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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19
a witch Doctor"

Down south OF Cofeyvilie about a
dozen miles. in an unpreteatious farm
house-so unpretentious. in fact. as 10
be almost primitive-lives an Old charac-
ter: a representative OF . class almost
extinct; a relic OF the days CT slavery.
when superstition and fanaticism walked
hand In hand: "hoodoo" or witch
doctor-"Dr" coosie Hays. sometimes
known as John Baidridge-
Or" Coosie Hays Is an aged and grtz-
lied darkey whose body & unirnpaired
in spite Of its seventy-fhree years Ct ac-
tive service and whose untutored mind
SIN teens with ~hznts' and 'kuatures
and the inherent superstition Of the col
ored race
Or Hays frequently goes 20 co1sy-
Vile He was there Saturday doing Re
trading ard buying some yar0s" and
things relates the Journal
rs a Injuu doctor. san szid the doc
tor" IL. response 20 questions. Tee a
cir doctah and ] cuahs things de = nifs
doctshs KANT e8ahs vii &c sane drugs
De white dooctshs 90. Only I Uses en-
differently sab
.Tse net detailing very much Tighi
Low-Ise too busy sahsnin rat can
cuah anybody
The doctor has besn cons curing ard heal
ing by Indian gifts for yesrs BE uses
s1rne Grzgs purchased from drug stores
bat mainly uses herbs and Tpots q -
ovn gathering
re j. a former slave q tbs CAsrozee
indians ard claims 70 have Eecs-fee rs
hesIirg eft from the Cd tire iresar
medicine usen zz6 frpz bis nst1Fzl 81
Re eheckiss ard laughs ard sAskes -
wooIy bad. declaring that - knows
ihfaxs tSat - white cocicr dos sd
that ~ WIRING potent charms ard con
jrrsx - can remove harris sse EoFx
eares q the rsos; stubhoFa cases
oncesssoaslv sgrne q the eccto-s ~
beats fan III ard their sshsa ard pains
corrsetelv hzrle his skin n 1isszosss
Thea according 70 ths -deetor. oz-y
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With Tabieau.

! Scene-Douglas, Kan; Time. July I.
1908; Characters, Questionable Stage d
rector, the Tribune.
He had been away for several months,
but came back on the Fourth OF July
to celebrate with his old friends and asso-
ciates. He was close TO The boozers-
he knew them by heart; in fact, was a
member in full. if rot good standing with
them. He knew their sorrws. their tribu-
lations and their difficulties. He was ae-
quainted with their longings and their
desires-the full sympathy of fellowship
was in his heart and every impulse. every
hope and fear Of theirs was his by ex-
perience. and they knew it.
1t was the glorious Fourth of July and
the spirits of the boozers were ready TO
rise as rocket, but they could not rise
unless charged with fire. The mill does
not run with the water that has passed,
neither can patriotism-gushing, fiery and
glorious, fare up and fire off with the
fires that they have burned. They need
ed fresh fireworks. There was balk
and a blunder in the program-they were
out of booze and could get no more. The
avenues through which the booze had
flown so freely in the past were clogged
from some cause or another. But the
young man who was with his old friends
on Fourth of July visit could smite
the rock ard make the booze to flow like
waters plenty in q desert land. All he
needed was the cash, and enough cash
plenty of cash for plenty of booze And
the fellows had the cash and were free
to give it for a cause so good. They put
up dollars, and two dollars. and three
dollars-they put it up in plenty. Some
say fifty or sixty dollars were put up.
Then they went aside and awaited the
coming Time travels slow TO him who
waits The absence of the cash in trust
was also prolonged. las the hart panteth
for the water brook so the souls Of
those who wished and waited longed for
the return Of him who had gone to bring
them relief But he returned not. As "a
ship that passeth in the night" 50 he
passed away. They waited long and are
waiting yet
But ALI things work together for good
The man who got the money is ahead OF
the game in the amount he took in. The
men who put up the cash are ahead more
than the amount contributed in being
sober for the time. beside
the full value of the experience re-
ceived. II is a profitable game and pay
ing enterprise where all the parties con-
cerned are enrichd and benefitd by all
that is done.
But the field has been worked for this
year. Four or five years ago the same
kind of a game was successfully worked
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19
Noble Red Man Fallen.

The Shawnee News gives the following
unique and humorous description OF an
Indians trial in that city some time ago:
His honor judicially scanned the culprit.
after hearing the statement Of the arrest
ing officer, and said:
Noble red man of the forest, you are
guilty and 1 request that you segregate
yourself from $500. lawful money of the
realm. Can yau pay?
No replie>. poor Lo.'
You Will have TO work it cut in geo-
logical demonstration for the city he
verely gurgled the court.
Me no like work. observed the de-
scendant Of the Aborigines.
Did you ever work. queried the rep
resentatIve Of the majesty Of the Law.
No" truthfully warbIed the poor In
Jun.
Well you'll work now. I think" re-
marked the court.
Ed Hawk was a spectator and he
laughed aloud at the crestfallen appear
ance Of the Indian. whereupon the court
turned toward him and said:
Most worthy representative OF the
WePs-Fargo Express Co; you have grew
ously tTampled upon the dignity Of this
court and if you laugh again you will feel
the weight OF the heavy hand Of justlca-
Let's adjourn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19
A Tragedy in Real Life.

The Wellington News tells the follow
able and a pathetic side. The scene OF
this first act is not determined. but is
undoubtedly in Sumner county. II is
entitled a Tragedy in Real life" and
follows:
The morning sun was Just commencing
to gid the prairies with a simmer Of
gold when q bunch of men wearing the
garb of farmers, wheat boards and chan
being mingled with their whiskers came
down the road. riding large. robust plow
horses and mules. Three OF EN- were
put of the freight train near here last
night" said the leader of the agricul-
turists. as he dug the heel of his of plow-
shoe into the flank of his steed and urged
Il onward. They can't be far away.
Get your lsriats ready, men. so that We
can gather EN- in as soon as they are
flushed" Just then three Weary Will
Jams. who had sought repose in a last
years straw stack which stood near the
highway. awakened by the noise. raised
their heads TO look. Duck fellers, duck"
said Limberger Sam. in hoarse whisper
see us here there Is nothin' left but the
harvest field for us" The warning came
too late. The quick eye Of the farmer
who rode the muckle-dun mule had al
ready spied the hoboes and. with a shout
of encoura cement to his companions, ne
swung his lariat, and dashed on The
tramps made a wild dash for liberty and
for a few minutes the race was even.
Then the horseman began TO gain slowly
on the fleeing men on foot Nearer ann
nearer came the men on horseback and
then the lariats hurled through the air
and settled down over the heads Of the
Weary Williams we have them"
shouted the muckle-dun mule In triumph.
I'VE viii go now and start the reapeTs
in the field" This Is what comes NJ
not exercisin' no good judgment in Sc
Iectin' a place fur a summer outin',' re-
marked Red-nose Pete bitterly TO Linn
berger Sam. as they were being dragged
on toward the harvest field. Il told yer
that Kansas wasn't no place fur man
of leisure 10 come to-
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Some Bad. Some Worse.

W. NJ Jones, OF Lyons, as member OK
the Reformatory Board. seeing some of
the other sides CT life and meeting with
some queer experiences among the in
mates of the reformatory, gives the fol-
lowing to the Lyons Republican:
Many of them seem TO be naturally de-
PRAYED, but make excellent records in the
reformatory, win a parole. do well for a
time and then fall back into their evil
ways. Others pick up good trades while
n the reformatory and become good citi-
zens upon their parole. Others make as
bad records in the reformatory as they
could outside. These break every rule
and regulation that is made and never
have a good mark TO their credit. The
board has now authorized the payment of
a small salary-3c a day in the first grade,
and &c a day in the second grade, while
the third grades are not allowed any
thing All the inmates are placed in the
second grade upon entering and may adj
vance to the first grade after a good
record of six months. and then. with an
other good record of six months in the
first grade may be paroled. Should they
break the rules of the institution they are
transferred from the second grade to the
third grade and must work themselves
out. The reformatory has e75 inmates at
present.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19
Fate of the Lonn-Haired.

Two iong-haired geezers dropped into
Sterling the other day and occasioned
Diogenes Laertius of the Journal to be-
gin thinking again. The incident re-
min dtd him OF Sterling young man who
once wore his hair cut curly, and let il
", de- down his back to q length of
more thar a foot. He was a dentist,
k:rg visits TO various western Kansas
towns and took this means to help adyer
tise himself. No great objection was
made to his hair as long as he stayed
out of the county. But his father owned
a ranch near town and when not pulling
teeth the dentist spent a good bit of his
time on the ranch. Now, the hands at
the ranch refused to stand for that long
hair and after putting him through a
process of roasting without results. they
took the young man down one day and
proceeded to chop large open-work gaps
in the young doctors alfalfa. When they
got through. the doctor concluded his
hirsuite appendage was too picturesque
for good advertising purposes. and got
regulation haircut at the barber shop.
Since that date the hair has not beel.
allowed to grow long enough TO give Of
tense to the most fastidious.
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Kansas Female sngIishman.

I.eslie's Weekly has the following on
the unusual adventures Of az alleged kaa-
sas iaSsic:
The sun had turned View York's si-
bouetfe mass into n city Of Widowed
buildings as our steamer rounds the Bat
terry and put out into the bay.
Jolly fine morning 20 sail don't you
think said a voice NJ my elbow which
! remember having heard before as its
owner was bidding a giri friend good eys
at the top Of tia ganrTisnk and saying.
''Jove ] hate Eo8nx over acme. It's go
ing 10 he deucsdiy dnIl. Ouly, hnpe there
may he some nice SRI aboard % get
acquainted with 81 ] won't be 50 bicascd
lonesome and / had remarked e. my
friends We'll. there are Others, and with
ou, such a collection Of aaJcciives a. eX-
press a. Wonder Il she'll 70 II
Yes. h was a girls voice. although IL
sounded IKE a ~haliy EngliShman
I've never taken a morning boat be-
fore snd. jove. I've missed stunning
experience. I have always put out at
. and in the afternoon
It's an awful lovely" party Ny frst
acquaintance. the girl with the pronouuc-
ed English accent. who says -jove.' and
''bloomln turns Out 70 be from Beloit.
Kansas. and one can't help but wonder
IL she Is Ike that 81 home
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wrenched II from his hand. ChiIders then
retired, uttering threats OF vengeance II
is said that letters written by ChiIders TO
the Price girl are now in the hands of
the county attorney and in them ne threat
ems 10 kill her and Ridlon- Childers had
been successful in eIuding the officers till
Thursday OF last week. when the sheriff
got wind Of his whereabouts and cap
tured him. He had been working for a
farmer twelve miles northwest of Yates
Center since the incident of a year ago,
and had made such good hand that the
farmer regretted 10 give him uR. The pre-
liminary examination was held Tuesday
in the justice court and Childers was
bound over in the sum of $500. He could
not furnish bail and was taken to JAIL
The prisoner and the Price girl are cous-
ins and it is said thas jealousy and her
refusal TO marry him is the source Of all
this trouble.
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one thing can possibly be the matter
the patient is undoubtedly possessed II
evil spirits. One Of the Doctors pop
ular methods for cure in such cases az
these is very interesting. he performs
certain mysterious rites in which "a Jug.
sundry herbs and hazel wand act star
parts. The patient remains In bed. a;
the end OF certain time small balls 81
hair are found at the patients feet
When a certain number 81 these balls are
found the patient is supposed to Be cured
or course. the balls Of hair come from
the patients body-through the soies %
his feet
DIR Hays says ne don't know how
many wives he has had-rn bring IN de
list some day. and vel hab de roll call. -
and the old man chgckIed deeply
II viii be but a few gears more and
the "coujure' doctor viii be a thing Of
the past DR." Co0sss Hsys IS q distinct
type II the class and his passing sill
be the removal Of a character that has
been familiar IN Cherokee history for
years.
But the old man r. stili hale and win
doubtless round out a century. he says
So az least.
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OF Linooln,s Nsiahborhood

il hiss been discovered ~ the Stroud
Messenger that Frank Crosse. who lives
near Stroud. was born and raised Essr
Cla-y's Grove. close 20 old Salem. Illinois.
where Abraham Lincoln kept store Nr.
Cresse vas vel acquainted with Sticky
Rim Green" DUFF Armstrong and many
other noted chuzs q Lincoln while Iiv-
ing on The hanks % the sangzmon riTeF
lie vent 10 school 70 Uncle Miaturn Ora
ham. Abraham IA-cn.l.s soc schoo;nssS-
-a-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19
A "Rlne Reardr Blade.

Most of the prominent families of the
united tribes of the Sacs and Foxes own,
yenerate and nearly adore some very an
cient relics, trophies rude implements OF
war or other precious heirlooms. de-
clares the Stroud Messenger. More an
cient and more blood-staincd than Black
hawks tomahawk is the extra large bat
tie axe that has been guarded with jeal-
Gus care by the Pokhomway family for
over 500 years The aforesaid crude IN
strument of savagery is mainly of eX-
ceeding hard and heavy wood II Is about
four feet long and has a sharp steel point
at the head. The primitive tool OF de-
struction is thoroughly stained with blood
and the disgusting axe which, according
70 the boastful tradition Of the clan Of
Pollhomway. caused the death Of many
thousand more than any other battle axe
ever welded by a bloodthirsty Ozaukee
That same gruesome escutcheon has been
welded in war by brave Poahomways for
many generations. and has been carried
around the last resting place OF every
brave that did considerable bloody work
with il during his lie The last Pok-
homway, who suddenly died in his wig
wan in Indian township. about four
months ago, was repeatedly offered large
herds of ponies and considerable money
for the ancient. savage brain-shell crush
er but he valued the horrible family
heirloom more than any and all other
worldly things. The deceased knew its
crimson history from start 10 finish and
delighted 10 relate the thousands of skulls
It crushed and brains it scattered on the
warpaths II is said that the late Pok-
hoxnway's widow solemnly swore just be-
fore he expired that she would never part
with the exceeding precious Poi-homway
hx,irloOrn
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Romance and a Hand Car.

Oklahoma boys are fun Of romance and
adventure az is demonstrated BY the fol-
lowing account of love affair By the
Cushing Independent;
The Rice girls. three in number. and
another girl together with Roy Rice. FL
nler Miles and Charles Kroghman. went
10 Guthrie to celebrate They returned
to Cushing broke and the girls aver
that the boys fed them on crackers aud
sardines" on the trip. Monday evening
when they were stranded here one War
wick offered 20 take the girls 20 their
home in Avery on hand-car. He enlisted
q friend" to help pump the car and the
start was made The car vas held up IN
a cut south OF town by the girls former
escorts. and Warwick was badly beaten
up. The officers are looking for the boys
but are meeting with poor success
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the Republican. While walking up and
down the station platform he noticed tho
electric headlight pop into view appar-
emily several miles away. lie looked az
his watch but Supposed the train was CON-
ing ahead OF time and walking into the
waiting room got his strip and stood GA
the platform TO await the trains arrival.
re waited 10 IS ana - minutes before
re thought possibly Re had been fooled.
and that the nght might be from some
farm house along the track. Walking
into the station he asked the operator
how long II would ~ before the arrival
% the train. Tire operator replied that
II had not Yet reached LeOa. - miles
west and that he would b compelled 70
wait - minutes icnscr. The stranger
then told the OPERATOR that he saw the
train half an hour ago and the operator
then related TIRE story be has told a
thousand times To persons who have been
deceived in the same way
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19
The Man Who InduIued.

The Cashion Advance tells Of a man. r.
II. Sihley, who INDUCED freely in the use
OF chewing tobacco. During conversa-
ton he put his hand in his pocket and
pulling IT out placed what he thought 10
L tobacco in his mouth Some time after
ward. while II the postoaice ne hit upon
something hard and upon investigating
he found ne had been chewing upcn a
small tobacco sack which contained a
dve-dollar bill. a dime. a nickel and two,
pennies
During the time he had occasion TO use
some money and not being able 10 find it
in his pocket he supposed Ne had lost e
and went all over town looking for he
sack upon which he had been chewing all
the time
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of wood or some inaninate object, but he
continued to pun and. when the hook
lire came near the shore. a big fish be-
gan Hopping his tail and churning the
water to a foam, and finally with quick
jerk of the line. Arthur landed the fiercely
struggling fish on the bank. In his glee1
Jul excitement Arthur jumped straddle of
the monster OF the deep to hold him down
and Carl followed suit. mounting the
fish behind his companion. The fish con-
tinued to flop and soon Topped back into
the stream. much to the surprise of the
boys, who found themselves riding into
deep water. Arthur and Carl had no
other alternative than 10 dismount and
swim ashore, which they reluctantly did.
leaving the fish go its way. The boys
say the fish must have weighed not less
than $50 pounds. The fish was too slick
for the lads.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19
Law Didn't Work.

The Fourth at Cashion was a lively one
IT. several ways.
An order was issued and an effort made
10 stop TIE shooting OF fiTerakeTs. ct, in
the streets The offers were instructed
10 arrest all who violated the order
one arrest wss made and the boy, Fred
hopkins put in the. cooler. relates the Al
vane An act. the thought OF which should
make Cashion blush for shame a num-
Der OF farmers and citizens Of the toSB
demanded his release. which was readily.
II not oheerfuIly. granted. showing that
two OF three may make Law, but 1t mus,
meet the approval OF a majority in order
70 be enfored.
TIE noise and the boys were happy
No further effort vas made 70 suppress
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as he painfully put one foot in advance
OF the other, relates the Mt Hope Men
tor. he kept mu-nuring 10 htulselt: I'm
a fool and . champ; I'm a fool and q
chump.'
When he reached his gate ne stopped
looked Up ard down the street "Yes;er-
day was the third OF july toEnorrow IS
the fifth: today certainly must hare been
the fourth, but / have seen nor heard
nothing today that would cali TO mind the
day OF our nations birth
i have read sonc f.amz1g posters tell
ing Of shade and music ard sports ard a
lot OF good things: and read OF an adrlis-
sion fee OF g cents ane ! though; il
strange. for I had neve- heard OF any
such a thing before; anc / was quite re-
heved when learned that our little city
wasn't back OF the project ard that il
vas private enterprise. But I went:
yes. I'm a ehump. ] disnT see many OF
my neighbors: the people were strangers
and they had read the flaming posters
wonder If they viii ever come 10 our
town again.
Il heard nothing 20 remind me Of the
Fourth. Ny father who died in the re-
bellion; my grandfather who died In the
revolution; never thought or them at
all today. My soul wasn't stirred with
patriotism. I haven't taken a new lease
Of life. I'm not better but am poorer
citizen than ! was this morning
Yes. the races Were passing fair. but
the Fourth OF July is not u day for the
display of the raoe-horse. II were far
better TO choose another day-and-yes-
and another place We would be better
of if the raee-track were IN Texas II
was awful: little girls and boys betting on
horse-races, ! thought il hard when my
little girl died but this ! know stu
more"
But al this poirs some boys came swsg-
gering down the street: Go in old man.
or people VIII think you're celebrating
And the old man crept slowly into the
house.
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A Rambling Like a Volcano.

The Hinton Record is responsible for the
following:
Early one morning a stranger stopping
at one of the hotels walked around with
melancholy look, every few minutes
looking anxiously at the waters Of a
mountain lake Suddenly he paused, plant
ed himself firmly on the floor and asked
the Office bow how far II was 10 the
mountains Bout a thousand miles. I
guess. was the reply. He thought again
and walled on his mighty brain seeming
20 struggle with q stupendous problem.
Clerk" said he. are We near the verge
of an Old volcano; Is an earthquake COM
ing. CT IS g cyclone ready 70 blot Us from
the face Of the universe that I hear this
rumhung noise The CLERK listened
moment and then smiled iu6uIgently Nv
dear sir" said n. you need not be 4
bit alarmed. for i IS ne disturbance OF
heaven OF earth that you hear That
sound. stranger. is the noise Of many
wagons. loaded with 6o-pound wheat or
the road u Hinton.
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okeemah Wants a commissionsr.

okeen2ah is notable for the w-abidins
spirit Of her citizens. but notwithstand-
ing that fact the town. with its I.7e5 popu-
lation and with a surrounding country
rapidly becoming more ropu,ous. il feels
need for q United States commissioner
The Journal relates that occasionally a
boouegger comes in here 70 vend his vile
de-octions and s located by deputy
marshal. or a horsc-thief From, Oklahoma
is arrested then a loJ u witnesses here
are subpoenei and carried of across the
country 70 WCleetka. Wetumka or some
where else 70 testify This ought not 70
BE- so. As Populous community as i
Is certainly entitled 10 have in their
midst federal magistrate. just the same
as hack in the scates-in al OF them-there
Is always justice Of the peace. a trial
Justice or a local magistrate 10 hear
ana pass upon the petit cases-or bind
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19
Postmaster Was SURPRISED.

The Jefferson Review relates that
the postmaster was surprised and
almost horror stricken Monday evening
when he dumped the content Of mail
sack on his table and saw the letters
papers and parcels covered with blood as
he supposed Upon a closer inspection.
however. he found that the red stains
were not blood stains. but juice from a
shoe box Of blackberries that some one
had sent 10 the Worlds Fair commits
sioner at this place. The box and berries
We're mashed into IN unacceptable mass
and the Juice had saturated the bag and
mali matter