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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-12
Farmer Solves Earthquake Mystery.

/ People in this part OF the Arkansas
Valley talk Of occasional earthquakes
/ but Farmer Doolit;ie. who has been in
+ this valley for more than thirty years.
insists that the people OF this section
have never experienced the shock Of an
earthquake.
( He has figured it out that somewhere
in the section of the country lying pc
tween Wichita. Wellington, Anthony. and
Kingman there is a great subterranean
I cavity, how caused he does not pretend
10 say. He has felt these shocks that
people call earthquakes several times
during the time ne has lived here. He
says these earthquakes are simply Jars
OF the earth such as would result from
the falling of an immense rock and strlk-
ing the earth. The last one of these
so called earthquakes was TWO or three
years ago and il occurred about two
clock in the morning. The shock caused
houses to shake and the windows 10 rat
tie. There were TWO distinct shocks,
one minute intervening.
Farmer says the first shock awoke him
and ne arose to ascertain what had hit
the house. The second shock was &C
compsnied by a sound like the falling
OF an immense rock in a deep mine. The
shock was felt by people in all the towns
named. but it was more pronounced at
Wichita.
This leads him to believe that the great
cavity in the earth is nearer Wichita than
the other towns named, and that these
so-cailed earthquakes are caused by i'm
mense sections Of rock falling into the
large cavity. He says the earth will
keep falling into this great cavity and
some day it will be opened to the surface
and the world will be startled by the
announcement that a bottomless pit has
been discovered west of Wichita. It will
be true. but about one half Of the news
paper will at first pronounce the infor-
nation at Wichita a fake.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-12

has diminished Hvpnotism was cutie a
study fou- or Eve years age 81 the
Peerless Princess hut Tor sszce reason
&c has Nora itse.f cu,- The demand for
scientific works az the city library has
grown enormously Crimircosl aa1
run three wears ago bu; after Herbert
Simpson IFS greatest student sent a bal-
let through IFS braiu SIS popularity de-
cline1 The msreuvers at Fort Riley
has givca stimulus O. the sfudy az mar
tai subjects aat la W.chlta there is a
dearth 81 books which desl with the
principles Of military science. There are
few works on strategy. Bat they
are not standard IL 81 quite dit-
fsrent 60 ger uQ e boom on assrououy-
tse greatest - au Interesting subjects
Snd comparatively very few understand
the principle cr law o. which the stars
-e1ecr Obedience In their euternal march
through incomprcheasive space. A
cccd many people discourage scisatJne
literature as impracticanie while others
coubt whether il !s not a disturoer =
peoples settled course or rcasonine out
the object ard purpose Of creauon.
Exciting Ping Pong Game
= r. Delaney and Jim Mossarfy. q
fhe santa Re ne. last Thursday az EIk
Pan when n game or r'ag-rons waz
suggested by one of chem. The other
was nothing = not game and surely
acreed % the proposition. The ping
ponss were produced the contestants
took 81 their gloves as.d coats. stripped
themselves o. their jewelry. expectorafea
-
had been chosen and 'Cuecnseur1.- Rusby
rules promuigated.
I; was a beauafH contest Mr.. Mori-
srty made the nrst ping but as lt Wa
below the oeit BE- was counted rs TIA
referee 20 lead fair Colonsl Delaney
tried for rur-around. bur was met ~
low tackle from NJ McTiarty nnfA
contestants mixed 70 after this ard some
heavy iasiusging made them both tired
Il also made the spectators weary Ths
referee called time and they both retired
20 the arms of their seconds IN ne
reXt heat Colonel Delaney tried FOR pong.
bur fell short. making only a pinE which
his opponent stopped With his eyc. Mr.
Moriarty claimed foul. hut the ciairz
vas disailoesd because tne referee he-
lieved that the PLAYER had his cye Ga bis
head when Sc should have been on tho
table Re warned Mr. Morlsrty thar 30
must keep his eyes ~ the board n ~
did nor want them swattef COZ Delaney
curing this rueh Gd eafae clover work.
lie punched the sphere iafo Mr. Mori-
arty chest for three poars ara g rinE.
and doubled out on the iast tara and
the latter would have oar q serious loser
Rad he nor countsrsl with straight
poke ard two iabs. witch lrfi the score
pinE-pong faae
The umpire departed then az thls staee
81 Tho rot and e.ale3 @ draw rfad lf
lasted another roan1 hr would have bad
e. caH the muua Next Saturday see--
irs che gentlemen win engage ia cons
test 30 fidd'e-wiuks WHICH % a etrraaeus
exercise. somewhat rcseuhHne in lts tio-
iu' yisor the muscie -rackme game q
crouqnet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-12
Grandma stewards Birthday Partlss.

The story az now Ifarnfla stew -fl.
Of Clearwater known throughout the
county fooled two generations after
her is worthy repeating Grandma
Stewart IN the ar-t place was very
Ioquaclous old lady snd with her good
ol6-fashioned kindress Won TIRE friend
snip of everybody She was loved lr Arr
sons and daughters and az she gfe~
very Old they thought IL would 10 ne
rice thing O. celebrate fhe al1sf4eth
birthday % graniua. for fhey fat g.
would be the last birthday che would
ever SEQ on this earth Thev bad a
party" ~ Grandma Stewart always
called It. inviting au 'he Jade srd ias-
Sizes % e.. hut Gran6--a Stewart fidr 3
4ie. .o thry gave another fcr'l-s ssre
that that would 80 The last ore. het
she lived ard 80 ths.e lnel-g rhld-en Fat
n a regular business 81 this aln1 The
rartie- because netatI. snf we've r Heh
looked sor ers-t Grandma stewart sn-
3oyse every one ~ them and ~ uoHfhs
before ns- birthday shr conme--r1 in-
viung her vouIz f1euts ste Hfrd uI
ner ni.ssr-,lehth b,rfh1.y ard her cen
lads never had caure fo regret cry
~ ire UNEXPECTED nlnpsr cf 6.rth1ay
parties l- 1er acro-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-12

fsnciful way. She may have felt that
Il she wanted it oTnsmented the best
way as IN everything was to do it her
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-12

guage to decide whether he is gesticuIaI-
ing Spanish or Volapuk. His greeting
with his Office mates in The morning goes
something ike this.
'Buenos dias senors.-Haben sic gehabt
haben, POGO tempo. NOT And when
they appear surprised he simply adds
By way OF explanation
'Manana. dinero vat list. Solperiro.
comma n va blu mas"
Then their eyes grow large and they
vaeate the apartment He seems 10 have
q remarkable grp on the dulcst but his
friends are getting anxious
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-12
INCIDENTS
AND OPINIONS

OF musical cake wslk Twenty Missouri
6ddlers-not vtoiinists-wiI contest fo-
The championship Of the state and il is
a condition precedent 20 entry thar 20
man Re able 10 read music. Each contes-
tHnt must play two pieces OF his own
selection. It WIN be great event and
Doc kess,sr IS going % H.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-12

FCCNiHS CT SfOSQ TtSc1US.
Fire Chef walden IN venice fxo
months ago. saw an Interesting sight
the Venetian people feeding 5.oog pigeons.
Mr.. Walden reached Venice the afternoon
OF the DAY of the Caupanlle collapsed
and the 5.oS0 pigeons N the historic place
wers rendered homeless and became 50
ratified over the shock OF the disaster
that even their instinct for the time beirE
failed them. They did not seem 20 have
any more sense than the frishtened rco-
pie OF tire town. All the afternoon the7
few abort nervouSiy ard evidently had
lost their bearings. Somebody threw
crumbs of bread 70 thern. THIS er1inertly
appropriate thing became contaFions ano
soon practically everybody IN Venice was
feeding the frightened pigeons NJ Wal
den says that Only once 81 the history Of
that ancient town was q horse seen with
in the limits and that was the one Va
poleon rode 20 the TOP ~ the Csmpauiue.
feat MI Walden thinzs. could have
been performed By any schooI6oy in
Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-12

1t seems that this lad had 4 special tai
eHt for iris sert OF drawing. The fact
remains that the story writers and the
newspapers made Buffalo BIZ"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15
Pfister Men Roll High Score for
Western Trophy-Graham, Moshof-
sky and CressweII in the Final Game
individual Play in the Afternoon.
Standing Of the Clubs.

Sam Karpf's All-American bowlers
were given a run for their money last
night on the Pfister alleys by the pick
ed Pfister team. The ll-Americans
won out by 12S pins.
Six men, Moshofsby, Graham, Cress-
well, Dollar, Keller and Munich, repre-
scented the local bowlers. Divided into
teams the six men bowled two games
each and then the three high men
bowled against the cracks in the fifth
game. Moshofslky, Graham and Cress-
well drew this honor, and succeeded
in beating the All-Americans in this
concluding game.
The Karpf team reached St Paul
yesterday afternoon and Immediately
began play. The Afternoon was spent
in rolling individual games.
The Pfister's grand total of 2,770 puts
them in the race for the Koehler &
Hinrich trophy, offered to the bowling
team making the best score against
the All-Americans while that team is
in the Northwest. The Pfsters will
not figure in the diamond trophy Of
fered by the ALL Americans, as Chi
cago club rolled 1888 against Karpf's
men. Graham was the star of the To-
calls. He rolled high average, 1913. The
scores for last nights play follow:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15

The Spaldings would like to hear from
any 135-pound football team in or out of
the city for Sunday the Shamrocks or
Kennedy Clippers preferred. Address Aus
tin Gillespie, 474 Pleasant avenue or audi
tors office of the Great Western rail-
way.
The Rugby Juniors will play the Tor
nado ttfm on the woodward greens next
Sunday afternoon and would like to ar
range a game with any team under 120
pounds. Address Charles Kalscheur, 610
Mississippi street.
The Livingston team defeated the Rem
ington Tigers by the score of 10 to 0. The
feature OF the game was the all-round
playing of the Livingstons, especially
Dingle and Hozza, The Remfngtons had
the advantage in weight. For games
100-pound teams address w. Murphy, 1863
Livingstone avenue.
The Young West Side Tigers, who aver
age 120 pounds, played a tie game with
a bunch of men who go by the name of
Spaldings and average 140 pounds. Score,
to s.. The Tigers would like game
with the West Seventh Street Cham
pions or any other 12s-pound team. Ad-
dress E. Tessier, lis West Fairfield ave
nue..
The s. G. Andrist Colts challenge any
eighty-f1ve or underground team in thej
city, the Maroons preferred. Address
challenges to Thomas Duffy, $50 Living
stone avenue.
The Young Laurels and the Young Buff
faloes played a tie game on the West
side grounds. The Young LaureIs would
like to hear from any 95 or 100-po,fnd
team in the city. Address J. Norman. 1872
East Winifred street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15
GOPHER RIOTERS NERVOUS.
Maroon and Gold Supporters Fear the
Game With Nebraska.

The chief topic in football circles is the
coming with the Cornhuskers. Followers
of the maroon and gold realize that DR..
Williams men have hard game ahead
end by no means do they feel entirely
certain as to the outcome. The M1nne-
sofa rooterS look for a victory and viii
be greatly disappointed If the Gophers
do not rout the NebraskanS, but at the
same time there is a feeling OF uneas1ness.
The Nebraska game will be the first
Hard contest of the season. Although the
CtopherS have met some excellent teams
it will be their first opportunity to meas
IRE their strength against unadulterated
material.
Heretofore it has not been found neces-
Sary for the MinneSotanS to use their
best efforts. Last Saturday some OF the
best players on the team We're kept out
OF the game, and in the An1es contest
two weeks ago the men We're so sure of
whatever that their opponents could even
score.
Saturday the proposition will be widely
different. Minnesota will not only have
10 put up her strongest men against the
Cornhuskers, but will be forced to play
at her best from start to finish Coach
Booth will line up q fast aggregation
against the Gophers and unless the Ne
braskans have been overrated by the cor
respondents, Minnesota will not be too
strong even if the men perform at II eir
best Neither side has been scored
against feature which will add inter
est to the coming contest. The practice
on Northrop field continues to be secret,
and it is believed that this rule will be
in force for the entire week.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE
TO VERY POOR PEOPLE
Relief Society Report Shows Slight De.
crease in Number of
lndigents.

Relief Agent HutchinS has submitted
a report for the last quarter, and it in
dictates that the total number of ap-
plications to the Relief society were
49,, as compared with 401 for the last
quarter, and 400 for the corresponding
quarter last year. OF the 1872 applica-
lions, LOG were new cases and 276 were
recuTrent.
The past quarter has been favorable
to the poor. There has been plenty Of
work for both men and women, but
even so the relief agent has rendered
aid in excess of the corresponding
quarter last year to the amount Of
$231.52
During the quarter the society has
visited and investigated personally
twenty-five cases, and the Associated
Charities have looked UP twenty-seven
cases. OF thirty-siX young, single men
applying for assistance the society has
referred eighteen to other places for
the purpose Of getting employment,
and has aided the other half.
The report shows that during the
past three months the society has CIV
en- out 1864 garments, valued at
$493.75; $54.54 worth Of food has been
supplied; $107 worth of furniture and
bedding has been given out; for meals
and lodging $5.75 has been expended,
and other special expenses have been
met.
The amount earned through the free
employment bureau was $1,139.62, which
was earned by 20 men and $40 women,
and in addition to them the society has
secured steady employment for a great
many persons, both women and men.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15
DEMOCRATS HOLD AN
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Ninth Warders Hear Speeches and
Give QuieIey an
Ovation.

Ninth ward Democrats to the num-
Der of 500 turned out last evening to
the rally held at Klines hall on Grove
street.
The audience was entertained by
speeches on the issues of the day along
the lines of both state and county poll
tics.
Among those who spoke were D. w.
Lawler, T. d. O'Brien, ]. C. Michael
and e. L. Murphy.
Michael Quigley, the nominee for
sheriff, was given an ovation when he
arrived at the hall and his remarks
We're received with applause.
T. r. Kane, the nominee for county
attorney, and M. f. Kahn, the nominee
for county auditor, were also we'll re-
ceived.
The Sixth ward Democratic .organi-
zation will meet this evening at the
ward headquarters, 80 South Robert
street.
At Fastner's hall, Minnehaha and
Dale streets, this evening the Demo-
crafts Of the Eighth ward will hold a
mass meeting Among the speakers
who will make addresses are Frank
Martin, Comptroller Betz, Aid. Bantz
and Thomas r. Kane.
A meeting of the First ward Demo-
cratic organization will be held tomor-
row evening at Bedford and Decatur
streets
John e. Stryker who was nominated
for representative in the Seventh ward
By the Democratic county committee,
has declined the honor on account of
business engagements and the short
ness Of the campaign.
The Seventh ward Democratic Or
ganiZation will meet at Democratic
headquarters, As East Fourth street,
tomorrow evening.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15
MlDDLEToN is DRAGGED TWEEN
TY YARDS AT THE LEXING-
TON RACE TRACK
WILL BE IN HOSPITAL
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
Lady Katherine Runs Away Mile
Lord Derby an Easy Winner-invader
Gets First Money After Six Heats in
the 2:14 Trot-WaInut Hall Defeats
Charley Mac.

LEXINGTON, Ky. Oct. 14.-After
being postponed for three days on ac-
count of the bad condition of the track,
ths, racing was continued today. In
the first heat of the fourth race Sc
1.rious accident occurred, which will
Keep Driver Middleton in the hospital
for several weeks. While scoring in
this heat, Laurette. with Middleton in
the sullly, swerved into Lady Rather
inc, and both sulkies were overturned.
Johnson, the driver of Lady Katherine,
escaped without injury. Middleton's
foot caught in the wheel of his sulky,
and he was dragged twenty yards. 1t
was found on examination that his left
leg was broken below the knee, his
knee-cap dislocated, and he was other
wise bruised. Lady Katherine ran
away a mile and later finished fourth
and sixth in the race.
Dr. Strong, the favorite won the
: race in straight heats. Lord Derby
easily defeated Chain Shot and Monte
Carlo in the 2:06 trot. The IA trot
went to Invader after six heats. A
d was the heavily played fayorite, and
Baldia second choice.
Walnut Hall defeated the favorite,
Charley Mac in the 2:11 trot. In the
unfinished 2:25 pace, Dorothy Wilton
won two heats. Track slow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15

tance from the track, while the carcass
of the bull had been ground under the
wheels.
AT the next station the section boss
was informed and a crew was sent
back to bury the moose family.
The men said that the bull was q
monster-one of the largest ever seen
along the line of the Aroostook road.
Not long ago a train on the Inter-
colonial railway ran race with a big
moose which was promenading on the
track.
The moose ran for half a mile or
more at surprising speed. and then.
finding that the footing was bad on
the ties, left the track and ran along
the ditch.
Here the animal had to jump a high
wire fence, but stuck half way over,
and hung there while the train came
UP.
One of the passengers says that the
moose looked puzzled and ashamed
when the train passed him.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15
FOOTBALL OVAL LOOKS
LIKE BATTLEFIELD
Carnage Great in Game at Omaha
Even the Umpire Gets Blow
on the Jaw.

OMAHA, Neb., Oct 14-In n foot
ball game between the University of
South Dakota and the Omaha Medical
college, Capt. Newcomb had shoulder
blade fractured, Player Thompson had
a rib broken, and Novotny. Jung and
F,by were forced out of the game by
more or less severe injuries. All the in
jured men belonged to the visiting
team. Umpire Whittemore, of Brown
college, also received q blow on the
jaw which came near putting him out
Of the game. tl,r.s..
Local players claimed that White
more was unfair in his decisions and
penalties. The lie was passed and
Player Hustine, of the Needles, struck
him q hard blow on the jaw. The Da-
kotans won by a score Of IL to 0.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15
THE BREAKFAST FOOD FAMILY.

John Spratt viii eat no fat,
Nor will he touch the lean.
He scorns to eat of any meat;
He lives upon Foodine.
But Mrs. Spratt will none Of thatI
Foodine she cannot eat.
Her special wish Is for a dish
OF EXpurgated Wheat.
To William Spratt that food Is fiat
On which his mater dotes.
His favorite feed-his special need
Is Eata Heapa Oats.
But sister LII can't see how VIII
Can touch such tasteleSS food.
AS breakfast fare 1t can't compare
She says with Shredded Wood.
Now, none Of these Leander please,
He feeds upon Bath Mitts.
While sister Jane improves her brain
With Cero- Grape GritS.
Lycurgus votes for Fathers Oats,
Proggine appeals to May;
The junior John subSistS upon
Uneeda Bayla Hay.
Corrected Wheat for little Pete;
F'laked Pine for Dot; while "Bub"
The infant Spratt, Is waxing fat
On Battle Creek Near Grub.
Chicago Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15
THE COMBATITiVE MOOSE
DEFIES THE LOCOMOTIVE
The Railroad Men in Maine Meet Novel
and Odd Danger.

ana Odd Danger.
The moose of Maine woods has de-
veloped habit Of defying the locomo-
tive.
The result has usually been disas-
trous to the moose, though he has wag-
ed his battles against the steam horse
| with courage and skill.
He has never acknowledged himself
beaten until he has been broken, or al
least most of his bones.
The bull moose is an extraordinarily
stubborn and Spunlky animal.
The tales of his attacks on locomo-
tives would fill book.
This record has to do with the WHIP
ing out Of existence Of whole family
Of moose by locomotive, which made
a deplorable waste of big game and q
lot of work for the section men on the
Bangor & Aroostook railroad, which
traverses some of the widest part OF
the Maine woods.
On the day of the tragedy, the engi-
neer Of heavy freight train saw three
"a big bull, a cow and a calf-on the
track ahead of him, as the engine
rounded a curve.
He sounded the whistle, expecting to
see the whole family make a break for
the woods.
But they stood their ground, and the
bull, with a snort of defiance braced
himself for the combat, swinging his
great antlered head as though he ex-
pected to toss the locomotive sky high.
The shrek of the whistle sent men
scurrying over the tops OF the cars, set
ting brakes, while the engineer had the
brakes on locomotive and tender
clamped up 50 tightly that the wheels
were sliding and smoking over the
rails.
The speed of the train and it's mo-
mentum were too great, however, to be
overcome In the short distance, and
down swept the fast freight upon the
heroic moose family.
There was a crash and a crunching
under the wheels, while blood spatter-
ed over the boiler head and fragments
of moose went whirling through the
air.
When, a few rods further on, the
train was brought to stop, it was
found that all three of the moose had
been killed, the carcasses of the COW
and the calf being thrown some dis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15
COLD WEATHER WILL
DEPART FOR A FEW DAYS
Such Is the Prediction of Government
Expert Who Regulates the
Temperature.

No more cold weather for a few days
at least is the latest announcement of
the local weather man. Mondays cold
snap was a passing affair, and will not
return to reduce the coal pile for an
other week in any event.
When morning broke yesterday 1t
found the thermometer registering 32,
and much frost abroad, but by noon
the mercury had crawled up to AZ, and
sharp wind that disturbed the dust
considerably the afternoon was not at
all disagreeable.
Reports from all over the lake region
go to show that Mondays cold snap
was general. Killing frosts occurred in
many places, and heavy frost as far
south as st. Louis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15
What Was He Trying to See?

Tom the pepper, in the form of a
young man giving the name Of John
Killen, was brought before Judge Hine
in the municipal court yesterday
morning, having been captured by
Officer Ryan, of the Rondo street de-
tail in tree near a house on Nelson
avenue.
limb inspecting the occupants of sec
ond story room with pearl
opera glasses, he dropped to the
ground and tried to run away. Judge
Hine, learning that the young man
was of good family and living at home
with his parents, discharged him with
a severe reprimand.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15
of Buffalo, N. Y, who died recently in
Santa Barbara, Cal.
Y. M. c. a. EntertaIns YOUNG Men.

"' " ~ I'eei ea"iS toa"9 "e"'
The Y. M. G. A. last evening gave
general reception to all young men in the
city who chose to enter the rooms. All
the departments were open, and all who
entered were welcomed and shown
around. A large number of young men
went through the building during the
evening. For the occasion the Masonic
quartette was engaged. and with the
mandolin orchestra of the association
provided music for the evening. There
which included a class drill by the inter-
mediates. boxing by George Barton and
Milton King. club swinging by Prof. Roth
fuss and tumbling by Ben Ferris.