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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
Old One Dressed Up.

The following story Is current around
the Santa Fe offices; A farmer living
near one Of the railroads in the county
had team of horses killed by an en-
CINE. He sent in his bin and as he had
a good claim the company sent their
agent to adjust the claim. When the
agent inquired at the bank the kind Of
q fellow he had to deal with he found
that the farmer was so "grouchy' that
no one would go near him. The agent
prided himself on his fne address and
thought he could work the farmers good
graces When he arrived at the house
the wife informed him that her husband
was in the field blowing, but if he would
drive down the road he could talk to
him over the fence when he came 10 that
end Of the field. When the farmer came
UP the ageat said in his incest voice:
Good morning. neighbor." The farmer
erunted and went on. Nice day" the
agent ventured Another grunt The
agent tried again Corn look kind a-yel-
low" That's the kind 1 planted came
from over the fence. The agent had pa
thence Expect voun set about two
thirds of a crop. That's what I ex-
rect to get. pay one-third rent" The
agent lost his temper. wen. there isn't
much between you and a blamed fool"
only a fence" the cynical farmer re-
piled
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
CHALLENGE Acceoted.

'Kansans have not recovered yet, so 1t
is entrusted to the Oklahoma Poet Asso-
citation to see that the Topeka food does
not escape untouched by a few iambics. -
REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE
OKLAHOMA POET ASSOCIATION.
The poets all met on the clearinghouse
stairs
To answer the call Of the Eagle, as noted
above;
The chairman arose at the head of the
stairs,
Now, poets" said he, 80! you objects
of hatred and loye,
Proceed to debate on the question at
hand,
But first. let me tell you, they're needing
relief in that land"
The chairman subsidized; the treasurer
rose,
There's ffty-three cents in the treasury.
now, boys" he saids
One emptied his purse' with the treasure
q s'pose).
There's ffty-fve cents in the treasury
now. boys" he said,
A poet IS tender of heart, but you see,
His INNS and old Croesus can never,
Oh, never agree.
Each poet will write few lines on the
flood"
The chairman arose to remark, "A few
feet on the mud"
Your feet may be either iambic, tro-
chaic.
Spondaic. dactylic. amphimacer. amphi-
brach.
Or yet anapestic or phynic. and the verse,
Be-weu. / don't care, SO it isn't cata-
leptic or worse.
Resolved: That the secretary be in
structed TO hard a copy of this report
TO the editor of the Wichita Eagle in
order that he may be prepared for theh
deluge JANE b. ROSLEY,
Enid. Oklahoma. Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21

into tho jar and pour over them a pint
OF brandy. add every variety % frlit az
il ripens with the same proportion q
sugar. The juice II oranges and lemoas
with decided favor Of the thin yellow
riud may Be added. Ounces and pears
must be pzrh0iled until tender before
adding. when the ja- e fuH keep 81 air
tight and watch for any signs q fer
mentatlon- on the slightest appearance.
turn into a preserving kettle. boil. akiu.
q nd rp-er1I
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21

Shortly after the recent flood, a we'll
known farmer. living on the Cowslin
west Of town I'm recitinS incidents of the
food. said that he lost IN old hen and
two dozen fine chicks. The old hen and
her brood had their headquarters in an
old oil barrel in the farmers yard and
one night the water rose in the creek and
BY morning covered the greater part of
the lawn. The farmer watched the creek
but as it did not appear TO be rising any
more and as the chicllen-house was not
flooded he let his poultry remain in their
impro1ised house About nine O'Clock a
sudden rise came and the farmer. looking
out saw his chicken barrel floating down
the stream with the old hen perched on
top and the chicks on the edge of the
barrel looking al the roaring waters. The
farmer could not reach the barrel and
chickens without enda1Sering his own
life. so watched them disappear around
q bend in the creek.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
MANY ACTIVE VOLCANOES.

y. Francois Niron. a well known ne
fe0rologist has complied some interesting
statistics IN regard 70 volcanoes and from
them we learn that there are 1ss-Iss con
tinentai and 20 insuIar-which are stni
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
GooseberrY Fool.

Put one quart OF gooseberries into a
stewing kettle with a pint OF water
When they begin to turn yellow and swell,
drain of the water and mash the berries
through a colander, sweeten 10 taste and
set aside to cool. Put a quart OF milk IL
a double boiler over the fire, when II IS
scalded stir it into two wen beaten yolks
and return to boiler; stir and cook until
it is rather thick and smooth; remove
from the ire and stir it gradually into
the goosberry pulp. add flavoring of nut
meg; turn into a glass dish and set away
to cool.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
Sunny Jim At Commencement.

Al The Lewis Academy commencement
ore Of the young men in his GRAFTON an
Willingly caused much amusement in the
audience. II was his peroTation and the
last sentence Of a paragraph and the
climax read something like this:
Success comes only through q liberal
use Of force
The words were no sooner out Of the
young mans mouth than n ripple Z
laughter passed over the house ana every
face wore a broad smile. The Young
man stopped, wondered at what he had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
INQUIRIES ANSWERED.

Mrs. L II L. writes VIII you kindly
publish a cheap recipe for sweet straw
berry shortcake2 ! do not ike The raised
dough. and I cannot and recipe in any
OF nv cook books for the sweet cake
Sweet Strawberry shortcske.
The following wil make q cheap cake
that viii b. sufficiently r.ch wlth The
frsit and q soft boiled icing under the
layers and berries
Put two ounces q butter. three-quarters
q q round Il graduated sugar and tao
eggs volks IN q bowl and beat Urtll Ugh;
ard smooth. then add a cup q milk or
water and about three cups q -four zittec
sefa-e measuring and then again after
ward with q pinch of sslt aus tEo tea
suoonfuls q baking powder Flavor with
a teaspoonfui q vanilla OF lemon and bat
ne batter smooth. then fold II TIE white
besten % a fti1 froth- Bake lu fEp
LAYERS ~ ID a iong shalloT pan ana then
when done cut IT, hait Dust Ei;n I1oS-
de-es sugar SPREAD with SOFT bolled iclng
ana cover long thickiy wifh very rpe
whole berries. pressing theu into The
icfnr D-st berries OF TOP Sith roweres
szzzr and serve. The insi3s iaTer = ber-
res NAV ~ est 81 aalf Or c-Esbed = &C.
ssrea. bit the AXE = a8ar zhez tAsy are
left whole
TutEi Fruit.
N-s y - g writes HiI goa slzsiJ
gsre -eclpe f1r tstu frstsle TIE gzazoia
give rerire far rztti fruf-is The guaa-
tst.es q sugar and zieohoi toT a tEo gailea
crock. also Eb4t kind % frgis nay -
Esd
Any kins @ fr1si mar - PIT up 70 ths
foilsEi-g manner Begin w4th stTzSs>r-
rie1. Pat = quart Of c@7p~1 stEsE S~sTt~s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
GooseherrY ChutneY.

Gather three quarts Of gooseberrles
when they are just on the turn. boil them
in one and one-haif quarts of vinegar
until they are soft enough 70 mash stone
one pound OF raisins and chop nne, take
one pound OF moist sugar. half pound OF
salt. half a pound OF green ginger root
chopped fine. half pound Of chopped
onions. quarter Of pound Of mustard
seed. quarter OK q pound II chilli peppers.
Quarter q a pound OF garlic Cess VIII do).
wash and dry the mustard seed ana
pound the whole together in mortar and
then add one and oEe-haif quarts more
u vinegar and stir all together.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
Gooseberry Trifle.

Boil three cups OF gooseberries with
three-auarters Of cup of sugar until soft
enough to pulp; rub through a colander
into a glass dish and pour over them
half pint of boiled custard and set aside
to cool. When ready TO serve heap
whipped cream over the top with candied
cherries or other candied fruits cut into
shapes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
How the Doctor Was Conquered.

DR.. Shuts says that during the rainy
weather this spring many people instead
Of filing their yards came to him as
President Of the Board of Health and
complained on account of the poor drain
age Water was standing on several lots
on Lglu avenue Some of the owners
came TO the doctor and said that this
could be drained of by digging a ditch
in front Of A. c. Sucks home at the
corner Of Hunter and Lulu. 1t seems
that Mt Stuck takes special pride in the
appearance OF his place and has one Of
the incest lawns in that part of Wichita.
So he objected strendously TO the digging
of the ditch. But Or. Shuts said dig it
and it was dug.
The next morning, Mr.. Stuck appeared
al the doctors Office prepared to make
q big kick. This aroused the doctors
ire and after giving one Of his forcefuI
lectures. he ended something like this;
II for the appearance of your place,
you would put many people in danger
OF an attack of malaria fever, you are
about the meanest man. l ever met"
The man LETT the Office but returned in
q few hours and said: Say. doctor, 1
come back to tell you I once did a meaner
trick than that / once voted for you
for the legislature from Van Vert coun-
ty" This appealed to the doctors sense
OF humor and awakened his love for the
old home place After long talk about
Van Vert county Dr. Shuts and Mr.
Stuck became fast friends.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21

active. There are 81 in Eafnrchafka. 81 ia
Chilli. - on The continent ~ africa a
In QuiHto. D. 81 NicaFasaa ard only oa
the continent o. Europe. IRA TIE Alegfisn
Islands there are not isss than g. ia
Japan there ar D. in Iceland - and IN
TIE philippine and aelaocas ahoat ~
There are also q slbmarine volcanoes n
the Pacific ocean
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
Home Gossip
Short Stories of Mans Natural
Half, Shown at Home,
The Revenge ofthe Adiutant

At the encampment at FIT Riley last
fan Adjutant f. a. Beach turned the
trick quite nicely on his superior OFF,
GER Major W. w. Minick They had been
at the encampment two days, two rainy
muddy days. 1t was about two O'Clock in
the morning and Major Minick decided
that it would be a good trick to send
Adjutant Beach to headquarters with
some fake orders. 1t was raining hard,
when they pulled Beach out of his warm
bed. but he obeyed, because he was
under military discipline and had to obey.
He was in no pleasant state of mind,
as he plodded through the mud to the
picket line TO get his horse.
Then, with the important orders Sc
curely placed in his inside coat pocket he
fearlessly rode through the pouring rain
TO headquarters. Often his horse SHE'D
or stumbled in the darkness, but he went
On. thinking orders must be of great
Importance. if it was necessary to send
them at such a time on such a night He
awoke Gen. Hughs and delivered the
orders at once. When the General saw
they were fake orders. he gave vent TO
his feelings in words that were not at all
effectionate.
Then Adjutant Beach began to ponder
a deep scheme of revenge.
General Hughs, viii you grant me a
fsvor?'
Yes, if I cam replied the General
"Then order Major Minick to report
at headquarters at once
Tie General readily acQuiesced and the
TO his commanding officer.
On the return he did not notice the night
or the rain or the mud. but thought how
sweet was revenge. There was nothing
for Major Minick to do but to make the
trip he forced mis- adjutant to take. He
had been beaten at his own game.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
Eagle Table and Kitchen
Suggestions What to Eat
And How to Prepare Food.


These articles on tie necessarily alb
Stirling topic Of food are carefully pre-
pared and based on knowledge of chem
istry as applied TO cooking and practical
information derived from actual expert
ence.
First Volume-Conducted by Ida Ames
Willis, Marquette Building, Chicago. u
whom all inquiries should be addressed
All rights reserved by Banning CO.
Chicago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
proof oil a swift Current.

One day last week some farmers living
sIong the Little Arkansas river were tell
ing flood stories in one of the grocery
stores in town. one Of the men said
that the current of the Little River was
the strongest Of any river he had ever
seen. Trees were torn out by the roots
and il was impossible for man 10 row
a boat against it. while horses that at
tempted 10 swim tne stream were forced
q long distance down the river. This
man had hung log chain on tree limb
near The river and supposed that 1t was
safe. but one day the tree was washed
out and the farmer saw his log chain
floating down the river. The current was
so strong that ii would not let the chain
sink
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
a RELIGIOUS Dou.


One Sunday within the past month a
gray-haired man walked into a church.
Directly behind him walked black span
Tel. The dog looked neither TO the right
nor left, as his master was ushsred to a
seat near the front, but sat down in
the aisle beside his master and looked
up into his face.
The spaniel hardly moved throughout
the service. When the choir or members
sang the dogs head was UP. When the
minister announced prayer and many in
the front pews bowed Their heads to the
back of the seat or kneeled, the dog, ap-
parently, without a word or look from
his master, lay down and put his fore
paws over his face and remsdned in that
position until the minister ended the pray
er. when he Immediately resumed a sit
ting posture. When the short prayer at
the end of the sermon began the dog
lay down and when the closing hymn
was announced and the congregation
arose, the dog stood and reverently bowed
his head when the benedicaion was pro-
nounced.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21

smooth frying pan to well cover the bot
tom and sides: turn in some Of the mix
t1re and fry same as other pancakes
Put in hot dish sift powdered sugar
o,-er thorn ard serve.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21

Edison and Marceni have soinsd f1rr@s
81 wireless telezragay. fhe former hav.ng
become a director q ibe wireless Tele-
rrafh company. Iu egaateeratlou % =
large block 90 staeA be terms over srr-
oral patents hesri-E Ep1n the tranuH-is-
Son OF wifslesa messsTes Sc tanks taat
ga year the 1eE system wil be En- per-
feet working order
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21

said or done to cause the laugh and i'm
mediately the smiles vanished. The
crowd hushed and the young man fin
ished his speech.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
Green eooseberry Sauce, No. 2.

Parbon a pint OF green gooseberries
until tender enough to mash; then beat
them up with a very little sugar. an egg
previously well beaten or little melted
butter, serve very hot. or you may serve
the gooseberry pulp very slightly sweet
ened in a separate dish and pour melted
Lutter over the boiled mackerel. This IS
very oId-fashioned sauce. but many like it
exceedingly well.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
Gooseberry Cream.

Put a quart of ripe gooseberries in a
saucepan with half pint OF water; stew
until they can De pressed through col
ander While pulp is hot, stir in two
ounces Of butter, cup of sugar and the
well beaten yolks of three eggs Stir
moment over the fire TO cook the eggs.
then turn into glass dish. Make a mer-
ingue with the whites OF the eggs and
three large tablespoonfuls Of powdered
sugar; heap this over the top. dust with
powdered sugar. brown slightly in oven
and set in a cold place until serving time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
Green Gooseberry Sauce, No.

This is an old English recipe for sauce
to serve with boiled mackerel. Wash
some green sorrel and press ont the juice
through a cloth. Boil a cup of green
gooseberries until they begin to turn yell
low. then drain from the water and mash
the berries through sieve. Put the sor-
rel juice Chalf a cup fulD in a saucepan,
add a tablespoonful of butter, a level
tablespoonful of sugar. the gooseberry
pulp, salt and pepper to taste and pinch
Of nutmeg. Serve very hot in separate
dish.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21

We live on the porch and lawn a great
deal in the summer time You don't like
to take your parlor furniture out. Come
here and get nice Rocker, Chair or Set
tee We have Maple Chairs and Rockers,
strongly made, $50 up; Rattan Chairs
and Rockers, $500 up. An elegant line
to select from, priced very low, too. We
have a fine display of Extension Tables
Center Tables, SidebOards, Bullets, Hall
Seats and Trees, COouches, Davenports,
Desks, etc, and everything desirable for
furnishing the home, priced reasonably
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
Gcosebrry Jelly.

Take two pounds Of green gooseberries
and put them into a saucepan with three
cups OF water and boil until they viii
mash easily. Press through fine sieve.
To every cup OF the fruit add a cup OF
sugar; stir over the FIRE until sugar IS
we'll dissolved and boil twenty minutes
Put an ounce OF soaked geiatine IN
cup Of cream and stir over hot water IN
l.. dissolved When the cream Is very
cold STIR in the gelstine and the juice Of
o lemon and turn into a mould Set or
ice and let stand Tor twenty-foU hours be
fore using. Serve with whipped cream
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
Gooseherry Pancakes.

wash and trim plnI q gooseh@rries.
DRY thoroughly and put them into AZ En-
aneled saucepan With a large tablespoon
fuI ol butter and stew gently untH they
are tender. then take them out into Al
other saucepan and mash them Beat
the yo.ks OF three eggs. whip the whites
20 q sir froth and mix vIth cup %
cream. a tzblespooafuI q hHsly gratss
bread crumbs ard exp q four Pour
this batter Into the berries. sd sugar 20
taste and SIR ever the hrs unta the mix
ture thiekens. Nett ezoGga butter n :
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
Gooseherry Pudding.

Take I4ree cups Of green goose berries
and put into a saucepan with just enough
water 10 Keep from burning Cook Until
soft but no. broken. Drain and rub
through a fine sieve. using a wooden
spoon or paddle. Warm a bowl and put
into il thrse-quarters OF pound Of but
ter. beat 70 cream. add the same guam
tity OF powdered sugar and beat wei to-
sether: then gradually beat IN the goose
berry pulp. eight we'll beaten eggs and
four powdered lady-hngers- Pour into a
shallow pudding dish with the sides lined
with pun paste. place strips Of the paste
across the top. forming lattice UorS and
bake for ar least half an hour. bot not
long enough 20 eurdIe- Serve hot or cold.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21

think the people who have the patri-
otism in charge in this town have big
job on their hands. if the display of
flags on flag day is any criterion. for
about one residence in fifty displayed
flags. and one business house in one
hundred.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21

What would you think of a man in your
community who was dong an extensive
business which depended largely on the
good will and confidence Of the business
men, and who possessed an overweening
desire to be in every deal of commercial
interest TO the city, and in failure TO
get in, turns around and knocks the prop
osition? Wichita has cattle OF that kind.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
City Regulator
Makes Suggestions as to
How to Build a Wichita.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

Fourteen hundred dogs in a city of 600
inhabitants, at one dollar per annum per
dog, aggregates fourteen hundred DOL
lars. Does the city ger one-haf Of it?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-16
DeclamatOry.

The principal event of interest in
the southern part of Phillips county,
this month so far, was the declama-
tory contest which was held on the
evening of April 1st under the aus
pices of the Marvin High School. An
admission fee of Is cents was charged,
proceeds to 20 to help out the pay
ment for the organ purchased early
in the winter
The judges were Mr.. VIM. Smith,
Mrs. Fearing and Miss Eunice Baker.
The exercises were held at the M. Il.
church, commencing at eight O'Clock
with good audience. The contest
ants were Misses Alice Gibbs, Nettie
Williams, Cappie Williams, Grace
Lindsey, Viva Major and MessersD
William Post and Earl Reynolds.
They all did we'll, manifesting a lib
eral amount of natural ability, anc
received the applause and favorable
mention of all present. The cham
pions of the occasion were, first Miss
Viva Major who received the medal
and Mr.. William Pfost second. Miss
Major spoke "Over the Hill to tht
Poor House" one of Will CarltOn'i
pieces and Mr.. Post spoke Patrick
Henry" The pieces were both well
rendered, and as such were evidently
prominent In the minds of the audi
ence, as appeared by the hearty ap
plause on the occasion.
A nice little sum was realized
which leaves only about ten dollars
remaining Indebtedness on the organ
purchased for the High School. ~.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-16
COUNTY NEWS.
Dana.

March left out her winds for April.
Mrs. W. f. Thomas has been quite
sick with the grippe"
We noticed John G. Smith in the
Burg Saturday purchasing a large bill
of furniture.
d. S. Warner has new cream sep
arator.
Mrs. Henry Roach and Miss Miriam
da Roach Of Phillipsburg visited Sat
urday with Mrs. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Barnes and sor
visited Mrs. Barnes father and moth
er in Rocks county Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zimbleman OF Bow
Creek are staying with their daughter
Mrs. Cora M Zimbleman.
]. d. Manages has built a new front
porch to his residence.
Charley NippS closed the Dana
school with an exhibition Friday. a
good programme was given and en-
joyed by a fair audience.
Arthur Riley is the first one in the
neighborhood to plant. Aren't you q
little fast Art?
A "Sunday Observance" sermon
will be preached at the HillSdalt
church Sunday morning. Every one
invited to attend.
Some of the small boys and ever
the larger ones are apt to get int
trouble with the railroad company II
they do not stop throwing rocks anc
carrying things away from the depot.
Coupons Wanted: will pay 10 CEN
each for whole international Baking
Powder or Tea Coupons. Send to me
or leave at F. e. Winship's store.
Harry NJ. Clark, Dana, Kansas.
Miss Edna Warner gave party Fri
day evening in honor Of her techel
Miss Motley Williams. A greater par
of the school was present, and man.
others. All enjoyed good time.
Miss Motley Williams closed he
seven month term of school in Dist. 3
last Friday. A short but good pre-
gram was given. Miss Williams ha
been we'll liked and will probabl
teach there again.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-16
Freedom.

The program at LaBelle last Friday
was a success. Miss Williams seemed
to know how to train them. Several
visitors attended the ending program
and all seemed to enjoy themselves.
Mr.. Kribbs lost one of his best work
horses Saturday. This is bad time
of the year for horse to die.
Earl Larkin, Archie Wherry and
Inner Knight are going to try their
luck raising corn. They have moved
the house and built barn 14x42 feet
on D. GOddard's farm in Walnut
township. Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Gibbs
are picking corn on the same farm
Miss May Nelson was home on a
short visit and attended the Easter
program last Sunday. Mr. Taylor
and Mr.. Freeman were also visitors of
the Sunday School.