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The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20
Run.a.Mlle.

In run.a-mlle the boys count out
and at" hides his eyes. He is then
touched by one boy, who Immediately
conceals himself with the others.
When "tt" has counted 100 or SO he
starts out to find the TOUGHER" :"
Each player, when discovered, steps
from his hiding place, but offers no
information as to the whereabouts
of the ''toucher indeed, he
be that same, in which case the ex.
citing race to home occurs, and II
"it' gets there first he may set any
task he pleases for the TOUGHER" to
perform, even to the running of a
mile. But 1t is safe to assume that
this penalty is seldom exacted-oT
paid.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20
1t Was Something to Get, ANYWAY.

There is large office in this big city
of ours in which are employed many
clerks of many degrees Of authority
and many messenger boys of many de-
grees of vexing power. Among the
clerks is one of considerable station
and not much visible authority. His
orders to the boys carry little weight
Moreover, he is notoriously penurious
and Is constantly striving to save him
self the expenditure of small sums by
requesting service of the messenger
lads, who are quite aware of his
schemes. Though he exercises much
ingenuity and often no little humor in
phrasng his requests, mixing fattery
with them, the boys are in rebellion
and have agreed among themselves to
do none Of his personal errands. But
the other day he prevailed on one, on
whom he poured out the grOssest fat
terry as to the lads efficiency and quick
ness to carry his travelling bag to the
railroad station and have 1t checked.
The lad was "cnlled down" by his asso-
clates for weakly yielding to the "jolly"
of the clerk.
We'll" said the lad In defense, ITS
something to get a jolly from him.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20
An Automatic L,feboat.

Two inventors who live in Stirling,
Scotland, have invented lfebOat
which is intended 10 become automatic
ally inflated when it is immersed in
water, says the Chicago News. A
spring is employed which is kept in a
state of tension or compression by
means of strip or roll of paper, the
tensile strength of which, as long as
IT is dry, is sufficient to maintain the
spring in state of compression, but
which, when 1t becomes wet by IN
mersion in water Immediately loses
its strength TO such an extent that 1t
is ruptured by the energy stored in
the spring. The release of the spring
causes the production of volume Of
gas from materials sufficient in guam
tity 10 initiate the boat.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20
TO TRAIN soYs Fo7 WAR.
Government VIII Provide For Militar!
Education in Schools.

Government VIII Provide For Military
Education in Schools.
The War Department has issued an
important order providing for military
training in colleges and schools
throughout the country. The order
contemplates the cooperation by the
army with all educational institutions
in furnishing military education.
Provision is also made for the detail
ing of army officers as instructors and
the free distribution Of arms and
equipment. The system of military in
struction win be similar TO that adopt
ed by the War College Board, and 100
army officers are to be apportioned to
colleges and schools in the several
States for duty as military instructors.
These officers will be detailed each for
n period of two years. and will make
frequent reports in writing to the Ad-
1utant-General of the Army upon the
progress of the military instruction.
Each institution, in order to secure
the services of an army officer, will
udNR W Nnul Ut lNhGl lVO Hh-
pills will be kept under military instruc-
tiOn. The scholars will be organized
into companies and battalions Of infan-
try, and will be trained in all respects
like soldiers of the regular army.
At least 10000 pupils are expected
to come under the instruction which
the order provides. The institutions
will be divided into three classes,
schools and colleges, agricultural
schools and military schools, the latter
including those already established by
the Government Separate courses of
study will be arranged for each, the
instruction at the strictly military
schools being somewhat more elaborate
than that provided for the civil instltu-
tons
PF6vlsion will be made for issuing
arms for the use of students, who are
to be supplied with rifles similar to
those used by the cadets at West
Point. A liberal allowance, also, will
be made for ammunition, including
proicctiles for the field pieces of artil-
lery. A complete record of all students
taking this military instruction is to be
kept at the War Department, and in
the selection of officers preference will
be given to the graduates of those
schools who have taken advantage of
the military instruction.
At those Institutions which grade the
department Of military science and tac-
ties equally with the other important
branches of instruction, and which
make proficiency in that department a
requisite for securing a diploma the
names Of the most distinguished three
students in the military department.
upon graduation, are to be inserted in
the United States Army Register.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20
Mosquito Held Up Launch.

Jersey mosquitoes are credited with
a great many wrongdoings, but the
latest is the stopping of pleasure
party OH Cedar Creek. A Sunday
school party were taken down on
Henry Garrison's naphtha launch, and
after starting the engine refused to
work.
When they were in mid-stream, not
knowing what to do, one of the party
volunteered to take the engine apart
to ascertain the trouble. He did So
and discovered big mosquito, which
prevented the gasoline from flowing
through the small opening into the
tank. The mosquito removed, the
party proceeded on their trip.-Phila'
delphia Inquirer.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20

which the horse was made fast by its
halter.
"Now, 60 ahead, boys. I'll ride in
the Pullman. Wen have something
worth showing up when we get back"
An hour later there was a hurried
conference in the Post building. Step
ping to the telephone, City Editor Stone
called up the police station.
81 want Chief Busby," he said.
well, what is it?' asked Busby
grufiy
ANY news about the robbersy"
asked Stone.
"Oh. come now" said Busby, impa-
tiently, you don't expect us to un-
cover this thing for the papers to
spread on and scare the thieves Of"
"I'll tell you what I'll do" returned
Stone, assuming a jesting tone. I'm
bring the robbers to you, together with
their booty, in fifteen minutes If you'll
resign
The proposition struck Busby as in
tcnsely humorous. He laughed sonor-
ously.
Il accept" he said, when he could
command his speaking voice.
And that ended the fight against the
Post, and, simultaneously, it ended
the brief aud inglorious career Of Chief
Dan Busby.-New York Evening Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20
eoy Was Enameled Green.

Thomas Scanlon, aged - years, fell
into a vat Of liquid green enamel at
a mandatory at Beaver Falls, Pa.
and when fished out was found to be
enameled a bright green from head
to feet, the stun soaking through the
boys clothing.
The enamel hardened quickly when
exposed to air, and had to be Clipped
and scraped from the boys body. He
is none the worse for the mishap.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20
Chinese Fables.

A tiger captured monkey. The
monkey begged to be released on the
score of his insignificance, and prom.
ised to show the tiger where he might
find more valuable prey. The tiger
complied, ard the monkey conducting
him to a hillside where an ass was
feeding--an animal which the tiger
had never before seen.
"My good brother" said the ass to
the monkey, hitherto you have al
ways brought me two tigers, How is
it that you have brought me only one
to-day?"
The tiger fed for his life. Thus =
ready wit wards off danger.
The principle OF the next fable the
Chinese always apply 10 the European
instructors in the art of war.
A tiger, finding a cat very prolific in
devices for catching game, placed
himself under her instruction. At
length he was told there was nothing
more to be learned.
Have you taught me all your
tricks?"
YES" replied the cat.
Then" said the tiger, you are Of
no further Une, and so ! shall eat
yop."
The cat, however, sprang lightly
into the branches of a tree and
smiled at the tigers disappointment.
She bad not taught the tiger all her
tricks.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20
How Old Is the Earth7

Sir Archibald Geikie, in recent
address in London, said that figuring
from the strstified rocks of the earth's
crust may range from minimum OF
$4,000, ,0OO years up to a maximum OF
100000 years. Dana on the same
basis figures that the earth's crust
is 100000 years while Alfred Rus
sci Wallace figures that the earth's
crust has been forming for 2S,O0o,ooo
years.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20
AT THE scAFFoLD STAIRS.

She gathered close the kerchief's fold,
To hide the beating OF her heart;
But answered softly as he went,
IT'S but a moment that we part"
The crowd grew dim, and far away
She seemed to hear a morning lark;
And all his song was set to words
Let me go first, the way is dark"
Though both are dust for many a year,
These lovers of troubled time,
Yet count and lady live to-day
In sweet romance and silver rhyme.
Among the ghosts of blood and death
They shine with loves undying spark,
His words upon the scaffoid stair
let me go first, the way is dark"
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20
Two BOYS Who WIN Prosper,

Arthur W. Barker, Marysville, Kas,
has completed his eleventh winter
term of school. Last year he paid his
tuition in the Modern Normal College,
which is eight dollars for term OF
ten weeks, by sweeping and building
nres. He did the same this year.
Arthur is right tackle in the Modern
Normal College Football team.
Fred c. Boston, and a boy friend OF
wheeling, w. Va, have a shop. They
call themselves the Junior Roycrof-
ters, after the Roycrofters of East
Aurora, N. Y. The boys make odd
furniture, employing scroll saving
and typography. They have eight
dollars in their treasury, and have an
order for six dollars worth of furni.
ture. They got nine dollars for a
table they recently made.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20
with lace Of gold upon his coat,
And roudar on HE xvayr hair

with lace Of gold upon his coat,
And powder on his wavy hair,
"A courtly smile upon his lip,
He paused beside the scaffold stair.
The headsman waited, cowled and grim,
With stains Of crimson on his sark;
But DER her slender hand he bent.
'Let me 60 first, the way is dark"
She wore hlmy kerchief crossed,
A lowered gown of rich brocade;
Her sillSen slippers, sewn with pearls,
BY prison floors we're soiled and trayed'
When last they met, his ribboned lutte
Made music in a moonlit park;
But now their love had come to this,
Let rue go first, the way is dark"
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20
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The suburban citizen., 1902-09-20
CheSapeake Beach still Open.

Chesapeake Beach is still open and
crowds are taking advantage of the cheap
rates. Capt. John N. Knott, the oyster
and crab man, who succeeded Capt.
B ethel remains open and can serve
everybody.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-14
HE HITS HARD.
Good Old King Coffee.

People don't realize what a savage ty-
rant coffee is. 1t gets the upper hand
and one OF the reasons it maintains its
power is that people do not believe that
coffee is doing the deadly work, but they
wake up once in while.
\ lady in Norfolk, Va. writes an inter-
esung experience: Some months ago a
friend who was calling asked if 1 wanted
to read a sweet letter and as 1 read it
she brushed her tears away. 1t was
from a beautiful christian woman, the
mother of her husband.
THE doctor had told her that they could
not give her any encoura cement. that she
would never be well again. and in her
sweet. christian way she wrote regarding
her approaching death. saying she had
relinQuished all hopes and was quietly
awaiting the coming Of the grim reaper.
The husband sent for his mother who
was Just able TO De moved When I
called I found she was suffering from
a most aggravated stomach and bowel
trouble. being in pain most of her time.
and she could hardly retain enough nour-
ishment To keep her alive although she
was always hunsry and craving food. but
not daring 20 touch it because OF the
agony IL brought her.
7 found she was a coffee drinker ard
insisted that she quit the coffee and take
Postom Food Coffee with some Grape
Nuts Breakfast Food. / had gone
through a wonderful experience myself
and knew the value Of both Postum and
GTape-Nuts.
Il Went right 70 work and made her a
cap 81 Postum the first thing. which she
drank ard liked it wonderfully we'll she
made the change and began to improve
tn a few days. She has gradually gotten
better and better and. 81 course. have
been much interested ia her recovery.
"A short time ago met her daughter
in-law and asked how her mother vas
getting on. she said. wonderfully well
She Is "a new woman. She has entirely
recovered her health and spirits. and JUST
10 think II vas by the simple act 81 leav-
Ing of that poisonous coffee and taking
on Postum Food Coffee and Cirape-Nlsts
Breakfast Food
This letter Was written rs Mrs y L
Egeleston. Of Pest Norfolk Ta- There
Is q wonderful lesson that thousands q
people can learn. nat &c leaving og nar-
coucs and poisonous drugs like coffee ard
using plain natural liquid ard solid f0ed
containing the elements tie Greater in-
tended for mans Use.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-14
TOPICS OF THE TOWN.

Fl. II. Emery OF Topeka, the general
freight agent OF the Rock Island. and
Mrs. Emery passed through Wichita Sat
urday morning on the north-bouEd trair
which leaves this city at s.s5 a. m. They
were in special car No. 1oo. They had
been to Fort Worth. Texas.
Mrs Helen 6. Mason went 20 Sedgwick
City today, to install the officers OF Ste
phen corps. She goes through the cere-
monies OF installation without book or
ritual. and the little corps has been for
tunate IN securing such an able woman.
She Will remain with friends over sun
day.
Y Maulsby has Just returned from a
two weeks visit with friends and ac
quaintances at Woodward and reports
that place a very prosperous town. II 70
q fine place for country fair. ~ says
ana the people there are making arrange
nents 70 esta hlish one and VIII grade a
nice race track and the first fair wi
probably be held some time lu Octcbel
next.
Mr.. Mathew shafer ard Miss TEue
Georgia Of s.. Marks. are So TIE city
spending q few DAYS buying goods and
visiting Captain and Mrs. Foster. 1s
South Water Nr. Shsfer is step
brother ~ Mrs. Foster AID Mifs Georgia
IS 3fr. Skaters niece. Mr.. Sh1for IL
arran girg for g biz auction sale r., farm
implements. cattle. hogs. horses and
house hold goods. as De has rented hla
seven farms. aud in the future all liTe
~ hss ease
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-14

Chairman Blcakley of the county bard.
in speaking OF the instructions TO the
county attorney, said: we thought we
would open tne ball with case against
Douglass He is the biggest tax 1odger.
and II We can't stick him we can't stick
anybody. Douglass is in arrears 81 90 on
six lots alone The back taxes due Oh his
residence property alone amounts TO six
thousand dollars he has paid them but
one year since 1859. In addition there is
due or i've other lots 10 which Douglass
holds the title. $500. The county attor-
ney has been instructed TO proceed with
expedition n the matter. and the case
VIII he brought as soor as the papers can
-.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-14
ARNY MUST GOVERN
General Funston Says Filipinos
Require Military Diet.
CIVIL RULE INADEQUATE
Kansas Hero Discusses knotty
Problem in Full.

San Francisco. Jan. 13.-Brigadier Cen
eral Funston has been reticent about
commenting on the situation in the Phil
ippines. but this morning he agreed 10
outline the result OF his careful study of
the conditions there. He said:
THE situation in the Philippines is a
knotty problem. 1t is one for great
minds to ponder over, and nearly every
problem that confronts the nation has
two sides. Personally. do not think
that in this generation it VIII be possible
to bring the natives under absolute con-
troll of a civil government. 1 believe
that for years il Will be necessary for the
United States government 20 maintain a
strong military force on the islands in or
der to exert a moral influence on the ma
tives. For the next two or three years
I think it will be necessary TO maintain
a military force TO keep insurrection
down. After that period has elapsed, il
there are no signs of trouble think
that a force of twenty thousand men will
be enough to maintain order and prevent
an uprising.
Nearly all OF the educated Filipinos,
the professional men and wealthy land
owners are political agitators and schem-
ers of the worst sort. They would not
hesitate to embroil the Philippines with
the United States for almost an indefinite
period, if by so doing they could gain
their ends and secure the independence of
the islands, thereby getting control OF
the various departments of the govern
ment, especially the finances, in order to
give themselves an opportunity to steal.
In my opinion the greatest possible mis-
take that could be made by the United
States in dealing with the Filipinos would
be to give them any form of elective leg
islative assembly composed of the people
of their own race. A Filipino legislator
would merely leave opportunity for num-
Der of pestilential legislators TO keep the
country stirred up and in a state of tur-
MOL by holding out the hope, vain hope,
of ultimate independence. All the offic-
ers, in my opinion, except municipal and
provincial officers, should be appointed by
governor of islands, instead Of being elect
ed by the people for the reason that If the
people were allowed to elect their own
officers, agitators and schemers would be
chosen to fill the offices to exclusion Of
better class of natives.
THE moral influence of troops will
make the Filipinos understand that any
uprising would be summarily crushed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-14

and inhabitants TO its present size.
one would never suspect from his ap-
pearance that Mr.. Ross IS nearly g years
OF age. He is wonderfully active and
rarely misses 4 day from his Office. Mr.
Ross is Mason anu a member of the
First Presbyterian church He was a
Sufferer from dyspepsia untn he heard Of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The following -
his opinion Of the remedy which has done
SO much for him:
For several years. l. Thomas T. Ross.
also my wife. Lydia J.. Ross. both q
Topeka. Kas. suffered witk that terribIs
malady known as dyspepsia or iudigcs-
ton.
We commenced 70 use Kodoi Dyspcp-
STA Cure on the recommendation OF our
druggist. After taking one dose. and in
side OF a short time. all q those terrihis
pains and dyspepsia tormcnts had passed
away. Ny appetite. also my wife's. cane
back and our food could be enjoyed
as when We were q. 7 am now turning
= years OF agc.
Il have not suffered one day with ny
stomach since I commenced 70 use Kcdrl
Dyspepsia Cure. and recommend 10 20
ali Of my fellow citizens 20 do you good.
and endorse Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-14
GOOD CROPS PREDICTED
Kansas Next Year Will Be Paradise
of Good Times, Say Old Prophets.

Mcpherson, Kan, Jan. 1S.-Old settlers
and those who are acquainted with the
course of the weather. such as naturally
follows seasons of drouth and excessive
moisture. are figuring on the coming sea-
son and are predicting good times. II We
are to believe gray boards and snowy
locks, next years crop will be a whopper.
although it is known, seasons following
a year OF precipitation. similar to that Of
the past year, have been unfavOrable ones
and crops We're light.
The precipitation for the past season
was almost twenty-six inches, the first
six months showing nearly sixteen inches
while the latter half of the years record
nearly eleven inches. The stipulated
amount of rainfall for the state. taking
it year by year. should be thirty-three
inches, and in sections varies very mater
tally. The eastern third of the state has
forty-six inches. the middle section, thir-
ty-two inches. while the western third is
very small, being only twenty-five inches.
Kansas is not suffering from drouth al
though moisture is needed to insure good
crops for the coming season.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-14
LEAvENWoRTH NABs FoRGER
Former Member of Ninth infantry Is
Thrown Into Jail.

I.eavenworth. Kan. Jan. I2--Frederick
4. M0ntroy. formerly a member II the
9th United States Infantry. Is IN jail in
Leaveawcrtfs. on = charge OF forsery.
He was arrested yesterday. Just after he
had succeeded IL cashing a check for
Sis at the Leland hotel on Chsp kee
street RE had numerous other fraudu-
lent checks on his person. which he evil
IDENTIFY intended to cash. He admits that
the checks were forgeries.
Letters on Montroy's person Indicate
that he is professional forger and eoun-
terfei1er. but 1t nil probably be some
time before he viii secure another op-
portunity TO ply his trade. His wife lives
IT Des Noiues, Iowa and letters on his
person show that he has lately visited
Topeka. Kansas City, New York and
other Joints. He also spent some time as
cook in q restaurant at Harrington. kan
sas.
Montroy is Is years OF age, and fairly
good looking. He told the officers who
arrested him that he was employed in a
shoe store at Kansas City.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-14
CA - % FRI "a.
.,stb. nIhs Kind You Have Always Bougb.
Sisa at &ZEIZa<
WHITE WOMAN HIS RUIN
Old Negro at SaIina Is Judged Insane
From Desertion.

Salina, Kan, Jan. 12.-Burral Wilson, a
colored blacksmith of this town. was tried
before a commission in the probate court
this morning, for insanity. He was ad-
judged incapable of handling his affairs.
and James DePriest was appointed his
guardian.
Mr.. Wilson is about 20 years of age,
and has lived here for some time. He
was married several years ago. to a
white woman. who after getting hold of
$500 in cash that Wilson had saved,
threw him over. The woman was later
sent to the penitentiary for stealing
wheat
Wilson conducted a blacksmith shop on
North Fifth until two years ago. Since
then re has not had good sense, and. as
his trouble has been growing worse. his
friends made application for his trial for
insanity The man is not violent, Vet
labors under many authorizations, chief
among which is the illusion that someone
is trying to burn his house. He has also
become very filthy. and lives in squald
quarters. Wilson owns several pieces of
property. so a guardian was appointed to
take charge of his affairs and look after
mis- welfare.