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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28

wealth but loves with devotion sublime Again.
the southerner is the only in the world VINO uu
knows negro idiosyncraces and he knows now 10 ea'
and handle the negro The southerner the negros pest
and only friend and has more and will do more lor
the negro than any other living All the land tna'
the own in the they bought from the SOUTH
erner and the worthy negro just secure IN his po
cal rights in the south as worthy white is in New
England"
His long letter. which is in fact IAN open letter 10 the
president" concludes with these suggestions and asser
tons:
"Sir am a member of the negro family, and am
willing and want my destiny managed by southern
statesmen and will treated justly, and know that
every time you appoint a negro any position in the
south you to extent paralyZe the friendly feeling
the southerner the negro and hinder the good
work the southerner is doing for negros elevation
verify believe you Numbered when you closed the post
office in Mississippi and when you appointed Dr. Crum
to be collector port of Charleston s. c. and beg
of you not to put the negro in place where he Will
disturb the southern education southern taste and sen
ment because doing you do the negro harm live
in the south and expect die here and want to see
the south prosperous happy and believe want
to see the same and you only see it by respecting
southern traditions making Of appointments
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28
THE POST CHECK TO DATE.

Mr. c. w Post, author of the Post check sys
TEN, with his assistants in the work of pushing it for
ward have issued a statement designed to show the
present of work While it does not record
pete success shown that substantial and gratifying
progress has been made which enables them predict
the passage of the bills at congress The state
ment is as follows:
The Fffty-seventh congress closed without enactng
into law the Post check bill the friends the
ure may well greatly encouraged the substantial
progress within the past year During that time.
or in six mouths actual session congress- the bills
were introduced then amended and rentroduced: re-
ferred to the posofice committee the and
ate by them postmaster general and the
secretary treasury considered by commission
high officials of each department and then back
congress with divided report.
the opening of the second session such pressure
brought to bear again from the newspapers and
business that the bills up serious
consideration by the committees The house
gave hearings the bill after considering carefully
the pro con voted January 80 to re-
port the bill providing ST. 81 Post check notes
with amendments the house with the recommendation
that it be passed amended The amendments did
change the general principle of the plan but tend
greater simplicity detail and are designed to overcome
certain objections raised by treasury officials
The bill as amended was reintroduced by Representa-
tive Washington Gardner of Michigan and he and other
members friendly the made every effort to
the brought up passed bat this was found
to be impossible
In the senate the amended bill introduced by Sen
A J. Beverage. and the subcommittee of which he
chairman favored the bill but owing to the con
gested condition OF the il imposs
bic for him TO secure definite action
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28
Her Mistake,

(From the Detroit Free Press)
Yes, it is a pretty good cigar, said
Brown as he held up and looked at ii
critically. Jones bought it, but il he
thinks he bought my silence with it he's
mistaken, as the story is too good Ia
keep. Jones, as you know, considers he is
old enough to know better. | was walk
ing with him this afternoon. and he could
talk of nothing but his latest Suddenly
he exclaimed:
:" BY Jove, there she is now across the
street; isn't she peach"
of came his hat with a flourish, ex-
posing his bald pate to the cold wind. and
an idiotic grin spread over his features.
Much to my surprise. for she did not
look like a girl who would indulge in a
street Irritation. she waved her hand,
hesitated a moment, and then started 70
cross the street where we were.
They can't resist me- said the beam
ing Jones. Excuse me, old man, see you
later. Ia. ta!'
Hat in hand and grinning like mon
key Jones approached the young lady,
who suddenly stopped. looked startled for
moment, and then gasped:
" Goodness! l mistook you for my
grandfather
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28
A coLoREp NAN WHITES ROOSEVELT.

That a splendid tribute paid southern men and
by the venerable Senator Hoar OF Massachusetts,
the other day. After combating southern statesmen for
than quarter Of century. under the notifying
influences Of ana the greater conservatism that ex
perience always brings the old radical wheehorse of the
Republican party affirmed that he had always found the
souherners true to their convictions high-muded and
rule courteous and conscientious above boodling or
bribery. J. B. Raynor negro writing to the Houston
Post the question employs expressions almost
identical with those used by the venerable senator from
Massachusetts. Among other things things somewhat
startling coming from educated negro he says of the
souhern "e is the American the son Of the
patriots Of l76 and he is brave proud dctstoral and
loves and honors his women ard home with devotion
which makes him superior TO all other Of mankind
Again the souchener feels his superiority because
knows it and he will submit ruled by any in
ferior Again the southerner the most generous
OF men, and is charitable TO fault and cares nothing for
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28
Gables in Slang.

Dis wireless teleeraft viii BE- bad biz
uiz Yer de wire gang.
Il amt surprisin dat De stock market
cits &c hoof an mouth disease oDct in 2
while
Dere seems % be plenty Of Coal Trust.
but 10 trust FER coal
Msrconi II bound ter Eet lots q dough
vidouf pulliu single wire
De anti-m.crobe gang have nUtt Y ter
say against sendin' o Kiss by phone.
De soft dulcet tones q ds hello sirl
have raised more heil-o dan d. machine
itself.
rt-s too bad Msrroni can't send him
self hack al forth by d Elyeiess. den
he could work both en1E ~ O. sane
tire
Dev-s one god tirz about st2nasr' 81
IN q street car. sou 6c1f have tsr aef OK
an gre some lady yeT rtandin' rom
y~a Cone
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28
Her EVnlanation-


She was a Chicago woman nj New York
and il became necessary for her to con-
suit a lawyer. She called on one without
introduction and stated her case.
Are you married or unmarried?' he
inquired after she had told about every
thing except this.
Unmarried" she responded. briefly.
'Ah, spinster?'
NO"
Nor
NO"
Didn't ! understand you TO say you
We're unmarried"
Yes"
Then. you must be a spinster.''
But I'm not"
Mop"
No"
But. my dear lady" said the lawyer.
i'm the tone of cross-examiner. how
can YOU he unmarriedY'
Divorced she said, with a snap
Isn't that unmarried"
oh. he gasped. and apOlogized.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28
Eceordino 70 Customs.

once uncn a tiT,le there was woman
uhr was returning from abroad and she
had cCnsiierable personal property that
she tried 70 keep CIT os The sight q TIE
customs officers
When she made her declaration she
omitted 70 mention the property and ne
sfffrenr officer after = csrcs1i s1ar-srls-
-,rr q ~ trsa7rs. placed hsr under ar
rest on TIE charge = srlgzEif1z
Ther the woman west bitterly
sro-sl--Troun1a cones 70 thoze Who TT
~ as-0t7 ft-tv
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28
Passing Acquaintance.

tFrOm the brooklyn E1aEie.l
Flora and her mother were riding down
town in an elevated train the other day.
AT the same time a very handsome young
man was riding uptown in another train,
At one OF the stations the two trains
stopped. 50 that Flora s window was op-
posite the young mans. Sly little glances
soon indisated that neither Of the two
was averse to a bit Of filtration. Indeed.
as the trains started each smiled and
bowed.
Flora" said the mother. do you know
that young man."
'Oh. yes. mamma" the daughter an
swered, we have a passing acqusint-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28
His Awful Predicsment.


First Russian Nobleruan-fireat Scot:o-
witch, What Is the r1sgterskof with the
archhishopski7 He seems 70 be having
j Gtovitch.
Second Russian NohleTra1-oh. RE
Grand Dukeski Ivan AlexaudsTv-ch kut-
r-lynoseoT IS abou. 70 NARY the second
daughter Of the Grand DucheEsA ndaou-
dcca % SchiuEenbuTg- l<atze z-iatter. the
Duchess Auastesia VIENNA Pauline c.
lests. and The clergyman who staurneT-
sEons has got several II TIRE names stuck
c-nsssrlseorich in his throstskL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28
a paloable sIanoer.

Mr.. Cobzgzr~r fst the coe-s}-Tbers' =
that Nrs Lozrutfe IL ~ bor - the
-irh. 7 tank her gown = perfectly in-
decent
Ms Hslarror-So = T.. ny dssr. hut
VIA; ue- are tod ahosT hsr Her h1s-
hs7d c-ce sid thai every csrt - eo1it
sc-are together So PIT o. her lack
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28
Obvious Explanation.


fFrora ths Cnscago TTihurs}
visitor uz ssrstr Ealery III hst III
rnan. sat 81 Wa res e1i-.1 p. 80
7 49, k-su "a. tsfcre IEsz ID tfaf
hsE.pen- Z -uaeeTs
WzsAla gzcr xfzz--I = X - ren > g.tcs-
,o-k tats Z oscs. Ions tEss ag1.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28
Wanted to Be Warranted MatchIess

They had quarrel one evening. tie
got angry and vowed he would leave her.
Then she got vexed and told him he
could do as he pleased.
He left. The next night he came back
again. He asked to see her alone She
readily assented. She was all IN ire
NOR. Her heart went out to him in a
gush of sympathetic love. She stood
ready to throw both arms about his neck
and cry for joy. There was not much
color in his face, and his voice was
husky.
Il have been engaged to you two years,
Mabel he began. and 1 tried in all that
time to do what was right
He paused an instant to recover his
voice, which was failing rapidly. Mean
while her trembling increased. Darling
boy, how she loved him!
Il know that | have got considerable
temper. and that / do not control il al
ways as / ought. But l have tried TO be
faithful to you; tried to do everything
that L thought would tend to make you
happy. And feeling this. have called to-
night to see if you would be kind enough
to give me a sort of testimonial to this
effect, so that | could show il TO any
young lady l might want 10 marry. 1t
might helm me-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28

From TIE Phae6el1hss Press
Tousrry-whv. n eia1 Christmas coz
come - the sumner tire
Nrther-NhyT
To-r-1y-'Cause. s. the sumner t.Ee
wear such ilitie short siSckf1Ss-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28

Mr.. Cleveland SIS years Of age on March IS and
Mr. Brysn +3 the 18th This probably about IS near
together they viii ever set. observes a desponden:
Democratic editor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28

Il is rocky proposition. this mixing oil and
yet Rockefeller is Baptist only but = suspected
that he waters his oil quite freely frequently and per
sistently
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28

Private Secretary Loeb has notified Topeka that the
president has out the glad hand for that town
the ensuing being winged By the lament
ing winds the sedgy banks OF the Rackensack
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28

President Rooseves invitation be the guest Of the
Union League club OF San Francisco when he visits that
city is engraved solid plate six inches long and
threeGuarters Of inch wide weighing eight and half
ounces It is hard TO imagine refusing such
invitation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28

Ten dollars plate win DC the price tickets
Roosevelt banquet in Milwaukee Evidently the drinka-
bles to be more costly than MIlwaukees standard
drink
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28
Missed eight Numeers.

What are th-y glzytuE ne~
The <8lth Sy=peGrl.
De-E re. Al g latcy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28
A kENrucklAN,s HUNGER.

I'm not to say thirsty remarked the
Kentuckian apologetically as he posed
with easy Bourbon county grace against
the bar, but. cons.derin' the early hour
OF mawnin', l am strangely afflicted with
mos unnatural hunger Yes. sch.
am, for d fact
''What'u you have?" inquired the New
Yorker politely, .-or shall we adjourn to
the cafe? Don't you think you could
stomach just one cocktal?'
Make it an oyster cocktail, then" tenn
ported the man from the Blue Grass
belt. These mixed drinks OF yore's go
clean against my brain; but, seem as
it's food that I crave. suppose 1 might
as well take it with little sauce. Just
enough whisky, Mr.. Bartender, to sort
o give an aidge to the oysters
The rite was duly performed. but the
Kentuckian tarried. Its little against
my principles he resumed. AN you
needn't let it go any further. but while
I'm heah in New York I've a consumin'
| curiosity-yes. seh-a curiosity that is al
most feminine-to inquieh into the nature
Of that extraordinary compound you call
milk punch. You will sea cely credit it.
sch. but that interestin' drink it quite
unknown 10 US.
The milk punch was provided and duly
introduced TO the curious stranger from
the South who slipped it with satisfaction.
L
milk could be made SO palatable. 1
mean no offence, sch. but only the chill
dren and the niggahs and shoats drink
milk down our way. I observe. sch, that
an aig is part OF the ingredient. Mon
strous nourishin, l am persuaded. II
you will join me. sch, We will go no
further for breakfast. Have / not heard
you allude to a liquid preparation called a
Sam Williams. and does it not also large
" partake of the nature of food? An aig
with a dash of gin? Do you know, sch.
l am beginning TO appreciate the value
of aigs and to understan' why We ship
them in such large numbers to you
Northerners.
Am now" continued the wanderer
from the land of the hurley leaf, after
the conventional intermission had been
respectfully observed. I'm an awful hog
for fruit, and IS I've stinted myself on
my regular allowance of bourbon this
mawnin, I'll just thank our friend here
if he'll make me acquainted with your
civic drink-a Manhattan, please, with an
extra cherry. Excellent, sch, When my
stomach gets to gnawin' of mawnin
I'll call again"
And yet the SANDER has been spread
that Kentuckians-but why repeat 1t?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-28

Some people in Chicago talking Carter Harrison
for president Il would odd have Democratic
president named Harrison
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-15
An snTEapa,s,no LunArlc.

A Chicago man has great scheme
for procuring electrical power cheapIy
and 10 unlimited quantities, The
stherial regions outside the earfb's at
mosph.re are. he thinks, ,hock fnll
of electricity. He proposes to tape
hem with a wire cable extending $50
miles above the surface of the earth.
II Is easy enough. II appears, 10 get
that length. or any length OF cable pro
trudlng into the universe. Forty miles
away from the surface OF the earth
he attraction Of gravity is reve rsed.
SO yon have only got To ge, forty miles
n the cable projected. This done the
outward attraction Viii clutch the end
aud drag IL the rest OF the way. The
peak. and It's weight will keep II rig
q. There are possibilities In this
scheme greater even than those IT,
uvcntor has perceived q suspension
,fidge to Mars for instance. OF
ourse. II would have TO lee anchored
N gimbals al either end to keep u
rom getting nii twisted np. Enter.
prlsigg investors. who would like to
gel In on the ground floor of this great
,ntrfprise. VIII be disappointed to
earn that the sender of the dispatch
,utllnIng the scheme has With incon
,civablc osreicssness Neglected To
mention at what particular lunatic
isylum It's promnter II at present re-
dding Rochester DomorraiEhronl
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-15
EXCESS or MALE POPULATION

The fato ~ the unsophistirntcd man
sho declared IN public address that
hofe we're 800 .o1a rupernuOus WON
n In Massacbureits har never been
definitely ssrrrininrd. II is known.
,owevcr. ,hat this wss his concluding
,nhiic declaration on that subject
without tho fosr ~ his fate. anoth
af competitor came forward recently
@ declsre that the proportion ~ m
rafrlad vumun and sirls was lucrcas
M Al = matter ~ fact Il IL stead
Is diminishinr iB the tuitod states
md - . veteran sdNorato ~ the 90
onsion of the legal rights Of Fom"u
tAs pointed ont. there hro nuw ln 10"
rutod States 500 G0o more eiugl"
mon of matrlageahlr age than thofc
,rf single women the pniclal hgut"r
,alnF a. follows; Unmarried men.
oitSlia unmarried girls aud wom-
~. 7673sta
Tho male population of The urlird
states through the excess Of mate i'm.
slFfation ana ibs higher NAL birth
ate. 10 more than million In excess
u the female. The span NJ ne H.. on
~. syctago longer for woman thhn
nr man. md the marrlnRcahlo age
~ womfp is several ycafs Younger
han the average for mcu.
A. ronHcaHnnr" ~ this the nun
brr ~ widows ir very largely IN eN
tas ~ the number Of widuwcrs. thH
iEures hrlns $50" ooo aud goo ooo.
rsrcctiy-ly There are NOR" divorc
N -omcn Who have not remarked
han there are divorced men, mud for
iil these reasons th. number oi single
men NJ raRrrinE-sble age is larger
han tho numb"f oi single women,
IN New Yorb ii is $40 600. In Penn.
,yltanis $50 200 ln ohio 10000. Ia
Illinois 200 600 In California i5o ooo
Terss 80 ooo. and Ia kaknsas ~.
400.
IN Massachusetts the number of IN
married men ptcrrds the number nf
unmarried women by only q Few thous
,nd In Utah there are 81. 600 uumar.
led men. and - oo0 unmarried wum.
~ NJ msfriaErahie age, In Wash
ngtan. tho capital, the number OF sin
sle men is ~ eco. aud OF single women
he same New York sun
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-15
Oil as Fuel.

The many oil discoveries during the
past few years would seem to indi-
cate an almost inexhaustible supply,
and as result much of it is being
used for fuel purposes. Experiments
have proven that it is just as service
able as coal but considerably cheaper
There are many people, however. who
viii always prefer the coal, Just as
there are many people who prefer
taking Hostetter's Stomach Bitters in
preference to any other remedy be;
cause they have tried 1t and know its
value as stomach strengthener. an
appetizer and a general health restor-
er. They also know from experience
that 1t positively cures sour stomach,
dizziness, headache. indigestion. dys-
pepsia. constipation. biliousness or ma
laria, fever and ague. Try bottle
and be convinced of its value. Avoid
all limitations.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-15
WAS ALSO A STRANGER

boston Journal Two men with
hoppy ara legs on we're rolling along
Washington street last night. arm la
arm
ono Of the carctskors NJ the ar
lights had complol d adjusting q
light and was turning crank tha,
swinss the light into place when the
rhoppy Seas was attracted thereto.
See that moon rising'" said No T.
Retreat said No. .; that's not
the mopn that's an are light"
spiritrd argument followed II
wa. decided ia lrsye the decision La
the man approaching
He also rs il happened, had chop
py.ses legs on
Il that the moon. or is 1t an are
light - he was asked
The newcomer looked unstcadily at
tho object for . moment. then started
ON his choppy NAY
! don't know" he muttorcd. in part
ina I'm - stranger here myself"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-15

try to the best OF my ability. ! began
to import sugar beet seed and distrib-
ute II among the farmers. ordered
q survey for the study Of the climate.
the soil and other conditions TO ascer-
tain what sections OF the country
were most favorable to the business.
and to secure all information OF value
This policy and the efforts of the de
partment were cordially supported by
congress and the farmers throughout
the country. and we have been able to
demonstrate what are the best locali-
ties the best soils. the best climates
and the best varieties OF bsets for the
purpose.
with this encouragement the in
dnstry was developed very rapidly.
~ the census OF 1890 there were only
four factories in the United States.
which produced about 3 ,000 tons Of
beet sugar during that year In 1901
there were fortyiye factories. which
produced iSf .o06 tons. The returns
for the last op--1902-which is now
being ground. have not yet been re
ceiyed. but we calculate that the yield
VIII reach 260 900 tons The industry
Is not limited 10 one locality. The
iortyGyc factories are distributed in
tho following states: New York ..
Michigan 10, Colorado 3, Utah 6. Ne
hrasha 8 Minn sofa ! Ohio Wiscon-
sin /, oregon l. Washington /. Call
fornia y total 10.
90. f. Saylor, the beet sugar expert
Of the department. writing from the
sugar fields in the west. reports that
there are five new factories under
construction. and almost completed. .
six more have been contracted for. the
capital has been subscribed. the ma
chnery has be n ordered, and this will
make eleven new plants ready for op.
eraiions next fall
In 1901 the domestic sugar pro
dnced In the United States and our in
sular possessions was as follows:
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-15

MatIng total consumption. 2.j42,u7
Thus you viii see that the United
States and our lnsular possessions
supplied nboat two-ffths Of our sugar
supply in 1901 In 1902 there viii be
% decided increase all around. The
% beet sugar ctorics which have
mentioned viii double the capacity
ana bring the beet sugar product of
the United States to half million
tons expect that the crop of 1903
win show that we are producing one
hall Of the sugar we consume, and
that 10 FIVE years more We will surely
grow two-thirds ii not three-fourths
Of our sugar.
DO you realize what this means ."
exclaimed Secretary Wilson. Last
year we paid sl22 900 900 for imported Il
sugar and that money will gradually
Doe tgrned in to the pockets Of our own
farmers
1T viii take 500 factories with a
daily capacity OF 500 tons each, or $50
factories with daily capacity of / 900
tons each to satisfy the sugar eaters
af the United States. BY the end of
1903 We are likely to have more than
thirty Of those factories in operation.
we can grow sugar beets for the
pulp so that the sugar we get out of
them Will he clear gain and we can af-
ford to sell It at cents pound. An
other important feature of the prob
lcm is to increase the tonnage for the
acre. When a full crop Is grown in
rows eighteen inches apart in the row.
and an average of two pounds to the
beet, the possible crop is over forty
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-15
CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE.

baltimore Herald Gracious took
At ths speed of that automobile am
hu'anc- should think II would bc
dangerous
II IL rather Nuu see. thoy are huI.
lStns 20 arrive aud pick up IN" vie
Tins rnu down by another automobile
ambulance that passed along here a
trw minutes ago
See they've run down several pco
pie ON their own hook. but they don't
stop
No another auto ambulance win bc
along soom 10 care for them. and AZ
Tor H. sll over at ordinary horse We
llrlc viii have to com, trottlnr along
md take ,sr, of all the Victims of the
hrvo Smbulanoos
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-15
SIZE OF COLORADO.

Georges Weekly no .on know
how big Colorado really isr II Ia 37t
nil"s wide, aud contains 1000
square miles II is as large as the
No~ England states put together, with
h. great state of Ohiu thrown Ia or
= liillo more than hall ~ large ~ the
Iermsn empire. with 6o.0a0. 600 people.
Il IL divided into 81 rountics. nearly
~ of which are penetrated by one or
more Of the 20 linrs Of railroad operai
n this state. II has no naNigahio riv.
HrF. ht its surface IL Nrinrd with a
cor. OF streams. which. with IT. lakes.
dives water surface Of 800 square
niles Pretty warm proposition Cot.
GRADE