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Doesn't Want Reciprocity

A prominent representative, talking about the wine business of California, is quoted as having said:
 "If the reciprocity treaty with France or any other wine- producing country should be ratified at the pres- ent time, it would be serious blow, and act as great detriment to the development of the wine industry of California. This industry has lan- guished several years. Competition and its concomitant, ruinously low prices, with the ravages of phylloxera, has almost ruined the vinevardists.
 "Through concerted efforts in the last two years, such prices have been maintained which, while extremely reasonable to consumers, still left a margin of profit to growers, which encouraged them to commence the re- mobilization of their vineyards, which are being planted to roots resistant to phylloxera and other vine diseases, and they can now look forward to a little prosperity, which they have so sadly lacked tor the last decade.
 "We have just been informed that arrangements are bein made and empty cooperage is being exported for the importation of wine from France into New York at a price which is peri lously near the danger line for our California industry. "-Herald.
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NO MORE HELP NEEDED
Consul Ayme Says the Supplies Now
 AflOat Are Sufficient

Secretary Hay has received cable- gram from United States Consul Ayme at Fort De France, announcing that the relief supplies now ahoat are quite sufficient for the Martinique sufferers, and suggesting that while St. Vincent may be in need, the subscriptions in the United States should cease at once.
 The president has requested the secretaries of war and of the navy to ask officers of their respective depart- ments now on relief duty in the West Indies to report their opinions as to the necessities of the inhabitants of the afflicted islands.
 In view of Consul Ayme's report it is probable that this government will now abate its efforts in behalf of the sufferers and that no more supplies, at least, twill be shipped from this country.
 The Buffalo is now lying in reserve at New York, partially laden with stores, but it was stated at the navy department that in all probability she will not be sent to the devastated islands. A question now arises as to the disposition of the private contribu- tions already at hand in the event the money is not needed to buy more sup plies. However, it is thought here that there will be many other avenues of relief, other than of supplying food to the people, 10 which this money can be diverted.
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LOOKS LIKE PEACE
HostiGties in South Africa May Soon
 Come to an End

The London Daily Mail of Friday morning, says it understands that sufficient indications of the attitude of the Boer leaders at Vereninging has transpired to justify the assertion that peace in South Africa is absolutely assured. A powerful factor in attain ing this result, the paper says, has been the British generosity in the matter of farm rebuilding, for which it believes about 95,000,0 has been granted.
 The result of the conference of the Boer leaders at Vereeninging is anxiously awaited at New York, cables the London correspondent of the Tri- bune. The government IS hopeful, if not sanguine. The uncertainty with
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BEFORE HE TOOK vOGELER's
He Could Not Touch His Wife's Dinners,
 and They Were "Fit for ing'

So writes our esteemed friend, MT. Frank Chambers, of 9 Bennett St., Chiswick: "For over two years 1 suf- fered agonies from indigestion, and became reduced to mere shadow of my stalwart self. l would return home from my business feeling so faint that I could shardly drag one leg after the other; my dear wife did all she possi bly, could to tempt me with dainty dishes, and as I entered the house I sniffed and thought: oh, how good I know I can eat that But alas! no sooner had I eaten few mouthfuls, when I felt sick; severe pains shot through my chest and shoulder blades, my eyes swan and everything seemed black. became alternately hot and cold, and got up from such dainty dinner heartily sick of living, and feeling was sore trial to everybody. may mention that was also very much troubled with scaly skin, and often boils. But one evening l noticed my wife seemed more cheerful than usual. questi oned her and found she had been reading pamphlet she had re- ceived, of.men afflicted just as l was, and who had been cured by Vogeler's Compound Said she,,, What gives me more faith in it is that it is made from the formula of an eminent physician now in active practice in the West End of London, so 1 am sure it is no quack thing All right, dear, let's have & bottle, said I. After taking the con- tents of the first bottle felt very much better, and determined to give this remedy fair trial, and l can positively assure you that few bottles have made new man of me. l can sleep we'll ,eat anything and thoroughly enjoy life. have told several of my friends, whom 1 knew were suffering the same as myself, and they all wish me to say that they are like new men. l sincerely bless the great physician who gave you the formula of Vogeler's Curative Compound, and also your- selves for making its virtues known to suffering pubic.'' The proprietors (the St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd., Baltimore,) will send sample free to any one writing to them.
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regard to the decision of the Boers and a fear that the negotiations may be still further prolonged are interfering seriously with kbusiness. The South African winter has now begun, and military men anticipate that this fact will go long way toward inducing the Boers to surrender.
 Al the Boer delegates are now as- sembled at Vereeninging, Transvaal, where every facility has been afforded them for private sessions, the first of which has been arranged. All the voting will be by ballot. During the deliberations at Vereeninging Lord Kitchener has guaranteed immunity from attack to all commanders whose leaders are participating in-the con. ference.
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council contrived to let the Southern Pacific get the property by default.
 From present indications the build- ing record for May, 1902, will exceed all past periods. The estimate that has been placed for the May total by Building Superintendent Julius w. Krause reaches $S50, GOO. From May l to l7, inclusive, total of 5S2 permits has been issued, calling for an expend- iture of $5S2, l54. The permits issued for the current week reach 99, the total building investment being $163, 708.
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LOS ANGELES NEWS NOTES
Building Record For May,19O2 Will Ex-
 ceed All Past Periods

Charles Dennison, formerly of Rans- burg, was sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary at San Quentin Satur- day for grand larceny.
 Discoveries made by Councilman Walker have caused the market con- tingent in the council great uneasiness. It is alleged that members of the
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Carrie Nation Sentenced

Mrs. Carrie Nation was sentenced at Topeka, Kan, Friday to thirty days in prison and to pay $l00 fine by Judge Hazen in the district court for smashing bar fixtures stored in vacant barn in February, 1901. She will not appeal tEe case and has gone to jai.
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QuakeS in Southern Portugal

Earthquakes are reported from the southern part of Portugal but no fatal ities have occurred. The disturbances are supposed to be connected with the upheavals in the West Indies.
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ADAMS SARSAPARILLA PILLS

A spring medicine for Constipation, Impure Blood, Pimples, Sallow Con- plexion. 10c. 25c.
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AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
UTE TRACT IN COLORADO OPENED
 TO HOMESTEAD ENTRY

John Gardner Coolidge of Boston Appointed Secre- tary of Legation at Peking-Los Angeles Public Building Appropriation to be Raised to $750.000 Omnibus Claims Bill
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A prominent representative, talking about the wine business of California, is quoted as having said:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-29
TAX with Buffalo Hunter.


William Mathewson, the Wichita pio-
neer, has hunted many buffalo and is
probably as expert with the gun as any
man who camped On the plains in the
early days a reporter for the Eagle
asked Mr.. Mathewson for some pointers
in buffalo hunting one day last week
AIr. Mathewson said:
The best time to hunt buffalo was in
months Of November. December and jan
uary, and sometimes into February. In
spring the hide OF the animal was not as
salable as it was in the winter. for the
hair was somewhat woolIy At that time
the animals were more dangerous also as
it was their running season.
When I lived on the mail route 10 the
west. I was often compelled to hunt buff
falo in the summer in order 10 secure
meat for the stage drivers. We had no
ice in those days with which to preserve
the meat in hot weather. Accordingly I
would get my horse, ride close &c a buf-
falo herd and then disrnount- would
select a good fat buffalo which may have
been within the herd some little distance.
and would manage TO get UP 10 him. all
the while keeping close watch on the
other animals IN the herd. This is a dan
gerous mode of hunting for the hunter
must not only watch the animal he is af-
ter but also the other buffaloes in the
herd. I have had some narrow escapes
but I always managed to come out all
right.
Sometimes when there were English
dukes and lords in Kansas to see the
~ - h.
I could anger a buffalo and at the same
time avoid being hurt. I have approached
a buffalo on foot. armed with nothing
ix-shooters. I would wound the animal
in the shoulder in order to anger him.
He would dart at me. and just as he
was ready to strike me with his horns.
I would step to one side, and the mad
dened animal would rush past. AS he
did so, 1 would shoot him again in the
side. After running a few rods he would
turn and make for me again. and again
I would dodge and shoot. I would re-
peat this two or three times and finally
kin the beast
"I finally decided to quit that kind OF
hunting for it was dangerous and many
men have lost their lives in the same
manner.
Gould the buffalo be domesticated?"
was asked.
Il have taken buffalo calves" was the
reply. "and tanned them until they were
as gentle as domestic cattle. have kept
them gentle until they were three years
old. But one obstacle in DEMONSTRATING a
buffalo is that they are harder to tame
than cattle. I have crossed buffalo and
cattle and obtained an animal which was
very strong and was very useful in pull
ing heavy loads. The milk OF the buffalo
is very rich
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-29
Slot Machine Madness.

II is certainly astonishing TO see what a
man viii do when the slot machine fever
gets hold OF him lie gets started and it
seems as though he never knows when 20
quit There was a case Of this kind
seen in a pool hall out on East Douglas
yesterday. A young farm hand from
near Derby came into the house and
started TO buck the machine. He lost 4
few times and then began TO win until
he was even Not having sense enough
tc quit. he kept at IL and played until he
had lost $3l.50-every cent he had in the
world He had worked hard and saved
until he had gotten together this much
and then came TO town TO have a time.
This was the first place he struck. As
he got his last $500 changed the man in
charge told him he had better stop while
he had money left but ne said he was
going 70 make that FIVE win. He left the
house completely broke and came back
in about an hour and was given dollar
to get his supper and a room over the
pool hall for the night. The next morn
ing he started out 20 find job. ard was
successful. as he happened 70 strike a
farmer who needed a harvest hand
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-29
Wichita Has Dc Intellect.

When II comes IN dog intellect. Wichita
submits no back seat for her CANNES.
Frank Sarvers New loundlsud Doc" at
his home on South Market. is a protector
for 81 The youngsters in the neighbor-
hood. A fond father. with whom Doc"
had not yet become acquainted. came
home Few afternoons since and found
his babe in lis buggy out I'm the yard all
alone save Tor Docs watchful pres
eaco. The fond papa stepped 10 the
buggy and with his face wreathed in
smiles and his heart bgbhiing over with
Soy at the prospect of a romp with his
Ltte darling. reached for the babe. Doe
iaterposed an objection. Rearing upon his
hind feet he planted his great paws
squarely upon she fathers shoulders and
eade him in unmistakable dog language
deslst. The gentleman finally made
A:ends with Doc by means Of over
q res on the part Of the children with
naou the dog was aeguainted and says
h IS willing 10 trust his babe anywhere
o. earth if Doe IS near. He is strength
ened IN his confidence by the experience
o. Mr.. Dedricks little child with Doc"
The child and the dog have long been
piaymstes. Where one was seen. Il away
from Mr.. Dedrick's yard, there was the
ether; and woe be unto the stranger
Ei-e dared modest the child. one DAY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-29
GOSSIP FOR HOME PEOPLE

the knowledge acquired Ia the four years
work might be obtained by correspou-
dence. OF Chzutauqua. or home study.
yet ry these means the upiift OF personal
contact with noble men and women
means may De. they cannot take the
place of four years OF strenuous life in
"a great Christian University. and OF
their consequent training.
THE primary ideal Of the college man
and woman is. then. not the gaining Of
absolute knowledge OF any field Of study.
but rather the requirement OF clear. in
finite. logical thinking on matters OF I'M
portancs in action It Is the Development
Of scientific accuracy in thinking and IN
the forming OF correct judgments
yet another thing results The stu
dent learns by his senior year 10 grasp
essentials. and only essentials. He
comes 10 see that the vital question IS
not whether a great fish could Or did
swallow Jonah; il is not whether all
parts OF scripture ara OF equal truth:
indeed. the questions OF higher criti-
ciss are TO be settled By the higher
critics: and that in the personality %
Jesus Is the final life principle. 2erso-
nality and life principle unaffected by the
so-caIled hereto conclusions Of modern
thinkers He is net frightened at these
conclusions. whether they be OF Low
Their OF Genesis, OF OF Triggs or Long
fellow. He takes them. considers the evi-
dence. forms his own conclusions.
Mere than this. the college man and
woman Of the highest type are religious
They desire to come into conscious uni
II with ali that IS with fsIlow-men. with
God. Their religion IS a. growth 70 thu
higher ideals; their world is growing
to higher ideals. The evolution OF Ten
nyson IS theirs. when he says:
Il hold it truth with him who sings.
To one clear harp IN divers tones.
That men may rise on stepping-stones
OF their dead selves 10 higher things"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-29
Up AGAINST Life's probIer1.

Mr.. and Mrs. George z. Campbell have
received a letter from their son Robert
who has just finished his four years
course in the department Of liberal arts
ond received his A. 3. degree from the
Northwestern University at Evanston.
Illinois. 1t shows him looking seriously
AT the world and it IS well worth read
ing. He says.
For the last time, doubtless, write
you from Northwestern University. and
1 can hardly say that it is done IN a
joyful mood Indeed there has been from
nature since commencement night a touch
OF tho pathetic fallacy." for the air is
chill and the sky cloudy.
The feeling that l know il has not all
come-either TO me CT any one in ny
class. The most OF Us feel that we
know very little. that we need graduate
work OF some kind TO make Up the
need. Ard 50 the question Of a Record
Herald writer is important, but he fails
20 give an adequate answer. lie asks.
But why did the Northwestern Cniver-
sity engage an outsider 10 deliver the
commencement day oration2 Why was
it necessary for tho University OF Chi
caEo 70 go outside for a convoeation ora
tor and q Phi Beta Kappa orator."
These questions are suggested by the
increasing tendency Of the higher IN
stitutious OF learning to import their
oratoricai talent upon every special oc-
casion II Is divertinE and entertain
ing TO be iec;ured on the elements OF
success By men Of distinction ia the
literary or political walks q life. Bat
what has become Of the 'salItatorians''
and "valedIctoriansr OF the good old
DAYS when the colleges ard even the pub
lie high schools turned out orators7
The orators are getting fever every
yeSr 4 an may easily count all the ora
tors in the present Congress On the In
gers CT his hands. IN a democracy Ike
this. where public issues call for public
discussion. the young men CT the col
leges should be required 70 furnish their
own oTstory-
But the proper conclusion s. this: that
the graduate Il rot yet prepared TO Dis
cuss IN brief way prominent cues
tons. Tor he has come 20 see the heed
~ adequate. scientific treatment and %
him sach conssde-atioa means. perhaps,
years a. Investigation.
Tor the attitude q q Northwestern
senior today is not ous q unhoea5se
optimism. re cannot even prophecy 70
the world concerning rs own success
Ard as be parts from AiTna Mater ard
from his classmates Re feels that VIZ
TIE has gore uut from him; that a
strange hand has touched Ire hen Of
his gown
To par. from many yearx' q campus
ASSOCIATIONS s. rot easy The pleasures
u commencement week augment the
pain. Irdeed until this week we had
not felt 60 fsuv how gracious had seen
cur coupsnionsaip. bow inspiTiag CIR
daily touch'
yet. we have got lo<s all The college
caucatl5n s . success Y a certain ssw
associations remain fadeiess 70 met
tire professors. &c desire iittls CO their
Scholarship. = seek fer 0aese.f shs a.
uosrhe-e II wftch trey lvs. % aap~o-
griase the respiration - their s-zile. q
their presence. = th-lr eozasess-zli fhis
has Z value i1auezsEr7his u15sr rone-
tarv standards Hersin ;s=s sscA q ths
worth & cs1ess s6acztloa- Fer tbozsh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-29
An Old Photooraph.

Adrian Houck has a picture OF his
home taken in 1876 which IS a curiosity.
Tie photograph was taken from the cor
nor of Lawrence and Central avenues and
the view to the northeast shows a wide
expanse of prairie with the trees along
Chisholm creek in the distance. and few
frame houses between. The most prom
inent thing in the yard of the home are
two summer houses. These latticed affairs
were the first in Wichita. Standing on
the front porch is a man who looks all
the world like Abraham Lincoln. at least
In figure. He has n long loose Prince
Albert and a very tall slim plug hat
This was Mr.. Fraker. the man who built
the home. Mrs Fraker and her daughter
occupy the west porch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-29

concerning gambling the against public
Do.:cy and common sentimeEt. FOR good
reason TOO. and cannot be enforced. It
is needless tc rchsarse arguments sustain
ing this position, but one good point
IN favor Ct the open saloon, recently
made by Governor Stanley. Il worthy OF
repetition; that is the young boys VIII
not go TO the public saloon because they
y oUld be seen by those who would re-
port them 70 their parents and because
saloon keepers Of open places VIII not
allow minors in their doors. This same
argument xiii apply 10 the public gam5-
ling houses.
Alfred Henry Lewis says It Is more
important that city should be well gov
erned than nation; that the Office Of
mayor OF Greater New York is one Of
moro moment than the presidency OF this
country. I fear Lewis has made rather
q sweeping statement; however, city
should be rightfully ruled. wichita is
the only metropolitan town IN Kansas:
ard for city its moral to.'s is good. but
ii can be elevated, and some Of the "ap-
pearances Of evil" eradicated. There are
human beings that fall below prssibll-
ity Of reformation; such as those ccea-
lures addicted to the use OF alcohol and
cocaine. They should be arrested as vag-
rants and made to WORK On the rock
pile or in a ball and chain" gang on
the streets. But the worst evil OF our
town today is the bnHard-han and the
card-roon in the rear. You may go 10
saloon or a gambling house and you viii
see no boys: but visit a billiard-hall and
you viii see nothing but boys who should
be at school or at work. for they are Of
that age when their hands and minds
should be trained to work. The general
people have a misconception Of fakirs.
commonly called "grafters''; they are US
uaUy thought to be men who are evil
inclined. bad at heart: but they are usu-
ally good at heart but are lacking in the
head. as they never learned to do any,
thing. The bnliard-hall graduate knows
10 trade, no profession. and. not being
inclined TO do hard work, he becomes a
falzir or falls into some other disreputabie
calling. Minors should be barred from
billiard halls just as he is barred from
bar-rooms and the gambling tables. -
this viii not be done, the slot machines
would be removed from the billiard halls
for the protection Of these minors. Leave
Inc slot-machines in the saloons where al
the fools that play them will be men.
Men will drink and men viii gamble;
there is no way to prevent it. But boys
can be prevented from doing these things.
Ii should be done.
None but a doctrinaire expects man
to be as pure as a babe. nor city 20 be
as ohaste as a village. but all should be
done that can be done to rear the moral
tone of Wichita and her boys to noble
manhood