rapidly growing IN The
west. as Is shown IL the recent institu-
ton OF q council here.
Mr. A c. Husey has moved his cigar
business from 30 North Main street to
- North Main street
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
SHE ASKS DIvocRE
Mrs. Scott Accuses Her Husband oil
Usinu Abusive Lanouaoe

Mrs. Lizzie Scott has fled a petition in
the district court asking FOR a divorce
from Charles II. Scott The parties TO
the suit were married April 20, 1870 She
asks the divorce on the grounds that her
husband has used provane and abusive
language TO her. and has threatened TO
beat her She also accuses him OF drunk
enness and non-snnnnrt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
POLICE FORCE GO SHOOTING
Day Force Shot at Target Yesterday
Aftcrnoon.

The day force of the police department
went 20 the fair grounds yesterday 10 sec
how they could shoot The night force
VAS out shooting one afternoon last week.
The day men did not nix the target any
better than the night men. and both
squads win have several n1ore DAYS OF
shis kind of work The targets were set
az distance OF - and So Yards
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
RECEIVED FINE PRESENT
II. .. Heisernan Gets One from State
Of PennsYIVania.

of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. II. p Heisermsn yesterday received
from the state Of Pennsylvania a copy Of
the history Of the Pennsylvania reei-
meRts which served In the War of the
Rebellion. and were engaged in the bat
ties OF Chickamauga and Chattanooga.
The book contains engravings OF the mon
uments erected on these memorable battle
fields for each regiment, and the state
paid the expenses of all the members OF
the various regiments 10 go TO those
fields when the monuments were unveiled
The book is well bound in half leather.
Mr- Heiserman was a private in the
Seventy seventh Pennsylvania infantry.