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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
Mack is Different Now.

Mack Dobson, formerly with Clarence
X. Fulton. in this city and later with
the National Bank Of Commerce, is now
learning surgery from DR.. Aiph Upde-
graft at Kansas City. His intention IS
70 become q physician and surgeon. Mack
twenty years ago, When still in kits.
was one Of the best known children in
the southwest. especially among the
cowboys. He vas a hardy little four
vear-old and mad more cowboy slang
and tricks thar any kid CT his age in
America. He grew up entirely different
When he got to be twenty, he was as
mild and modest as a girl and had lost
every trace of his early cowboy FRANKS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
NJ G camnheIl In Wreck.

IL c. Campbell was passenger on one
Of the santa Fe passenger trains which
were wrecked near the Colorado line last
Sunday. and he narrowly escaped with
his life ~ & Campbell was ia the
smoker and when the two trains col
Eded. the car caught IRE. Mr.. Campbell
broke a window pane and climbing
through the opening made his escape
just in time TO avoid being roasted in The
burning car. -All the coaches in the train
except a sleeper were consumed by the
flames
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
White Was a Josher.

Judge Balderston and Col Taylor sat
in the corridor Of the Carey hotel Friday
night and both of them were n a reni-
niscent mood.
well" said Judge Balderston. e an
Eagle reporter, 4 see that you have been
writing about the late white" Rcpp.
why didn't you say that he had been a
soldier in the Illinois regiment?" and then
Judge Balderston laughed laughed that
was a sure forerunner Of a story. And
Colonel Taylor also showed bv his laugh
that there was q white Rupp story in
his mind. too. And Judge Balderston's
story ran along like this:
IN the olden days. the venerable
fathers of Wichita, many OF them sires of
men who are now prominent citizens.
We're in the habit os meeting daily at
Jim Hopes saloon and playing freeze
out for their toddie They had some hot
games aud frequently they would forget
their dignity and shout and holler over
a good hand. One day white" Rupp
conceived tie .dea of running in 4 cold
dc..l on them and he successfully carried
out his enterprise. Five ancients were in
the game and ..Whitie" fixed it 50 that
each of them would get four aces. All
pulled their hats down over their eyes
as they picked UP the cards and pro-
ceeded to dissembie after the fashion of
good poker players.
III open it." said one.
Lets play for five chips more" said
another.
This made the opener show mock dis
gust, bus it was resolved in his Leart
it got around TO hun.
well" said the third man. what's
the use in monkeying all day with this
game, let's make it Interesting ard 50
saying, he tilted his neighbcr red enc.
4 guess III speculate little myself, .
said the fourth man, and up the pot
went another red one
Il have a notion to make you fellows
play for EN- all - said the fifth man, who
had the tallest stack and showed it all in.
That suits ne" said the original open
er."
And me. too" saia all the others in
chorus
Gentlemen. say what YOU want" said
the dealer.
The original opener raised one finger.
He has two pairs. said his neighbor,
III try TO make this. give me one
IN play these" said the man who
had his nat pulled down over his eyes
farthest.
Turn it over" sad the fourth man.
Gentleman. stay out till you get some
thing" said the firth man. laying down
four aces.
Fraud. " shouted every body in unison.
but when twenty aces were laid down.
they all saw TIE joke and were in better
humor.
Pretty soon the story flew about town
that Jim Hope tapped more than the
fresh key that day
In one of the pioneer stafrways. old
timers were in the habit of corgregating
ana discussing politics and religion. The
occupants Of upper Offices tried every
way 70 keep them away. but in vain. one
day White" seeing a big crowd there
kidnapped an empty coal oil barrel.
packed il UP a back stairway AMI with
velvet foot. carried it to the main stair
way and let it roll down. When the de-
baters heard it humping down the steps.
the thought IF an earthquake seized
them. and without taking time for exam
nation. ran wildly into the middle of the
street. AID as far as they could out Of
tho way of tdmbling buildings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
Saved a Foot of Land.

Col. ". E. Hutchinson has not lost
anything because the channel OF the
Arkansas river has been artificially
changed, as his possessions have been
increased by the change in the channel.
So he says.
Sixteen years ago. Col. Hutchinson sold
a tract of land south Of Douglas avenue
and on the east bank of the river TO the
Rock Island lumber company. In the
deed he reserved q tract Of land ono foot
wide along the river bank. so that he
could so fishing without trespassing on
some one elses property. By the change
in the channel OF the river, the eastern
border Of his property has been moved 4
block from the river. or rather the river
has been moved from it. Col. Hutchin-
son thinks thai if he desired. he could
secure possession Of his land.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
wiehitan Edits Oil Paper.

Herbert Levy. the son Of II. n. Lev,
secretary Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
is editor of the National OIL Journal II
Mex York City. lie lived IN this city
about seven years ago.
Charles Lease. Jr., who formerly lived
in this City. furnishes the statistical data
Tor the magazine Mr- Levy VIII soon
50 TO the Beaumont oil fields and on
his way there VIII visit old friends in
NNfniiit.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02

J. J. Richardson. superintendent Of
school buildings ard gronu5s. IS - ex-
seaman 81 the British nav, having r.
signed from the government service IL
order 10 cone n America
He entered the navy when be was =
years old. ard during bis service vent
10 The Canary Islands. Cape TOM. Az
Tica ara Madras. India lie saIled around
Africa tWios and crossed TIE sss1tcr
fonr times
Tie ship or Wish sIr Eiehanlson w4s
serving was at re De-ualla Isies whea
~ rssigapd from Tie raw. 81 rsther
3-aueh. his disefarEe- - that -ne als
sdrsisai tod him ~ would X promoted
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02

There Is Il curiosity In the Office O. the
Police department in the shape ~ a sew
en-inch shell. II was brought down from
Fort Eiley oy detective Park Massey. as
q present 70 Ch.cf Burt. from the sheriff
II Riley coaaty. who found il unexploded
ia The t1rset grounds % that military
posi- The sheriff upon finding g. re-
moved the explosives from the shell there
Is rendering i harmless. but neverthe-
less. II has an ugly appearance. Judge
Tucker and Bea Downing. both cd SOL
disrs, estimate that i fired from e mod
era seven inch Sun i would 50 clear
through the City building and cause n
break that lwo ho-se team could b
L., .,.-n..cn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
Lananess Bow in Town.

a Japar csc. % years old. IS attending
the Friends University. His nome IS No
hue Obato, and he is living at the home
of O. A. BOYLE. His father. who is row
dead was an officer in the imperial army
and his ster he wife OF ia, cnie
justice Of japan.
Nobuo Obata came 20 America two
sears ago. and though he has been here
but short time. he is able 10 speak
English and to understand it, provided
the person conversing with him speaks
slowly and distinctly. He has some DIM
Guilty I'm twisting his tongue to pro-
nounce tne harsh sounds OF the English
language as spoken by The American, but
d. large vocabulary.
Personally. Nobou Obata is, like all
other japanese in that he is shall in
statue has almond eyes, a yellow skin.
ana straight black hair. He is also as
polite as the Orientals that are des-
cri1ed in books and if YOU should be
introduced To him he would make a
delicate DOW that would mako you think
YOU knew nothing Of polite manners
To a. reporter Of the Eagle, Nobuo Cbata
said
j cIme to -.merica to study the con
stiuton of American society. Things
are different here than they are in my
country. but are progressive.
-NVu you ever return 10 Japan was
asked.
.Tes. think I viii return. 7 came
here 20 study the conditions Of society
ana J think I must go back
"Thea YOU are going back to improve
the conditions Of your people?
The Japanese appeared somewhat en-
barrasse5 by this question, but he ieTlied
in low voice:
what kind of schools are there in
Japaae
..rtsre is primary school which YOU
attend three years. Then comes the
erammer school with an eight years
course. The Del n school is next with five
years. Them the higher school with
three and then The university IL Japan
we study Chinese as YOU study Latin
in America. the japanese language comes
largely from The Chinese. In the univer-
sulcs you must study either English or
German
"Nyhe-o did YOU so when YOU first
cams ~ American"
.I ncnt to san Francisco. FJe pro
noauccd the last word without sounding
the final v0well ] then went to Nevada,
and then returned 10 the coast While
there i and another japanese published
% lnaEazire called The Labor World
There gro about 22olo Japenese On the
coast and the japanese labcrers are not
,-gaaize6.
~rid yoa want TO organize them2"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
GOSSIP FOR HOME PEOPLE

the county is named after Matthew Cow
Iey. a brave officer OF The ninth Kansas
regiment. Il illustrates the no--classi-
csl pioneer as follows
NOTISS
This kIame was took by me orgGsta
1859. an goan for ny folkes- l. any
body dairs 10 squat on this kiamc while
i,ne g3an he viii get . lode OF buck
shot Plenty OF kiames further south.
JOHN SMITH.
The above Is verbatim copy a no
tice found on cFaim within few miles
OF Winfield
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02

Down in this wheat belt country the
word 'Poor" is becoming very unrnus-
ical harsh. inappropriate and objection
able. In Sumner county one W. b. Goad.
superintendent Of the poor farm is
heading an agitation, the object of which
is 10 substitute the words County
Home for poor farm. lie insists that
the name POOR farm does net express the
meaning Of the home provided by the
county IS weu IS County Home does.
The commissioners Of this county when
asked about the matter. agreed with
1Ir. Goad that County Home is more
appropriate than Poor Farm.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
- PIonesr &c Department.


"EVheu readinr ~ The aGtrncenent Of
our hre departments tcaar. rny minJ goes
hack - taa Gats " vore when We had
d. couple ~ Eaee-ciS s,ltirgaishcrs and
the ere house WAS little frame suuc-
,ure On North 7Isrizet street in the first
block. said Dich hathaway few days
ego.
THE machines were Simply overgrown
soda fountains swuns between two
wheels. and were manned hy volurtocr
firencn without pay. When the alarm
Ohe beating OF q triangle swans over q
wooden awning on North Afain) all tbs
volunteers not in good game or other
wise enragod would run 10 the little
board shanty and drag the paint otdauo-
ca worthless than nothing 10 the nre.
ana when the machines were II wo king
trim (Which vas seldoml they wea.d IL
g ntLe ike an oversrown soda foo7tain
and then The h3ok-and- ladl boys
would pen down everything they could
Within block Of tho place Whe-e the
dre was.
The kids organized g fire department
Mike Iimmeri- made US e tig I'm can %
swing between two hursv wheels. AID
we had l,tle frcs of o-r oHa acl par
them out rery sveceeslI.3. 4. Fui-
lurs Iathe~ opegared coutec-i1 7erE
and our Immense scda to--l4lp il those
days. and Charley used "a keep thu kid
IRE company broke All the time VITA 90
raJiors for chemicals. which we thought
Charley approprated 10 his oyyn use -~hile
he surreptiuously secured the chemic ais.
We nnally got into the habit Of putting
ou1 ooufres wherever they mishI lie
b-rt No one could clean Up q yvsr's
accumulation and burn the rubotsh M
less they stood guard over she bonrre.
George Matthews was in the drug lns-
iness fhen. ard re wasn't v-ry lr5erdi.
Il our gang 81 that time. lie rak23 up
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
Def n esd soelIi-o.

Colonel =. C Loanls Z V-Int.ald Frs-
scented the Eagle this week zife 6 vcrr
Interesting fl.st1srs- - CoTiss- cour-T @.
ql1ch - zas sscrS t-l-sy Tslrs $50
fze Aas ltge- cs-lireel.sly .
za1e = sheus ras ts-nse.a = a@resl
lller eaFsiss ,sreAsHtr - aots 49,
nrsd Il LsSavea z-o-In zt1Gt ls-s. sE1 islet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02

was evidently taken by some relic lend
as Il was part Of the capture made By
the American army al Santiago Il Was
a big one and the man who stole It must
have used team and wagon. as no man
could carry il any great distance py PER
sonal effort
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02

il Re should remain IL the navy Upon
leaving The government service he came
TO the United States.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02
Spanish Cannon SAL stolen.

one oT the big cannon hails 50 n.ee.v
lTied up lie Riverside park. hiss }s.sl
stoien aud despite VIGOROUS search. las
police have been uuatie % frs IL X
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-01-02
LURED BY SCENT.
Rats Caught In Numbers by an In
genous Means.

Rats Caught In Numbers by an In
gepaous Means.
Rats are very susceptible to the odor
Of certain drugs, and any ordinary trap
Set in their haunts is likely to be sue
cessfu1 IL dressed with these scents, the
attraction Of which, rat catchers affirm.
they cannot resist. An example is:
Powdered assafetida, eight grains; oil
Of rhodium, two drains; oil Of aniseed,
one dram; oil Of lavender, one-half
dram. Shake together In a bottle and
use a very small quantity to dress the
bait.
To catch rats, cover common barrel
with stiff, stout paper, tying the edgo
round the barrel. Place board SO that
the rats may have easy access to the
top. Sprinkle cheese parings or other
food for the rats on the paper for sew
cral days until they begin to think that
they have a right to their daily rations
from this source. Then place In the
bottom Of the barrel a piece of rock
about six or seven inches high, filling
with water until only enough of 1t
projects above the water for one rat to
lodge upon.
Now replace the paper, first cutting q
cross In the middle and the first rat
that comes on the barrel top goes
through into the water and climbs on
the rock. The paper comes back to Its
original position, and the second rat
follows the first Then begins a fight
for the possession Of the dry place on
the stone, the noise of which attracts
the others, who share the same fate
Baltimore American.
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He Watched Them.

The following Is one Of the stories
told about Eugene Field:
There were visitors In prospect one
afternoon In the Field household and
a strike in the culinary department.
Mischief was at food tide, and Mrs.
Field was vainly endeavoring to be
everywhere at once, when the man OF
"sharps and flats" appeared In the
kitchen doorway with a folio in his
hand.
ooh. won't you watch those pies for
me while run upstairs an Instant"
his wife exclaimed. "Be sure not to
let the meringue scorch-it would ruin
them; you'd better give me that book
or they'll be burned to a crisp" With
mock meekness Mr.. Field allowed her
to carry off his treasure. On returning
she was horritied to find the oven door
wide open and the rich. fluffy meringue
fat, tough and leatherlike.
"They're ruinedT she exclaimed in
dsmay. "Why didn't you keep the
oven door shutr
Keep the door shut" Mr.. Field
repeated in very genuine amazement
"Why, you told me to watch them ev-
cry instant. and I'd like to know how
| could do that with the oven door
shut"-New York Times.
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Sable Sheep.

Sable sheep are not frequently seen
in England but ebony lambs are plcn-
tiful in the Australian commonwealth.
A colonial hockmaster had quite a
number of black lambs and he folded
them in a range by themselves. He
found that black lambs might not re-
cur in a flock in generations and then
recur suddenly. For example, where a
black ram was used in a flock Of white
ewes the product was white lambs,
with few exceptions, and where sire
end dam were ebony colored the lambs
were mostly white. And so the Aus
tralIans gave up the attempt to found
a sable flock. Where wool Is dyed a
deep color sable wool absorbs less dye
and makes n more durable color. Still
black fleece absorbs more sun rays than
white, and black sheep are more serl-
ously affected by heat.-London Live
Stock Journal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-01-02

There is a tale to the effect that while
Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed welded
the gavel gentleman took his little
boy to the gallery of the house of repre-
sentativcs. Looking down upon the
more numerous branch of the federal
legislature the child asked, "Father,
who Is that large man sitting in the
pulpit with mallet in his hand?"
"He, my son." replied the fond par.
ent, "is the house of representatives.
"And who are those other men sitting
in semlcircles around himT inquired
the tiny chap.
"They are the speakers Of the house
Of representatives" answered pater-
familias. - Champ Clark In Leslies
Weekly.
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An Embarrassing query.

In q city where children above the
age Of five years have to pay full fare
on the tramcars while those who are
younger go free the passengers In
car saw one day rather large boy,
looking seven years old at least, held In
his mothers lap as though he were
baby. The big child seemed restless
about something.
Presently he cried: Mammal! Nam
mar
The mother, as If with premonition
of something wrong, tried to hush him,
but he still kept saying: Mamma!
Mammaw
"Well, what Is it" she asked at last.
Mamma, when do have to say I'm
only five"
Then the passengers-some Of them
laughed and the mother turned very
red.-London Answers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-01-02
Thnnat Frederick County, Maryland Thursday January 1907.
Urban stupidity.

''Henry," said Uncle Amos from Up
creek, who was visiting his city neph-
ew, "who's that man in the house on
the other side Of the street? Every
morning he stands in front Of win
dow an shaves himself. He's done
1t now for three days hand running"
'T suppose that he has done 1t every
morning for the last ten years, uncle"
replied Henry.
HAS he lived there all that timer"
ayes, and longer than that, for all l
know. I've been here only ten years
myself" lz.u.
"Who Is hep 4.S$.Wfaa
81 don't know" &$Ef&dSs
"What does he foller"
81 haven't the slightest idea, uncle"
Uncle Amos put on his hat and went
out.
In an hour or two he returned.
Henry" he said, that chaps name
is Horton. He runs an insurance office
down town. He's wuth about $27 900,
owns that house an lot, belongs to the
Presbyterian church. has three boys
an one girl, an he's forty-six years
old. I've found out more about him in
an hour than you have In ten years.
Blamed If don't believe livin' In the
city makes people stupid"
Tribune.
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The Spoiled Child.

Once upon time young kingfisher
went to the father bird and asked for
his fishing rod, that he might catch
some choice trout he had seen in a
nearby stream.
"Nop answered the stern parent.
The young bird went his way and In
an hour returned dripping wet, saying
that he had tried to catch he fish
without a pole and had fallen into the
water.
"Therev said the mother bird to the
father. 81 knew you would spoil the
child If you spared the rod"
Moral.-The mother can always find
a way to place blame on the father, no
matter what happens.-New York Her.
aid.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-01-02
A Uni0ue Book.

A publishing firm which makes spe-
cialty of expensive editions of standard
authors has recently published an edi-
ton of the works Of Dickens. The set
is in thirty volumes and literally IL
lustrated and illumined. An eccentric
buyer decided he would like to have
set composed Of the proof sheets of the
edition. These were, of course, much
marked, corrected, noted and otherwise
marred, but they were collected and
bound in an exquisite binding and sent
to the collector Of original books. He
paid 400 for the privilege Of owning
probably the most unique reprint of
set of Dickens works in existence
New York Times.
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The Steger factories, thoroughly equipped
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Intending purchasers will find it profitable
to write for full descriptive catalogue, which
will be mailed free, upon application.
STEGER & Co. Established 1879 Cicago,
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No 10
1881 THB SUN. 1901
The Paper OF the People, For the People,
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Honest in Motive Fearless in Expression
Sound in Principle.
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WOrkiuU Up.

A good story, even when the same
man continues to repeat 1t, has a tend
ency to grow, like rolling SNOWFALL.
An instance is here furnished:
$50 our friend Bushler went to the
top of Mont BlapcW said one man to
another.
"Not at ALL"
"But he said So"
'True. Two months ago, when he re-
turned from Switzerland, he said he
had been at the foot of Mont Blanc.
Since then he has gradually lied him
self to the top