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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-07
The LDorld for a LL1eek

ROM July T. 1901 to Thursday, May 20, 1902, almost
billion more postage stamps were issued te the
postethees of the United States than during the
whole of the previous fiscal year. the total being
4,028,514,645 stamps against 3,17474S,s30 for the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-07
EACH WORD A GEM.

The highest price paid for 5000 golden
paid the citizens Venice ha
eulogy their city-a poem Of six lines only.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
Saw Bloody LINES.

Rodolph Hatfield. who is now engaged
in the peaceful pursuit of attorneys fees.
has seen his share Of blood and thunder
life. and as he sat in his Office one day
last week. he told q reporter for the
Eagle about the old times.
Shortly after I was married" he said.
i went with my wife TO Trinidad. Col,
TO hang out my single. That was in
1873. and a vast majority OF the people
of that town were Mexicans. Every
man carried a gun. IN fact. no one
thought of going out on the street with
ont his firearms. and the AIexicans also
carried knives or stiiletos. After night
fan every man walked in the middle Of
the street. because he did not want 70
be on the sidewalk where some one could
dart from behind a building and sand
bag him, and each man held his gun in his
hand
During the six weeks before and after
the Santa Fe railroad was built, there
vas from one TO ten murders a night
They became 50 common that the news
papers did not give them much promi-
nence. They would simply say that SO
many men were killed on a certain night,
without attempting 20 give names
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
Tried to Secure Or. Huns.

1t may not be generally known tat an
attempt was made years aso 10 inoace
Rev Newell Dwight Hills. the no-ad
Brooklyn divine. 70. accept the pastorase
of the First Presbyterian church Of this
city. but such is the fact.
After the resignation OF Rev. Hewitt
from the pastorate Of the church IN iSSS.
Rev. G. Humble ana c. :. Caldwell. Who
is now secretary Of the Board OF Educa-
ton, We're appointed committee % ind
q new pastor. Rev. Mr.. Kills was thea
young preacher aH5 was pastor 81 The
Second Presbyterian church at PEORIA
He was building new church a. sh4t
city. and while the work was IN progress.
he had been enjoying 4 vacation in Ea-
rope. y few years before he hal leen
engaged in the missionary work for the
Sunday school union and Rev DR. Ewins.
the superintendent OF this work, who eas
an old friend af ~. Humh's * ,hl civ.
wrote 10 his Wichita friend telling him
that Rev. Newell Dwight Hiihs mient
make an acceptable pastor OF the church
Rev. Mr.. Humble went 70 Peoria -
hear the now famous divine who lad
Just returned from his Evropear tcur.
and attended a prayer meeting led by Vie
young preacher. He could not stay over
Sunday 10 hear him preach, and wired g
5. Caldwell 10 go 10 Peoria 10 hear bin.
Mr. Caldwell started for Peoria hop
ing 10 reach there Saturday evening. but
he was delayed at Galesburg, H.. until
o'clock Sunday morning His train
o'clock. and as soon as he alighted from
the cars. he fastened TO the church. ar
irving in time 10 hear the last half Of
the sermon. He heard Rev. DR.. Hilhs
preach again ut night. and then told the
eloquent preacher that he had been sent
out 10 spS the land Rev. DIT. Hills r.
piled that il would be impossible for him
to consider a call from the First Pres
byterian church In Wichita. a. he WIS
Just building new church in Peoria AMI
had been there only about a year
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
Monument for erlffenstein

There is some talk OF erecting a mon
ument TO William Grifenstein whose
body rests IN the older cemetery out on
the summit of College Hi It is onls-
talked so far. No organized effort Is
being made and It is probable that. after
all. Mrs. GIiffenstein viii have to erect
a private monument II she shall ever be
able 70 do so. She is now compare lively
poor. but there is some probability
of a railroad reaching the townsite on
her allotment in the Pottawatomie ooun-
try, in which event it is possible thar her
land VIII become valuable. II it does not,
the public will have TO erect q mcnu-
ment TO Mr.. Grifenstein or else bea- the
shame OF neglecting to honor the father
OF Wichita Otto Weiss thinks Wiclita
ought TO cree. a monument TO the old
pioneer and says that ne will give so
toward it. He says that few people knew
what Uncle Billy" as he calls him. did
for early Wichits and its first inhabitants.
He says he gave away thousands OF dol
lars in charity ana other thousands for
the development Of Wichita IF the pub
lie would give a penny for every Collar
ne spent in the public interest. it would
be enough TO erect a fine monument TO
him"
1t vas the wish Of Mr.. Grinenstein.
often expressed. that he should be buried
in the older cemetery. that his body
might always be close to those of the first
settlers Of wichita 1t rests but a short
distance from the grave Of y. A. English
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
conc Inc the skies.

The wellington News tells this pathetic
story: Those who are acquainted with
the home life Of the late sumner Whit
son viii readily recall how. when be went
home, he would greet his little daughter
Ruth with, Hello, Ruth Whltson." The
Ieue girl became so accustomed 70 this
soIutation. 10 the hug her father always
had for her and the toss into the air
from his strong arms. that she pined
considerably during his long Illness n
wichita The day q his death the little
one vas doxncast she had been told
that her father had died and had gone
inro the skies i made a deep inpres-
sion on her. Not even her little doiIis
was consolation Her brief years FORE
stalled q realization Of the awful mean
inE q deata. 70 her u was but 2 s1uae-
tl,faz that would eliminate n her fathers
return The lcug neglected Hello. Ruth
Thltson." az her father had not r. n
forgotten, alfhcuSh * hal uct greeted
her ears iez 1uaHy weeks nsiEs f0T
csliag at the house TIC day 3fr. Whit
son cicI was r1et ~ the door ~ the little
girL AZ 7ara Is dead. said she. md
lie has gone into the sky. AS son IS he
coues back he yin PICK ne Up ard Say.
s.FTelfo. Ruth Wkitsoa-"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
Was Marked for Death.

DR.. Shuts had queer experience cDce.
During the war he was snot through the
neck and was sent to the hospital He
knew the custom Of the place which was,
that before the laundry closed in the even
ing the nurses would secure underclothes
for the patients that were expected TO
die before morning. one evening the
doctors nurse slipped into his room from
the laundry and laid underclothes at the
foot of his cot.
He knew what it meant snd the story
is that he got religion right away. He
admits that a young lady spoke to him
about the future and that he consented
to let her pray for him to please her.
The young lady was the Helen Gould
Of her time-Ella Chase-sister OF the
famous Kate Chase Spragle Of Roscoe
Conllin notoriety and daughter of Solo
man P. Chase, secretary Of the treasury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
ConsuIts Weather Man

o. H. Bentley has lived il Kansas long
enough TO learn that Kansas weather is
as uncertain as politics. and consequently
he believes that it is best not TO place
too much dependence in visible indica-
tons that the weather viii continue fair.
Frequently" said the ex-senator TO
a reporter for the Eagle, 4 consult Hicks
almanac or Weather Prophet johnson be-
fore I 20 on a journey in western Kansas.
1 remember that one time I met Dr..
Johnson with q roll Of observations under
his arm, and asked him:
How is the weather going TO be to-
morrow?
Fair was the reply.
do you guarantee It?
y am reasonably sure that it viii be
fair
We'll. I win go away on the train to
night.
You viii be safe said the accommo-
dating prophet.
7 have great faith IN Hicks" continued
Mr.. Bentley.
He foretold the drouth OF lsn and he
predicts plenty Of moisture for 10"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19

Professor II. 5. Scott, OF this city, was
roommate OF S. S. Mcclure. publisher OF
AIcCIure's Magazine at Knox College.
Galesburg, H.. and graduated In the
same class with Mr.. Mcclure in 1Ss2.
I entered Knox College in 1871 said
Prof Scott to an Eagle reporter. and I
became acquainted with MI Mcclure 7
was two or three days late in reaching
the school end most Of the boys had room
mates. proposed TO him that We ron
together.
/ agreed 70 furnish the fixtures for the
room If he would furnish the brains for
the Greek and Latin lessons.
IS. S. Mcclure was a tireIess student
Many times he studied all night re-
member one time he could not read a
few lines in his lesson and when asked
why he could not he said:
Il did not have time"
Did you have to eat breakfast this
morning." asked the teacher
mo sir. did not. was the reply.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
TALK OF
THE TOWN

captain.
Chug, chug. chug.
Not a dern thing more than you could
do, answered the captain.
Chugetly, chugetly. chugetly.
1T seems 10 be getting worse" said
Judge Jewett.
1T is rough" said the captain.
How you going to enter this in your
Iog?" asked Jewett.
Chug, chug, chug.
LAS a stiff gale"
Chugetly, chugetly. chugetly.
THAT amt true" said Jewett.
''Why not?" asked the captain.
I've lived in Kansas" said Jewett
"and I'd call It a snolly-goster, q rip
shorter. It's a cyclone.
Chug. chug, cilug.
Judge Jewett watched the spoon-holder
slide over and hook the coffee-pot, and
then he knew something was wrong. 1t
was the tea He went up to the deck.
but heavy seas were going over It and
he hung onto a rail and was very, very
sick. When he went back. he found the
lights out in the dining-room- Just then
an awful wave hit the ship, and Judge
Jewett found himself rolling over in the
dark. He caught hold OF something and
tried to rise He couldn't. BY much
figuring he found that he was under the
table. He got out on his hands and
knees and crawled cautiously to his
room.
Chug. chug, chug.
He undressed and then steadying him
self waited for mis- bunk TO turn up like
a Ii cup drove IN.
Chugetly, chugetly, chugetly.
And the next morning when he awoke
the ship was sliding into the placid
bosom Of Mobile Bay.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19

Miss Ada Shuts owns six lots in the
north part Of town that have little
history. a man well known here at one
tine fell into an excavation and hurt
himself. Dr. Shuts attended him. lie
had no money TO pay the doctor but he
gave him q few dollars worth OF town
lots worth then about forty cents each.
The doctor SAID they might be worth
something TO his great grandchildren and
accepted them. Miss Ada was then a
child and the deed was made in her name
She has kept the taxes paid up-a mere
trife-out OF her pin money and few
days ago TO the utter surprise Of her
father she was offered 500 for them. They
proved 70 be a good Doctors fee after all.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
she. 4 : Stray Mar.

ore alsat last week soue msn fre1
up sob on ere q their friends ard ~
stead q Tie ore ilte1ded a rl,lcszl1
~ ard fled TIE hsarzB of TIE neEpe-
traitors Nth great glee- They had not
TIE least issz thzt q policeuaa xezI1
take sho balt
Il al hzugz1e1 81 this wise One zzn
tod VIA, re vall1 90 IL case - hzr-
rlar treaki1s izso Rs store aod roz. x
BE shol.ld haEpe1 % SO ksra 81 The sct
sne fnan vocuIa - 1zs5 with barring
iaad bullets Il lsss tine thsa y t5os =
ts.l e. rs lrleats fhouSht hey vs1si
~ tin. - iasT fLEre1 ~ e ec-v rs.
Ard F.sse1 < u Eucl q rc-ltl3z that c-e
s-e1l1 MR. taz- g. Vas a rs1 f-Ts-E e
&c. fh-11sa 3 al16sr. O c5urzs = 80
AZ done - rlszt p tAs shaSo~ Ire
r1a1 fad re sggez-a-re g. . S-E felST
a-asly A41- ~4v tAsozs- t-z Sl-4sN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
GOSSIP FOR HOME PEOPLE

''To illustrate that" said Col. Hutchin-
son, y remember the case OF rebel
prisoner taken up north and paroled in
New York One man who was desIrous
I OF showing that the north had no hatred
for the south approached this giant spec
linen Of starved warrior and gave him
his hand
Il do not think that ought 10 shake
with YOU said the man IN gray; you
hate me and I hate YOU
But you are mistaken my dear nan, %
said the Yankee Il don't hate you"
That's very kind of you" said the man
from Dixie. but TO be frank hate you
Now that's all right my dear man. but
there is another matter, YOU are hungry-''
yes, that's true. I haven't eaten any
thing for four days. in fact. I haven't
eaten very much for four years. Put
can't eat with YOU because hate YOU
The Yankee finally persuaded the John
ME TO go to Delmonico's with him.
Order what you want" he said.
The Johnnie ordered and ate ravenously
How bout It now" said the yank.
do you still hate me-"
Yes. but not quite so much"
The Yankee requested the Johnnie to
order some wine.
The Johnnie did and also asked for some
more food.
Yes. I hate you yet" he said. but
not quite so bad as did even awhile
ago. Ny hate is moderating consider
ably"
Tue dishes were cleaned up again. and
the Johnnie ordered some more chops and
another bottle of wine.
"Wel. I declare" said the Johnnie. Il
never think I could lose so much of my
hate for a Yankee. I am really begin
ming to love you. Waiter, some more
chops and another bottle
so you are actually beginning 20 love
mo- are you?" said the Yankee-
''rruly. believe 1 am said the John
ME"
We'll. then my friend from the south. "
said the Yankee, Il regret 10 say it, but
1 am getting mighty nigh 10 the point Of
J hating you
The Johnnie took a tumble ard put the
balance of his appetite in cold storage
for another time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
Sc a LIE 90 20:

Herosrt Bascora. the t-ckst agent az
the Rock Island depot, came . V'ichits
from Indiana about four raarl-s ago. and
hs never saw = taczraboit IN is native
hauufs" until q Few DAYS ego. Prior -
that tlrae The Only 5acsrehaits - Rad
ever seen ~ere those hanging - thelz
heels in front 81 . brtcher shop.
4 fev DAYS ago The ilesst clerk boarded
! switch eucl-e and rode sssth e town
about tw5 milss. lie tlgn slirs1ed down
from ere engine and sEolre1 levesgp-
iacntz sooa re vzs stzrl-s1 = SEEING
E szcx-7halt s-rirg 0u- ~ ttse grass ard
dsrt ac-css the prairie Tna 1ogs s. tEe
depot say hat BE p-rs-ed TIE sack-a 9 =
with the sxgect4tloo x csegtzzl-s =,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
Il shakesneare Lived Here

Col. Hutchinson IS Of the belief that If
Shakespeare lived in this age and was
a resident Of Wichita, he would not be
thought much Of. He doubts if he could
get credit for a suit of clothes II the
Peerless Princess. you fellows" said
Col. Hutchinson. would be writing
funny pieces about his poetry and If he
came around to any Of the local news
papers with' his manuscript Of Hamlet.
it is doubtful whether time would be
given 10 read it" Time is the best friend
of genius.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
Always One Answer

The telephone ben in the police station
rang about u:S0 o'clock one night.
Placing the receiver TO his ear, jim OIL
yer. the night police clerk. said:
Hello.
This is the police station
This is the night clerk
NO nothing has happened"
Then hanging up the receiver the night
clerk leaned back in his chair and said;
There are many people who call me up
every night 70 know II any crimes have
been committed. They want 10 know be
fore the newspapers do The invariabie
answer I give them is that nothing has
happened"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
Gradually Moderated His Hatred.

= few days ago q group Of Cd soldiers
he-ded up together On Main street suG
after Hank HeiserTnan. Col. Joceiyn and
Doctor CClver had each told storF, Col.
Hutchinson brought uP the QuPstlcu o.
eatlag during TIE var All sEreed that
tae Confederate soldier fought better q
less vicIu1Is than anv soldier = hsstor--
q the world Hank Eeise-rnzH SID be
went through ths knapsacks @ ten john
aiss ons 1ssht ard foena Only one p.ece q
cosnb1ead about the size & 6 small cake
c. tellst soap.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
City Hall Quit settIinq

The city building has settled several
inches during the ten years since it was
built. This is shown most conspicuously
by the plasterinG which has many fine
cracks in it. so irregular in shape that in
the upper corridors it looks like marble.
In the lower corridor the plastering is
not near so badly broken, which proves
that the settling process caused the
most disturbance on the top stories of
the building.
1t is now thought that the building has
quit settling. as no new cracks have ap-
peared for over two years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
pon at the TeIenhnns-


4 telephone IS used for many things.
but the latest use that has struck Wich-
tia is that of talking to a dog. A mar
ried man of this city had reason to go
to Kansas City q few days ago, and as he
was detained longer than he expected, he
telephoned to his wife one evering. \
reporter for the Eagle happened to be at
the house when the call came in and
the wife answered it and talked a few
moments with her husband. Now that
family owns a nice little TERROR whose
name is F1do, but there is a little daugh-
ter about three years old who is just
able to lisp sweetly and she has named
the dog "Pido." The dog was paying
very strict attention to the conversation
and the lady happened to mention that
Fido was listening. He told her to put
the dog UP and let him talk with him.
She picked the dog up and placed the
receiver TO his ear and then told her hus-
band to say something. The man spoke
and Immediately "Fido picked UP his ears
and listened for all that he was worth.
Something moro was said and then the
dog began TO whine and bark as if his
life depended on it. The man kept talk
ing and laughing and the dog kept bark
ing and whining louder and louder and
then he tried to get ineo the mouthpiece
then he tried to get into the mouthpiece
began to scratch and bite the telephone
and the owner talked and laughed and
the dog bit and scratched until the tel
ephone had very little paint left on it.
It is beautifully marred where the dogs
teeth cut and the corners of the box and
where his claws passed over the smooth
his owners voice and every day now
since that time whenever the bell rings,
the dog is the first one to reach the tel
ephone and he whines and barks all the
time one is talking. He apparently wants
to tax too
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19

The mes who were working the scheme
did not II the policeman about It. and
he hepps q 10 come along while the
others wet going after their victim.
The officers ,rowled around through the
alleys awhile and then happened l. SCI
the man era. ling through the window.
His heart beat wildly against his ribs
as he thought " lat reputation ne would
make If he cou.s only catch that MAJ
alone and Just II the act of entering q
store. The Officer called 10 the man -
halt ard throw UP is hands. The wind
was blowing a LITTLE and some part Of
the stuffed mans ciotl es moved, and The
officer thought the fes ow was reaching
for weapon. so he n led out his gun
and fired three shots an, still the figure
did not fall. so he fred thvce more and
then another policeman hca ing the shoot
ing came Up. and they ven and iuvesti-
gated and found q straw ms. Now the
whole force is smoking . poll eman's CT
gars and guSing him about h. burglar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
SHIPPED LIKE DEAD MEN.

one night during the week when the
Rock Island train came in from the south
the baggage man began handing ont
long 6-foot Boxes Everybody began to
ask questions as TO where the dead bod
les were coming from
1T is a shame 70 handle the dead that
way protested one man, but the bag
gage man kept pushing them about.
Through 4 knot-hoIo n one q the boxes
could be seen the vel vanished innar
box
THAT surely IS an expensive cofia.' =
said one man 7 wonder Who IS n II. :"
Pretty soou q slot machine mar came
along and took al the boxes away.
Slot machines are expressed in precisely
the same kind OF a box as 2 dead MAJ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
RaIIroadina Forty Years

Conductor Robert Loosely of the Santa
Fe celebrated the fortieth anniversary of
his connection with the railroad business
last week. He commenced in 1852, with
the Great Western. and is said 10 be the
Oldest conductor in Kansas in point Of
continuous service. One OF Mr.. Loosley's
habits is never TO LAY off, and the old
est yardmaster can't remember when he
wasn't at his station. Mr.. Loosely has
been in nineteen wrecks and never has
received an injury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
pined VIII col. IoeeIyn.

Vice president Celfax was cnce in Web
ita and dined ~ the home Of Col. Joeelyn.
He is the oalv eS-vice president that has
visited Wichita He and Col JOceiyR
were old time warm lriends- eoi Tooeiyn
first met him IN Utah shorsly after the
mountain meadow massacre, when The
aEormons were causing tie United States
much annoyance
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
HAD THAT TIRED FEELING.

There was something extraordinary in
the atmosphere in Wichita this week.
Everybody in town complained OF inertia
and didn't feel like working. The feeling
was like that of spring, when one feels
like taking down his rod and going fish
ing. It wasn't sickness. II was that
tired feeling.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
Preserves Wife,s Memory

a Wichita man is having oil paintings
made OF every picture his wife had ever
taken. He is a widower. He has large
painting of her so located that it is the
first thing he sees every morning when
he awskens. 1t is not often that a man
shows such devotion 10 a departed wife.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
whst SO Miaht Have Done.

Former Doolrt.e was once oHred ths
property On which the Carey hotel stands
Tor So lie wss telling the Circumstance
IL d travelling Yuan q Few DAYS ass.
-Gslat SCOTT. asked The travelling man.
why Cidn you take il Principally.
sid Farmer. because 6lda't have ths
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
eenuire Hard Luek Scr.

Talking about real estate Hush Fort
ner hiss a genuine hard luck story He
was once offered the lots whore the han
sas National bank stands Ter nothing, *
he would put house l9xl4 OF them He
could have out the building on for less
than Sl00 The lots are probably worth
not q cent less than S2o,coo row.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
INCIDENTS
AND OPINIONS

he speaks It Is no wonder priests are bach
eioTs."
Like Dean Swift and the trees poor old
Dr. PhHIips-peace 10 his ashes-dsed AZ
the top.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19

Several Of the younger men OF Wichita
received from their wives as Christmas
presents silk hats, and ONLY one has had
the courage TO appear on the street with
the present The others are deliberating
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19
poesn's Cover the Lot.

For some strange rszson not eNp'at7eo
the Mccormick buildins does rot ocvsr
the fun frontage os the lot on which
il stands. II lacks about ten feet q
doing 50.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19

$40 Mr. Butler, the liveryman, after
wards got the lots for nothing by put
ting a little frame shack on them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19

but Mr.. Bascom denies this part Of the
story.