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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-04

Rev ". s Val OF the Unitarian church
Of this city. who lived i've years IN At
lsnta. Georgia has been requested 20
present the race problem. and its posi-
bic dangers. from the minister's point OF
view. The present race troubles, their
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-04

Mrs Harriet Gassow will preach at
the Universslist church next Sunday
morning and evening in the absence Of
the pastor. Subject: Evidences Of God.
and The Ideal Twentieth Century Wom-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-11
Who Wants to Coz

Mayor Mackey is in receipt of a
letter from the eleventh National Ir-
rigation Congress, that is to assemble
in Ogden on the 18th, asking him to
appoint two members to serve as de-
legates from this county. As the Mayor
is anxious to appoint someone who
really has an interest in the project,
and one who will go, he has left the
appointments open to those who will
serve. A half fare rate has been grant
ed over the railroad for the occasion.
The Congress is a matter of impor-
tance to everyone in Nevada, and any
party who would 60 can receive the
appointment 1t is not a matter Of po-
litical preferment, but action. Who
wants the honor? Say SO and the
Mayor will act
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-11
In From the Mine.

Glib Briggs came in yesteray from
POGO TEMPO, where he has spent q
few days. Glib brings in good word
from the diggin's. The mine is looking
better every foot that is gained In
depth. The main shaft is now down
152 feet, and as it is worked with q
windlass, it is getting beyond the
hand power stage. The boys are now
talking of installing a hoist or run
ming tunnel to tap the ledge at a
greater depth. There is no question
of running blindly as they have the
ledge with them and can follow its
course it Is simply the best plan that
is to be adopted. Glib came in to at
tend the grand jury and leaves for
the mine in q day or so.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-11
.ocal 'NeWS& cafs6fi and Vicinity

Trib cures bruises and sprsins.
Z G. w. Friend. Optician. 2 1sss4
: r. B. :Riclrsv was among the arri-
$als Of yesterday.
Miss Ruth Heritage Is Ill in this
city aA the home Of John Cation.
Frank Golden has returned from
Tonopah. and reports the camp q i'm
proving in every particular.
George Keith, Jr, who has been
visiting relatives in Elko has re-
turned to his home in this city.
Chas. Kitzmeyer, who has been stu
dyink'pharmacy in San Francisco, was
among the arrivals Of Sunday.
= : + Fred Martin. Who has been spend.
ing several weeks 1T the lake. was
among the arrivals of yesterday.
Grain is being harvested on q mum.
Eber ct the small ranches in this val.
ley.r Cutting has also started up the
valley. eaaf5 e
Davey & Maish are doing q rushing
business this weather. There is moth
Ing like q cool ice cream soda and
they know how to supply it.
It is rumored that the Virginia &
Truckee railroad company has acQuir
ed q right Of way to East Reno and q
site for yard room there.-Journal.
i The Woodmen gave q picnic al
Cooks ranch Sunday, which proved 9
very enjoyable affair for those who
were fortunate enough to be there.
Lem Allen is packing around mug
get from Olinghouse canyon tina
makes the amateur prospector fee
like taking the nugget or LENS purse
It is a beauty and looks mighty good
Tie fruit trees of this city are load
ed to almost breaking. The same con
dition exists in all orchards in tn
western part of the State. Apples viii
be a drug on the market unnles
something unforeseen happens.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-11
The Eight Hour-Law.

Yesterday the Supreme Ccurt vas
In I" srn hear;,- TIE arsnmc,: =.
',eEard to shaa c~-ss!'tLtiona.. ~ i. Il
Eight-hour law. The case comes be-
fore the court by the arrest of Boyce,
Of Silver City. the arrest having been
made in order to try the merits Of the
law that passed the Legislature last
winter. Boycs, was found guilty by the
Justice Of the Peace. and the case is
now before the highest tribunal Of
Nevada. 4l-i ti1is4 - .e,s1 hhi
ii Attorney Murphy. represented the
Western Federation; Of Miners, while
Attorneys Bartine and LAnean are up
holding the law for the unions Of the
State. Attorneys Chartz and Huffaker
appear for Boyce. .t.,at
The entire day was consumed in
argument The case was given thor
oughs fry out by. both sides Messrs.
Chartz and Huffaker made q strong
case, while those on the other side
did their best to break 1t down. The
result will not be known for several
weeks, as the case is one of the great
est importance and one that will take
the entire attention of the Court. Mr..
Bartine closes the argument this
morning, while the Court will take
the case under advisement.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-11
Ignored the Charges.

Yesterday the Ormsby county grand
jury had an inning. There were but
two cases before the body. that Of
Chas. Blue. charged with man slaugh-
ter for the killing of the Chinaman,
Lou Howe. some months ago, and q
charge of burglary against William
Hathaway After examining the tes-
timony and several witnesses in each
case, the jury refused to report on
the cases and ignored the charges.
Both men are now free and the Orm-
shy docket is absolutely clear.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-11
Vandalism.

On Sunday night some miscreant
cut the hose used in irrigating the
Capitol square. 1t was cut In three
different places. The law against this
sort Of work attaches q penalty Of q
$500 flne and six months in Jail.
The police are on the track of the
parties implicated.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25
The Leverage In n screwdriver.

1t is sometimes supposed by persons
imperfectly informed in mechanics that
a long screwdriver gives greater lev
erage than a short one. This. how
ever, is incorrect. The action Of
screwdriver. the pressure on which is
direct, is not in any way analogous to
that of a lever. The superiority of a
long ScreWdriver rests simply on two
facts-tirst you can generally get
better grip on long screwdriver than
on short one and can bring the whole
weight of the body and strength of the
arms to bear on it. and, second, the tor
sion of the iron in a long screwdriver
comes in to supplement the force en-
ployed. The only way in which lever
age can come in is in connection with
the breadth of the point of the screw
driver, and even this counts for moth
ing beyond the breadth of the head of
the screw.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25

Bobby put chubby hand inside his
small jacket, where was a pocket, and
proudly drew forth an assortment of
documents.
There it is" he announced after a
careful search, spreading a paper on
Uncle Bills knee. It's the 'twos.'"
he remarked, indicating a tipsy col
umn of hierOglyphics, the only legible
character in which was the letter X.
THAT means 'times.'"
"A very interesting exhibit" OBJ
served Uncle Bill. what is that let
ter you have with the-the bunch
Bobby? No, not the picture card, the
letter-the one in the blue envelope
Let me see it. What don't BOYS have
in their pockets? Why, bless me, it's
for me-"
wy, wy, Uncle Bill" stammered
Bobby in a sudden spasm, wy. for
got! Miss Josephine gived me that for
you. She said to bring it right straight
to you. I-I-fOrgOt, Uncle Bill. Wy
wy, Uncle Bill, what makes your eyes
so big n shiny? Oh, Uncle Bill!
DOn't-don't hug me so! You're hurtin'
me awful"
"Am l, old man?" Uncle Bill said in
a queer voice. Tell me, Bobby, when
Miss Josephine kissed you, how did
you feel?'
"All nice" answered Bobby, with
self satisfaction.
Uncle Bill hugged his nephew again.
did that hug hurt you, BObby?" he
asked.
Some" the child replied.
''Then you get an umbrella, Bobby.
just as quickly as ever you can, and
I'll take you on my back, and we'll run
over and see if Miss Josephine can
make us feel all nice again, as you call
it,"
care you going. too, Uncle Bnl?"
'Yes."
Fright now?"
''The sooner the better"
"Yes," said childish philosophy sage
ly, when you hurt anywhere, it's best
to get it cured right away"
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25
siIen", often Best RebulSe.

Because a fault exists is no reason
that it should be pointed out with no
regard to time or place. 1t might not
be difficult to prove that there is wis
dom in allowing persons to make mis-
takes unrebuked for the time, but such
wisdom can only flourish in a mind
strong enough not to accept the evil Of
the day as final.
No mother, for instance, really thinks
that her little daughter of twelve or
fourteen is going to be lifelong slat-
tern because she keeps her bureau
drawers in a tumble and is often seen
without proper buttons, nor does any
mother believe that lie on the lips of
her little son condemns him to a life Of
shame.
The faults must be met, but if they
are not met by instant fault finding,
but rather by the inculcation of higher
standards and better habits, the actual
Offense needs little comment. Indeed
absolute silence after a mlsdemeanor is
often a more severe rebuke than
storm of protest and correction.
To make this silence judiciOus we
must first of all cultivate in ourselves
just perception of values and proper
tiOns. We must train ourselves when
to see and when not to see, what to
leave out and what to keep in our
lives.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25
Charlie. Lever. Cbaracter..

Whence did Charles Lever get his roll
licking Irishman? Professor Oman in
his preface to the reissue of William
Grattan's Adventures With the Con-
naught Rangers" discloses the secret.
1t was clearly, he avows, from the do
mestic annals of the old Eighty-eighth
boot in peninsular days that Lever
drew the greater part of the good sto-
ries which made the fortune Of
Charles O'Malley." Many of the char.
acters in that romance appear in the
flesh in Grattan's "reminiscences. Nota-
bly,:
''The fame of the eccentric surgeon.
Maurice Quill, was so great through
out the British army that the novel
ist did not even take the trouble to
change his name. Els colleague, DR..
OReilly, was almost as great an origi-
nal. Many Of the humOrs of Micky
Free seem to be drawn from the doings
Of Grattan's servant, Dan Carsons."
Comparing the real thing" Mr..
Oman goes on, with the work of fic-
ton, one is driven to conclude that
much of what was regarded as rollick-
ing invention on Levers part was only
a Photographic reproduction of anec-
dOtes that he had heard from old sol
diers of the Connaught rangers
London Outlook.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25

"NOw, then, young man." yawncd
Uncle Bill as he got slowly out of his
easy chair and surveyed his oldest
nephew, who had begun to show
marked signs of unrest over his occu-
patton of building block churches,
what shall we do to put in the rest
Of this rainy Sunday afternOon?"
Lets play pingpOng," Bobby sug-
gested.
You're not big enough yet. Guess
again, or I'll pingpOng you"
Let's tell stOries," ventured Bobby.
"All right, old sport. You begin"
"We-ell," drawled the yOungster in
the singsOng of rOte, climbing into
Uncle Bills lap, "once on a time, wy,
they wasn't amy little boys n little
girls, m pretty soon they was Cain
m Abel. ~ they didn't have amy
sisters or brothers or nOthin' 'cept just
a papa n mamma, nor no Uncle Bills
or nOthin'. NJ their papa N mamma
were cross one time N told their little
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25
asked.
A story That Varies.


There is a story more or less diffused
Of young bride on her wedding day
playing the game of hide and seek and
cOncealing herself in one of those an
cient carved chests of large size After
she had got in the lid closed and she
found herself unable to raise it again,
for it fastened with a spring and she
was shut in. Search was made for her
in every quarter but the right one. and
great perpleXity and dismay were
caused by her disappearance. 1t was
not till years after when chance led to
the opening of the chest that the body
Of the young bride was discovered and
the mystery of her disappearance
solved.
, The story is found in so many places
that it may be questioned whether it is
true of any one of them. Rogers tells
1t of palace in Modena. The chest in
which the poor bride was found is
shown at Bramshill, in Hampshire, the
residence Of Sir John Cope. Another
similar chest with precisely the same
story attached to 1t was long shown at
Maxwell Old Hall. between Winchester
and Bishops Waltham.
The folk tale of Catskin or Peau
dane represents the girl flying with
her bridal dresses from marriage that
is repugnant to her, and as this tale
is found all over Europe it may have
metamOrphOsed itself into that of the
bride who got into a chest and died
there.-COrnhill Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25

NOTICE.
~ Notice is hereby given that I, John C. Bliz-
za'd, being the tenant of the house known
as the " Delaware House" in the Town of Smyrna,
Kent county and State OfDelaware, intend to make
application to the Court Of General Sessions of the
State of Delaware, in and for Kent County,
at It's next session which will commence and
be held at Dover, in Kent County aforesaid on
Monday, the twenty-Seventh day of April in the
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and three for
a license for the keeping of an inn or tavern
and authorizing the sale of intoxicating liq.
uoTs in less quantities than one quart, to be
drunk on the premises, in the said, Della
ware House" The said Delaware House"
wherein inn or tavern is proposed to be
kept with the privilege of selling intox-
icGting liquors in less quantities than one
quart 10 be drunk on the premises, is located in
United School District Nos and n and and lO7
in Kent county aforesaid and forming one United
School District by the name of the Smyrna Pub
lie Schools" and at the Southeast cor
ner of Main Street and Mount Vernon, formerly
Methodist Street in the said Tewn of SmyT-
na in Kent county aforesaid. The names
of the respectable citizens recommending my
said application, (and at least one half of whom
are freehOders) are
Oscar Fisher, Wilson T. Cavender
Jacob Leinberger VIM. NJ. Lewis,
W. q. Deakyne, Peter p. Collins,
Samuel Wids. NJ. H. Appleton,
Walter Shelton, Alexander Carson,
c. r. Gears, Theodore StrattOn,
ThOs. II. COverdale,
S. F. Halman,
JOHN C BLIZZARD.
Smyrna, Del, March 10. 1908.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25
First American peernre.

1t is recorded in history of the
United States that an Indian chief
named Mantle, after baptism, was
made a peer, receiving the rank Of
baron and assuming the title of Lord
Of Roanoke. so far back as the year
1887. Somewhat later, in 1909, the
title of Lord Delaware was granted
by James |. to the new governor of
Virginia. Later still, in 1888. Charles
l., among his coronation honors. CON
ferred the title of Viscount Canada
upon Sir William Alexander.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25
An Irish suuire,s Advice.

An upstart Irish squire went to an
old squire for advice as to sending a
challenge.
'Healy of LOughlinstOwn," said he,
has threatened to pull me by the nose
whenever he meets me. What would
you advise me to do?"
HAS he really used that threat?"
asked the squire.
He has"
We'll" said the squire, "I'n tell you
what to dO-soap your nose well and
it will slip through his fingers"
Perhaps the most contemptuous dec
lination of challenge was that of an
Irish gentleman of the old school.
Flight with himr' he exclaimed. 81
would rather go to my grave without
a fght!-Kansas City Independent.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25
MnsISs and Fnces.

Masks are of very ancient origin. In
a tomb 5000 years old at Mycen@, DR..
Schliemann found two bodies with
faces covered by masks of gold. One
of the masks represented the head of
a lion. Among ancient Greeks the lion
mask was a sign of distinction. With
the Peruvians of old it was a mark of
royal lineage. In a grave Of considera-
BILE antiquity in Peru a silver mask
was found on the head Of mummy.
The mummy Of prince who lived in
the reign of Rameses H., discovered in
a small vault at Memphis, in Egypt
had mask of gold leaf over the face.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25
Chinese Engngements.

a Chinese engagement dates its be-
ginning from the exchange of red cards
between the parents of the contracting
parties. These cards in many districts
are immense documents, almost the
size of horse blanket They are i'm
portant for the reason that they are
used as evidence in case of disagree
ments in the future. We seldom hear
in China of broken engagements. Yet
if a quarrel cannot be settled peaceful
ly recourse is had to the law, and the
Judge usually imposes fine upon the
party who has broken the contract.
The chief incident in a Chinese mar
riage is the arrival of the bride in her
bridal clothes before the house of her
chosen one. That is de facto fulfill
ment of the contract The wedding day
is determined by the parents of the
groom. The imperial calendar names
the lucky days, and on such days the
so called red celebrations take place.
both in the cities and country.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25
Quickly Arranged.

A Chicago mother, on hearing that
her sister had received a new little
girl, said to Lillian, her little daughter:
LILLIAN, auntie has a new baby, and
now mamma is the baby's aunt. Papa
is the baby's uncle, and you are her lit
tie cousin"
well" said Lillian wonderingly,
wasn't that arranged quick?"
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25
THE OMNIBUS.
IL Was Introduced by BIaise Pascal.
the Noted MathematicioD

the Noted Mathematician.
No less a parsonage than tbe famous
mathematician. Blaise Pascal. is said
10 nave introduced the vehicle which
we call the omnibus" Unlike most
other men Of learning. Pascal was more
or less interested in the affairs of prac-
ucal life. He was the inventor of the
puShcart that now perambulates our
streets, says the Scientific American.
In 1861 he had large wagons built
Tor regular traffic in the heart of Paris.
lie allied himself in this undertaking
with several influential friends, among
whom was the Duke Of Roannes.
In 1862 Louis NV. granted letters
patent to Pascal, in which it was said
that these carriages were intended for
the comfort of poor people who had to
80 to courts of justice or who were
SICK and so poor that they could not af-
ford to pay the two pistoes exacted by
the chairmen and the drivers Of
coaches.
AT first the use of the vehicle was
not generally permitted. A roval de-
cree forbade its use by soldiers, pages,
Iackeys and other liveried servants. as
well as artisans and pOrters.
Pascal. in spite of the fact that he
only lived to be thirty-nine. is said to
nave made no incOnsiderable sum out
of his invention.
After the vehicle had been in use
some sixteen years it was abandoned
Tor various reasons. 1t was not until
lSl2 that it was again introduced. this
time in Bordeaux. which city was fol
lowed in 1921 by Nantes and in 1927
by Paris. The vehicle was improved
and rapidly became popular. Now if
has been almost displaced by the tram
way.
In modern times the vehicle was
called an omnibus simply for the rea-
son that it was intended for the car
riage of all, without any restrictions as
to lackeys, pages or footmen.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25
A BIASED SON OF ERIN.
His Original Suggestion For En-
lnrging O'SUIIivan Cascade.

AAFSihS u OSuAlINan Cascade.
In his ''Recollections" Aubrey de
We're tells of an Irishman he met in
Switzerland with whom patriotism was
so truly mania that every word in
praise of the scenery about him seemed
a distinct aspersiOn OH the land of his
birth. what can you compare here"
he demanded, with the mountains of
Wicklow"
Perhaps" said traveller. zone
might name the mountains of the Mont
Blanc range"
"Oh." he replied scornfully, they're
out of all reason! | am after walking
along the ChamOuni valley for three
days and l saw only four of those
mountains. Sure, in Wicklow Td have
counted as many as eight of them in
three hours"
Have you seen this wonderful wa
terfall within half a mile of u.s."
Il have not seen it. and | am not 60
ing to see it. Didn't l see the O'Sulh-
van cascade at Killarney? Down it
comes from such height that you
don't know where it comes from. Down
it plunges, laundering and believing,
sometimes black as ink and sometimes
white as milk, dashing itself against
the right hand rocks and smashing it
self against the left hand ones. What
is your Handeck fall compared to
that?"
Some persons would say" was the
reply, that the waterfall here is about
ten times as high and six times as
broad"
"Ah, them" said he, with an added
note of scorn, then the O'Sullivan cas-
cade is not big enough for you? And
tell me this now: Couldn't you take a
magnifying glass to it?'
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25
Fearful Odds Against Him.

Bedridden, alone and destitute.
Such, in brief was the condition of an
old soldier by name of j. J. Havens.
Versailles, 0. For year he was. troubl-
ed with Kidney disease and neither
doctors nor medicines gave him relief.
At length he tried Electric Bitters. 1t
put him on his feet in short order and
now he testifies. 'I'm on the road to
complete recovery" Best on earth
for Liver and Kidney troubles and ell
forms of Stomach and Bowel Com
plants. Only SOC. Guaranteed bv
Benton N. Weldon Druggist, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-25

boys to go N play. n Cain he played
TOO rough. n he killed his little broth
er with a jawbone of a jackassw
"No! CALCULATED Uncle Bill in hor-
ror. did he now, really"
"Yes, sir. ~ that's all of that story.
Now you tell one, Uncle Bill"
WELL" began Uncle Bill, "once
there was lazy old uncle, and he had
a nephew whom he loved very much"
Il know somebody else you love-"
remarked Bobby, wriggling. Don't
you, Uncle Bill?"
"Oh, lots of people," the young man
agreed boldly. Whom in particular,
Bobby"
Miss Josephine" said Bobby in ac-
cents of firm conviction.
Uncle Bill shifted uneasily, but gave
his nephew hug.
What made you think 500" he
asked, with a studied air Of indiffer-
ence.
Bobby was silent, but his little mind
busted itself wondering what caused
Uncle Bills chest to rise so high when
he breathed the long breath he had
just taken. 1t was intoxicating to feel
oneself lifted up and let down exactly
like being on a seesaw.
DO it again, Uncle Billr he cried.
Its lot of fun"
Uncle Bill did not seem to hear He
was looking wistfully out of the win
dow, and Bobby looked, too, but saw
nothing.
do you love her, Bobby" Uncle
Bill inquired presently, smoothing the
child's yellow hair. Bobby, do you
love Miss Josephine?
"Yes," Bobby answered.
why? What makes you-do you
know?"
IVY, Uncle Bill, the other day fell
n hurted my knee, N she-w'y, she
kissed me N made my knee all we'll"
"Hm!' muttered Uncle Bill. Should
think n might"
Uncle Bill" asked Bobby, "did Miss
Josephine ever kiss your"
Little boys shouldn't ask oues-
tioDs," was the quick reply, and a soft
cheek was drawn close to a rougber
one.
II won't" Bobby agreed. But did
she, Uncle Bill?"
Yes, little boy, she did"
We'll, but didn't it make you all
wellY
mo"
"Did you hurt yourselfY"
"Yes."
wherein your kneeY"
''No."
I'm your stomachY
There or thereabOut."
did it hurt muchY
Il say, Bobby" exclaimed Uncle
Bill, with more or less feeling. 'let Won
and me talk of something else. You
are very little boy, and you ask uues-
lions that are painful. l don't''-
Does it hurt you yetT' queried Bob
by, thinking of stomachs.
Yes. Now, Bobby, II p
Why don't you go N seel Miss Jo-
sephinef She'll try again. Maybe
wy she'll have better luck"
II can't"
"WhyY
On, because. What a lot OF flues-
tiohs you can ask and how little YOU
know, Bobbyp'
know the twos' in multiplicatiSn
taDle anyway-sO now. Miss JosepbinS
taught me yisiday. Seer l wrotel
'em all down."