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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

that they did not care 20 handle very
many eggs. The market yestcrsay was
&c Tor eggs loss Of that means that
when the dealer buys a case Of eggs ~
the farmer OF the country merchant
that Re viii oniy pay fer The eggs that
VIII staad the coadllng test Al ur-slsl
large number vii not stand this test
since the advent Z the high teIPera-
tu-e
one dealer said that the weather had
been 50 warm that evea tn ezgs that
stood the eontiing test acre hard %
handle because q the great heat 70
which they hsd been subjected. he
said nobody wanted a bad egg ard there
vas 10 use 70 ship eEgs that vogid net
keep safe ard sound ever ln refrizerat1-
cars until they rssch TIRE eastern
markets
u wo1ld sss- TIE safest risa or -
farmers wis have eood cellars ~ caves
% gather fhcir eggs soen after taey
are deposited n TIE rests and keep them
there anal the the--cmeter takes a
nctica u hover aroun5 = few degrees
u16sr one hun6-e1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06
KEEP BONDSAI HOME
Wichita Banker Would Have City
Refund Debt

a prominent banker in this city yes
terday told d reporter for the Eagle that
there was need here for some form OF
popular investment and he had a plan
IN his mind 10 provide it, He did not
want TO be credited because he said
some people We're suspicious and would
at once come to the conclusion that il
was some scheme of the banks His
plan was 10 refund some of the city
bonds and Jet the home people have
them
He said that large part Of the city
bonds outstanding cogld be called in
and refunded II ne had the manage
nent ~ The citys affairs he would
gradually call in those bonds and re-
fund them in bonds Of from one hundred
70 one Thousand dollars. He said peo-
pie here would take them and the in
terest would De kept az home because
nobody here had any doubt about the
city bonds being sood. Administrators
of estates and guardians Of minor chill
dren who had money which thcy were
holding would put il in the city bonds
and the city bonds would b. used like
money ana they would be better than
money because they would De drawing
interest
The banker said there was now a
great deal of money now held in the
banks Of this city that would be put
into such bonds because the people who
had che money had no immediate use
for H. He said when people wanted
10 sell their bonds there would always
be some one else wanting Them. Peo-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06
To BE THREE
STORY BRICK
7. H. Griffith VIII Commence
Work on Brick Structure
ON SlTE0F RiTCHEY HOTEL
viii Cost $4,000, Making
His investments $4,000.

Before the first day Of September ar
ives this year a three-stoy bick build
ing VII be lifting Itself into the air
On the site Of the Cd Richey MOTEL. which
now stands ready TO fail a hundred
feet west Of santa Fe avenue on the
north side OF Douglas avenue T. H
Grimth Is the builder ana win put
$500 into this business structure.
Plans and specifications for the build
ing have an been drawn up and as
soon as the tenants have moved, work
on the ways viii be began ard the
building pushed 10 completion. The front
which measures > feet is 70 be Of press
ed brick. The walls vii reach back from
the sidewalk q distance Of 20 feet This
is a good length for three-story build
ing and when finished in 'front.' with cut
stone il VIII do itself proud and present
2 fine appearance along side the other
brick buildings OF the block. The inside
is TO BE- finished in the most u2todate
fashion 1t VIII be htted up for a whole
sale house but should no such tenant
Be found. the upstairs VIII be divided
into Office apartments
Mr.. Griffith told reporter Tor the
Eagle yesterday that he was putting this
building up as an Investment what ne
considered an extra good investment for
the money. In December 1900. he bought
the lot for s. a and has since that time
refused an offer Of $500 for the same
lot. He has invested in Wichita prop
erty about $4,000 and il Is needless to
say he had much confidence in the Peer
less Princess. as q subject OF her majesty
could have.
He was one OF the first to start the
building up Of the large wholesale dis
trict shat makes every Wichitan proud
when he gazes towardlr2 ttheh-b. 5.HR
when he gazes upward at the great
structures and he now adds another
flower 10 this commercial garden.
There is a revelation in construction
taking place on East Douglas avenue.
This new building marks another event in
the same. The heat Of the revolution
this fall VIII be when the Carey hotel
starts IN with The rest for expansion. The
finishing touches are now being put OH
the two-story structure at the corner Of
Mead and Douglas avenues The whole
sale district is spreading all over the
tracks work Of tearing down the old
mill began yesterday morning. and the
erection Of q frst-class hotel on this site
Will cap the climax
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band music, and good music, cannot be
heard.
The association has already ordered the
steers for the roping contest. They are
coming from Texas and were bred and
raised within fifty miles Of the Rio
Grande They are big. brawny and wild
ones and VIII show the ropers the hot
test time Of their lives. Every steer IS
a fighter and runner and there viii be
big doings in Wichita when they are
turned loose in the big arena at the fair
grounds
Mr. Dean has ordered a woven wire
fence 10 be placed around the entire arena
and this win allow people 70 come Up 10
the fence and have the finest kind Of
view Ct the whole contest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06
HOT WEATHER GRAFT
How lazy Man Gets His Dinner With
out Working.

The sun IS mighty hot these days and
The harvest hand Is not the iast &c and
IL out Many Of them cannot stand tia
neat OF fun stomach and have 10 give
up their positions
.. H Miller told reporter for the
Eagle yesterday story Of a sun-strsck
euploye vho has probably given many q
the farmers the same blessing. Mr. MI
i5- hired a sood. strong healthy-looktag
chap Re took bin our 70 the farm
northwest Of the CRY. gave him a sood
dinner ana pa, him in The 1eld, pi-cAiEg
hay. he lifted the fork twice. When he
raa.el ana felL SIR Miller went 70 the
man ana the latter explained the sun had
struck hla Re was taken 20 The house
and declared himself unable 10 work IN
the heat He had gotten his dinner and
Piayed he was sunstrioken 70 get out e
working
There are many who a6o7t this unique
but strenuous way - EecaE feed"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06
LEE WAS PRECIOUS
AID Marriage Dare Vet BE Delayed .
Neuey ID.

Clarence whlrssg- aze5 2 sna sa-h
NcDouSaL- sset 2 b9sh residents O, tas
city. were Ersrted zaVTisEe ilreuse
9osthasts Moaday nfxht 4zs ne pre-
rlnFtlon Is fhst Trey we're married Eith
-as sane hE1-zt-E rspi1sy- ~ a.
--ts shsy droee a9ay froz ths resi-
seacs = gsdEe 7Tlsoa IS szzs as taey
-'ZIa witho1r rssk e Berg AzGiet in-7
--,s-E 20 reckless srfFszg
he y7uug zz- to.d ne 5utEe tszt -
I'd zaas a sst xirh zEotHsr fsiiaw That
Is woald - married 1TsT ard tEst szsa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06
TOO MANY ARE SPOILED
wichita E<z Dealers are Injured b
Hot Neather

The big dealers q esEs in this city az
haviag = hard tire o. i s5-cs ne thsr-
uozeser has beer dancing srcuas ssove
TIE 20 marx TIE extreme heat ssons
The esss a. sool as hey are out q
ooid storage.
Same Of TIE dealers said yesterday
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

rad sraksd 81 or - Ezze lie vas
AFRAID = iassng ere ne-. and consequently
~ care - the 3s1zss bose asser cree
h,-rs - orser q go lcs-ss- Tas cthas-
@a1 81 aot 500 - f1- a iicsnss ard
-.-s-s.r--sss - r--r e. --r-e-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06

Four len Fishing with Nets in lit
tie River.

u hss been stated By officials that
a party of four men Is ashiag With nets
in t5e Lattle Arkansas river below the
Central avenue dam This IS strictly
against the state law and the fshs-msa
nav expect al any time 70 end thei- nets
removed. II Is also said that shese fish
eru,en are patroung the banks o TIE
river day and night guarding their nets
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06
PAID SASS FOR IT
~. V. Skeels 6uys House and Lo-
cn West SIDE

NJ y. Skeels yesterday bought TIE
property a IS Hewitt avenee. On the
Vest SIDE n Freeman & Freeman. ro-
49, The property IS vel worth the
money and M skeeis who has invested
a great deal 81 wichita believes his
last che VII turn out as good al Invest
ue1t as the others
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-06
csess Hotsl s-s sa,n Heuss.

Tbs hotfl hzs Seen rrrl5--f ~ sns re9'y
tgr-trr=1 art Eece-a.Iy rrte1 FOR ths
lcCsr- lls7ssE.o- znl comfort - SIC tors 20
t-e srrlres Tia 11r.ef1-s. see gN-rrE
10 Ire -stlr celebrates r---eral s-rirEs.
Ect-i ard haf- E11s= al lears I1-ci-g
lrec-s - p lease E-ests.
FUTILE q MARTIN. P-o9r-s1orA
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
WORRY FATAL TO SONG.


IL know how TO relax my nerves and
ave learned to enjoy the present."
recently declared Nine. Eamcs. II
always used TO strain myself toward
the future like a race horse, but now !
know better, for ! wac not doing az
well as ! might
"for an hour after luncheon ] lie
perfectly flat in a darkened room and
empty my brain. II ! am to singtlat
day | taketwohOurs in the dark room,
FOR, you see, ! need more quiet.
II never eat dinner couldn't ling
il did. live absolutely by rule. My
body is an instrument, and when il is
not in good condition ! cannot doany-
thing at all.
IL live for my work, and have
learned just how to keep myself feel.
ing at best."-Chicago Record Her.
aid.
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II Il true that the most extraordinary
precautions are taken for his protcc-
ton. lie dare not leave the safe soli-
tudc Of Yildiz park. which is situated
about two miles outside the gates OF
Constantinoplc aud is surrounded bya
double wall. The road from the pal
ace TO the Bosporus passes between
these walls and is protected every inch
OF the way from the gates ofthc park
to the wharf on the Bosporus. whcw,
once a year only, hctakcs u state barge
and Is rowcd over TO the scmglio 10
perform the obligation imposed upon
him by his religion to worship the holy
mantle Of the prophet on The annivcr-
sary Of the death of Mohammcd. That
ae, Is required Of him. II he did not
perform il the whole church would
rise against him. Therefore for that
day he j. compelled To suppress his
fears and appear before the public.
but il would be impossible for an out
slider to get anywhere near him unless
he were highly recommended and
identified.
Some people LAY that the cowardic,
Of Abdul Hand is cultivated by his
ministers and other men who sur
round him. who find ii TO their pcrson-
al advantage to prevent him from 90
ing abroad. So they keep him locked
in the Yildiz kiosk. where they can
control hi. surroundings and prevent
him from receiving any Information
that will he to their discredit. At tho
same time ,hcr, l. no dealt that tho
sultan keeps constantly in mind ,ht
fact that 20 Of the 2, padishahs who
have reigncd nj Constantinoplc have
died by violence. Several cndcayored
to save their live. by abdication, but
the public never s,rw them again.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
NO HOLE IN THE STREET.
An Irish Witness So Testified and Justi
fed Himself In II.

Ii wa O tiresomc suit ORDINANCES
for personal injuries on trinl before
Judge McMichacl. On the stand was
a nervous little lrshman who had as
sumed a frigid attitude when crose-
examined by the ci,y's legal guardian.
The question at issue, says the Phil.
adclphia Times, was; WAS there a
hole in the street, and was II by rea-
son Of the existence Of this hole that
the plaintiff was thrown down and
badly injuredI"
A score Of witnesses had sworn that
the hole had been there for many
weeks. The lri,hman was asked the
stereotyped question.
"No, sor,' was the emphatic an.
swcr; "there was no hole there"
WHAT" said the attorney; mo
hole? Why, all the Others swear there
IA a big hole. You must be mis-
taken"
mo, sor, I'm not there was no hole
there"
"Now. my dear sir, remember YOU
are under oath. You certainly don't
want TO perjurc yourself. Answer me,
now. Was there's hole in that partic'
ular spot, or was there noti"
"There was not!' came back the
snappy answer.
MAY your honor please" began
the attorney.
"Yer honor" almost screamed the
witness, may | say a word!'
There was silence as the witness
reached under the stand for his derby
hat.
"Now, yer honor" he continued,
edo you see that hat! Well, il
brock ii in like that (denting it) ]
don't be maxim a hole in it; If | put
MY fist through it there he suited Tx
action 10 the world therc'll be a hole
in it. A hole goe, all the way through
And he glanced whitening scorr
upon the lawyer, who joined bench
jury and audience in the laugh.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
The Worlds Biggest Frog.

Amonglargc frogs Canada probably
ha, the honor Of owning the largest.
1t was grown on a mail farm, Killar-
ney, five miles from Fredericton, n.
u. Just before its death it was
weighed, and found to tip the scale at
~ pounds. IT. length was 30 inches
aud height Is inches. 1t measured
II inches across the back. Now,
stuffed and mounted, il forms an ex-
hibit Of which the locality Is proud.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
Short Names for Vessels.

"The Ea," reports the Philadelphia
Record, sis said to have the shortest
name for a vessel in the world. She is
a Spanish steamer, and she reached
Philadelphia laden with iron ore last
week, after a voyage 60 rough that
three of her sailors were i%ncapacitated
by seasickness, The Ia was named by
a Spanish nobleman after his daugh.
ter, Esmeradla. She belongs to line
that has set, in the matter Of sEort
names, an example that other lines
are beginning to follow. The Eolo,
the Arc and the Oria are sister ships
Of hers. In all the fleet there is not
a name that is more than five letters
long
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
DINE oE "IhE FINEST"

1.-THE incest man I ever saw"
Said little Nan to me,
''ls the one who stands outside our school
When we're let out at three.
"Ho's dressed just ne the soldiers are;
He wears gold buttons. too;
And he stands up so proud aud straight.
The way the soldiers do.
"He always says: Come, little Kids.
I'll take you cross street. and
! guess cause I'm the ~littleSt girl
He always holds my hand.
'And all the cars and horses stop
He's 80 big they don't dare
To say Get up and drive EN- on,
Because he's standing there.
"He makes believe to chase the boys.
And shakes his fist. and then
He laughs and laughs, and they all cone
Accompanying back again.
"sometimes he pats me on the head
And says: "Hol little girl.
You going to wait till Christmas comes
To cut ME on that curi7'
'And one time when II raIned. the street
Was muddy. and ! cried.
He picked me up and carried me
Right to the other side.
1.-THE incest man I ever saw"
Said little Nan TO me.
'Is the one who stands outside our school
when we're let out at three
-Thoodosia Pickering Garrison. In 81.
Nicholas.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
BREviTIEs OF FUN.

Unlucky People.-"I am a firm be-
lever in luck. Why, some people are
SO lucky tina, werethey to travel back
ward they would stub thcirto San
Francisco Bulletin.
Husband (hurriedly) - "lntelli.
gencc has just reached me- Wife
tchiming in)-"Thank goodness! il
has come at lastg' (Thcn there was
silence.)-Iondon Tit-Bits.
doctor, a friend Of mine has as.
surcd me that sucking lemons will
prevent ~scasickncss. j. that truc?'
ooh, yes. provided you sit in the shade
Of a tall tree while YOU do Phil
adclphia Press.
Landlady (who has been looking fol
the boarder's umbrella)-"Im salts.
fed, Mr.. Blake. that ii has been
stolen" The Boarder-"You may be
satisfied. Mrs. flasher. but I'll be
blowed II | am."--Glasgow Times.
"Why, ] was putting my shoe on
and a snake slipped out Of it, she
cried. "Only onci" said the professor.
"Why. there should have been three.
/ put them there last night to keep
them warm.-louisvillc Courier.
Journal.
MY Seat. Madam.'-"I wonder
who il was who first said: Your never
lose anything by politcnessl'" II
don't know. WHY "Oh, nothing.
except that its plain he never rode in
a street car with a crowd Of women
Catholic Standard.
Mrs. Jones-"Ju.t think Of il.
That fellow came in and actually stol,
the clock right of the mantclpicce.'
Mrs. Brown-"And your dog was IL
the very same roomi" Mr.. Jones'
"Ycs. but that didn't count. Fido !,
only n watch dog, you know."-Bos
ton Transcript.
A Cruel Jest.-Mrs. Gaussip-".
understand from Mrs. jockey that YOU
doctor ha. been guilty Of conduct I'M
becoming a gentleman" Mrs. Meek
ley-"Oh. yes Mr.. Gau~sip-
For goodnes' sake! How. When
Mrs. Mecckly-"Oh. constantly. NJ,
doctors lady. "-rhiladclphia Pre-.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11

man. | rctorted, "it doesn't much
matter. for il he came for the purpose
we suspect he must have known oil
along"
Don't say we suspect Margot. !
don't suspect"
"You did. You know you did. II
you don't now it must be because
you've found out something
,"well. | told you the dear rcctor's
wife was inclined to gossip, and her
husband is an old acquaintance ofthc
mans. That, she SAYS, is what
brought the man here. lie wanted
to find the quietcst, most secluded
spot in America, and he thought Of
his friends description Of Judson."
"Why did he want a retired spot!
Il he an escaped convict
mo. But his name is John Dray.
tom
"My goodness! Not the South
American millionaire
"Ycs, dear. So ii seems
"Why, he's got as much money as
! have-morc, perhaps"
THAT was his reason for wanting
seclusion. You sec. people made such
d fuss about him when he first came
back from South America. Girls be-
haved rather foolishly. and he"
20. what fun. lie ran away from
them, too. aud supposed that ! was
one Of them, just as I've been suppos.
ing abou, him
Likely. But If the %rcctor's wife
has repeated what | was indi.crect
enough to let out"
"Thcn he knows by this time.
wonder" But ! didn't finish my
sentence. was wondering whether
il we happened to meet in the morn
ing he would avoid me again.
We did happen to meet. dropped
a book-quite accidentally, Of course
II fell into the water and he fshed II
out and gave ii to me. lie didn't
glare. neither did l.. II was no Longer
worth the trouble. Somehow ",
talked and we liked the same things
Besides, the common sorrow OF being
rich drew us together. ] had ncyc'
met a young unmarried millionair'
before. and being with one was won
derfully rcstful. BY and by ii got t.
seem the incest thingin heworld.
When he told me that | was tn
pr,ttiest. sweetest girl he had eve
scen ! believed il, for he had nothing
10 gain by ilattery. When he told M
that he loved me believed thai. too
for he had twice a. much money a
he wanted, and the addition of min
would be bore. lie only liked meii
spite Of it. ! believed him and he be
lived me. and together w made tn
remarkable discovery Of how TO b
happy though rich.-Chicago Trib
uup.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
THIEVES LIKE THE POLICE.
Al Least Such Is the Case as Reported
10 England.

CONTRARY to what you might ex.
pect,' said n veteran Of the detective
force. 'the professional criminal ha,
not that %animosiiy toward the police.
and particularly toward the dctctiy,
service, which their natural antag.
onism Of interests might be supposed
to create. The professional thief re.
gards HE occupation N n legitimate
business and ours as another. II,
takes a tolerant and philosophical
view Of the matter II the opposing in.
tcrests clash.
"Many a criminal run down and
captured by relentless pursuit has
lightcncd the monotony of long rail.
road journey for u detective who has
caught him hundreds Of miles away
from the scene Of his crimca and i, TAX
ing him home. II he has been caught
before by the same man. even though
il was years ago. he j. likely to treat
his captor a. an old acquaintance. IL
not friend. Observation-Disclosures that
the professional, 90 when they want
q little favor done, railroad fare or q
little money to help them through a
period Of poverty "-London An.
.Wprg
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
Thrifty People.

The lord mayor Of Sheffield, Eng
lard. at the recent annual meeting Of
the Sheffield savings bank, said not
ten per cent. Of the large wage carriers
saved a farthing, and when bad trade
came and the soup kitchens we're
started they were generally the ifirst
TO apply for assistance. II was tho
people who got from five iosix dollars
o week who showed a thrifty spirit.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11

The American public condemn the Boxer movement in China
because OF it they pronounce the Chinese people barbarians; they
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
THE SULTAN OF TURKEY.
Abdul Hsmid H., His Personality and
the Position He Occupies.

The sultan ofTurkcy Is perhaps the
most interesting personality among
the s%oyercigns Of the world. says W.
T.. Curtis. in the Chicago Rccord-ller.
aid. both for what he i. and for what
he represents. combining as he does
the functions Of any emperor oycr a
scmibarbarous aud turbulent people,
and being the spiritual head Of one OF
the most numerous religious bodies.
lie Is the ecclesiastical successor Of
Mohammcd. head OF the Moslem
church and Of the house of lshmocl,
the son Of Abraham. and in his per-
son !. supposed to receive and enjoy
the blessings which God promised TO
llagar.
That is one Of the most dramaticin.
cidcnts in Biblical history when, in
obedience to the jealousy Of Sarah, his
wife. abraham rose up early in the
morning and took bread and a bottle
Of water and gave il to Hagar, putting
it on her shoulders. andthc child, and
sent her away. and she departed and
wandered In the wilderness Of Beer
sheba." And after the water wac spent
in the bottle and she had east the
child under one Of the shrubs. and
lifted mp her voice and wcpt, ''Thcan-
gel Of God called to Hagar out Of
Heaven. and said unto her: Arise.
lift up the lad and hold him in thine
hands. for | will make him a great
nation"
The Moslcm world believes that
Abraham was the founder Of Mecca;
that lshmacl was their ancestor and
that they have Inherited the religion
Of Abraham with lis promises and
blessing, and Characteristic traits n.
cribcd TO Ishmncl. Their hand has
been against every man, and every
man's hand has been against them,
and It'll they defy all other nations,
whether pagan or Christian. Padi-
shah father Of all the sovcrcigns Of
the carth) IL the official title Of the
sultan, and is used exclusively by the
Turk in official communications. lie
is also styled mountaineering
pontin Of Mussulmans). Alcm Penah
- -.
(refuge Of the world), Iil-ullah (shad-
ow God. Hunkiar tthe slayer Of inf
dels). and has several other honorary
titles. lie controls the Mohamme-
dan subjects Of all nations, and If he
should go to a little mosque at the
seraglIo and unfuh the green banner
which was carried by Mohammed and
declared holy war, the sons Of lshmacl
in every part Of the earih--in India,
Africa, China, the East Indies and the
islands of The sea-would be- required
by their religion TO sustain him and
obey his orders, regardless Of their al
legiancc to their own civil authorities.
Abdul Hamid H., the present sul-
tan, who will be 60 yoon old in Sep
TENDER, is said 10 be a great coward
who dare not leave his country palncC
and show himself in hi, own capital
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-04-11
one-Armsd Grave Diggers.

Some time ago there appeared in
the press an account Of a one-handed
gravedigger at Luton. There is also
a gravedieger who has been employed
atthe old parish church at Wslton-on-
Thames for eight years, and who has
only one arm. His name is Deadman.