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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-07
Disastrous Tramway Accident.

GLASGOW, Sept. GA tram car became
unmanageable while going down the Rem
field-street incline tonight and crashed
into three cars which were waiting at a
crossing. One of the waiting cars was
driven through the front of a shop. Twenty
of the passengers who were injured were
removed to infirmary. The drivers of
two of the cars and several of the passen-
gers are In a critical condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-07
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Anyone who suffers from weak. disordered
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blood. liver, skin, muscles nervous system
should call on DR.. Lipes for free trial treat
ment Of new method that is rapidly displacing
the old ways of curing disease
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
Another "Miqht Have Been

Speaking the other day Of cow little
the average man knew az II. making
profitable investments in real estate
Farmer Doohttle recalled an inci.cnt
that came under his knowledge of 1861
lie said in May of that year he came
from his claim down on Spring creek TO
Wichita to buy a pony to ride. There
were some Texas men here with a herd
of ponies al the time. He found q half
dozen Texas herders sitting on the grass,
a short distance from where the old
Douglas avenue hotel now stands. They
We're talking mostly about cattle and
horses.
One Of the Texas boys laid on the
ground face downward. with his fore
head resting on his crossed hands. He
was apparently paying no attention TO
the conversation. Presently, he raised
head and pointing in the direction
of Chisholm creek said: IN twelve years
this here town will be built down to that
creek. The crowd gave him the horse
laugh and one old Texan said: There
is another lunatic broke loose" and the
crowd laughed again. Nov" said Far
er THAT Texas boy had an inspiration
and if us chumps who We're laughing
at him, had invested the price of a pony
II mat time r. cnIta town lots, we
might have been millionaires fifteen years
later"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
RaIIroadinq in the West.

Robert Shoemaker. the telegraph oper-
ator in the Rock Island depot has ex-
perienced railroad service in the Rocky
Mountain states and also in the deserts
of Arizona. He can tell some interest
ing stories of events in the west.
Il was telegraph operator at Busk.
Col. about three years ago, he said.
and while I vas there the track was
blocked by snowslide. \ passenger
train was snow bound at the little sta
ton at which 1 was operator Cor -
days To keep from starving. the pas
sengers, as Wen as the railroad employees.
opened the packages Of edibles in the
express car. The only way We could get
any other food was TO bring it over and
from Leadviue, costing 800.
4 have been night operator at one Of
the prairie stations OF Arizona. where no
one ever came To relieve ny loneliness
Not "A sound could be heard on The
prairie but the yclptrg of COYOTES which
made the place seem more lonesome.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
thought He was Pursued.

During the early part of the civil war.
r. II. Johnson. who was in the federal
army. and he imagined he was pur-
sued by bloodhounds. IN telling the story
TO group of friends he said:
In 1851 1 was nursing a lieutenant,
who was sick with typhoid foyer, at a
private house. One day he asked me to
go to the postoffice which was about
five miles away. 7 mounted my horse
and started for the postofice, but before
L reached there I became so sick that
I could hardly stay on my horse 1 got
the mail, however, and maneged TO ride
back home. When I arrived there
found. that during my absence, the lieu
nenant had been removed to another
place and that had been left alone. The
enmity against ne. 1 went into the
house. got my revolver and departed.
had typhoid fever and the disease had
affected my mind so that I imagined
many ridiculous things. l thought the
people, who lived in the house were after
me. After going a considerable distance,
/ left the road and went into a forest.
Soon l heard bloodhounds. and thought
they We're after me. I pulled out my
revolver and found that it was broken.
1 even thought that the people who were
after me had broken the gun. Soon the
bloodhounds ran past me in pursuit Of a
fox. Finally I heard a drum beat and
then I knew camp was near. started
IN the direction Of the drum beat and
arrived safely in camp.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02

appear to feel the attraction of gravation
no more than a floating particle of dust.
which in turn may be said 70 passively
navigate the air without the aid Of any
mechanism whatever-all of which tends
to show how simple the problem may he
to nature wheE relations permit 1t IS
even doubtful whether the largest in
sects could fall from sufficient height
or project themselves against an obstacle
without sufficient velocity to cause actual
injury.
It nay appear a rather bold statement
to say that nature has gene as far as she
can III evolving animals Of large size. ow-
inc to the limitations imposed by graVita-
ton and the materials at her command.
Nevertheless. this would seem TO be bcrne
out by certain facts. Thus, where weight
is lessened or neutralized by the buoyancy
OF water, as in the case- of crabs, nature
uses the insect structure on mich
larger scale than elsewhere. The same
$ true of animals having bony skeletons,
though here the largest wading varieties
have been long extinct.-North American
Pa,.ia-4-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02

part of the deIenses. rs they ;n.w ex-
ist they form a continuous promenade
Of nearly two miles circuafere ace.
entrance to the town beIns by four gates.
the archways of which arc in excellent
preservation. It was on the walls of tho
city that the Prince OF Wales was first
proclaimed Earl of Chester during the
great civil war. and this title has main
tanned until this day. Leaving the city
by the Water Gate just without the
walls II the Chester race course. known
as the Roodeye. or the Island Of the
Cross.
Gods Providence House. which Is sit
uated IL Watergate street is memo
rial 10 the time Of the great plague.
The house itself was built I'm 152 and
belonged to a family Of some conse-
quence for a coat-of-arms ornaments the
beam under the upper window. on the
main beam under the gable there is an
inscription Gods Providence is Mine
Inheritance
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
OF AERIAL NAVIGATION.
There is Imposed Minimum Limit by
Weight OF Man TO be Carried.

III the problem II navigating the air.
there IS imposca Q minimum limit oy tnc
weight of 81 man to he carried. Certain
phenomena- such IS the fgictioaal resist
ance of Jae aig. make Gc- Cd larger size.
bar the simpler ana u.ore Important rela-
tioas ~ mass ana energy cali Tor q small
size,
one may even venture The general state
menI thar. except when tire controlling
factor is skin resistance. as Iu swirlning.
the known relations or mass and e--erS2-
are si.eh that she proolem q seif--raas-
nortation Increases III difficulty With size
There arp MANY aius-Tations Of this 10 be
saasd ia the anlmai kinsdou- Tl.at the
eat3It.las .-re easier tls smaller tas -
Is shown IN q general way ey the great
varieties of Insect l5fe. there being more
~ these than Fl aH other animals ana
plan1s combined The very small insects
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
HISTORIC OLD CHESTER.
Namesake Over the Ocean Reminder
of Days of Queen Anne.

As you awake in the morning in an
old-fashioned inn Of one Of the most
historical and ancient cities of England
you are in an age that ceased to exist
more than 100 years ago.
The room of the inn-there are hotels
in Chester. hut they seem unreal-is low.
and the oak panelling of the walls and
ceilings is black with dust that accum-
ulated in the days when America was
called in the New World. Coming
into the city by night. the first impress
sion is different, for. curiously enough
the railway station IS one of the finest
and most modern in the country. 1t IS
too dark to notice the old gabled houses.
the curious diamond-paned windows, the
INEQUALITIES Of the architecture. and the
silence Of the English country town after
twilisht
But with the day this impression DIS
pels itself. Then you recall wildly the
old chronicler who lived and wrote IN
the year 1875 Of the Cyte Of Iegions.
that Is Chestre. in the marches OF Eng
arms of the see. that bee named Dee
and Mcrcee. The city of legions. il
was called because Julius Caesar chose
il as one of his garrison towns. and for
titled it in the strong Roman fashion.
There has been much contention about
the walls Of Chester. The inhabitants
proudly point 10 them as of Roman
origin. but scientists assert that the old
Roman walls were destroyed hy one Of
the Saxon Kings when The Roman In
vasion had passed over. IL is certain.
however. that Chester in its earliest
state was Roman city. The evidences
remain sun in the external construction
and architectural symmetry OF the pTlu-
oipal roads.
Chester Of today, however, reminds rs
OF the days II oueene Anne, rather 5haa
Of is Roman birth. Lookins down east
gate street. the principal Ihoroughg4re
or the town. the overhanei.s houses. the
prevalence OF the gabled frouts, these and
other features proclaim the eighteenth
century architecture.
cns ~ the CHIEF characteristics os
Chester remains SIN Ill Eas,gate street.
in th. eaasnt so-callei rows These
rows form a sheltered loctWas GA each
side er the street At tile c1r1srs oI
the streets a.e stairs by which tte rows
are reaessed Twenty teef ateVe the
road yaa walk atoms r-r@uda-a- The
nears ~ the houses. t1eerneath anf
houses are arranged. az.d iaus SOS wsls
through ara aVeaue composed - the
fronts Of tbs nrst floors IL 10 other
city il New England Is there any thinE
similar 70 this.
Nearby the spot IS shown yos where
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
Two Lost Baggage Stories.

It is not unusual for baggage in tran
sit to be delayed. but it is unusual for
the passenger to be asked to pay the
storage charges on the delayed baggage.
That. however. was The experience of
Ralph Tompkins. who clerks in Herman
< Hess clothing store.
II bought a ticket from Kansas City
to Leavenworth about i years ago said
Mr.. Tompkins, and checked the bag
gage. expecting it to reach Leavenworth
at the same time 1 did. It was delayed
and did not reach Leavenworth until the
next day. 1 had to pay storage charges
for part of the time the baggage was in
Kansas City
when l came from Peoria, H., TO
Wichita last spring said Fred Pierce.
7 checked my baggage, but did not re-
oeive it for nearly a week. 1t contained
all my clothing except that which I had
on my back. Fortunately I was wearing
my 'go-to-meeting'' clothes and did not
have to forego the pleasure of attend
ing social functions.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
Money Back

Your safeguard: We adj
vertise Just what we have -
that is, our printed promise
is lust the same as our store
talks without exaggera-
ton, your money back if
not satisfied.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
ONE TRUST TOPPLES OVER.
The National Asphalt Trust Has
Gone Into Hands OF Receiver.


Gone Into Hands OF Receiver.
The collapse of the national asphal;
trust with a capitalization IN stocks and
bonds Of S54.o0co. and the appointment
Of codrtreceivers 10 take charge of SIS
affairs is of interest mainly as the ire
vitable outcome OF capitalization and
I vicious methods combined.
The asphalt trust. right OF wrongly. has
been regarded inthe financial world as an
extreme example OF trust manipulation.
1t has been charged that political meth
DDS in the obtaining Of profitable con-
tracts and the ruthless destruction %
competition by unfair means have ruled
in the asphalt trust councils whether
true or not. Il IS now apparent that not
even the huge earning power 81 The COM
bination could successfully carry tla un-
vieldy burden Of capitaiza tor. which
seems 70 have been inflated far bfyo
the danger point
The inability Of tire asphalt trust 70
earn fixed charges on this enoruous capt
taliza.ior, IS very Tar rom Indicating amy
.ses-endiH- al the vol 1ne o. busir sss or
any disturbance Of general and normal
Industrial conditions. Tire cr-v moral
pointed rv the present court recsivcrship
IS that when trust promoters are s7raysi
hy greed ard 71t ~ sound business Triu-
clules tho end - their schemtug is g fore
gone conclusion. ard ia most eases Is al
ready in sight.
Il sh0uid be remembered THAI the or
-auiz8rion ROW in straits was not engaged
directly r. tire 1sphalJ business. bat ok
issed uereir % hol1 ire securities 7f SUB
sidEsry c0rToratiers 20 collect ari u~
o1- dirifends. Tie subsidiary cggnr1Hiss
are So prosperous as ever. if rot more -.
Tie manipulation - tr7tst ssc1Eitles gets
foit. bat out ~ tha wreetsse ca ror-
mai prosperity q tie asphalt tasiress
VIII doubtless emerge urhar-ael--s-far 81
g.hrorlcie
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
Friends Find Each Other.

\. Thomas Cherry and Harry Shrock.
both residents OF this city. were boys
together" in Ohio. but they were not
aware Of the fact that they were old
acfuaintauces about two months ago
The boys were raised in Franklin
county I'm the Buckeye state About -
years ago ar. Shrock went u Chicago
and 3lr. Cherry Went To Tennessee. Each
man lived in this city for mere than
i've years without knowing that his old
PLAYMATE was here.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02

Joseph Hobiger has been appointed
postmaster at Odin. Barton county
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02

nized. he probably would resign his
place in the cabinet.
Meanwhile, Kerens, the man who keeps
a Republican party in Missouri, pays the
penalty and suffers defeat and humilia-
ton. It certainly does not seem very en-
couraging to the party in Missouri.
Pensions have been granted in the Sew
enth district as follows: oscar Olmstead
of Conway Springs, Sumner county:
James II. Leeman. Hutchinson; Sarah
Litchfeld. Sylvia, Reno county; Michael
Karns Fort Dodge; Charles Terbush,
kingman; Annie r. Knowlton, Newton.
Joseph Hobiger has been appointed
postmaster at Odin. Barton county
Howell Jones Of Topeka. director of
the Santa Fe, is in the city.
p H FAXON
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02

Cuba is so anxious to make terms that
1t may accept even political union with
the United States-something that far
seeing statesmen claim to be the only
outcome Of the whole Cuban controversy.
An the island now wishes is relief from
the distressed condition she finds herself
in. If this relief be granted by the Unit
cd States. the compensation. whatever it
may De. VIII probably be made promptly
and cheerfully.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
Al DRUGGISTS.

At DRUGGISTS.
The Five Package enough ordinary occs.Ioa
The Family Bottle, SIXTY cents, contains supply year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02

NUR Friday Sales attracting attenonhe public pleased
~ give.
good, appears We
5 believe honesty is the best policy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-07
DISCOVERY OF EXTRAORDINARY

We all know that certain plants abb
sorb and live on insects, but it has
only recently been discovered that
there are some curious species of plants
that actually devour animal food when
given to them in small morsels. The
leaves of these queer plants appear in
~doublets, like oyster valves. This
double leaf is closed up from its base
to within about three-quarters of it's
entire length. In the front part it is
detached, the two pointed tops form
ing, as it were, a pair of lips, or a
mouth, which the plant can open at
will. Inside this mouth is a kind of a
passage or throat which extends to-
ward the body of the plants. This
passage has a number of hairy bit
about it, which are very Iuzzy, and at
the end of each bit there is a sticky
substance. When the plant opens its
mouth it is evident that the trap is
then set, for upon any insect entering
it the lips close upon it at once, fore
ing it to the gummy substance of the
throat. This substance has proper
Ties similar TO those contained in the
gastric juices of the human stomach,
which help to decompose and digest
the food. When so digested the food
resolves itself into a liquid which is
carried all over the plant to nourish
and revive it. The most marvellous
thing about this newly discovered
species is that it can digest such food
as small morsels OF beef, fish and egg
gelatine, some of which, dropped into
the open leaf, were retained and ap-
parently digested. At the same time
anything of a starchy or fatty sub
stance the leaf or plant is not able to
retain. 1t does not therefore, close its
lips upon it, and if allowed to remain
in the mouth the plant will decay.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-07
An Tntererrine Church.

st. James Chapel at Elberon, N. j..
with n exception the only place of
worship at this famous summer resort.
has a unique history and certain fea-
lures of national interest. Here Gen.
Grant spent a good portion of his time
during his term as President and here
in 1881 President Garfield was taken to
die.
1t is repeated that President Garfield
said to his wife one memorable morn
ing, as the ringing strokes from the
belfry of this chapel, almost across the
way from the cottage, reached his ears
"Crete. what L they ringing that bell
for?"
That" said Mrs. Garfield, lis the
church where we went when we first
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-07

ana ne sometimes gets as far down
as Ell Paso, but l had never had an
opportunity to speak to him until a
few days ago. | then asked him sew
eral questions regarding his past life
and his imaginary job. He is a tall,
slim man, and wears mis- hair. which
is streaked with gray, long and his
face is never clean. But he is a harm
less old fellow and everybody humors
him; in fact the people along the route
which he has been travelling continual
ly since 1882 feed him and give him
cast-off clothing. He told me that his
name was James c. Drumgold and that
he was so years old. He said he came
down from California to accept his
present job from the Southern Pacific,
and that he had a brother living in
that state. He said he also haC two
sisters living in New York. He seems
to be well educated and writes an ex-
cellent hand, His lunacy does not
manifest itself in his conversation, but
his appearance betrays it, and the fact
that he travels afoot over that long,
dry stretch Of railroad track through
the summer and winter and has been
doing so for nineteen years proves that
he is mentally unbalanced. Trainmen
have asked him to ride, but he says
ne could not attend to his duties if he
rode. I believe that if he should find
something wrong with the track he
would flag any train that might be APP
preaching the dangerous spot, and thus
prevent a wreck, but if such a case has
ever happened l have never heard of
it. The railroad men all know him,
and he is known by several different
nicknames but very few people know
his right name.-Link and Pin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-07
A LITTLE MAGICIAN.

once there were days when all went
wrong,
mere were plaintiye notes in the
thrush's song;
though the sun poured down in a
golden blaze
Ihere was lack Of warmth in its
brightest rays;
Inc rose would droop her stately head
As though ashamed of its brilliant red.
And the breeze would tell with a
mournful sigh
of the tears it had seen as it foated
by.
But now though the sky be drear and
gray
1t IAN ne'er be aught but a gladstone
day.
Though the sun may be hidden, its
radiance rare
Is safely imprisoned in baby's hair;
And blossoms nod to the breeze in
glee
AS it tells of one so fair to see!
And there's never a note in the
thrush's staff
Like the ripping tones of her merry
laugh.
All, little babe, you never can see
o much your coming has been to
me!
Dixie Wolcott.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-07
ST.. JAMES CHAPEL.

came down; they are all going to pray
for you to get WELL" and, getting on
her knees, she said, and l am going
to pray, too, James, that it may be
soon"
From where he lay, General Garfield
could see the carriages draw up and
group after group go in. He could ever
hear the subdued refrain of Jesus.
Savior of My Soul" as it was borne by
on its heavenly way. Thrilled with
emotion, a tear trickled down the
Presidents face.
In the church memorial tablets are
erected to President Garfield, President
Grant, Anthony j. Drexel, the emf
nent banker and financier of Philadel-
phia, who was for many years a YES
tryman and leading supporter of the
church, and to George w. Childs, the
distinguished editor and publisher
who was one of the founders of the
chapel and who for many years acted
as usher.
st. James Chapel was organized Is
years ago by summer residents of Ell.
boron, and many of the most distin-
guished bishops and clergymen Of the
Protestant Episcopal church in Amer
lea have preached within its walls. II
nov has a regular pastor, Rev. Will
liam B. Bodine of Philadelphia. Ser
vices in the church are conducted only
In summer, as during the winter Elber-
son is almost deserted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-07
SUICIDE OF APERsEoUrE SQUIRREL

oGIOADE VT "A Il Ell
Violent death came to one of the
little wards of the state in High street
on Sunday afternoon, and opinion is
divided whether it was not intentional.
says the Ohio State Journal. The de-
ceased was one of the fox squirrels
that Deputy Game Warden Graham
confiscated at the Mount Vernon ave-
nue. street fair and turned loose in
the State House yard. The new ar
rivals were not looked upon with favor
by the gray squirrels, and there were
several pitched battles between them
on Sunday morning. On Sunday after
noon one of the fox squirrels became
separated from his fellows, and wan
dered over on the west front of the
lawn. There was a scurry of cray tails,
and in a few seconds an aggressive at
tack on the red intruder. He defended
odds were to great, and he rushed for
the fence, lodged through the bars and
fed across High street. In front of
the State House he stopped on the
street car track. The gray fellows were
after him and he seemed to give up
all at once. A car was coming and the
little fellow lay down on the rails and
in a second his life was crushed out
beneath the wheels. Whether he was
too badly frightened to get out of the
way of the car, or whether he took
this method of ending his troubles, of
course, can not be known. The gray
squirrels scattered back to the State
House yard and the body of the little
fox squirrel was left on the street car
track where it remained all the after
noon.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-07
WISCONSIN FARM LANDS.

The best of farm lands can be OBJ
tanned now in Marinette County, Wis
consin, on the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railway at a low price and on
very favorable terms. Wisconsin is
noted for its fine crops, excellent
markets and healthful climate. Why
rent a farm when you can buy one
much cheaper than you can rent and
in a few years it will be your own
property. For particulars address
F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent,
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
way, Chicago.